Joyful Bath Babies course

How beautiful for a newborn baby, comfortable in the fluid environment of the womb to then be delighted by a warm nurturing water bath in the hands of their loving carers. A wonderful opportunity to play with the senses, observe baby’s needs or preferences and to develop different ways to communicate. Slow thoughtful movements, soft lighting and quiet voices create an environment where a baby can feel safe, heard and connected. Everything we all need in life. Time almost stands still and the quality of touch and interaction encourages natural and easeful bonding.

This course will enable you to offer classes to very young babies and their carers. It includes a wonderful balance of theory and practical moves. Baby development, cues, reflexes and attachment are combined with mini baby massage and yoga with the additional delight of gentle nourishing bath time.

Joyful Bath Babies

This training course  will enable you to offer individual or group sessions for parents/carers to create a happy bath time routine that supports all aspects of development. The classes will be on dry land using baby baths, comfortable mats and warm towels. An opportunity to understand their own little one in a friendly structured environment with a qualified and supportive teacher.

You will learn:

  • Baby’s development newborn to 4 months
  • Understanding of cues, states of consciousness and reflexes
  • Creating a bathing sequence with individual variations
  • Integrating baby massage and baby yoga moves
  • Care of the parent or carer
  • Use of equipment and props
  • Dealing with challenges
  • The qualities of a great teacher
  • Setting up a Tiny Turtles class environment
  • Preparing for transition to the pool

Who is this course for?

This course is for baby swim teachers who would like to work with young babies before their first visit to the pool. It is also open to anyone who already works with little ones and is experienced in facilitating group situations.

Assessment and qualification

To qualify you will need to complete all sessions and activities which will include a teaching assessment.

You will receive a Joyful Nurture certificate qualifying you to teach these specific practices for young babies (0-4 months)

As a qualified tutor in this area, Sally has tutored pregnancy and birth yoga, baby yoga, aqua yoga and baby swimming courses internationally for many years. It has been validated with BGi insurance that the company recognises the qualification and will insure new teachers to teach the practices.

Training support

Sally will be your mentor along the way. You will receive:

  • A training manual/workbook
  • Video clips, showing moves
  • Access to the Joyful Nurture community

Why join our Bath Babies teacher training?

Creative new programme

An understanding of baby development, cues, reflexes and attachment are combined with mini baby massage and yoga with the additional delight of gentle nourishing bath time practices.

A NEW APPROACH

Empowering parents with the opportunity to learn their babies own individual way of communicating. Giving them the confidence for Joyful Parenting.

relaxed & inclusive approach

Your tutor Sally, is known for her relaxed style and clear presentation. She will help you to feel at ease and ready to absorb all the new ideas and experiences. Your individuality is respected and your questions important to us.

lesson planning

You will leave with a clear idea of lesson planning and also the confidence to create and draw out the best in yourself and others.

blended course

A blended course designed to combine detailed theory and discussion with very important face to face time to learn and develop the practices.

joyful community

You will make new friends and connections on the course and also be able to reach out to our wider community and all that they teach.

Fantastic guru

Sally was a fantastic guru who has started a fire within me. I am so excited to start my journey…although there was a lot of info to absorb it was delivered in such a way that it wasn't overwhelming.

Truly brilliant teacher

"I had the most fantastic week. Sally is a truly brilliant teacher, we’ve felt comfortable, relaxed and free to ask any questions all week and have had huge amounts of fun.
I cannot wait to start teaching my aquanatal yoga classes - gentle pregnancy, birthing and parenting as a subject really close to my heart. So I know I will love the new branch of my job. Thank you Sally for a fab week."