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4 Week Virtual Infant Massage Classes for 2023
Next virtual class will be held June 2023, inquire for dates please.

 Contact  Diksha for more information and registration!

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What is the class like?

Diksha's classes are taught over 4 weeks, to give both the parent and baby time to learn and become comfortable with the massage. Each week parents learn strokes for a new part of the body while reviewing strokes from previous classes. So new strokes are learned and previous information is reinforced. Diksha will teach a little at a time to ensure that you are confident with every aspect and your baby doesn’t get overstimulated. Each class will be 1.5 hours!
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The strokes and styles of baby massage are easier to grasp when demonstrated by a experienced instructor. Pressure, rate, rhythm, the length of the massage, respect, bonding, why baby cries, baby’s body language, positioning of the baby, relaxation and parent empowerment are some of the skills and topics that will be discussed.

  • Classes are held in small groups with 7 to 10 families (5 families during the pandemic), to ensure personalized attention.                                                                                            
  • Classes are baby led. In Diksha's (Deek-sha) classes, it’s okay for babies to cry!
  • Supportive group sessions where parents can share experiences and learn from each other while having fun.
  • Recommended age for group classes is from birth to sitting.  
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Classes are $95  for 4 Classes 1,5 hours each.     
​Resister 3 weeks before class start, or bring a friend to receive a $10 discount!
 
Virtual  Classes are $65 for 4 Classes, 1 hour each.
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  Classes are taught at True Self Yoga
          and virtual via ZOOM
           
                                                                                       
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Contact Diksha for more info!
Book your class now!
Infant Massage offers many benefits to both, your baby and you! 
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​Infant Massage is an age-old tradition that has been passed down from mother to daughter since the beginning of time.
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“Being touched and caressed, being massaged, is food for the infant. Food as necessary as minerals, vitamins, and proteins.”  Dr. Frederick Laboyer
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​Benefits of Infant Massage for Baby
  • Increased infant-parent attachment or "bonding"
  • Relaxation
  • Helps baby feel loved
  • Promotes better sleep
  • Facilitates body awareness
  • Boosts immune system
  • Sensory stimulation
  • Improves skin condition
  • Improves blood circulation
  • Helps digestion
  • Balances respiration
  • Relief for teething pains
  • Help waste elimination
  • Helps build parents’ and baby’s self-esteem
  • Pleasurable experience
  • Stimulates production of oxytocin (Oxytocin is a hormone which can be produced by both male and female persons during massage. It is useful as a pain reliever and has a calming effect on the person.)

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Benefits of Infant Massage for Parents
  • Caregivers report feeling more comfortable and confident in their ability to care for baby.
  • Parents learn to understand and respond to baby’s cues.
  • Parents learn techniques to comfort, calm and soothe their babies.
  • Provides an additional avenue for close and nurturing contact.
  • Helps parents learn about their baby (their needs and desires)
  • Relaxes parents
  • Infant Massage is one of the most natural and pleasant methods of providing this important early nurturing and an amazing tool for helping parents become closer to their babies.

Infant Massage provides these benefits in 4 distinct ways
Stimulation to all the systems of the body, especially the:
  • Nervous system
  • Circulatory system
  • Respiratory System
  • Elimination System
  • Immune System
Stimulation of the release of oxytocin, known as the cuddle hormone (released in both parent and child), prolactin (promoting milk production in the mother), and other endorphins.
Reduces muscle stiffness and normalizes muscle tone.

Relaxation
  • Helps relieve tension built up from stimulation in the baby’s environment
  • Helps babies handle sensory stimulation and respond in a relaxed manner
  • Helps babies sleep better
  • Helps regulate sleep/wake cycle

Relief
  • Touch combined with vocalization helps reduce pain levels up to 80%
  • Helps tone digestive tract
  • Helps alleviate gas and promote elimination
  • Releases hormones for food absorption.
  • Releases endorphins, natural pain killers, to ease emotional distress
“Bonding is a unique relationship between two people. It is specific and endures through time.” M. Klaus

Bonding and Attachment
  • Infant massage draws on all the elements of bonding and attachment
  • Eye-to-eye and skin-to-skin contact, body scent, vocalization, taste, responsiveness
  • Hormones stimulated by infant massage promote bonding and attachment between parent and baby

   Enjoy the many benefits of massaging your baby and meet other new parents! 
I recently took Diksha's infant massage class and had a wonderful experience! She created a really safe and loving environment for all the parents to enjoy with their little ones. My son would wiggle with excitement when class started, and then eventually relax toward the end of class. After the first class we took, he slept for a record-breaking 8 hours that night! I thought it might be a fluke, but he continued to sleep soundly on the days that I practiced at home, too. As a first time parent, it was so comforting to spend time in a room with other mamas and babies. There were outbursts of crying, many interruptions for nursing, but above all else, a lot of sweet interaction with the babies. I hope Diksha continues to teach this class because I'd love to take it again with my future kiddos. Diksha, you are truly delightful and such a joy to spend time with. Thanks for sharing your beautiful knowledge! 
~Laura V.
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"Baby Robinson and I loved Diksha's infant massage class. The gradual learning made it easy to remember what I had learned, and practice on baby between sessions - getting him more used to the process as we went. We appreciated the handouts and massage oil, and loved meeting new mamas along the way. True Self Yoga is a comfortable venue for the class, and I'm sure I'll be going back there for some postpartum yoga. Thank you Diksha for showing me more ways to connect with my little one and help him feel relaxed and loved!"                  ~ Katie H.

​Email: doulaolympia@gmail.com
Phone: 360-259-6593


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​including Tacoma, JBLM, Puyallup, Shelton, Montesano, 
Yelm, Centralia, Chehalis and more. 
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  • About Doula Diksha
  • Services
    • Doula Services
    • Placenta Services
    • Body Ready Method
    • Infant Massage Classes
  • Testimonials
    • Resources
    • Lending Library
    • FAQ
      • TENS Unit
      • Dads & Doulas
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