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Branches of Nature Family Daycare: Kids Yoga with Melanin & Yoga

BRAWS: Bringing Resources to Women’s Shelters

Brewers Café: After Hours Yoga Flow

Butterbean Market & Café: Yoga Flow and Brunch

Glendale Ruritan Club: Yoga Flow with Melanin & Yoga

Main Stage RVA: Yoga Flow and Brunch

Robinson Theater: Flow with Melanin & Yoga

Soles4Soles: Wellness festivals, monthly luncheons, weekly classes, regular workshops

welcome The Power of Touch: Learn all about Infant Massage USA Explore the art and impact of touch in the Spring 2024 issue of BeInkandescent magazine featuring the teachings of Infant Massage USA

mind A Must-Read for New Parents: Vimala McClure’s “Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents” Credited with bringing the ancient art of Infant Massage to the West, author Vimala McLure is the founder of the nonprofit International Association of Infant Massage, with chapters in more than 30 countries and thousands of instructors worldwide.

body Dr. Christine Perez, Ph.D, BSN, RN, CEIM educates us: “Exploring Infant Massage as Standard Nonpharmacological Treatment for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome” "The opioid epidemic in the United States has increased opioid use in women of reproductive age, leading to in utero exposure causing withdrawal symptoms in newborns known as neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)," explains Dr. Christine Perez in her July 2022 dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, PhD Public Health, at Walden University

spirit Infant Massage USA Trainer Jody Wright: “A Story of Infant Massage and Adoption” Bonding and attachment is vital for any parent and baby, but with adoption or fostering, family-building practices like massage, sleep, feeding, carrying, bathing, become vital to support the establishment of a new family relationship. When we act like family, and do the intimate things that families do, we soon feel like family.

soul First Time Fathers: In this TEDx talk, Mary Kay Keller gives us “A candid view of their experiences” What have we been doing in our society that doesn’t encourage fathers to step up?

we're all heart Family Ties: Linda Storm shares, “A Personal Story of Mother & Daughter Becoming Infant Massage Educators” Learn how the work of infant massage weaves through a family’s life