New 5 weeks Story Massage Course for BabiesNext course starts on Thursday the 11th of April at 10am
We all love stories, when combined with the simple massage strokes, stories present wonderful opportunities for creativity and interaction. Story massage involves the use of easy-to-follow massage strokes associated with spoken words that help to build up an engaging story. The strokes are shown on shoulders, back, arms and head. They can easily be adapted for hands, feet, legs and face as appropriate. Movements and stories can be adapted to suit the individual needs of babies & children of varying ages, abilities, personalities, and temperaments.
Stories are handed down from generation to generation and can be used as a valuable tool for education and therapeutic encounter. Combined with the benefits of positive touch, storytelling can present opportunities for creative learning, engagement and communication for people of all ages and abilities.
On the classes we will read stories and sing songs using different massage strokes.
What are the benefits of Massage Stories for babies/children
The Story Massage Programme can help with physical, emotional and social development:
Massage stories allow parents to continue to offer nurturing massage as the child grows. It is a life-long skill that they can use for many years.
Repetition of songs and stories encourages anticipation, development of language skills, focus and concentration, communication, turn taking and socialising skills.
Research (taken from The Touch Institute, Miami) has proven that children who learn healthy views of touch and are provided with tactile experience by a parent or carers are more likely to grow up with a healthy self-image, a sense of appropriate boundaries and long lasting intimate relationships.
Babies/children and parents enjoy the fun, creativity, and interaction of positive touch through the Story Massage Programme.
Course Fee for In-studio course: 110eur (most of health care providers refund the costs of the course in full or partially - please check your health insurance policy)
For more information please contact Magda by:
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 087 32 67 237
Register here:
https://communitywelldonabate.com/classes-for-mums-babies/storymassage
Event Venue
Community Well, Dublin, Ireland
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