New parents
Postnatal and parent-and-baby classes across Honolulu.
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New parents in Honolulu
Honolulu has a small but steady set of postnatal and parent-and-baby classes, mostly held in the morning. Many are built around carrying, moving with or dancing alongside a baby, so the movement is shared rather than done apart. The classes lean toward strength and connection, with a few gentler options for the early months after birth.
Where to start: EMBODË METHOD in Coconut Grove/Aikahi/Kailua Town area, Still & Moving Center in Ala Moana or Yoga Under the Palms Kakaʻako in Kakaako/Kewalo Basin
It suits you if
- you want to move with your baby in the morning
- you are looking for strength work after birth
- you like classes where a baby can join in
Read more about New parents in HonoluluWhere the classes are, How the week runs
Where the classes are
The parent and child classes gather in a few studios across the city. EMBODË METHOD runs MOMMY & MË, a 50-minute sculpt class that asks parents to strengthen and connect while moving alongside or with their baby. Still & Moving Center in Ala Moana offers Baby Hula Cultural Immersion, a 30-minute class where caregivers dance with their keiki.
Yoga Under the Palms Kakaʻako, in the Kakaako and Kewalo Basin area, teaches Baby & Me Yoga for babies from six weeks to six months. The class combines bonding with core and pelvic floor work after birth.
How the week runs
Most classes start in the morning, between 10:15am and noon, and the busiest start times are 10:30am, 11:30am and 10:15am. Nearly all the classes are for parents with children, and about one in ten is for postnatal recovery specifically.
Across the page, most classes are strength-based and described as strong. A smaller number focus on the core and pelvic floor, neck and shoulders, or the back, and a few are gentle. Several facilitators lead more than one class, including Juliana C., Mālia Helelā with ACAD 1, Taylor P. and Yuko Kowal.
New parents: questions and answers
When do most new parents practice in Honolulu?
Most of the parent and child classes here run in the morning, with the earliest starts at 10:15am and the latest at noon. Thursday, Friday and Wednesday are the busiest days, so those are often the easiest days to find a class with other parents around.
Can I bring a very young baby to a class?
Yes. Baby Hula Cultural Immersion at Still & Moving Center is a 30-minute class where caregivers dance with their keiki. The studio says it has welcomed dancers as young as two weeks old, and most hula are performed with the child held or moving along.
Which classes are made for the early months after birth?
Baby & Me Yoga at Yoga Under the Palms Kakaʻako is a 45-minute class for parents and babies from six weeks to six months, with a focus on core and pelvic floor strength after birth. MOMMY & MË at EMBODË METHOD is a 50-minute sculpt class for babies aged two and under, and it is taught upstairs at the studio.
What kind of movement do these classes involve?
Most of the classes are strength-based, and many are described as strong. A smaller share are gentle, and a few focus on neck and shoulders or the back. Yoga is one of the practices offered, though it makes up a small part of the schedule.
How long are the classes and where are they?
Most classes are around 50 minutes long, and the Baby Hula class is shorter at 30 minutes. Classes are spread across a handful of studios, with EMBODË METHOD in the Coconut Grove, Aikahi and Kailua Town area, Still & Moving Center in Ala Moana, and Yoga Under the Palms Kakaʻako in Kakaako.