INFANT MASSAGE WORKSHOP
Dates:
Oct. 7/14/21/28: 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Nov. 29/30, Dec 6/7: 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Touch is the most important of all the senses. It stimulates all the other senses; vision, auditory (hearing), tactile (touching), olfactory (smell), and taste.
Infant Massage is an ancient tradition used by many cultures throughout the world to enhance child/parent bonding. Clinical evidence shows that the loving, and nurturing contact between infant and parent/care giver enriches physiological, social-emotional, and mind/body/spirit connections for the infant as well as for the parent.
Many studies reveal the benefits of touch as an integral part of a baby's early life. Massage is one of the most pleasant and easiest methods of providing this early positive touch.
Massaging your baby is a tactile translation of love, security and physical comfort - a dance between you and your baby.
Benefits include:
- Relaxes and Soothes
- Deepens bonding
- Improves communication
- Stimulates growth
- Enhances development of body, mind, and spirit
- Improves understanding of baby's needs
- Release stresses (baby's & yours)
- Provides a feeling of well being
- Strengthens baby's systems
- Stimulates circulatory, respiratory, gastrointestinal, muscular, nervous and immune systems
- Improves muscle tone and hormonal function.
During this workshop, you will learn:
- The benefits of massage for your infant
- The complete routine for infant massage
- Simple techniques to help ease intestinal pain, gas, colic, teething pains, and other childhood ailments;
- Different techniques to adapt for preterm infants and children with special needs;
- How to include older children in the infant massage sessions.
Your Instructor
I am certified to teach this workshop by the International Association of Infant Massage (link).
I am also a Yoga and Meditation instructor, and currently training as a Reflexology teacher.
When I am not facilitating workshops, I enjoy my time as an alternative health therapist specializing in Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Swedish massage, Hot Stone Massage, Structural Myofascial Release, and Reiki.
My passion is to help people enjoy better health through safe, effective and non-invasive therapies.