Infant Massage Group Class Series

2410 Southeast 10th Avenue,Portland OR 97214

15 October, 2022

Description

Infant Massage is a beautiful way to enhance the bond between infant and parent(s). It's been around for centuries and has been recognized to help improve the quality of parenting and the wellbeing of the infant. Introducing loving touch at the beginning has many benefits from bonding and attachment to decreasing irritability and better understanding of infant cues. Parents will be given a protocol to follow for each section of the body (arms, legs, tummy, chest, head, etc) and by that will learn to connect through massage. What to expect in our 4 week series is a brief of the history of infant massage, Infant cues, how to adjust certain protocol/massage strokes as they get older, bonding and attachment, and of course...hands on time! Each family will be given a book that has the infant massage strokes/instructions and a bottle of massage oil. Dates: Classes will be held on 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/05 (Saturday's) @ 10am-11:30am. Age Range: Newborn to 6 months Parent List: Bring a soft comfortable blanket to lay your baby on, extra diapers, small towel, normal baby gear, age appropriate toy, stimulated babies can get hungry so be prepared to feed, dress babies in easy to remove clothing to massage, we will be sitting on mats/carpets (bring pillow if you'd like). COVID-19 Policy: Masks are required upon entering the building and during class. If you are experiencing symptoms OR have been exposed please be mindful and stay home. If you have any questions regarding curriculum, dates, extra information, etc feel free to contact the instructor via email [email protected]