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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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(IAIM) INFANT MASSAGE IN WALES
I’ve just completed an International Association Of Infant Massage training in Port Talbot, Wales. It has become a special place in my heart and over the past three years I have had the pleasure of seeing nearly sixty instructors attend the four day IAIM training....
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YUMMY IPSWICH IAIM TRAINING
A new favourite place for me to train is in Ipswich. Training at the Suffolk FoodHall was a real treat, literally. Not only were the new IAIM students wonderful to be with but delicious, wonderful snacks appeared throughout the day. The restaurant cooks decided to...
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IAIM training Hitchin August 20th -23rd 2013
Tucked away in a secluded nursery in Hitchin, twelve new students embarked on their careers as IAIM Instructors. These sunny four days were such a joy. Thank you everyone for your passion and enthusiasm. 'The most fantastic, soul searching training - the best I have...
read moreInfant Massage Training Edinburgh, June 17th – 20th 2013
Perhaps it's my Scottish roots or just the fact that everyone is so welcoming but I look forward to my annual trip to Edinburgh. This year was no exception and a new vibrant team of IAIM Instructors are already working their way through their assignments and parent...
read moreIAIM Baby Massage Training Course at Hitchin near London August 2013
Childways are pleased to announce that we will be holding an International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM) Training Course in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, near to Stevenage and Luton during August 2013. The venue is in the Children Centre in the heart of Hitchin,...
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First Baby Yoga Training at Childways
I have just had the pleasure of attending a Birthlight Baby Yoga training with Trainer Sally Lomas inSuffolk. This was a dream come true learning new ways to engage with babies and to help parents with their confidence and parenting style. I loved seeing how the...
read moreThe Power of a Mother's Touch to Reduce Prenatal Stress
Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London have found that mothers who stroke their baby's body in the first few weeks after birth may change the effects that stress during pregnancy. The study, which is published in full in the...
read moreBaby Massage Case Study: Baby Group at HMP Swansea
It’s difficult enough being a new parent without the stress of Dad being in prison. Mum coping alone at home – with the help of family and friends if she’s lucky – and Dad not being able to do anything to help – no bonding with his new baby, and no chance to do those...
read moreInfant Massage Benefits Babies & Parents Too
Vimala McClure pioneered infant massage training in the UK after working in India in the 1970s, where she witnessed mothers of all social classes, massaging their babies as part of their daily routine. While in India, Vimala learned the art of baby massage and came to...
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