Timetable

Hunters Bar (Devonshire Villas, S11)

Wed - run on request from 12:00 - 5 week courses

**Please note that since Surestart run classes for free, this should be your first option**

So here is the golden question - what are the benefits of infant massage?

The answer is - what do you want them to be.  Infant massage offers so many benefits to carers and here are a few listed:

• Helps parents with attachment or bonding with their babies.
• Offers feelings of love, security, connection, acceptance, peace, caring, happiness.
• Families feel empathy, unity, warmth, joy, communication and familiarity.
• Relaxed babies feel loved.
• Massage promotes better sleep patterns.
• It helps you get to know your baby building parents' and baby's self-esteem.
• Touch can help to boosts your little one's immune system.
• Massage provides sensory stimulation, improving skin condition & blood circulation.
• Specific massage techniques can help digestion/colic.
• Infant massage is a pleasurable, relaxing experience.
• It stimulates production of the oxytocin hormone.
• Oxytocin can be produced by both male and female persons during massage.
• Oxytocin has a calming effect on the person massage and can relieve pain. 
• Massage offers you a 1-2-1 nuturing opportunity with you baby.

Suitable for pre-crawling babies

Prices

£37.50 for 5 weeks including oils etc. 

Gift vouchers can be purchased for the courses also.