tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783326944220722862024-03-19T02:30:27.413-07:00Infant Massage - An Ancient ArtUnderstand an infant's non verbal communication and learn to respond with love and respectBianca Moraishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243063262101995554noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278332694422072286.post-65295968832872303682009-05-08T04:00:00.001-07:002009-05-08T04:13:08.103-07:00Benefits ...<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Infant Massage is a rare and beautiful gift for parents, aiding them in the rearing of their children into responsible, well adjusted adults, The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">IAIM</span> is an organization started in America by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Vimala</span> Schneider McClure to educate parents on the dynamics of the parent-child trust. It is the most important foundation upon which a child learns about the self and how to trust and respect other people. As a parent, loving relative or caregiver of an infant, you want to see your child flourish. Touch is as important as food for healthy mental and physical development. Massage provides attentive, pleasurable touch that can promote your baby’s well-being while increasing your ability to respond to his or her needs.</span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Other benefits of nurturing touch include:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Helps relieve colic, tummy discomfort and teething</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Help stimulate all the body’s systems, i.e. immune, respiratory, nervous, endocrine, etc.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Helps child cope with birth traumas</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Helps baby sleep better</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Deepens bonding</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Improves communication</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Child learns to identify a healthy, positive touch</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:#666666"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Benefits for parents include:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Helps the parent to feel more competent and confident in their parent role</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Opportunity for closeness and focused time together, for working parents and their babies</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Increases parents’ ability to help relax child in time of stress</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Increases self-esteem of parents by reinforcing their parenting skills</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * Baby’s daily massage time offers parent a time to relax and unwind from the busy pace of life</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * It enhances communication and builds respect between parent and child</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * It enhances the bond between parents and adopted children</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * It provides intimacy and special time for father and child</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * It’s fun and relaxing for parents to massage their children</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> * It brings parents closer to each other by working towards a common goal: loving your baby & building a stronger family bond.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><br /></span></p>Bianca Moraishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243063262101995554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278332694422072286.post-38861798075135088612009-05-04T05:54:00.000-07:002009-05-05T13:21:35.809-07:00Cuddle Bunnies Infant Massage Course<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoEjOBRlEBbuU6bDzxm5YlSyQvX3dhx2vHv92BaH6a94xcc6n167RpXX6A271uudgmTHSdnfdYQhrEnEhtI__3LUZY3d5UEEriu1rPZEwi9ZmddCjJo3IhjCVw8cp6GOnUGRh3Vk1zQ8/s1600-h/Full+logoemail.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoEjOBRlEBbuU6bDzxm5YlSyQvX3dhx2vHv92BaH6a94xcc6n167RpXX6A271uudgmTHSdnfdYQhrEnEhtI__3LUZY3d5UEEriu1rPZEwi9ZmddCjJo3IhjCVw8cp6GOnUGRh3Vk1zQ8/s320/Full+logoemail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331952009583933762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I have regular courses running and depending on your schedule, you can join a group class or I can come and do the course in the comfort of your own home.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The course is run over 4 weeks and consists of a 1 hour class each week.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Touch is the first communication a baby receives. This course will teach you how to share attuned, interactive massage and touch communication with your infants and children. It also teaches positive loving touch.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Enhances Bonding</span></span><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Touch conveys nurturing and love, the essential ingredients for emotional and physical growth and wellbeing.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Relaxes Infant</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Loving Touch lessens tension, fussiness and irritability. Digestion is aided and this can provide relief from gas and colic. Lessens stress and tension for both parent and baby!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Aids Growth and development</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The growth of nerves in increased which in turn is needed for brain and muscle development. Studies have shown increased weight gain and immune function.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Promotes Communication</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One~on~one communication instills a massage of love and security.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Parents become aware of their baby's non verbal cues.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Improves Baby's Sleep</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As baby learns to relax and release stress,sounder and longer sleep is often the end result for parent and baby.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Course Fee</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The 4 week course is R800.00</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You will receive weekly hand outs, a stroke card, a massage manual, a CD, a sleep guide, as well as oil to massage your baby with.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">You and your baby will receive a certificate on completion of the course.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.mydreamcourse.co.za/upload_files/images/thumbs/900_margo_021218010879.jpg" /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I am internationally certified as an infant massage instructor. I believe that every</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> baby deserves respect, tenderness, warmth and a listening heart.</span></span></span></div><div><br /><br /></div></div><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-1881443779629025"; /* first page, 300x250 ads */ google_ad_slot = "2649625461"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"><br /></script><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://bloginfantmassage.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>Bianca Moraishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243063262101995554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278332694422072286.post-92230200352559102262009-05-02T01:15:00.000-07:002009-05-02T01:40:32.045-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.fairiesworld.com/"><img src="http://www.fairiesworld.com/pixs/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Fairy and Fantasy Art at Fairies World®" title="Fairy and Fantasy Art at Fairies World®" width="400" height="62" border="0" /></a></span>Bianca Moraishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243063262101995554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278332694422072286.post-90134966558473754322009-05-01T11:27:00.000-07:002009-05-04T05:28:18.495-07:00A Bond Like No OtherI am overwhelmed by the intense emotion I have.<div>It is strange to be in this space, strange to feel these emotions. Good strange though. I am loving this moment. </div><div>I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">haven't</span> stopped staring at this little treasure that we have created, hours go by and still I am staring. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">don't</span> even remember thinking much... I am just staring in awe, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">disbelief</span> perhaps?</div><div>I notice your emotion. I notice how you are so obviously different and equally overwhelmed. You are absolutely <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">in love</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div>What is this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">beginning</span> to happen? Something I am unfamiliar with but I am enjoying none the less. Could I ever have imagined that I would be able to stand by and watch the single most intense emotion <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">develop</span> between the love of my life, my soul mate, my everything and this perfect little human angel .... </div><div><br /></div><div>The bond continues to grow. Changes from time to time, but always there. I am sorry for the many people who battle to bond with their baby... some through no fault of their own. I want to help them, show them what it feels like, give them the emotion and sensation as if it is a wrapped up present with the most decadent chocolate malt puffs. For me, it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">satisfies</span> all the senses.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bond between a parent and a child - a bond like no other!</div>Bianca Moraishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243063262101995554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278332694422072286.post-47504850244558060082009-04-27T12:43:00.000-07:002009-05-05T03:29:41.676-07:00A Whole new world<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">You are perfectly comfortable, perfectly warm, dreaming perfect dreams .... you are suddenly woken in a very imperfect way... Why must you wake up? to what and for what? all you see is bright light, all you feel is a cold draught, all you hear is loud and disturbing sounds you are not familiar with, chaos in every direction .... far from anything perfect!</span><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Welcome to the world our little baby"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">As any parent would agree, from the first moment you meet your little baby, all you want to do is protect them from anything other than perfection. You make a promise to yourself and to your baby that no matter what life brings, you will be there with all of your experience and all of your knowledge. Creating a perfect little world for them to live in - as much as you possibly can, in this ever so obvious imperfect world that you have been living in for some time already.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">You gently stroke the teeny tiny little hand and even more gently touch their little head. You instinctively whisper, not taking your eyes off of this absolute miracle you get to call your own.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">For some new parents, it comes so naturally. You see your baby for the first time and you just know that this is it - the real thing. You just glide into parenthood without hesitation, without over <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">annalysing</span> every minor detail of the "what ifs" and the "I wonders". You move from a life all about you to a world all about everything you have never known before and it all just works.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">For others, it takes some time to realise that this really is it, this is REAL LOVE in every aspect, in every language, in every culture. It takes time to move from life as you knew it, to accept that life after baby could actually be more than anything you could have anticipated.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">No matter how you look at it, in that very moment of your precious little baby's arrival ... it is a whole new world for everyone ...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-1881443779629025"; /* first page, 300x250 ads */ google_ad_slot = "2649625461"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"><br /></script>Bianca Moraishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243063262101995554noreply@blogger.com0