Infant Massage for Bonding and Health
Kizuna Baby provides education to parents and other caregivers in a way of massaging their babies which has been proven safe, has been shown to have a wide range of benefits, and is endorsed by the International Association of Infant Massage. "Kizuna" is the Japanese word for "bond" and refers to the bond between babies and their parents or other caregivers which is deepened by nurturing touch and which is so crucial to healthy child development. For more information on Kizuna Baby's massage education programs please see our list of classes.
Featured Classes
Baby Massage Class and Outreach Program
upcoming dates: Sept. 22, 2010
duration: 1 day
location: Akigawa and Tokyo, Japan
teacher: Les May
See the full description on the website of our sister organization Kizuna Bodywork for more details.
Use the Kizuna Bodywork website's enrollment form to reserve your place in the class.
summary: In this class you'll learn a complete full-body massage routine for babies which has been proven safe, has been shown to have a wide range of benefits, and is endorsed by the International Association of Infant Massage. You will also study the factors which make baby massage very different from adult massage including babies' behavior states and nonverbal communication, the caregiver-child bonding process, and the development, physiology, and anatomy of infants. After the training is complete you will have the option to spend the afternoon participating in an outreach program in which we visit a Tokyo-area orphanage and care for babies whose need for nurturing touch is particularly urgent and likely to be inadequately met.