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Infant Massage is an ancient tradition in many cultures that has recently been recognized for its physical, emotional and intellectual benefits to babies and their families. It is quality, focused time for a caregiver and a child to interact and learn to communicate with one another using verbal and non-verbal cues. Additionally, massage improves both the infant and parents' overall health and well-being. By learning infant massage, parents become more confident in their parental skills while infants become more secure with themselves.
what are the benefits?For Your Baby
- Promotes bonding & secure attachment
- Reduces discomfort from colic, teething, gas, constipation and congestion
- Improves circulation & digestion
- Reduces baby's stress, irritability and fussiness
- Improves sleep patterns
- Promotes self-relaxation
- Improves body awareness & muscle tone
- Enhances weight gain and development in premature infants
- Promotes bonding
- Establishes a routine of quality time for families
- Creates opportunity for dads to have special time with their new baby
- Increases confidence in parenting
- Increases communication by helping parents understand their baby's unique language and cues
- Increases prolactin production (the nurturing hormone)
- Reduces stress and improves relaxation
how do i learn?
Baby Guru offers in-home private instruction and group workshops to learn the techniques as taught by the International Association of Infant Massage. Parents will learn skills of interactive communication and nurturing massage with their infants in a comforting, supportive environment.
After learning about the history and benefits of Infant Massage, parents will observe a certified educator perform the massage techniques on a doll and then parents will perform the strokes on their own child (or a doll for expecting parents). Through repetition, parents will become confident with the strokes. Parents will receive massage oil, instruction materials and infant massage games to take home with them.
Private instruction is three (3) 1-hour sessions. Group workshops are typically four (4) 1-hour sessions.
This class is best for expectant parents and parents of pre-crawling babies, but any age is welcome.
Group: $95.00 Per Couple
Private: $120.00
Pricing can vary due to location.
