Course Content

Each week we concentrate on a new part of the body using different types of massage taken from India and Sweden, a little reflexology and some fun baby yoga exercises.  We try to make the programme enjoyable for your baby by adding in rhymes and songs so that they recognise when to expect the strokes for the toes, for example, we sing, “This little piggy went to market”.  We also encourage parents to use songs from their own culture and it is a real sharing experience.  We teach parents to show respect to their baby by asking their permission to massage with clear hand signals.  How to watch for their baby’s cues and to meet their baby’s needs immediately, which can mean a nappy change, a feed, a cuddle or whatever they feel their baby needs right now.

At the end of each massage session we have a short discussion on topics chosen by parents.  Normally it concerns anxieties they are experiencing right now, such as, sleep issues, digestion problems, weaning, breastfeeding, teething, returning to work etc.  An open discussion over a coffee in a relaxed and informal setting gives parents the opportunity to build the support networks they need to enjoy parenting, especially in an expatriate environment.