Nope, sorry. We don’t offer drop-in options for classes for children or trial classes during the regular session.

Children really do need the consistency of a weekly class both for comfort and so they can best learn, and drop-ins can be disruptive to the class routine. Read more. Since it often takes several classes for a child to settle in, dropping in once is not really the best indicator of whether your child will enjoy class.

However, we get that it can be tough to commit to a class when you can’t imagine what happens or how your child will react, so:

1. We have a no-risk refund policy. If you register for a class and decide for any reason it’s a bad fit for you, your child, or your schedule, and you decide early in the series, you can drop the class and get a prorated refund. See details.
2. We occasionally offer trial/drop-in days, when the teacher will spend a little extra time explaining the class routine and parents get a chance to see a class in action.

We also understand that life is unpredictable and have a generous makeup policy for families that wish to commit to a series but know they will miss a class or two.

We have several different parent-child yoga classes on our schedule and people have asked, which one should they should sign up for? To answer that, pick the best description that fits your situation:

If you have one child, pick the appropriate age range:

• newborn to almost crawling babies – Baby Yoga & Play or Infant Massage
• crawling (or almost crawling and at least 7 months old) to 1 years – Tot Yoga
• 12-24 months – Tot Yoga or Toddler Family Yoga or as a younger sibling in Little Family Yoga
• almost 2 to 4 years – Toddler Family Yoga or Little Family Yoga
• 3 yrs – Toddler Family Yoga, Prenatal Yoga or as a younger sibling in Family Yoga
• 4 yrs – Little Family Yoga or Family Yoga
• 5-10 yrs – Family Yoga

If you have a 3 year old or children in multiple age ranges, you have a choice of classes:

Toddler Family Yoga (steady walking – 35 months)

• Very active, playful class with simple movements, yoga poses, and beginning breath and body awareness exercises
• Beginning to incorporate imaginative play and simple storytelling in relation to the yoga poses and activities
• Typically only uses yoga mats as a prop or for relaxation
• Younger siblings welcome (non walking infants free)

Little Family Yoga Yoga (21 months – 4 yrs)

• Very active, playful class with age appropriate yoga poses and beginning breath and body awareness exercises
• Incorporates imaginative play and storytelling in relation to the yoga poses and activities
• Games are very simple, usually consisting of only one or two steps: jumping in and out of circles, following directions …
• Partner poses are very simple
• Typically only uses yoga mats as a prop or for relaxation
• Especially good for young 4 year olds or reserved children likely to stay close to their parent during class
• Appropriate for siblings younger than 2 to participate (may enroll at half price, non walking infants free)

Family Yoga (4-8 or 10 yrs)

• Still active and playful, in fact a bit more athletic as coordination improves,
• More imagination/pretend, more and more involved stories,
• Games become more complicated and start to have rules: move & freeze, musical mats …
• Partner poses with parents begin to be recognizable as yoga poses
• Uses mats for the majority of the class, but children will move around the room for many activities
• Appropriate for younger siblings 2.5 years and older or older siblings 10 and younger to participate (50% sibling discount, strongly recommend second adult participant when sibling is younger than 3)
• May also be appropriate for 3-year olds who’ve taken our classes for several months and would enjoy the challenge of keeping up with the big kids. By permission only.

All classes can accommodate younger or older siblings, so what do you do if both children are not within the same class age range?

You have multiple children to enroll:

• A 3-year-old and a 1-year-old – Little Family Yoga (2-4 yrs) with the younger one enrolled at half price
• A 5/6 year old and a 2.5 year old – Family Yoga (4-8 years) with the younger enrolled at half price
• A 5- and 9-year-old – Family Yoga (4-8 yrs) with the older enrolled at half price.

Sibling discounts are automatic; just sign up both children.

We often here from parents that they are hesitant to enroll if they aren’t sure their child will enjoy a class. We get it. That’s why we have our:

No Risk Refund Policy – Not sure if a kids & family series class will be right for you or your child? Register and come to the first class. If you notify us in writing within 48 hours after the first class that you will not be able to continue the session, we refund all but $22 for that first class.

We are also very flexible about switching classes for students who have nap time shifts during the course of a series. For example, if your child is enrolled in an 11 am class and starts napping at that time, we’ll happily switch her into one of our 9 or 9:30 am classes instead.

Poses and activities are designed with toddlers/preschoolers in mind. While your instructor will likely be able to make suggestions, we expect adults to take care of their own bodies during class.

It’s rarely a problem. Pregnant moms often skip or modify belly-down poses and anything else that doesn’t feel right and adults with special conditions adjusting accordingly.

The biggest challenge is probably for adults who have significant difficulty getting up and down from the floor. I’ve had mobility-challenged caregivers, usually older nannies or grandparents, do very few of the poses with no problem. My suggestion is to try it and see how it goes.

Do note that several of our class venues are down a flight of stairs (strollers can be left locked outside). Our Saturday and Sunday class venues are handicap accessible.

Our Tot Yoga (crawling-24 months) and Preschooler Yoga (21 months-4 yrs) have a 3 month age overlap on purpose. Personality, more than physical development, should be the deciding factor between the two classes.

Tot Yoga tends to be a quieter class with more repetition from week to week, so suits more reserved toddlers better.

Preschooler / Little Family Yoga tends to be louder and move move more quickly from activity to activity to suit the energy level of 2-4 yr olds. Little Family Yoga requires more verbal direction following, incorporates more imaginative play, and typically involves less physical helping from parents. Very active almost-2 year olds often do well in this class because the social environment challenges them more than that of the younger group. Younger siblings accustomed to the energy and speed of older toddlers and preschoolers tend to enjoy this class as well, even if they are not able to do every pose.

Toddler Family Yoga (walking-4 yrs) is a crossover class which is very much like Little Family Yoga with some adaptations 12-21 month old students.