Yumi Yoga - Yoga, Hypnobirthing & Baby Massage in Cardiff

Clare is an excellent yoga teacher, she's one of the best around. Check out her pregnancy yoga and the baby massage courses. Highly recommended

I started going to Claire’s mum and baby yoga classes when my daughter Kaitlyn was 7 weeks old. I distinctly remember not managing to do much yoga myself in that first session as Kaitlyn was crying and needed feeding for the first half of the lesson! However, Claire made it very clear that the classes were baby led and so if you needed to stop and change a nappy or give a feed then you were welcome to do so. This put me at ease that I wasn’t disrupting things and that I could join in once Kaitlyn was settled.My daughter is now coming up to 7 months old and we have thoroughly enjoyed coming to yoga class over the past 5 and a half months. Kaitlyn watches me with interest and giggles when I interact with her in different poses. She benefits from the different moves and songs we sing, not only from a developmental point of view, but also in terms of helping to relieve/prevent gassiness or constipation. Kaitlyn also has the best naps after class which is an added bonus!!As for me, the gentle movements and stretches have helped relieve the aches and pains that have come along with hours of feeds, contact naps and general carrying Kaitlyn around. The moves have also helped with my recovery after a c section, reducing the tenderness I was feeling around my scar. The breathing and mindfulness techniques help me to stop in moments when I might be getting frustrated and appreciate all the wonderful things about being a mum. I also enjoy talking to the other mums and knowing that I’m not alone when it comes to sleepless nights or, more recently, the trials of weaning and teething!Everything we do in class can be repeated at home. Some of the songs have become regular staples in our house (I’ve even taught my husband the moves) and I love how Kaitlyn enjoys when I “whoosh” over her when practicing moves in the living room. While the breathing techniques can be used anywhere, I’ve found them most helpful at night when Kaitlyn doesn’t want to sleep. I like to think that by calming myself, I help her calm down enough to drop off - it works most of the time!Unfortunately we’ve now had our final class due to other commitments as I prepare to return to work. I will miss these regular sessions but I will definitely continue the practice at home with Kaitlyn when I can. If you are thinking about going to this class and you’re not sure, please do go for it! It will get you out of the house and moving around and it is such a lovely way to bond with your baby. Your back will thank you for it and if nothing else, your baby should sleep well afterwards!

These classes are brilliant. I have found the yoga sessions to be fantastic for both exercise and relaxation, but also in terms of support. Claire is a fountain of knowledge and always has time to answer the groups questions. I highly recommend pregnancy yoga and look forward to starting the baby massage classes soon.

Claire is amazing, her prenatal yoga is relaxed and friendly, mother and baby Yoga is fun, relaxed and social as is baby massage. My husband and I also did her hypnobirthing classes which allowed us to feel fully in control of our expierence. Can't recommend highly enough!

I can HIGHLY RECOMMEND Claire's Yumi Yoga classes! I did pregnancy yoga, baby massage and baby yoga at the Mackintosh Centre in Roath and not only were the classes incredibly helpful in birth preparation and baby bonding, I met some wonderful Mums and babies at these groups who are now close friends. I didn't go to NCT classes (just Parent Craft at the Hospital) and so I was a little nervous about meeting new Mums - but I needn't have worried - Claire has developed a WONDERFUL network of supportive ladies in Cardiff. Not only is she a brilliant, specialist Yoga teacher - she's an incredible person who invests in her mother and baby 'students' by arranging social events through her closed Facebook Group. I'm so grateful to Claire and would not hesitate to recommend Yumi Yoga to any Mums-to-be and new Mums. You'll have so much fun!

I can’t not say enough wonderful things about Claire and the sessions she delivers.I started attending pregnancy yoga with Claire when I was 15 weeks pregnant and from that first class I was hooked. The sessions were so relaxed, so informative and I always felt so welcomed. I attended these classes right up until I gave birth. Each week I looked forward to a Wednesday where I learnt to use my breath, had a good stretch and made friends.My husband and I also attended the Hypnobirthing course which was spread across 3 Saturdays. With this course we gained the tools which we both used throughout the birth of our son. I really can not thank Claire enough for supporting us to make the birth so positive. I had a very long Labour with minimal pain relief by using my breath and positive attitude the Hypnobirthing classes taught me.We very much enjoyed the baby massage course and have incorporated the techniques into our bedtime routine.Currently we are about to go into our 4th term of mum and baby yoga because we really do love it. It has supported me to gain strength after birth, in a relaxed environment to settle, feed and comfort baby.Claire is a wonderful teacher who is so knowledgeable about pregnancy, birth and babies, she is very warm, funny and we have truly benefited so much for attending all her sessions.

I went to Claire’s hypnobirthing sessions with my partner. Claire’s knowledge is exceptional, her passion is clear and her rapport with the mums to be (and their partners) is brilliant. It’s a tough subject to be educated on but Claire explains it clearly and calmly. I would absolutely recommend Claire’s hypnobirthing sessions to any expecting Mums & birth partners - I’ve been told the pregnancy yoga is brilliant also.

Fantastic classes - did pregnancy yoga, mum and baby yoga and baby massage courses with Claire and thoroughly enjoyed them all! Have only stopped because little one is now too wriggly to keep him entertained in the classes but wish I was still going!

Really enjoyed the yoga classes with Claire. I hadn’t done much yoga before but that didn’t matter. It was a really relaxing experience and the breathing exercises helped during labour. Great to also meet other mums to be.