INTEGRATED NURTURING BABY MASSAGE AND BABY YOGA  1

• Health professionals (nursery nurses, health visitors, family support workers) with a related interest
• Childrens’ Centres Staff (child development practitioners, family support workers, outreach workers)
• Yoga teachers with an interest in babies
• ‘Mothers’ route to training’ (Birthlight apprenticeships)

Note: Applicants with no previous knowledge of infant development need to complete the anatomy and physiology pre-reading module before taking this course. 

This course is taught  livestream on Zoom, this training is blended with online learning, ensuring that students can review, practice, deepen and test their skills and knowledge beyond the course contact hours. The supporting resources are substantial and will involve an investment of time and commitment alongside the live interactive contact, and will enable you to create a professional range of enjoyable sessions of nurturing baby massage and baby yoga for babies from 4 weeks to pre-mobile. Contents can be adapted to suit your families’ and groups’ needs or individual pairs.

There is coursework to be completed following the course, consisting of a case study for 3 sessions, all of the forms for which are provided.  

For full information see the details:- https://birthlight.com/baby-yoga/

This course can be followed by Birthlight Integrated Nurturing Baby Massage and Baby Yoga 2 which will:

• Deepen your  understanding of infant development to include older and mobile babies in classes
• consider  the needs and challenges of older and mobile babies in a class and extend your repertoire of moves and practices to include them 
•  Further your knowledge of gentle progressive yoga appropriate for mothers as they begin to heal and supportive practices for parents
• offer a range of new ideas through the use of props 
• Consolidate your confidence as a teacher able to offer classes for a range of baby needs and ages

9am-1pm Mon/Tues/Thurs each week

Tutor: Emma Philip

The course will be taught live by Emma Philip in a Livestream Blended course format via Zoom with online course component.  See our faq for details about the course format.  

Note: Zoom with broadband connection is a requirement (you will be emailed a Zoom invite link which will enable you to access the Zoom part of the course).  

Our technical support person will be available to assist you if necessary (please contact us if you require this).  

Birthlight annual membership fee is included in the price of this standard course (worth £35 annually). If you are already a Birthlight member then to receive your Birthlight membership discount please login and it will be automatically applied (purchase membership)

(additional 10 hours of self-led online learning during training schedule, plus compulsory coursework following the training)

If you wish to purchase a doll, we recommend the 60cm semi-weighted from:

https://touchneeds.com/demonstration-dolls/60cm-3-4-month-size-dolls

NB: If you live outside of the UK you will have to pay postage and packing for the manual and booklets. When you book we will give you the cost.