Who doesn't like a massage?I wanted to share with you some photos from our recent Infant Massage workshop. Sandy Anderson, CMT, is sharing her techniques with some students. The babies in the Ladybug room just LOVE the massages, they coo, smile and calm down.
With the best interest of parents and caregivers in mind, Sandy Anderson, CMT, provides workshops throughout the year. Participants learn the nurturing hands-on techniques of infant and child massage. The workshops are designed for parents, grandparents, caregivers and siblings. Within the 1-2 hour workshop individuals will discover how a caring touch can enhance the bond between child and caregiver.
Why Infant Massage? The benefits are more far reaching than they may at first seem. Massage is a tool for maintaining health and well-being on many levels for both caregivers and children. It helps parents and caregivers feel secure in their ability to do something positive for and get a positive response from their baby. This special bonding time between parents and their babies teaches parents to read baby's cues such as body language and types of cries.
Infant massage provides psychological and physical benefits to the baby too.
Physically, infant massage can;
Accelerate development of premature babies
Increase circulation.
Strengthen the immune system.
Aid the digestive system and can help calm some of colic's characteristics.
Calm the nervous system by stroking which may lead to better sleep times.
Psychologically, infant massage can:
Promote parent and baby bonding.
Provide stress reduction for the baby.
Help babies develop body awareness.
Create a positive reaction to touching.
Being touched and caressed, being massaged, is food for the infant. Food as necessary as minerals, vitamins and proteins Dr. Frederick Leboyer
