Course times: 9.30 am to 5.30 pm

Course Fee: €125

Booking Deposit: €50

Choose your course date

13th February 2021,

18th September 2021

About course

This is a one-day workshop. All Reflexologists know stimulation of reflex points has a significant effect on the nervous system, promoting relaxation and helping to restore its balance. Reflexology also has a calming influence on the internal organs and muscle functions. This course will give you the tools and confidence to work with babies and children and the knowledge of how to work with specific childhood illnesses and issues.

Why take this class?

Because babies’ feet and bodies are much smaller than an adult some reflex points are accessed and worked differently on a baby. Also, the length of time worked on a baby will differ from an adult.

What you will learn?

With the help of specially drawn charts you will learn how to tailor your normal reflexology routines into simpler forms to use with babies, toddlers and children for common childhood illnesses and

Course content

Benefits of touch and reflexology on babies, toddlers, children

Zone therapy and how to use as a stand-alone treatment for children

Linking techniques – energy links through the zones

Scaling down! – how to adapt techniques for babies and children

Contraindications

Contra actions

Preparation prior to treating babies and children

Consultation techniques

Relaxation techniques

Responses and Reactions

Parental and Child consent

Duration and frequency of treatments

Creating the best environment and using good quality mediums

Aftercare and home advice with some basic techniques to use at home

Common childhood conditions that respond well to Reflexology

Anxiety

Constipation

Reflux

Colic

Broken sleep patterns

Teething

Stomach aches

Hay fever

Sinuses

Eczema

Your specially designed maps

Map of Reflex Zones

Baby Reflex foot map

Young child reflex foot map

Hand Reflex map

Can I learn more?

Yes.

Learn how to teach this to parents Click here for our Instructors Course

Professional CPD points available for this course

NRRI 100 points

IRI 50 points

IFPA 6 points category B

This course is taught by:

This course is written and taught by Denise Hanlon. Denise is one of OBUS Schools most experienced tutor and has been a practitioner for almost 20 years. She was inspired to write this course when she saw the wonderful results she got when she used Reflexology on her grandchildren.