Baby Massage
What is Baby Massage?
Baby massage is an ancient tradition in many cultures, which is being rediscovered in the West. Clinical evidence shows that loving, touching, nurturing contact between caregiver and infant has an important impact on their development.
Baby massage is something that every parent or caregiver can learn and practice – providing benefits to both baby and parents.
Baby Massage at Yoga Dublin
At Yoga Dublin our Baby Massage courses are taught over 4 weeks to give both the parent and baby time to learn and become accustomed to the massage. Each week a new part of the body is taught, followed by a repeat demonstration of previous classes thereby giving continued reinforcement of what has already been learned and new information. We teach a little at a time to ensure that you are confident with every aspect.
The strokes and styles of baby massage are easier to grasp when demonstrated by our experienced instructors. Pressure, rate, rhythm, the length of the massage, respect, bonding, why baby cries, baby’s body language, positioning of the baby, relaxation and parent empowerment are some of the skills and topics that will be discussed.
- Our classes are held in small groups to ensure personalised attention.
- Classes are baby lead – its okay for babies to cry
- Supportive group sessions where parents can share experiences and learn from each other while having fun.
- Recommended age is from 4 weeks to pre-crawling.
Benefits of Baby Massage
- Improves communication between parent and baby
- Helps to calm babies emotions and relieves stress
- Soothes babies and helps them to sleep better
- Helps babies in the development of their bodies
- Enhances parents ability to understand babies needs
- Aids digestion and helps to relieve colic, wind and constipation
- Helps develop muscle tone, co-ordination and suppleness
- Strengthens the immune system
- Regulates breathing and relieves nasal congestion
- Improves skin texture
Baby massage is claimed also to combat postnatal depression in mothers, according to a BBC News Report on baby massage and post-natal depression.
