This 2 week course emphasises connection and presence between mum/dad/carer and baby. It uses techniques to: relax the baby’s diaphragm for full and efficient breathing; bring flexibility to hips and shoulders; and strengthen their back, arms and legs in preparation for sitting and standing. All of this happens in an atmosphere of loving, joyful play. Above all it’s a time for mums, dads or carers to be fully present with and enjoy their baby!

Alexa provides a relaxed and supportive space for dedicated parent and baby time, learning a valuable skill for life to support you and your baby. Babies from 6 weeks to crawling…

Baby Massage can help:

• Strengthen baby-parent communication.

• Enhance your understanding of baby’s development.

• Boost self-esteem and confidence in parenting

• Relax parent and baby.

• Transform baby’s brain.

• Encourage a deeper sleep for baby.

• Relieve wind, colic and constipation.

• Reduce crying.

• Helps mum avoid postnatal depression.

Alexa is a certified Developmental Baby Massage Therapist (studied with Peter Walker) and Nurturing Baby Massage Therapist (studied with Bryony Vickers from Birthlight.)

Alexa is a doula and she might be called to birth at the last minute, which means we would need to reschedule.

What You Need to Know

- Please bring a towel or blanket to cover the mat for the baby and all bits and bobs including your own massage oil.

- We recommend organic virgin coconut oil. Avoid commercial baby oils as these are usually highly perfumed. As mineral oil they are cheap derivatives of crude petroleum. They tend to feel greasy and gritty and have no organic value.

- As a suggestion maybe also bring a teddy bear or doll next to you in case baby falls asleep or is not interested in baby massage so you can still practice the sequence.

- We do ask that you take away any dirty nappies with you when you leave the studio after class.

- Partners are welcome.