The joys of infant massage and aromatherapy
About the author
Lina is a qualified aromatherapist who has been treating clients for over 4 years. Treating from her successful clinic on Australia's Gold Coast, Lina uses essential oils therapeutically for healing and transformation on all levels of the body. Specialising in aromatherapy for pregnancy and infant massage, Lina also conducts workshops to help you in your discovery of the joys of aromatherapy.
For more information on aromatherapy for healing and transformation, and for up and coming workshop dates, please contact Lina at:
0415 992 239 
www.ntpages.com.au/therapist/15213
For thousands of years, human beings have savoured the unmistakable comfort of human contact. With the power to heal, soothe and love we have craved touch from our first waking moments on this planet.
Too often these days the focus for new mothers has shifted from touch and holding their infants to feeding schedules, nap times and self soothing. With the modern world being what it is today who can blame them, with no time for a quiet moment the majority of us wake up 10 years later wondering "how did I get here?"
Through the use of safe aromatherapy for infants and baby massage, new mothers can reconnect with their infants, and nuture themselves at the same time.
It's important to know that the time you spend massaging your baby is generating far greater benefits than an application of moisturiser or oil after bath-time. Some of the benefits you may find profound and surprising:
- Infant massage helps to improve communication between the parent and child.
- It helps to calm and soothe babies.
- It helps to relieve stress and assists with sleep for the infant.
- It helps to aid digestion, relieving colic, wind and constipation.
- Baby massage helps to strengthen the infant's immune system.
- It regulates breathing.
- It improves skin texture.
- and one of the most important benefits is that it helps to enhance confidence and self esteem in parents.
By adding 1 drop of chamomile, neroli, lavender or sandalwood to 10mls of your favourite vegetable oil (avocado, macadamia, olive, apricot), your baby can recieve the benefits of infant massage and also the soothing and therapeutic benefits of these amazing oils.
- Chamomile can help to reduce the symptoms of digestive disorders as well as relax and sedate an active baby.
- Neroli, the rescue remedy of oils, can help to bring joy and laughter into your life as well as soothe emotions, promote sleep and calm.
- Lavender is well known for its sleep inducing properties but it can also aid in comforting and supporting tired emotions, help to soothe dry and itchy skin and calm rapid breathing.
- Sandalwood is well known for its medatative properites, grounding the emotions and providing strength to its users.
Using essential oils with infants can produce wonderful results and change the mood of a baby instantly. It's a powerful tool for any mother when used correctly.
To learn how to massage your baby, or for some expert advice on what you can and can't do with essential oils for infants, contact a qualified aromatherapist.
Infant massage should always be a positive and pleasurable experience for the child and for the parent, and combined with aromatherapy can you relieve both your child's stress and your own with sounder night's sleeps and happier babies!
