Music and Massage

11/10/2022

It is with a heavy heart that I must pause my Baby and Story Massage classes at the moment. I really hope to be able to return in the new year so please look out for new course dates then.

05/10/2022

03/10/2022

Tickets for Southtots on Friday 7th October are available now via the link below. Please only book spaces for the children you will be bringing not for adults. Also, if you’re unable to attend after booking a space please don’t forget to cancel it so this will allow another child to attend. Many thanks and we look forward to seeing you on Friday! 😃

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southtots-baby-and-toddler-group-tickets-430509524577

02/10/2022

27/09/2022

A baby and Toddler group for children aged 0-5 yrsand their carers.

16/09/2022

Have you got our book?

A practical and fun guide to the benefits and safe and appropriate use of Story Massage, it has step-by-step instructions with illustrations for ten easy-to-follow basic stokes.

"This book is filled with stories and so much more. Simple massage strokes are illustrated with little icons. As a story is read it can also be felt, as the teller of the story delivers it through touch. Perfect for an anxious world. Perfect for connecting people. Perfect for communicating without reliance on words!" – Joanna Grace, founder of The Sensory Projects.

Find out more: https://buff.ly/3AH8qFa

14/09/2022

Who massages the baby? 🤔⁣
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On IAIM courses, we teach parents. A parent may be the child's Mother or Father, or a person fulfilling that primary role.⁣ Instructors will only ever demonstrate on a doll, no matter how many babies you bring! And it's not to be unhelpful...
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Infant massage is so much more than strokes. It is a language, a deep rooted connection that facilitates bonding, trust, respect and love. ⁣
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It is an understanding, a process.⁣
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If the parent wants to share this with those who will have a very close longlasting relationship with their baby, that is their choice, but we teach parents ❤ ⁣
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12/09/2022

Kicking off Infant Massage Awareness Week 2022 just as we do our trainings and our classes - with honour to our ancestors and to its cultural heritage. We do not claim to have invented Infant Massage, far from it. Infant Massage is a tradition in many countries throughout the world, usually passed down through the generations. Our Founder, Vimala McClure, sought to introduce massage worldwide having witnessed its beauty and the far-reaching benefits first hand during her travels in the 1970s. With love and respect to its origins, the IAIM mission is to promote nurturing touch and communication through training, education and research; so parents, caregivers and children are loved, valued and respected throughout the world community.

11/09/2022

Tomorrow is the start of Infant Massage Awareness Week 2022