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| Healing Children Creates Hope for Our Future |
| Finding a qualified holistic pediatric massage therapist / healing energy therapist can be challenging. This is a new field and there are not many schools, or clinics that specialize in pediatrics. Take your time and look. Candidates should have completed a holistic massage therapy program from a reputable school and be licenced in the state where service is provided. More importantly, they should have successful experience in working with children. The ability to communicate and connect with children is key. Someone with a background in childcare, education, special education and crisis intervention is ideal. The opinion that matters most is your child's. I suggest having an initial consultation with no obligation. The interview should be child-centered and child-directed. Children have an innate sense about who they trust and what feels right. Consultations can be brief. Sometimes children will ask to try different techniques. Children should always have the final say on booking future sessions. |
| For more information: 207 522-7257 |
Massage therapy has a profound healing effect on infants, children and adolescents. They are generally more receptive and tend to heal much faster than adults. |
| Infants |
| Infant massage is taught to parents. It is easy to learn and offers a natural way for parents to connect and bond with their baby. Lessons focus on being present and aware through all states and stages of growth. |
| Children and Adolescents |
| Children and adolescents are empowered with choice. With guidance and support, they direct each session. Children are seen as the experts. Honoring their innate wisdom and ability to heal is key. |
| Children have the option of having their parent observe or participate. It is not uncommon for older children and adolescents to prefer a massage therapist administer their first massage(s). After they become accustomed to techniques and procedures, they feel more prepared to teach their parents. Children find this process to be empowering. Parents find it educational as they learn new ways to connect and meet their child's needs. Children are our greatest teachers! |
| Clinical Results |
| Children usually report feeling a sense of peace and relaxation like never before. They also state they feel safer and more grounded; more in touch with their emotions and have a clearer mind. After witnessing their child heal, parents often report experiencing the same. As children heal, families heal. |
| Integrative Modalities and Self-Care Techniques |
| The body is composed of 99.9% energy. It stands to reason, then, that clearing negative energy and balancing energy is essential to healing. Children have unique, dynamic energy systems. Working with a child's energy is an art that comes from the heart. It's also a science founded in both modern and ancient wisdom. There are many forms of Energy Healing modalities including Polarity Therapy and Reiki. During sessions therapists may place their hands on or above a child using Pure Intention and Creative Visualization to send Healing Energy. Once a child's Energy is cleared and balanced, they are taught how to protect their Energy Field from accepting negative energy. |
| Healing Energy |
| Emotional Freedom Technique |
| EFT combines hypnotherapy and acupressure techniques. It can be self-administered, it's simple to learn and can easily be integrated into daily one's routine. |
| Creative Visualization |
| The brain thinks in images. Creative Visualization helps create healing thoughts and images. When in a relaxed state the body readily accepts these thoughts and images. Healing thoughts and images create healing emotions. Healing emotions, in turn, continue to create more healing thoughts and images; and the cycles continues. |
| Play and Connection |
| Children discover the world around them and establish healthy relationships through play. Children develop a sense of who they are, and how to socialize and connect to others, when they play. Integrating play in healing sessions, while children feel safe and at peace, can help re-establish feelings of personal safety which is critical for developing healthy relationships. This is especially true for traumatized children. |
| Time In |
| Clients are taught how to take Time-In to organize their thoughts and heal their emotions. Time-In is self-initiated and self-directed. It is considerably more effective than taking a time out. Time-In empowers. Time out alienates. Since the goal of Time-In is to restore feelings of peace, the best time to teach this skill is when a child is in a place of peace. |
| Aromatherapy |
| Essential oils enter into the body instantly improving a child's psychological and physical well-being. They can enhance a child's mood, lift their spirit and relax their body. Oils used in therapy can be used at home to elicit a similar healing response experienced in therapy. |
| Music |
| Music can have a profound healing effect on children, especially when combined with massage therapy or healing energy sessions. Sound and vibration elicit healing responses throughout the body which opens the mind and renews the spirit. Music played during sessions can be used between sessions to elicit similar healing responses experienced during therapy. |
| Touch Research Associate Touch Research Institute University of Miami School of Medicine |
| I am empowered with choice. |
| I feel comfortable saying "yes." |
| I feel comfortable saying "no." |
| Listen to my Inner Wisdom as I Heal. |
| Within me is the Power to Heal. |
"As I heal the world heals." |
When a child becomes aware of their thoughts, feelings and emotions; when they feel grounded, empowered, and positive about themselves and their environment, something wonderful happens: living healthy, being healthy and making healthy choices comes naturally. |
| Finding a Practitioner |
| Protocol |
| Pediatric Massage Therapy |
| 207-522-7257 |