infant massage Infant massage is a wonderful way to bond with your child and to set into motion a lifetime of good health for the little one. Lora is a certified infant massage instructor. She provides essential information while also allowing the concerns of her students to lead the direction of the class. Classes are available to expectant, adoptive, and foster parents, and parents of infants aged birth to pre-crawling. Oils and music-to-massage-by are provided. Benefits for Infants - Improves immune system - Helps baby learn to relax - Promotes sounder and longer sleep - Promotes positive body image - Promotes bonding and communication - Helps to regulate digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems - Helps relieve discomfort from gas and colic, congestion, and teething - Decreases production of stress hormones Benefits for Parents - Provides a special focused time that helps deepen bonding - Helps parents to understand and respond appropriately to baby's nonverbal cues - Promotes feelings of competence and confidence in caring for baby - Improves parent-infant communication - Increases parents' ability to help child relax in times of stress - Eases stress of parent who must be separated from child during the day - It is fun and relaxing for parents to massage their children. Contact us to find out about classes and private instruction.