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Kansas City, Kansas – October 2 – 3, 2025 – CIMI® Lynn Barts, Licensed Trainer
CIMI® Certified Infant Massage Instructor Training
Location: The Family Conservancy
CLASS SUMMARY:
Through detailed instruction by our Licensed Trainers, participants are trained to teach parents/primary caregivers The Loving Touch® Method© of Massage with their newborns and children through a demonstration approach using a doll. This parent-delivered activity empowers parents/caregivers to have direct hands-on contact with their children to improve the parent/child connection through the massage. Our certification program is presented through PowerPoints/Keynotes, lectures, audio-visual aids, shared discussions, and hands-on learning with a demonstration doll. There will be an in-person demonstration lab/or Zoom with parents and their children each day of the training for more in-depth knowledge. To receive CIMI® certification participants must attend both training days and complete the Post-Practicum assignment. This includes the online Open-Book exam and parent instructional sessions with observational write-ups. Successfully passing will achieve their Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI®) Certificate. Participants have a 2-month window to complete the program.
Graduates become a part of the International Registry of CIMI® through the International Loving Touch Foundation, Inc. Read more about Becoming a CIMI®. Information on continuing education (see CE HOUR Accreditation information)
Who Can Attend: The CIMI® Certified Infant Massage Instructor program is an evidence-based practice (discipline: prevention) designed for Nurses, Lactation Consultants, Speech Language, Early Intervention Specialists, Occupational and Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists, Developmental Specialists, Doulas, Parent Educators, Child Life Specialists, Social Workers, Home-base visitors, and all healthcare professionals who work with infants and children. Other interested individuals should contact us directly.
Trainer:
Lynn Barts, MA, CIMI®, ILTF Trainer
(314) 313-5970 info@iteachbabymassage.com
Times:
- Thursday, October 2, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. CST
- Friday, October 3, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. CST
- Lunch break 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
- Free Parent-Baby Massage Demo Class 2:00- 3:15 pm both days- (contact: Lynn Barts, info@iteachbabymassage.com)
Included Readings & Supplies: Choose your Doll choice at check out!
- Instructor Training Manual, handouts and oil.
- Touch — by Tiffany Field
- Baby Massage: Proven Techniques – by Peter Walker
- Brain-Based Parenting — by Hughes & Baylin
- Modalities of Massage – Elaine Stillerman, Chapter Six: Infant Pediatric Massage by Diana Moore (available only through Loving Touch)
- Demonstration Doll: LaBaby Doll by Berenguer. 20” Soft Body with vinyl or non-cloth head, arms, and legs.
- Doll choices: African/American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic
Training Fee: $720. Includes all course materials.
WHEN APPLYING YOU WILL BE ASKED TO UPLOAD THE FOLLOWING:
1) One recommendation/character reference letter from a health care professional or professional supervisor/peer recommending you to this program.
2) One personal letter explaining why you want to learn and teach the Loving Touch® Parent-Infant Massage Program. (150-200 words)