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LH – Infant Touch & Massage Class
September 19, 2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Join us and TinyTouch for Infant Touch & Massage Classes! Meet new parents and have some fun while bonding with your baby!
This is a 2 session bundle and is for babies 2 weeks – 1 year old. The class will be a small group of 5-7 parents and babies.
“Healthy touch is what the human infant needs to thrive.” These classes are based on a responsive & respectful parenting-based approach and have been put together with structured patterns of nurturing touch beneficial for the holistic development of your baby.
DATES: September 12 & 19 (Sundays)
TIME: 11 am – 12:30 pm
LOCATION: 50 Regent Street Observatory
COST: $90 (pay via Venmo @disha_g)
RSVP: https://bit.ly/3jeApTQ
*Please fill out the form and complete payment for confirmation.
Parents learn:
1- Guided massage & touch strokes with benefits for all parts of the infant’s body
2- Address and relieve common infant concerns (gas, constipation, teething, mucus discomfort)
3- Reduce/avoid fussiness, promote calm, regulated behavior 4. Promote better and longer sleep durations
4- Promote verbal and non-verbal communication
5- Stimulate and develop the baby’s nervous, vestibular, digestive and circulatory system
6- Oils best suited for baby’s skin
7- Gentle movements and exercises to promote physical and motor development
8 -Activities and ideas to encourage brain, language development, bonding and secure attachment in newborns and babies.
Mommies and Daddies, this is to empower you as a parent by enabling you to address common infant problems with ease and to become an expert on your own child. Reducing postpartum anxiety in new moms and increasing your confidence on your new journey is your takeaway from these sessions.
We encourage both parents to attend the sessions; however either parent can attend with their baby.
Provisions – We will be providing a bottle of oil to get started and will be sending an email to connect with you before the class.
*WE REQUEST ALL PARENTS TO WEAR THEIR MASKS AT THE CLASS
Conducted by – Disha Gehani, Certified Educator of Nurturing Touch and Infant Massage (IAIM), Founder of TinyTouch. She is fully vaccinated. *COVID SAFETY MEASURES WILL BE ADHERED TO. We will be providing sanitizers, wipes and sitting socially distant. Check her out on Instagram – @tinytouchjc