Presence touch (intro)

This massage time is not only for the baby or child but the parent as well. The simple act of noticing what is occurring in our environment is an easy way to become present. By focusing on and enjoying the present, we can make more meaningful use of our time. There are times we have no idea what to do in a given moment or we might have time to indulge in some one on one. Whatever the case, we can bring our attention to our senses or to our breath.  With stillness comes awareness. We are not always in our happy place but with a moment to just be, if anything by just enjoying our breathing, our body and mind come together and therefore a shift to the present happens 🙂

By placing your hand on your child’s belly and moving it up and down with the breaths, (up on the inhale as the breath fills the diaphragm and abdomen, and down on the exhale releasing the breath up and out) you can demonstrate the effect of breathing on the body. It is in its simplest….. our most effective internal massage.

If anything, to take away from this course, is the confidence to know that you have a direct effect on your child’s wellbeing and that your simple touch can sometimes be the answer to any troubling issue. By taking the moment to be present with your child you are already relaying your intention to not only be a part of their growing and developing journey but also that when things get rough, all we have to do is breathe.

Use the Presence Touch anytime during the massage to bring you both back to the present.

What a gift that present 🙂