17 Computer Drive E, Suite 17A
Albany, NY 12205

Saturdays (4 week session)

March 27th, April 3rd, 10th, & 17th

10:00am – 11:30am

Course fee: $84 includes music CD, oil, and all handouts

Register online, or phone 518.461.4871

578 New Loudon Road, Latham

Call today to schedule your appointment at (518) 389-2200. Visit the website at www.bodyworkprofessionals.com to learn more.

As parents, wives, friends and caregivers, we all can use these words to carry us into the new decade upon us with vitality and energy.

Blessings for an abundant New Year!

~Kathleen

May this New Year be one of Joy, abundance, good-will, peaceful
awakenings and graceful journeys.  May we have courage
to look for the blessing in every moment,  and the audacity
to celebrate it!

May compassion reign in our hearts and kindness ring
through every word.  May our waking dreams be filled
with joy, creativity and passionate pursuits. May our
hearts and minds be joined as One; unified within, so without.

May we remember we are all Children of the Earth: kindred
spirits, brothers and sisters, members of the Great family
of Love.

May we choose Love over fear;  unity and harmony over
separation and discord.  May we have the strength to claim
our authentic power; standing true in Word, action and deed,
and with firm resolve BE the change we wish to see in the world.

May our children see the Light of Love in our eyes.  May our
elders be honored for the wisdom each bears.  May every Heart
trust they are Divinely endowed with the birth-right to thrive,
and wake each day celebrating the Great-Full-Ness of life.

May we remember Heaven is within our Hearts, opening our
eyes to the sacred in all things.  May we breathe prayers of
thanks into each moment, and with reverence honor the gift
this Life brings.

Kathleen Gates, LMT, CIMI was trained through the International Loving Touch Foundation and regularly holds infant massage classes throughout the Capital District.  She is also available for private, in-home instruction and consultation.

If our babies could speak words to us, it might sound like this…..

“That feels good……keep doing it!”

Infant massage is a wonderful way to teach our children how to relax.  It is also calming for parents.  Conditioned relaxation response (CRR) can be elicited through gentle touch and tapping before or during the massage.  Often, babies will respond during massage with focused eye-to-eye contact (entrainment) and cooing, their form of communication (or speaking).  Parents can feel rewarded with these simple yet powerful infant responses.

“I’m still developing!”

Developmentally, an infant is not fully complete at birth.  Nervous system pathways are still being refined and developed.  Infant massage sparks the neurons in their brains to grow and branch out to encompass other neurons.  Massage also provides essential indicators of intimate parent-infant bonding and attachment like eye-to-eye, touch, voice, smell, movement, and thermal regulation.

“I hear you and I’m listening”

Infant massage promotes connections with infants through “mother-ese” or the high-pitched voice often used to communicate and soothe a newborn.  A mother or father’s voice can be instrumental in laying the groundwork for language development and early speech patterns.  Speaking with our children throughout the day will also strengthen this development.

“Help me get that bubble out!”

Physiological benefits are numerous and include a reduction in anxiety for both parents and baby.  Massage also helps eliminate excessive gas, reduces constipation and colic.  It also improves circulation and overall immune system function.  Additionally, it reduces levels of cortisol, the stress hormone.

Kathleen Gates, LMT, CIMI was trained through the International Loving Touch Foundation and regularly holds infant massage classes throughout the Capital District. She is also available for private, in-home instruction and consultation.

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