New Zealand, Online Livestream

Language: English

This live online IAIM infant massage instructor training was held online for participants in New Zealand in September 2026, led by IAIM Trainer P-J McCrea and taught in English. Looking for your next opportunity? Browse the upcoming IAIM trainings or read how to become a certified instructor.

Who this training is for

You do not need a background in massage to join. Most participants come from health, social care, education or therapy roles, and many are parents who have experienced infant massage with their own children and now want to teach it to other families. Because the course is taught live online, you can take part from home, as long as you can join every session in real time with your camera switched on.

• Format: Live online (taught via live stream)
• Language: English
• IAIM Trainer: P-J McCrea
• Qualification: Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI), after completing certification

What you will learn

Much of the training is practical. You will practise the strokes on a doll, learn to read a baby’s cues, and plan how to run a five-week class for parents. P-J McCrea will also cover the adaptations IAIM instructors use for premature babies, babies with additional needs and older, more active infants.

Becoming a certified instructor

Certification is completed in your own community: you teach a full series of classes to parents, document the experience and sit an open-book exam. When you pass, you become a Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI) and join a worldwide network of instructors, supported locally by your national chapter in New Zealand.

Train with an IAIM Trainer

This training has now taken place. To ask P-J McCrea about future courses, get in touch directly. You can use the Contact Trainer button on this page or email iaimnztrainer@gmail.com. You can also see every scheduled course on the upcoming trainings calendar.

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