Both baby and parent benefit from the natural process of touch.  Baby massage offers an opportunity to parents to increase the bond between themselves and their baby.

'From birth on, the infant's need for bodily contact is compelling and if that need is not adequately satisfied, even though all other needs are, he or she will suffer'.                           Dr Frederick Leboyer

Benefits of Massage to Baby

• Relaxation
• Builds respect
• Weight gain
• Regular sleep patterns
• Better bond with parents
• Decrease of stress hormones
• Increase in body awareness
• Assistant in muscle tone and flexibility
• Baby learns to trust their parent
• Increase in feelings of intimacy
• Improves immune system
• May help relieve colic
• Stimulates good circulation

Benefits of Massage to Parents

• Increase in bond with baby
• Assist with Post Natal Depression
• Decrease in stress hormones
• Gain self confidence
• Learn about their baby's body and development
• Develop awareness of their baby's needs and feelings

There are three ingredients to movement:

Stamina - From the Belly

Flexibility - From the Joints

Strength - From the Muscles

Life is movement and sensation, if you want to know if something is alive, "can it move, can it feel", only movement can improve the movement of our joints, only relaxing our muscles can release stiffness and trauma and make us 'feel better', our muscles are organs of power and sensation, all movement comes from our body's joints, 'Developmental Baby Massage' will improve and restore the functions of both.'  Peter Walker