Giving your child the touching gift of love.

Baby massage is a wonderful experience for both you and your baby. It is so simple in terms of technique, yet so powerful in what it conveys – your love, your understanding and your attention.

Benefits of massage for babies:

• Supports the bonding process.
• Improves the blood circulation, digestion and inner equilibrium (balance).
• Conveys a consciousness of love, acceptance and security.
• The baby learns how to relax and become more calm.
• The baby feels that it is respected and his/her needs are cared for and considered.
• Can improve sleep patterns.
• Stimulates a heightened sense of wellbeing.
• Improves self-esteem and self-image.
• Furthering of the development of the digestive tract and the respiratory organs.
• Reduction of colic symptoms and digestive problems.
• Improves muscle tone.
• Sensory stimulation & integration.

Benefits for the Parents/caregivers:

• Bonding and relaxation.
• Communication, verbal and non-verbal.
• Increased parental competence in relating to and handling the baby.
• Fun.
• Opportunities for close bonds and intensive communion between two people.
• Increase in prolactin/ocytocin production (hormone which enhances “motherly instincts / wellbeing).
• Development of awareness through loving touch and caring attention.
• Positive effects extend to other relationships: i.e. To partner and other children.
• Teaching in groups offers parents the opportunity for reciprocal exchange of ideas and experiences.

Course details:

• Duration:  3 weeks (once a week)
• Investment:  R1270 per child

Our course includes:

Talks and information on:

• Baby’s Sensory World
• Sleep & routine
• Milestones
• Stimulation & Age Appropriate Toys
• Massaging the growing child
• Starting on Solids

You will also receive:

• CD
• Stroke Card
• Massage Oil
• Course Manual
• Certificate of Completion