Infant Massage
Taught to new parents by qualified massage therapists, infant massage is designed to enhance the bonding between parent and baby, plus provide the infant with many health and emotional benefits. Parents also benefit in many ways too!
A few on the many benefits of infants receiving massage are:
- promotes bonding and attachment with mother, father, grandparents, etc.
- promotes body/mind/spiritual connection
- increases self-esteem
- increases sense of love, acceptance, respect and trust
- improves relaxation and poor sleep patterns
- stimulates circulation
- decreases discomfort from teething, congestion, colic, gas and emotional stress
- improves muscle tone
- increases elimination
Benefits of parent giving massage:
- improves ability to read infant’s cues
- promotes bonding
- improves relaxation
- provides quality time to share
