Calm And Nourish

Calm And Nourish Helping parents calm babies and build confident connection through infant massage. Follow for expert tips and nurturing guidance Calm And Nourish

In- home (Chicagoland) or remote (Anywhere) lessons available.
40+ years in child development.

04/20/2026

Infant massage is much more than simply the strokes— it’s a communication dance between baby and parent! Your baby is waiting for you to ask permission! All babies + all parents = CONFIDENCE!

04/17/2026

I’d love to have a magic wand -wouldn’t you? Infant massage lessons are waiting for you!

04/10/2026

Parents ask me, “But how do I play with my baby?” Infant massage lessons include many developmentally appropriate strategies to help build solid foundational skills which are crucial for healthy cognitive, social- emotional and language development. Many of these strategies come naturally to some parents - but not all! Bring infant massage into your infant’s world and learn a whole new way to play!

04/10/2026

Calm And Nourish: Infant Massage and Education celebrates siblings! .

04/08/2026

One of the pillars of my training as a Certified Educator of Infant Massage (Infant Massage USA) is listening without judgment. When parents attend a lesson, they bring emotions, expectations, questions, and sometimes even challenges. I welcome all of this with respect and openness, without evaluating or criticizing, but instead, creating a safe space where every experience matters.
Listening without judgment allows parents to feel free to express themselves, to share, to ask questions - without the few or “doing it wrong”. In this atmosphere, infant massage becomes a genuine journey of mutual discovery, with no rigid models, but the possibility of adapting strokes and rhythms to the uniques needs of each baby and family.
This value is reflected in each time spent with a family: it’s not about teaching the perfect technique but about offering an experience of relationship presence and authenticity. Listening without judgement means recognizing the competence of parents and the voice of babies!

04/07/2026

As someone who worked with children with hearing loss for 40+ years…here’s what I want new parents to know.
🫃🏻Your baby is still your baby
🫄🏽You are allowed to grieve
👨‍🍼Touch builds security when words seem overwhelming
❤️ You don’t have to do anything right now
When you’re ready, my lessons provide a slow safe place to just be with your baby.

04/04/2026

Singing supports early communication, strengthens bonding and is high interest for your baby! Try combining rhymes WITH massage strokes to build rhythm, repetition, and movement. At CalmAnd Nourish: Infant Massage and Education, I can help you weave baby sign language into your routines.

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Saint Charles, IL

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