Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
I've been absent for a while. Reason for this is that I've been writing a book about nurturing touch for children. I'm very excited about it and as planning goes well, I'll have a book in my hands in about 2-3 months.
Three and a half years ago I took my ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
I've been back to Amsterdam for a few weeks and it was great to see lots of friends again. Many friends have had babies over the past year. Any of them do baby massage? No. Why not? Most of them have heard about infant and baby massage, but there's only ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Following up on a groundbreaking study showing that premature newborns who are massaged gain more weight than non-massaged preemies, the researchers at Touch Research Institutes (TRI) at the University of Miami Medical School now have a good idea why.
In the study "Vagal (nervous system) activity, gastric motility, and weight gain ...
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
I'm happy to announce that I'll be joining an expert panel of a national massage magazine. I'll start writing a blog for their website.
This is so great because it'll give me the opportunity to write about baby and child massage on a national level! It'll also create more awareness ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
I like to keep up to date with books that are out there about infant/baby and child massage. For myself, as background, but also to recommend great books to the parents in my classes.
One book that I really love is "Swedish Child Massage, a family guide to nurturing touch" by ...
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
When my oldest daughter Wies was in her "terrible-two's and three's" we had many days when we would struggle. It felt like she was constantly pushing my boundaries. I heard myself say "no" so many times in a day that it felt like I was more restricting her (what felt ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
This week I started a private class for child massage with a family with almost 7-year old twin boys. When I got at their house they had just finished dinner and the boys were running around, chasing each other and fighting (in a playful way). It looked like they would ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
As a mobile massage therapist doing in-home massages, I work a lot in the evenings. Most of the times I'm able to put the kids down before I go out, or I'll start and my husband takes over when I have to leave. Wies always asks me for a massage ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
When I do a massage with my children, Wies (5) and Sara (3), we always incorporate some games or stories into the massage. And why not? Child massage for me is not about the perfect massage stroke, but about having fun with your child in a loving ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Dear Friends,
Thank you for visiting my blog! On this blog I'll write about infant, baby and child massage news, events and interesting happenings in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Please feel free to write comments!
Love,
Martine
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