Developmental Massage and Our Baby
A couple contacted me about their son, James, who was 8 months old but not able to lift his head. No diagnosis had been given except developmental delay which was obvious. James parents, Neil and Amanda, were most concerned.
Peter Walker
International author and teacher, Peter Walker gives teacher training courses in Developmental Baby Massage, and works with babies with developmental delay.
Peter pioneered 'Developmental Baby Massage' and 'Soft Gymnastics' for children in the 1980s, and is credited with inspiring baby massage among tens of thousands of new mothers. He has taught and certified over nine thousand teachers across 22 countries.
Peter's approach to massage is to bring pleasure to giver and receiver, and to use it as a tool to encourage optimal development for babies and children. He is a specialist when it comes to using massage to ease physical and developmental ailments.
Peter's Certificated Teacher Training Course in 'Developmental Baby Massage and Movement from birth to five' runs in the UK, Japan and Australia. It attracts midwives, health visitors, neonatal nurses and other therapists and professionals from all around the world. He runs several courses a year at Viveka; and holds a skype clinic every Friday and Saturday (see contact details below).
Role:
Teacher of baby massage to midwives, nurses and other healthcare professionals in contact with babies and children.
Qualifications:
Peter has a University Accredited Qualification, and decades of experience. His seven books have been translated into 18 different languages; he frequently contributes to newspapers and is regularly interviewed for TV and Radio (e.g. by Frank Bough, Anne Diamond, Richard and Judy, Emma Freud, Tara Newley, Melinda Messenger).
I like:
People who like children.
I don't like:
People who dislike children.
I love Viveka because:
I have many supportive friends here.
I also work:
In other locations in the UK, and in Japan, Australia and Asia.
Find out more about massage and baby massage classes at Viveka, and you can read more about Peter and his work on his website. To contact him directly or schedule a skype chat, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
