Infant Massage Classes

Exhale, and let me teach you how to connect and communicate with your little one through the practice of infant massage.

My work as an infant massage instructor grew from my research on bonding and attachment between infants and parents. The evidence is clear that touch is essential for an infant’s survival, yet our culture discourages touch, and makes parents feel it is unacceptable to even remove their baby’s clothes. This isn’t healthy for babies!

Spending skin-to-skin time with your baby helps you relate to their vulnerability. It’s time set aside for connection, looking into each other’s eyes, and savoring the precious moments of their infancy. But the benefits can also last into their childhood and teens, enhancing your relationship with your child and creating ways to soothe a headache or rough day with touch.

book an infant massage class

Connect with your baby through daily infant massage.

Develop a new way to communicate with your baby.

Soothe your baby's colic and gas with infant massage.

Q: What is infant massage?

Q: Why should I learn infant massage?

Of all the senses your baby enjoys, the first and most important is touch. Touch is vital to an infant's survival!

Incredibly, the sense of touch has been detected in human embryos less than eight weeks old. The baby is less than an inch long and has no eyes or ears. However, their skin’s sensitivity to touch is already developed. A fetus will pull away from an object that touches its face at eight weeks; by fourteen weeks, the infant can sense touch with most of its body.

Nature began the process of infant massage long before the baby was born. The rocking and floating and gentle caress of the womb is their comforting environment for nine months. The uterus holds them safe and sound a long time before they come into the world. For babies born via C-section, infant massage can be an essential part of stimulating the skin and organs.

Constant touch is what reassures babies once they are born. When they are older, they will assess their surroundings with their eyes. But right after birth, a baby can see only about 12” from their face. This is why they love to be held when they are awake, and sleep much better when they are in someone’s arms. Touch is their reassurance when their vision is so limited.

Q: What are the benefits of infant massage?

Touching your baby, whether you are feeding, bathing, dressing, or simply just cuddling, contributes to their health in many ways. Adding infant massage to your routine can have these remarkable impacts on growth and development:

enhanced brain connections and growth
endorphin release, which makes them feel happy
pain reduction
heightens other senses
strengthens your baby's immune system
improves digestive and nervous system function
increases muscle tone
improves sleeping habits

So the next time someone says you are spoiling your baby because you hold them too much, just let them know you are stimulating their endocrine system and contributing to their overall health and well-being!

Infant Massage Classes

Choose from an in-person infant massage class in your home, or in a virtual group infant massage class. An infant massage class is 5 weekly sessions lasting 1 - 1.5 hours. Please note, your infant must be between the ages of birth and one year old.

COST: Virtual group class $190. Private class $250.

YOU WILL LEARN:
In our infant massage class you will learn the strokes for your baby’s legs and feet, stomach, chest, arms and hands, face, and back. We will also learn massage for the relief of Colic/Gas.

You will learn how to integrate massage into your daily practices with your little one - diaper changes, tummy time, after bath, or any time you want - to take a breath and connect with your baby.

book an infant massage class

"Sarah consistently works with the utmost professionalism. She is non-judgmental and shows compassion and understanding in some of the most challenging situations. She genuinely cares about her work and for the families she works with."

Gloria

"Sarah is skillful in communicating, always kind and compassionate even in complex settings, all the while maintaining a professional presence. Sarah is just a delightful human being, fun to be with intelligent and insightful, responsible & kind."

Infant Massage Classes

Exhale, and let me teach you how to connect and communicate with your little one through the practice of infant massage.

Connect with your baby through daily infant massage.

Develop a new way to communicate with your baby.

Soothe your baby's colic and gas with infant massage.

Infant Massage Classes

Gloria

Dorothy