Benefits...

Massage Therapy is a great way for parents to interact, bond, communicate, nurture, and relax with their baby.

Massage Therapy has many Psycho-social, Physical, and Emotional Benefits Including:

·         Increase self-esteem, sense of love, acceptance, and  trust

·         Improves relaxation and sleep patterns

·         Improves muscle tone and development

·         Increases circulation

·         Reduces blood pressure and stress

·         Reduces discomfort from teething, congestion, gas, colic and emotional stress

“Touching is the first communication a baby receives,” says Frederick Leboyer, author of Loving Hands. “The first language of its development is through the skin.”

http://www.healthyfamily.org/cs/user/print/article/2

Touch Communication, The Power of Infant Massage
by Elaine Fogel Schneider, Ph.D., C.I.I.M.

Infant Massage.....

I would like to welcome all new moms, infants, and toddlers to experience Massage Therapy as well as learn some infant massage techniques, to take home and practice!  As a reminder Massage Therapy is covered under most Extended Health Care plans (for ALL members of the family, and has all the same wonderful benefits for infants/toddlers/children as it does for mommy and daddy!) 

Babies are welcome to come with Mommy for the massage (as long as Mommy says its ok!).  We are equipped with pack and play/toys!