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Baby Massage Courses
Massage is a common sight in Eastern cultures. It is something practised by the whole family both for the mother during and after pregnancy and also for the baby. Babies are massaged daily by their grandmothers and then their mothers. Massage helps pretect babies' skin from the sun, and encourages them to relax and become more flexible.
Through touch, a baby learns to experience pleasure, enhances non-verbal communication between mother and child and it is an invaluable way to give a baby a sense of well being and security. Research has also shown that massage helps the body to release tension, which often arises from having to adapt to the world outside the womb.
Massage is also an effective way to calm an unsettled baby and techniques have been found extrememly beneficial in Special Care Units, Children's Hospitals and other Special Needs Clinics whilst others have been used to calm colic, diarrhoea, constipation, sleeplessness, and other bodily functions. The list of benefits of massage for the baby is endless but a select few are shown below!
It is important to recognise how important baby massage is for parents
too. Parents who regularly massage their baby have reported that massage:
- relaxes and calms both them and the baby
- enhances bonding and communication
- empowers them in responding to the baby's needs
- enhances pleasure and well being
- relaxes and releases anxiety...all great things!!
Courses
Next course starts (TBC): Tuesdays 10.30 - 11.30am (4 weeks - £52)
Massage is available for women during and after pregancy and for their baby. Workshops will be held so mothers can learn how to massage their babies, greatly enhancing the bonding process as well as creating opportunities for meeting other mums!
Private baby massage workshops are also available during which time the teacher will be working with only one mother and baby at a time.
Benefits of massage for the baby include:
- enhancing bonding
- developing sound personality and inner strength
- strengthens the immune system, increasing resistance to disease
- improving sleep patterns
- helping to develop body awareness, co-ordination, suppleness and alertness
Our Teacher...
Liz Evans MAR, MRSS ~ Reflexology / Pregnancy Reflexology / Shiatsu / Hot Stone Fusion Reflexology / Baby Massage
I began my therapeutic training in Japan where I started studying Shiatsu, qualifying with the London College of Shiatsu in 1996.
Having completed my Reflexology training with the Practitioners School of Reflexology in 1999, I proceeded to do courses in Pregnancy Reflexology with Lena Chandler and Hot Stonefusion Reflexology with Jing Advanced Massage & Training, amongst others.
I qualified as an Infant Massage Instructor in 2006 with Jing Advanced Massage & Training.
My experience in bodywork ranges from working in London Hospitals to private practice as well as operating in the corporate environment.