Pregnancy and baby massage in the Amsterdam, Netherlands, Holland area

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There are three kinds of pregnancy / baby massage aktivities - which I also teach.

1) Massage for pregnant women. Pregnancy massage may help in relaxing and in alleviating a number of common ailments. Initially my massage concentrates on the lower back and the sacrum. I also apply a soft rhythmic lymph drainage massage over the whole body. After the third month, lymph massage of the belly area may help reduce future stretch marks (striae) on the belly. Furthermore I can apply a soothing facial and foot massage. Finally I could instruct the father or a friend about some basic shiatsu pressure points, which when applied during the birth, may help in relieving pain.

2) Massage for the mother during the period after childbirth. This massage may alleviate physical and psychological complaints (including a postnatal depression?) just after giving birth. Initially my massage again concentrates on the lower back and the sacrum. I also apply a soft rhythmic lymph drainage massage over the whole body. Finally I could apply a soothing facial and foot massage. When both the mother and the father learn to massage their baby this mutual touch is beneficial for strenghtening the bond between parent and child.

3) Massage for mother & baby: Baby massage is part of common everyday culture in many faraway countries and cultures. Repeated massage alleviates anxiety and stimulates the baby to grow both physically and spiritually. In India one applies an ayurvedic massage which is rather soft, with liberal use of clarified butter (ghee) or vegetable oil on the baby's skin. In Indonesia by contrast one often gives a stronger massage. It is a common experience that afterwards the baby will soon fall asleep. Receiving a massage brings many advantages for the baby. Less anxiety, more pleasant contact, calmness, a feeling of bliss. Baby's weight and growth curve could improve and they will feel great. In the case of "crying babies" (those with cramps or colic) this massage is advised. Please note there is no guarantee!

(baby photos borrowed from another internet site)

Massage works by the quiet, healing power of human touch. Touch forms the most direct contact without words between one human being and the next - and it does influence the well-being not only of the skin itself, but of the whole human being. Thus massage yields a miraculous healing power.

Conditions

I will only give this massage in the presence of the father and/or mother and I do enjoy to teach them the background and basic attitudes and also a series of movements and positions. After a numberof lessons one may proceed independently. A handicap is no objection. Yet I will not treat serious medical conditions as I am not a licensed physiotherapist. Clients are requested to sign a Medical Release Form.

Literature

Bainbridge, N., et al., Baby Massage The Calming Power of Touch. Dorling Kindersley, 2000

Tiffany Field, Touch, Bradford Book / MIT press Cambridge Mass, 2003.

Jane Howard, Please Touch, A Guided Tour of the Human Potential Movement, 1970.

V. McClure, Infant Massage: Handbook for Loving Parents. Bantam Books, 2000.

Christina Voormann & Dr Med. Govin Dandekar, Babymassage Berührung, Wärme, Zärtlichkeit. Graefe und Unzer Verlag, 1998.

Experience

As a holistic masseur I have a broad massage experience; I am married and I am father of two teenage daughters.

I do speak Dutch, English, German and also some French and Italian and I have studied at the Amsterdam Free University (Vrije Universiteit)

Lichaam & Ziel [Body & Soul] is my company name; I can receive you at my home or visit you in the Amsterdam area.

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Center for Applied Massage Art - Kees Kaldenbach, kalden@xs4all.nl. Haarlemmermeerstraat 83 hs, 1058 JS Amsterdam (near Surinameplein, ring road exit s106, tram 1 and 17). Telephone 020 669 8119; cell phone 06 - 2868 9775. Open 7 days a week.

I give this massage at various addresses: at my home address (see above), or at your own home or at your hotel.

Masseur Kees Kaldenbach is collaborating with a number of masseurs and masseuses in Amsterdam. He is also active as a masseur in the finest and most luxurious hotels.

Lichaam & Ziel [Body & Soul] is registered at the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce, number 3419 6612.

See Akademie voor Massage en Beweging www.akademie.nl.

www.pregnancywithoutstress.com

For prices please call or email me.

A client bringing in a new customer gets a one time E 10,- rebate.