Baby Massage and Yoga shows you how to get in touch with your baby using the technique of gentle massage and yoga exercises. It offers practical information demonstrating which tools, techniques and insights you''ll need to best expose both yourself and your child to the many physical and emotional benefits of massage - including when the best times are, which oils to use and how to set the environment.
It connects massage and yoga with story-telling, music and rhyme to increase mental and physical development, giving step-by-step guides simple massage routines for every part of the body. You''ll learn simple yoga routines which you can try safely and effectively with your baby. Parents of children with special needs are shown simple, therapeutic exercises and plenty of practical and useful advice.
Discover the healing power of touch with this authoritative, helpful and expertly written guide.
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Table of Contents
- 01: Introduction
- 02: The benefits of massage and yoga
- 03: The best time to massage
- 04: Preparing for massage and yoga
- 05: Choosing oils for baby massage
- 06: A gentle introduction to touch
- 07: Introducing touch to your baby
- 08: The massage routine – getting started
- 09: The massage routine – the legs and feet
- 10: The massage routine – the tummy
- 11: The massage routine – the chest
- 12: The massage routine – the back
- 13: The massage routine – head and face
- 14: Baby yoga – getting started
- 15: Baby yoga – the legs, hips and tummy
- 16: Baby yoga – the arms, chest and back
- 17: Yoga exercises for your baby and you
- 18: Baby yoga holds
- 19: Special situations
- 20: Adapting massage for the growing child
- 21: Story-time massage and massage routine
- : for the growing child
- : Taking it further
- : Index
- : Dedication
