As 2008 comes to an end, I am left thinking of the great accomplishments that I had this year. The start of my business is one of the best things I could have hoped for. I am so thankful that I was able to complete the infant massage course and now am able to bring this wonderful class to the Treasure Valley. I'm truly hoping that 2009 will be a wonderful year for this new adventure.

One thing I am very excited for in the beginning of this new year is to be featured in Treasure Valley Family Magazine! Gentle Touch Infant Massage will be listed in the January health and wellness issue. I am working on an ad to feature in the magazine as well, which hopefully will start running in the February issue.

Thanks again for all the support and I wish everyone a happy holiday!

A Month Already?

Wow! time goes by fast! We had our 4th class today, and although it wasnt a full one, we still had a great time and learned several new things! I unfortunately forgot my camera today, so i'll try to get more pics up when I can. The babies seemed to respond very well to the gentle movements exercise we did today, they loved the stretches and joint movements, and wanted to keep going when we were all done. It's great to have such a great response to touch from these babies, and to hear stories of success from the parents, about calming baby down before bedtime, or helping ease an upset stomach, they are all wonderful examples of how great these techniques can be!

I will be finishing my practicum up with the end of this first class, then sending the full exam off for my final certification. I'm so excited to complete this training and begin this next step! I'll keep you posted on my progress and when the next class will begin!

First Class!!

Here are a few pictures from my first Class. As you can see, the participants had a very relaxing time and really enjoyed their massages.

We started the class by massaging the babies legs, then had time to finish with the stomach, all the babies were very alert throughout most of the massage, and did very well for the first day of class.

A group shot of all the satisfied babies


Thanks again to all of the wonderful parents and babies that participated in my first class!

Seattle Infant Massage Course

My Infant Massage Certification Course was completed this month! This is our class, all 19 of us from the northwest region had a great time and learned a ton!! I am so excited to introduce the treasure valley to Infant Massage and bring this loving, bonding touch to parents and their babies. I will be starting my practicum class this week and hope to finish before the holidays. I am working on getting my business licence to make it all official and will have business cards and brochures printed up as soon as the name is set in stone. I'll keep everyone posted on my progress and keep this updated as the classes start.

Thanks for all the support I've gotten from everyone, I couldnt be doing this without my friends and family, and wonderful husband, and I appreciate all the referrals I've been getting for new moms. Keep spreading the good word!