Call to Register and Check Scheduled Dates –  503-253-8482

Guided by Diana Moore, Founder of the International Loving Touch

On-going gatherings on Mondays, 10 – 11:30 am,  June – December. Call for exact dates.

The infant massage technique is designed for newborns to 5-month-old infants. Enjoy Loving Touch Right from the start. Once learned, you can easily adapt to older children. Our classroom is a small, quiet space that provides opportunities to meet other parents and share in the learning together. Our group is open to mothers, fathers, grandparents, and primary caregivers to learn the Art of Infant Massage and meet new parents.

Our sessions range from 75 – 90 minutes. We customize each gathering to meet the needs of the baby and family. This is a great opportunity for parents who need more support with a newborn to come together with other parents.  Massage will cover:

• Easy to follow, step-by-step massage instructions. You massage, and the instructor demonstrates on their life-size doll.
• History, theory, and practice. Areas of the body are covered in each weekly lesson.
• Bonding and attachment theory – what to understand and how it affects the parent-baby relationship.
• Learning how to read cues, how to recognize behavioral states, and the many benefits that go back and forth between parent and infant
• Relaxation techniques.
• How to vary the massage for the growing toddler/child.
• Special situations may be addressed according to the group, ie. prenatal, prematurity, at-risk, teen parenting, disabilities, sleep issues, colic, intestinal difficulties (gas and constipation).
• Parenting support
• Easy going time to share with other parents and receive support.

Note: Love donations will be accepted.  Must call to register! We look forward to seeing you!