First Touch Massage

This page gives you information on baby massage, baby and toddler yoga classes, cost of each session Baby massage courses are run in 5 week blocks.

It encourages positive loving touch, can help reduce the discomfort of colic, wind and constipation. Can help reduce "fussy" periods, improve quality of sleep and helps to regulate and strengthen baby's digestive system. Baby yoga is a wonderful compliment to baby massage and will give your baby an immediate sense of well-being. Yoga helps to stimulate and stretch the body in order to help the body to relax, the physical stimulation helps strengthen the spine, develop supple joints and enliven the body's systems. The classes offer an combination of touching, stroking, handling and movement and brings about a multisensory stimulation and helps move your baby on from reflex motions the voluntary movements. Most of all Baby Yoga is about having fun with your baby, interacting, giving you more confidence in handling your baby and meeting other parents. During just one Baby Yoga session, your baby can receive as much stimulation as they normally would in a whole day, this brings about a state of contentment, and promotes a peaceful deep sleep.

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London Borough Of Hackney
E82BT

Website

http://www.iaimbabymassage.co.uk/karenjames

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Karen James started First Touch, classes for parents/carers and babies in 2004 after training as a certified infant massage instructor with the International Association of Infant Massage(IAIM).

Karen has over 25 years experience of working with children and families; She previously worked as a nursery nurse within daycare settings, worked within the Health Visiting team as a community Nursery Nurse, worked as a Childminding Network Coordinator and trained as a Baby Yoga teacher in 2007 with Birthight. She now specialises in teaching baby massage, baby yoga and sensory play classes, all of which supports babies in reaching their developmental milestones

Karen now runs weekly classes in Hackney, Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, Tottenham and Walthamstow for parents and babies from 4 weeks (although some have started at 18 days old) to 4 years. She also runs her very special Just for dad’s class on Sunday mornings.

The classes provide a safe environment for babies to discover and explore and a place for parents to make new friends, each session aims to be fun and interactive and Karen’s approach is friendly and supportive.