Learn to settle and soothe your baby, while deepening your bond.
Join my 6 week baby massage course to develop your bond, relax and soothe your baby and help them transition from day to night.
Are you ready to learn how to soothe, comfort and respond to your baby’s unique needs?
You know how amazing it feels to be massaged and would like your baby to experience this, but are unsure how to do so safely and confidently.
You'd like to help to bring relief to your baby's colic and constipation but are unsure how to do this.
You'd love to add massage to your bedtime routine to set your baby up for a great night's sleep.
My baby massage course is 6 weeks of beautiful, calm bonding time with your baby. You will learn how to relax, settle and soothe your baby through massage. Combining both Indian and Swedish massage traditions, as well as elements from yoga and reflexology, you'll learn how massage can help with constipation, trapped wind, teething pains, symptoms of colic and congestion in accordance with the International Association of Infant Massage.
Each week we will add a different area of the body to the routine, building up to a full body massage for your baby.
Each class is completely baby led, very relaxed and we work at the pace of your baby. If you need to feed, change or pause to cuddle your little one during the session it's absolutely fine. We always follow baby's cues during massage, their needs come first!
The early days of parenthood can be a bit of a roller-coaster, with times of great joy mixed with some more challenging moments!
Baby massage helped me to bond with my baby,
helped me learn to read her cues, gave me a better understanding of how she was feeling and what she needed and quickly became an integral part of our bedtime routine.
In fact, spending this intimate, beautiful time quickly became the highlight of my day; remembering lying her down, singing and massaging her before bed, helping her drift off to sleep are some of my most treasured memories.
One of the traditionally unspoken truths is that motherhood can be lonely. There are times where you may feel unprepared, out of your depth, exasperated, frustrated, even angry. Birthing is clearly a life changing, pivotal experience and that’s why I’ve built in a little time each week for you to chat to other mums so that you can share, learn and perhaps, let go of those early frustrations.
The weekly sessions are divided into two sections - the first part will be spent focusing on massaging your baby with the remaining time for babies to play. While your baby explores developmentally appropriate sensory toys and play equipment, you will have the opportunity to have a hot drink, enjoy some cake and have a chat.
- Jess Evans (founder)
In my classes you will learn:
How to read your baby's cues
Massage strokes for each part of the body
Specialist strokes to relieve the discomfort associated with colic, constipation and teething
An express routine - perfect before bedtime
Adaptations for toddlers and children.
What’s included?
A bottle of organic massage oil for you to keep
A colour massage booklet with all the strokes included
Access to my online massage routine videos
A lovely keepsake certificate of completion
Hot drinks and yummy snacks every week
WhatsApp support and social chat group with all the parents on the course
Join me
Baby massage is suitable for babies from 6 weeks until actively crawling.
Upcoming courses:
April course at St Mary’s Priory Community Centre, Old Malton
Starts Tuesday 9th April (10:00am - 11:15am) - FULLY BOOKED
June course at St Mary’s Priory Community Centre, Old Malton
Starts Tuesday 4th June (10:00am - 11:15am) - BOOKING OPEN
My courses fill quickly and early booking is recommended.
I also offer private classes
If you are part of an NCT group, or have a group of friends who would all like to learn baby massage, why not learn from the comfort of your own home, at a time to suit you? Please contact me for a chat.
Soothe tummy pains and relax your baby before sleep
“I not only learnt how to massage my baby but how to provide colic relief. It is a pleasure to watch how much enjoyment my baby gets from being massaged.”
— Alice Crawford-Ellin
“I have just finished this course and it has been a fantastic way to bond with my baby, whilst teaching me some moves to help encourage a relaxed bedtime.”
— Liz Carruthers
“Great to learn the techniques to help calm and soothe baby and help with tummy pains.”
— Laura Hayden
FAQs
From what age is massage suitable for babies?
Baby massage is suitable for babies from 6 weeks old. However, it becomes more difficult to massage them when they are on the move, so I recommend starting before your little one is crawling. If you baby is younger than 6 weeks when the course starts, please contact me.
How will I know that my baby wants to be massaged?
Even if you love massages yourself, I’m sure there are times where you may not be in the mood for one. This may be the same for your baby and due to this we always ask permission before starting a massage. During the first week of the course, I will guide you so you know what cues to look for that signal your baby is ready for a massage or is telling you that they don’t want one just now.
What if my baby is asleep during the class?
Don’t worry if your baby is asleep, crying, needs changing, is feeding or just not in the mood for a massage during the class. I have several massage dolls for you to use to practice the strokes on and the at home videos are available for youth watch at a time that’s convenient for you and your baby.
Can my partner come with me?
I had considered inviting partners, however I've decided not to for a few reasons. First, I'd like to create a safe space for mums to discuss freely how they are feeling and share any struggles. I don't think that would work as well if partners were there as they may feel more inhibited. And secondly, I don't want people to feel excluded if their partners either don't want to, or can't come. That said, you will have access to the online video library, where I will run through the session content again, as well as the printed massage guide so you could always share these with your partner between classes? We did a similar thing with Zara's Sing and Sign classes, I'd go to the weekly class and then Greg (my partner) would watch the at home recordings and do it with her again. It worked really well.
