Kalma Life Gateshead

🍁🍂 Hello September! 🍂🍁

💜This month we are encouraging a month of movement with the lead up to the upcoming 'I can move' Children's Cancer North event.

💜September is Childhood cancer awareness
month an international campaign to raise awareness and support for children’s and young people’s cancers.

💜Cancer is different in children and young people, so it needs a different and dedicated approach.
This month we partner with charities, funders and families affected by cancer to have the biggest possible impact.

💜Step by step, day by day, the work completed by these amazing organisations means. that more children and young people with cancer live better lives through more effective and less toxic treatments.

💜Follow our month of movement to raise awareness and encouraging everyone to move more, make healthy choices and donate if available to. We will be sharing ways you can show your support.

💜Day 1 starts with our Plank hold. 'Hands down' as we say in class... Try this and comment done when you've completed it. ✅

💜Ease your way in
Remember to stretch before and after you plank and gradually build up how long you plank for throughout the month.

💜How to plank
-Push into your forearms and feet to push up into a straight line keeping your back flat.
-Hold the plank for around 1-2 minutes or whatever is suitable for you. Start with 10-30 seconds. And keep going!
-If you are new to planking you can amend your planks to keep your knees on the ground and hold it for less time.

🙌Did you do it?

🙌How many you can do in day 1?

Tummy time tips!

It can be quite daunting for a baby to be on their tummy…give it a try, lie down next to your baby and put your face into the floor. This helps give some perspective of what they are feeling.
If your little one isn’t keen on tummy time try to do it often even just for a short time building up to something longer. Encourage them verbally telling them how well they are doing, stroke their back so they know you are there, or lie with them. Give them something exciting to play with or something sensory in front of them (think bright, shiny or with sounds) this will help to encourage them to look up and begin to develop strength in their head and neck. Before you know it they will be holding their own weight on their hands in a mini cobra pose 🐍

😂😂 so true

Relatable... 🙈🙈🙈

Please spread the word about our meet, chat, learn sessions that are funded by the Tiny Lives Trust we absolutely LOVE our baby & toddler yoga and massage classes 💙💛💜

We’re counting down the days to September as that means we will be back with all our fully funded programme of Meet, Chat, Learn classes!

Our classes are open to families that have spent time on either the Neonatal Unit (Ward 35) or Transitional Care at the RVI and we can't wait to see you there.

We thought this would be the perfect opportunity to introduce you to the lovely team we are proud to have on board, these friendly faces are:

Clare (Soothing baby massage and children's yoga) who runs our Wellbeing for Mothers and Babies on a Monday at West Denton Community Centre in Newcastle as well as Baby Massage and Yoga classes on a Tuesday at the same location.

Christine (Kalma Life Gateshead runs Baby Yoga and Massage at the MetroCentre on a Tuesday

Lucy (The Baby Hub Gateshead) runs Music, Movement and Sensory on a Wednesday in Newcastle at Owl Tree Café and on a Thursday at Raven Valley Gym in Gateshead

Jill and the Paddlepod team at Shiremoor (PaddlePod are the people behind our water confidence classes on a Wednesday

Emily (ARTventurers Newcastle and Gateshead runs one of our art and creative play classes at Great Park Community Centre in Newcastle

Nicola (ARTventurers South Shields, Jarrow and Hebburn) who is stepping in as maternity cover for Becky and we are confident that her art and creative play classes on a Friday at St Lukes Methodist Church hall in Hebburn are going to be just as wonderful

Classes start week commencing Monday 9th September and bookings will be going live on Tuesday 20th August!

https://www.tinylives.org.uk/meet-chat-learn/

Babies and toddlers learn from example and our classes are the right place for you to spend quality time with your little ones and let them explore through our yoga classes 💜

Happy mamas and happy babies 🥰

Using our props to get in a spinal stretch, to help develop the skills of rolling, turning their heads, following with their eyes AND learning to reach! Phew! It’s no wonder our baby yogis have such a good sleep after our classes!

We will be back in September for more amazing classes so keep an eye out for more information coming soon!

Just a gorgeous yogi and her mama flying her way through yoga classes with us since she was a baby 🥰

Our toddler group is more like a little family and they are all just amazing!
Using pom-poms to pick up and gather using hands and feet for motor skills.
Assorting them into sizes or colours as well as counting them!
Well done Yogis!

Only one thing needed for this summer…..Kalma Life Gateshead yoga!
Well that and a Hawaiian Lei 🌺 🌼🌸

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💜🙌Thank you so much for the continued support every yogi! 💜🙌

🫶As a small business all your interaction really does mean the world to me! Please do continue to spread the kalma love and share and tag away! 😘

👉If you’ve never been to a class or would like to know more check out our booking link here ⬇️

🔗 https://kalmalifeuk.co.uk/gateshead-2/

Absolutely love my Tiny Lives Trust groups 🥰

Today is and we want to celebrate the friendships that are built both on Ward 35 and at our Tiny Lives groups and classes. 💛

Having a friend who understands what you are going through can really make a difference on difficult days and it is heartwarming for us to see you build relationships that we know will last a lifetime.

Tag your friend in the comments below to say thanks for always being the best!

Our exercises work the digestive system so if your little ones suffer with colic, reflux, constipation or any other digestive issues then come and give us a try ☺️

When you get in a date night for your anniversary and a lie in 🙌🏼🙏🏼🥰 definitely recommend tayupanasian in Lowfell…maybe our mama classes should have a night out here 💜🍸

💜 Want to socialise with other parents/carers and little ones then this is the place to be 👇🏽

💜 Our yoga helps strengthen babies joints & muscles 💪🏽 as well as their lungs 🫁

💜 We work on babies development with yoga & massage 💆‍♀️

💜 We also stimulate the senses 🫧 to aid development

💜 We work on balance and coordination 🤩

💜 We aid in deeper sleep 😴

💜 We watch loved ones bond and new friendships blossom 🌸

💜 Come along and see for yourself 🙌🏼

What?!? It’s graduation week already 😮🎓💜

Can’t wait to see you all this week!

Do you know we do parties? 🙌🙌🙌

Have your little one's birthday with us for a KALMA party experience! 🥳🥳🥳

Lets party!!! 🎉 💜🎁🎈🎊

Those Friday feels when you are exploring new textures and tactile pom-poms and working on your fine and gross motor skills. Well done my lovely yogi 🥰👏🏻💜

Throwback Thursday 🥹🥰 I have been teaching this beautiful yogi since he was a baby and all of a sudden he is a toddler who has grown in confidence and curiosity, you are amazing! I love our classes together 💜

When you are flying through the week and LOVE flying in yoga 🥰😂💜

When you just love yoga 🧘🏻‍♀️ 😂🥰