Infant Massage Classes for Parents
Welcome your baby into the world with Massage. Nurturing your baby with touch is a natural response. Learn to massage your infant with techniques that will benefit both you & your infant that can become part of your daily routine.

Why massage your baby?
Mothers around the world know many of the benefits of infant massage can include:

• Increases awareness of body in space
• Reduced stress
• Sleep is deeper, wakefulness is more alert
• Reduced crying
• Promotes bonding and relaxation
• Relief from gas, constipation
• Better digestion which leads to improved weight gain
• Increased muscle tone
• Increased awareness of body in space
• Improved coordination & balance
• Boosts immune function
• Balances respiration
• Increased oxygen to the brain, which enhances learning
• Increased self-esteem
• Stimulates oxytocin production (hormone which is useful as a pain reliever & has a calming effect)
• Teaches children from birth that they are in charge of their own bodies and that it is ok to say no to people touching them

Contraindications to Infant Massage
The following conditions represent situations where massage should be avoided:

• Increases awareness of body in space
• Open or weeping wounds
• Infected skin irritations
• Fractures or other acute injuries
• Bleeding
• No massage over an unhealed navel
• Burns, including sun burn
• Undiagnosed lumps
• No abdominal massage if the infant has hiccups or has just been fed
• Fevers or flus

About the class
Parents/caregivers are taught how to massage their children systematically in 3-4 classes over 3-4 weeks. Each session varies in time as we review each previous class as well as add new techniques. As well we all know babies run on their own time. Techniques are always repeated so that you do not miss anything. This class is for babies under 2 years of age & their parent(s) or caregiver(s).

Classes are available at our clinic for $60.00 or in your home $70.00*. For more information about upcoming classes please contact Rina.

* Due to severe allergies to many animals I may be unable to provide classes at yor home and so each request for home instruction will be considered on a case by case basis. Thank you for your understanding.