Infant Massage Training in Romania
Pauline Carpenter and Anita Epple are delighted to announce that Touch-Learn is sponsoring a training in Romania, scheduled for the end of October 2008. There, they will train 25 parent/child support workers who are working with vulnerable mothers, foster parents and childcare workers to become Qualified Infant Massage Teachers.
To support Touch-Learn's efforts there has been generous donations for training material from many sources, all of whom recognise the benefit of taking the Touch-Learn Infant Massage Training to Romania.
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If you wish to make a donation please contact Pauline Carpenter.
New Publication
Anita and Pauline (the Touch-Learn Directors) have written a new book entiltled 'Teach Yourself Baby Massage and Yoga', which has been published on 29th June 2007.
Teach Yourself Baby Massage and Yoga will introduce you and your child to the benefits of massage and to some simple yoga stretches. The sensible, step-by-step advice and techniques are designed to help you deepen both your bond and your child’s development at every level.
From MIDIRS Midwifery Digest
As an Infant Massage Instructor I was very keen to read and review this book and I‘m really impressed. It’s a great resource for infant massage teachers, midwives, health visitors and of course parents. Although it perhaps lacks some of the appeal of a ‘coffee table’ book on infant massage – with glossy pages and lots of appealing photos, the actual content is very clearly written, easy to follow and covers in detail the strokes, techniques, holds, philosophy and benefits of baby massage and yoga and the importance of positive touch to both infant and parent.
It would perhaps be preferable if the book was ‘ring bound’ rather than a paperback, so that it would be easier to keep open on a page when performing a massage or a hold (as it is from the ‘teach yourself’ series), however the illustrations and descriptions of each technique are very clear and with associated rhymes suggested, would be easy to remember and perform.
This is very much a ‘hands on’ reference book that covers a vast amount of information – it could perhaps be a little overwhelming if you were completely new to baby massage or yoga, however for parents who have attended a class or had a short introduction, this would be an extremely useful reference book to dip into.
Jo Webb - CIMI
New Workshops for Professional Development
Touch-Learn is happy the announce the launch of 2 new workshops: Baby Weaning and Baby Yoga.
