Infant Massage Episode 4
Channel: EarlyON - Lumenus
Date: 2021-03-18

Infant Massage is a lovely program for parents and caregivers to express love and fun way to connect and interact with their babies. Giving your baby a regular message is good for baby’s emotional well being. Infant Massage promotes a secure attachment, improves digestive system, sleep pattern, circulation, reduces crying and symptoms of colic/fussiness and helps relieve gas, constipation, teething, growing pain and muscle tension.

Facilitator: Balbir 

Content: Massage Stroke - Face, back and gentle movements (Information is taken from International Association of Infant Massage [IAIM] )
 
Face
• Open Book
• Relax your eyes
• Happy sinuses and cheek muscles
• Smile
• Relax the jaw
• Ears, neck and all chins

Back
• Back and forth (using both hands)
• Swooping to the bottom
• Swooping to the feet
• Back circles
• Combing
• Long integration (head to toe)

Gentle movements
• Cross arms
• Cross arm and leg (both sides)
• Cross legs
• Up down (both knees)
• Bicycle

Materials required: Edible oil / natural fruit or vegetable oil, yoga mat / soft blanket /towel

Music: Gymnopedie NO.2 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100786
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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