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We are launching our Retreats Programme
We are so excited! Out first retreat takes place at West Lexham Manor in Norfolk from the 14th – 16th September this year. We will be focusing on ‘self care’ and have three fabulous facilitators who will share their expert knowledge in WellBeing with a small group...
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Kate has been spreading her passion for Infant Massage in Kenya
This is an ongoing project working alongside health professionals in Nairobi and Kate is loving it! She has had so much positive feedback from her students and can’t wait to go...
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TEACHING THE COLIC ROUTINE IN AN IAIM CLASS – OBSERVATIONS FROM A CIMI
When teaching infant massage I believe that for a parent the colic routine can be one of the most empowering elements of the course. To have a baby that cries for long periods on daily basis with no obvious reason can be completely exhausting for anybody. A parent can...
read moreWORKING WITH FOSTER FAMILIES
Nurturing Touch Bringing Families Together I am a newly qualified IAIM instructor and loving every minute of working with mums, dads and babies. I am due to start working with another group of parents and babies this week and am so looking forward to the exciting and...
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WORKING WITH THE POLISH COMMUNITY
WORKING WITH THE POLISH COMMUNITY – BUILDING LINKS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I am a family practitioner level 1 and I work in Carousel children’s centre. My role is to support vulnerable families, one of the ways we do this is by delivering infant massage sessions to promote...
read moreBENEFITS OF BABY MASSAGE, A PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE
I have been a Health Visitor for over 30 years, and a CIMI since early 2000`s, trained by Sylvie Hetu. The area that I was working in then, baby massage was offered to all and classes run routinely by Health Visitors and the Nursery Nurses. This was then taken over by...
read moreInfant Massage by Vicky Pell and Debbie Lane
In March 2014, I attended the 4 day training to become an Infant Massage Instructor. I was very inspired by our trainer and her passion to deliver Infant Massage and I was very excited to be able to do the same. A colleague of mine, Debbie, had been qualified for 4...
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IAIM IN ESSEX
A fine group of women dodged men in lycra cycling around Essex to get to the latest IAIM training! The Tour de France came to East Anglia with panache and roads closed early morning , detour were in place, as well wishers paved the streets in anticipation. None of...
read moreTHOUGHTS FROM A NEWLY QUALIFIED IAIM INSTRUCTOR
Initially I had 10 mums booked onto my first course since becoming a fully-fledged Infant Massage instructor. Gradually people pulled out until I finally had 5 mums booked onto the course. I was nervous but as the weeks have gone by I have grown in confidence and I am...
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The IAIM on the Norfolk/Suffolk Borders
What a fabulous week on the Norfolk/Suffolk Borders! Thank you students for a great week together. Thank you too for your passion for nurturing touch and the International Association for Infant Massage! I felt that this was a really tight knit group that will really...
read moreINFANT MASSAGE TRAINING IN HERTFORDSHIRE
Cocooned in a beautiful wooden hut tucked away in St. Albans, students finished their four day intense training with the IAIM earlier this month. With long awaited sunshine bathing our eco-environment, these wonderful women embraced all aspects of Vimala’s vision of...
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CONTINUING NURTURING TOUCH WITH FAMILIES
Those of you who have done the IAIM training might consider the MISP training to continue your journey teaching nurturing touch to families. Originally for peer massage in school only, this wonderful two day training now teaches how to introduce massage to parents to...
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INFANT MASSAGE IN NORWICH
IAIM IN NORFOLK, DECEMBER 2013 Childways has completed another training in East Anglia. Thanks lovely students for an inspiring week together. I was touched by your enthusiasm and love of babies and families. The local community and beyond is lucky to have such...
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FREE BABY MASSAGE CLASSES AVAILABLE IN IPSWICH
We are delighted to announce that we have eight FREE places on an upcoming infant massage class with the International Association Of Infant Massage. The dates are January 22,28,&29th 2014. All eight parents receive free goodie bag. Please contact Childways on...
read moreMASSAGE IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMMES IN TAIWAN
I’ve just returned from my second trip to Taiwan to present the MISP training in Taipei. The Taiwanese have truly embraced the concept of nurturing touch in schools and the instructors were so keen to learn how they can deliver MISP in schools, Kindergartens and teach...
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