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Why CIMI Kelly loves being part of the IAIM family
Hello Everyone, my name Is Kelly Eastman and I am a family Practitioner and certified Infant Massage Instructor at the Hamlet Charity in Norwich, England. In my role I support families whose children have various diagnoses and conditions. I also support families whose...
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12 hands, 12 feet and 1 house! Infant massage and quadruplets
Big families are quite common, having 4 children is quite common, but 4 children the same age.... not so much. Well for the Sapia family it happened, undergoing IVF, both eggs taking and splitting, you have 4 gorgeous babies. 2 identical girls and 2 identical boys....
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Infant Massage when Mum’s in Prison
We were so pleased to receive this from one of our recently qualified CIMI’s telling us her experience of teaching baby massage in a woman’s prison….. what a heartlifting account! “I work in a Women’s prison with pregnant ladies, new mums and those with older...
read moreEmbracing the Menopause
We are now delighted to be hosting our ‘Embracing the Menopause’ day at the wonderful Assembly Rooms in Norwich on the 30th October. The day is for anyone seeking help and guidance through this, sometimes difficult, stage. We welcome both individuals looking for...
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What a wonderful retreat!
The fabulous setting of West Lexham Manor and the mild Indian Summer weather made a perfect back drop for our Late Summer Retreat earlier in September. What a gorgeous group we were! So much positive feedback and energy received - we can't wait to start planning our...
read moreINFANT MASSAGE CLASSES IN THE MIDLANDS SUPPORT VULNERABLE PARENTS
Learn how Perinatal Community Nursery Nurses use infant massage to build confidence of vulnerable mothers
read moreThe Heat is on!
Love it, like or loathe it most of us across the UK are in the midst of a heatwave and it really is a bit of a 'scorcher'! Here are a few tips to keep your cool Before you leave the house pull down blinds and draw curtains - this will keep the house cool. Draw them...
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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...
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