Infant Massage

Infant massage has many benefits. One is giving parents permission to stop running around trying to do everything and to spend focused, quiet time with their baby. Another is that touch is essential for human development. Our culture has issues around touch.

An infant massage class will facilitate parents and other caregivers touching their babies with greater ease. A special characteristic of infant massage is that you start by asking your baby if they want massage. The baby will make it clear if they do or don’t. This helps let the baby know that you respect their body, and they can respect their bodies, too. This helps them know that they can say no to any type of touch from any person at any time. (Of course, they will need their diapers changed, clothes changed, etc.) And of course, infant massage helps bonding between caregivers and babies.