Discover the Benefits of Infant Massage Therapy with Vyana Infant Massage
Learn infant massage from the comfort of your home in this private on-demand course! Get started bonding and helping your baby heal in less than 20 minutes. Full Holistic Baby Massage Course, and Calm Tummy Happy Baby System (includes the Mini Gas Colic) available. Add modules as you want to address additional issues like sleep, teething, growth and more.
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Improved Bonding in the Family
Massaging baby releases oxytocin, which benefits baby, and mom or dad or partner. Loving touch transforms baby’s brain and supports healthy development. Families who have a practice of massage report more connection and bonding.
Improved Sleep Patterns
Daily massage will inevitably result in a calmer baby, who is tuned in to cues for relaxation time and who sleeps better. Fifteen minutes of massage before bed increases melatonin and daytime massage results in better day sleep.
Decrease in Gas/Colic and Reflux
Performing the tummy routine for a baby with chronic or the occasional spout of gas or reflux pain will mean less pain and fussiness in baby and less of a need for medical interventions. Save money, time, and hours of inconsolable crying.
Decrease in Congestion and Improved Immunity
With baby’s immune system being so under developed, colds find their way and make baby feel miserable. Face strokes along the nose and sinuses can alleviate congestion along with strokes to drain the lymphatic system.
Course Questions
Infant massage is the practice of massaging babies from a few weeks old to pre-crawling. The ancient practice of infant massage dates back thousands of years ago to 1500 BC and possibly even earlier, a common daily ritual in Asian and African cultures. Massage should be practiced throughout childhood and beyond.
There are countless benefits of infant massage not only for the infant but also for the parents/caregivers, family, and society. Benefits to the infant include:
Interaction (nurturing touch, bonding, verbal/nonverbal communication, quality time, using all of the senses, pre-language communication skills).
Stimulation (circulatory system, digestive system, immune system, lymphatic system; language development, muscular development and tone, growth, mind/body awareness).
Relief (gas and colic, constipation and eliminations, excess mucus, growing pains, sensitivity to touch).
Relaxation (Improved sleep patterns, increased flexibility, being clam, ability to calm self, reduction of stress hormones, higher levels of dopamine).
Massage changes the DNA expression of baby and transforms his or her brain. How powerful!
You can start massaging baby as soon as the umbilical cord falls off. Ideally,to learn this life changing technique, you can start when baby is 3- 4 weeks old. It’s easier and more beneficial to massage when they are young and gets difficult to massage (but still possible) when they are more mobile. However, massage and positive touch is critical at all ages of our lives so adjustments can be made for the growing child. Kids should be massaged for many years.
Absolutely! You are performing the massage using gentle gliding yet firm strokes. Baby is not receiving a deep tissue massage.
The course covers strokes for gas/colic, reflux, sleep, teething, immunity and so much more. There are 8 modules less than 10 minutes each so you can preview all at once or take one issue or section at a time.
You have immediate and lifetime access to the course so you can revisit as frequently as you want if you need a refresher or have additional children.
As much as I would love to massage the baby, only the attending parent/caregiver can provide the massage. Our role is to provide coaching and instruction but not to provide the massage ourselves so as not to interfere with the essential bonding between the parent and child.
All babies are welcome no matter the mood or stage. This is a baby led class and they are our teachers. It’s difficult to schedule class times at the best time for each baby so there is no telling how your baby will be feeling. Taking breaks to feed, cuddle, or hold your baby, so that they have a positive experience, is encouraged.
You can massage baby day or night but the best time s between the hours of 11 and 2. You’re looking for an active alert state when baby is not hungry or sleepy.
