This course builds upon the Fundamentals of Pregnancy Massage and Advanced Pregnancy Massage II courses and focuses on clinical considerations for infant and postpartum care. Infant massage techniques will be demonstrated by the instructor using an infant massage doll, with students practicing alongside using their own dolls. Students will explore lymphatic drainage massage applications and foundational Chinese medicine theory, including hands-on acupressure techniques, with an emphasis on relaxation and support of post-surgical edema following cesarean birth. Appropriate professional communication and collaboration with medical providers, including physicians and OBGYNs, will be reviewed in the context of post-surgical care. Instructional materials, including manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) protocols, will be provided.
Ethical considerations related to pediatric massage will be reviewed, along with best practices for supporting families in the postpartum period. The course emphasizes scope of practice, referral awareness, and health equity, with particular attention to barriers to care affecting marginalized communities and strategies massage therapists can use to support healthy outcomes.
This course is NCBTMB approved and provides 16 hands on hours for massage therapists.
Manual Therapists, chiropractors and midwives are welcome to attend.
Location: 303 Creek St SE, Yelm, WA 98597
Dates: Dec. 5th-6th 2026, Saturday and Sunday
Times: 9am-6pm with 1 hour for lunch 12:00-1:00
**more details on our “Explore Events” tab
**Emails regarding the event will be sent one week prior. If you do not select that you will accept marketing, a confirmation email does not send from the website. I do not sell or spam your email. Emails are sent from Dreamspace Natural Therapeutics on a semi-quarterly basis for updates.
What to bring: sheets oils, table provided
Course includes: written materials, pdf, slides and resources for further study.
This course was prepared with advice from Leslie Stager R.N., LMT and author of Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy.
Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy by Leslie Stager is suggested reading for this course.
This course builds upon the Fundamentals of Pregnancy Massage and Advanced Pregnancy Massage II courses and focuses on clinical considerations for infant and postpartum care. Infant massage techniques will be demonstrated by the instructor using an infant massage doll, with students practicing alongside using their own dolls. Students will explore lymphatic drainage massage applications and foundational Chinese medicine theory, including hands-on acupressure techniques, with an emphasis on relaxation and support of post-surgical edema following cesarean birth. Appropriate professional communication and collaboration with medical providers, including physicians and OBGYNs, will be reviewed in the context of post-surgical care. Instructional materials, including manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) protocols, will be provided.
Ethical considerations related to pediatric massage will be reviewed, along with best practices for supporting families in the postpartum period. The course emphasizes scope of practice, referral awareness, and health equity, with particular attention to barriers to care affecting marginalized communities and strategies massage therapists can use to support healthy outcomes.
This course is NCBTMB approved and provides 16 hands on hours for massage therapists.
Manual Therapists, chiropractors and midwives are welcome to attend.
Location: 303 Creek St SE, Yelm, WA 98597
Dates: Dec. 5th-6th 2026, Saturday and Sunday
Times: 9am-6pm with 1 hour for lunch 12:00-1:00
**more details on our “Explore Events” tab
**Emails regarding the event will be sent one week prior. If you do not select that you will accept marketing, a confirmation email does not send from the website. I do not sell or spam your email. Emails are sent from Dreamspace Natural Therapeutics on a semi-quarterly basis for updates.
What to bring: sheets oils, table provided
Course includes: written materials, pdf, slides and resources for further study.
This course was prepared with advice from Leslie Stager R.N., LMT and author of Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy.
Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy by Leslie Stager is suggested reading for this course.
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