France Metz Infant Massage Instructor Training
IAIM Instructor training: Internationally recognized Vimala Mc Clure 4-day training programme, is delivered by IAIM certified trainers worldwide. If translation occurs, training is 5 days. If training is online, it is always live streamed. Number of days is determined by Trainer(s). IAIM trainers have in common passion, and commitment to this work for many years, […]
Metz, France
IAIM Instructor training: Internationally recognized Vimala Mc Clure 4-day training programme, is delivered by IAIM certified trainers worldwide. If translation occurs, training is 5 days. If training is online, it is always live streamed. Number of days is determined by Trainer(s). IAIM trainers have in common passion, and commitment to this work for many years, […]
HOW MY LIFE’S WORK GOT STARTED
While studying and working in a small orphanage in India in 1973, I made a discovery that was to substantially redirect my life. I became aware of the importance of traditional Indian baby massage, both for its soothing effects and for its role in affectionate nonverbal communication. An Indian mother regularly massages everyone in her […]
INFANT MASSAGE: STRESS AND RELAXATION
Infant massage is one tool we have to help reshape our child’s interpretations of the world, to release her pain, grief, and fear, and to open her up to love and joy. Touch meets a baby’s needs for physical contact, affection, security, stimulation, and movement. Skin-to-skin contact is especially effective, such as during breastfeeding, bathing, […]
WHO SHOULD MASSAGE THE BABY, and WHY?
When I first began teaching Infant Massage in 1977, I brought my baby to classes and demonstrated the strokes on him. This worked out very well, and I continued when my second baby came along. It was nice because they then received massage twice a day! Then I began training Infant Massage Instructors for what […]
MOTHERS’ RESPONSES TO BABIES’ CRYING: BENEFITING FROM AND GETTING OVER NEGATIVE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
Infants whose mothers respond quickly, consistently, and warmly when they cry have healthier emotional development than infants whose mothers are less sensitive to their cries. A new study has found that mothers whose childhood experiences with caregivers was positive and those who have come to terms with negative experiences are more infant-oriented when they see […]
RESEARCHERS STUDY INFANT-DIRECTED SINGING
In our Infant Massage classes, we incorporate parents singing to their babies as soon as the parents feel confident in delivering many of the strokes. When I was developing our program, I found that singing a slow, repetitive, rhythmic lullaby helped both myself and my baby to relax and have fun with the massage. I […]
CAN BABIES BE SPOILED WITH LOVE AND ATTENTION?
Research can help us understand why traditional practices are so important. Knowing why, we are less quick to cast adrift customs that can deeply enrich our lives. Nearly every new parent hears the admonition, “Don’t spoil the baby!” at one time or another in the early months of parenting. Our concern about raising “spoiled” […]
HOW BABIES’ BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IS SHAPED BY TOUCH
For newborns, skin-to-skin contact with parents and caregivers helps shape how their brains respond to touch, a sense necessary for social and emotional connections. A lot of previous research has linked skin-to-skin touch with developmental benefits for both premature and full-term babies, ranging from improved growth and sleep to better motor development. Research has also […]
The Importance of Skin Stimulation
Throw away gadgets. Discard expert opinions. Forget the toys to stimulate intelligence. Don’t buy devices to simulate what is real. Return to the real. Connect with your children heart-to-heart. Let them gaze at you, at trees and water and sky. Let them feel their pain. Feel it with them. Touch them with your hands, your […]