Ongoing research by Tiffany Field, PhD, of the University of Miami School of Medicine, has shown that massage is effective in reducing stress, depression, anxiety, pain and in boosting the immune system. Field believes that massage accomplishes these various healthful effects by prompting the body to release serotonin and decrease the stress hormone cortisol. When cortisol decreases, stress is reduced and immune cells are stimulated.
Herban Lifestyle Baby™’s new baby oil is perfect for giving your baby a massage. It is made from organic oil, lightly scented with pure organic essential oils. As one of our customers said, “We used the baby oil on [our baby] James. He was a happy little clam after bath time!”
For more information on the benefits of infant massage and local resources for learning infant, visit the Infant Massage USA website.
And this month, Great Soul Wellness Studio in Baltimore is offering free infant massage classes on Saturdays from 10:00am-11:00am. For more information, please visit their blog.
Note: Portions of this article originally appeared in my other blog, Becoming Your StellarSelf.
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Do you know if there are any other massage classes outside of Baltimore, in the greater New York area? Thanks for the advice about baby massage and oils!
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The National Health Service in the UK provides baby massage classes for free and its staff members are trained by Massage for Babies (www.massageforbabies.com).
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Thank you for your comments, and for letting my readers know about the UK baby massage classes. I think the best place to start as far as finding classes in the US would be to check out http://www.infantmassageusa.org/learn/, which has state-by-state resources for learning infant massage.
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I found a great source for infant massage information at LiddleKidz.com
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Thank you for letting us know about http://www.LiddleKidz.com. I have heard good things about them, but forgot about them when writing this article. Thanks!
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Thanks, Keep up the Good work 🙂
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