Description
Mommy Connections Cape Breton presents INFANT MASSAGE with Belle Vie Birth & Baby this spring!
Learn the magic of infant massage and nurturing touch for BETTER BONDING with your baby! Touch is the first sense to develop in utero and plays an essential role in baby’s lifelong physical and emotional development. This 3-hour infant massage workshop is a fun, unique, practical way for parents and caregivers (partners welcome/encouraged to join!) to nurture that bond. Create connections in a calm space at a slow pace; with baby and other families! You’ll also learn the heart, history, benefits, and science of infant massage. With your new skills, you can create meaningful at-home routines and better read baby’s cues.
Infant massage instruction is not meant to be therapeutic or a cure for health ailments. However, as a bonus, there are many common possible benefits and “positive side-effects” babies and caregivers experience. Below are some examples:
This workshop is led by certified infant massage instructor (CIMI) Sarah Landry, who has been practicing infant massage since 2018. Best suited for babies from ~6 weeks to ~8 months (pre-crawling), classes are baby-led and family-friendly. If your baby sleeps through the part of or even the whole workshop, is fussy, needs to feed, etc.—don’t worry! We have dolls to practice on for that reason. Partners are more than welcome to attend and learn as well at no additional charge! Siblings 4+ are also welcome to attend to learn alongside their caregivers. If an older sibling is attending, we do strongly encourage an additional partner is also there to ensure care can be provided during the session if needed. Advance notice is required for any additional family participants so we can prepare the space.
Included in your $50* (+tax) registration fee:
- A 3-hour workshop full of information, learning, skills practice, baby bonding, and connection
- Cushions for you and baby to borrow during sessions (bring an old blanket/towel)
- Small bottle of food-grade organic sunflower oil
- Caregiver course guide for routine (digital to keep + physical to borrow)
- Online access to extra resources and materials
- Complimentary snacks and beverages are provided during a break
- A swag bag with samples from local and national partners/sponsors
*BONUS: If you are enrolled in a current (Spring)/upcoming (Second Spring) Mom & Baby program, or are coming from a recent Mom to Be program, you can get $10 off (refer to privately shared coupon code). Discount applied to Better Bonding portion of purchase only.
WORKSHOP DATE (TBD): All 3 possible dates are shown as this is to determine sufficient internal interest before public registration. Early registrants will be polled via the intake form below on their preferred date(s) before confirmation.
**PLEASE FILL OUT THIS SHORT BUT IMPORTANT INTAKE FORM HERE BEFORE OR AFTER REGISTERING COVERING ITEMS SUCH AS MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND ALLERGIES. Link will be sent again in follow-up e-mail if you forget or choose to wait to fill out.
*Please note that a minimum of 6 families are required in order to run this workshop. View our full cancellation policy here.
