Baby Massage Instructor Course
Baby Massage Instructor One-Day Practitioner Diploma Course
Date: Most days available - email to book a date
Venue: Flat 1 (1st floor), 1277 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, G14 9UY
Cost: £160 (Please only pay £100 deposit, final balance of £60 no later than 14 days before course) Private lesson available £190 - Weekday's (09.30 -13.30) or (13.30 - 17.30) Saturday mornings (09.30 - 13.30) or Saturday afternoon (13.30 - 17.30) or Sunday mornings (09.30 - 13.30) or Sunday afternoon (13.30 - 17.30)
Phone: 01643 703964
Email: massagecourses@hotmail.co.uk
Conducted by: Soul Therapies - Sharon Tasker
Entry requirements: Body massage, Reflexology or Aromatherapy qualification
We are a recognised and accredited College and training school by CMA, ABT, PBD, GPBT, GHT.
Our Diploma courses enable you to practice professionally and gain membership and insurance. You will receive a Natural Therapy Studio Diploma - accredited with the CMA, PBD, ABT & Guild
Please book early to avoid disappointment - a maximum of 6 students can be booked onto each course, to ensure that you get the optimum learning experience, and individual attention. (Minimum of 2 students per course is required)
This course is designed to train students to a professionally competent level in order to be able to provide instruction to parents & carer. You will learn the practical application of a treatment.
Course Details: Learn how to give a baby massage, learn techniques on how to pass this on to carers, mothers etc.. run your own baby massage classes.
• Contra-indications
• Massage Techniques
• After Care
• Teaching techniques
• Setting up your courses
Benefits of Baby Massage:
Bonding between parent & baby
Help with constipation & Colic
Helps aid a restful sleep
Helps strengthen baby’s respiratory, circulatory, nervous and immune system.
The course will cover:
Health & Safety
Benefits
Contraindications
Massage Sequence
After Care
Delivering baby massage instruction
The benefits of infant massage for your child
• Smoothes transition from womb to the world
• Develops baby's first language: touch
• Teaches positive loving touch
• Develops a feeling of being loved, respected and secure
• Develops body, mind, awareness and coordination
• Can help to reduce the discomfort of colic, wind and constipation
• Helps to regulate and strengthen baby's digestive and respiratory systems and stimulate circulatory and nervous systems
• Promotes relaxation
• Can help to reduce 'fussiness' and improve quality of sleep
• Improves skin condition
The benefits of infant massage for parents
• Helps parent to understand baby's non-verbal communication
• Enhances parent's confidence and competence in dealing with baby
• Can help with postnatal depression
• Both parents and baby relax together
• Promotes lactation in breastfeeding mums (through stimulation of hormones)
• Promotes nurturing instinct (through stimulation of hormone oxytocin)
Home study - 1 day Pre-course reading and questions are required to be completed before the training day. (emailed to you) This allows for an intensive one day practical study of the routine.
One-Day Practitioner Diploma: £140 (21 CPD Points)
Course Benefits:
- Fully Accredited Diploma level, enabling you to practice professionally.
- Courses are fully recognised and insurable.
- Home Study Pack - A detailed Course training workbook emailed to you before course, providing plenty of scope for both pre and post course study.
- Practical demonstrations and teaching of the treatment broken down into easy to learn sections.
- You will give a full treatment on a doll on the practical training day.
- Small class sizes - maximum of 4
- Gain CPD Points (Continuing Professional Development Points)
- Experienced tutors who are passionate about what they do
- Fun, friendly & informal
- Included is your Diploma, comprehensive course notes, insurance details, Health & Safety and tea & coffee during the break (please bring your own lunch)
- We provide the couches, chairs, cushions, towels and oils required.
Do I need to bring anything?
- The Training Manual
- A packed lunch
- A bottle of water
- Socks of slippers for comfort
- Hair band for long hair
- Bring a soft body Doll
Please read Terms & Conditions before making a booking
