Infant massage is a holistic and natural way to promote infant health, improve parenting skills, deepen bonding, strengthen family ties and to create a future generation that is more caring and compassionate. Infant massage incorporates a nurturing touch in a loving, fun, one-on-one interaction that is nourishment for baby's health and developement of mind, body and spirit. Research shows that infants benefit psychosocially, developmentally, and physiologically with infant massage. Cultures practicing infant massge have adults that are less aggressive and violent.
Learning the art of infant massage is one of the most gratifying and loving activities that you can share with your baby. Infant massage has valuable benefits for both the baby and the caregiver that help cultivated a nurturing lifelong relationship. Research has shown that nurturing relationships in the first three years of life profoundly impact the brain's develpment and therefore who we become a for a lifetime
*Bring a soft, comfortable blanket to lay your baby on, extra diapers, a special toy, and normal baby gear. Stimulated babies can get hungry, so be prepared to feed. Dress baby in an easy to remove outfit to massage in. Parents receive a small tube of massage oil and stroke book. Please contact us to reserve your place!
Parent/Child Massage classes form on an on-going basis.
Please call the office at 815-773-2373 to obtain the most current information.
For more information refer to our link page under International Loving Touch Foundation