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COHEN: You've heard of yoga, but what about baby yoga? Coming up, how these ancient postures may help keep both baby and mom healthy and happy. But first: our "Doctor Q&A" from our CNN health Web site.

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COHEN: Welcome back to YOUR HEALTH. In today's "Feeling Fit," a new twist on a popular workout for mind, body and spirit: Yoga, for mom and baby.

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LIZ WEISS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): They're only a few months old, but already these babies are reaping the benefits of yoga.

ROBIN GOODMAN (mother of Ethan): Instead of him crying all the time and being colicky, this sort of helps calm him down.

JANA HOUT (mother of Brent): So it helps him to relax, makes him happier, which makes mom happier and he enjoys it

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STEPHANIE JANOFF (mother of Alexander): Afterwards, he's extremely relaxed and he's able to sleep better right after the class.

HELEN GARABEDIAN: Now we're going to do stretch and together.

WEISS: In Helen Garabedian's Itsy Bitsy baby yoga class in Newton, Massachusetts, moms and babies practice various postures called asanas.

HELEN GARABEDIAN: These are physical stimulation's to the baby's bodies. It helps to relieve colic. It helps to boost immunity. It helps to better regulate their emotion. It helps to make them more alert. It helps to stimulate the mind and neuromuscular development.

WEISS: Moms also appreciate the one-hour workout.

HELEN GARABEDIAN: The more you rock, the better you feel.

WEISS: This posture, called super baby, gives parents a lower back massage while babies hang out for the ride.

HELEN GARABEDIAN: It's a time to bond. It's a quiet time. It's not a time of forcing.

WEISS: Since a baby's body is fragile, Garabedian teaches her students the correct way to support the neck and spine. The class may look pretty low key, but in the end everyone looks ready for a nap. For "Feeling Fit," I'm Liz Weiss.

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