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Infant Massage

Infant Massage has been shown to increase oxytocin (the feel-good hormone) and decrease cortisol (the stress hormone) for both the baby and caregivers.  We all need a little more of this!  
 
OCEA is offering Live Virtual opportunities to learn this skill and to connect (with us, others, and your baby).  Classes run for 4 sessions for $65.  
 
Infant massage is a natural way to nurture and care for your baby. We do this while holding them - without even thinking about it. Infant Massage classes teach a whole-body massage routine, the benefits of individual strokes, ways to communicate with your baby, and how to have some special time together.

The facilitator, Brandie Lekovic, will lead you through individualized massage sessions. Sessions include massage oil (if joining an online session, see notes) and handouts. Classes are intended for pre-crawling babies and provide lots of clever hints on carrying massage into the years to come. Brandie received her training with the International Association of Infant Massage and loved using these tools with her boys.  

Live Online Class:  4 sessions = $65
Private virtual sessions are $75 for a single class or $120 for 2 (giving a better chance for practice).  You are welcome to invite a group of baby's new friends for an additional $10 per baby. 

Refund Policy:  When cancelling a prenatal class after it has been booked, there is a $25 (CAD) administration fee. If the cancellation occurs less than 14 days before the class, there is a 50% cancellation fee. If it is less than 7 days, there is no refund.  

People who took our class had this to say:


We dearly want to support the health of expectant families.

Lily made online learning more community like than we thought was possible! It was also very nice to learn from the comfort of our own home!

Pre Natal – with Lilly Bianchi

Great class despite changed format

Pre Natal – with Julia Wykes

The online session was really informative. The instructor was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions.

Pre Natal – with Julia Wykes

Again thanks for all the work you've done to make the class accessible during this time and to update all the resources.

Pre Natal One Day – with Brandie Lekovic

The Bringing Home Baby course was an incredible learning experience for us. Our instructor Erin was passionate about the course content and is a very effective communicator. We enjoyed it so much we immediately signed up for the Pre Natal and CPR courses with Ottawa CEA as well. The course gave us the opportunity to ask questions about conflicting information we’ve heard about while preparing for our baby’s birth and hear how other soon-to-be parents are handling and setting boundaries relating to COVID. I feel this course has given us more confidence in our ability to become capable, calm parents.

Bringing Baby Home – with Erin Shaheen

This course exceeded my expectations. Even done through Zoom it was a very informative and welcoming environment. I feel much more prepared having taken this course. I highly recommend it.

Pre Natal – with Lilly Bianchi

Brandie was excellent. I really appreciated all the helpful tips for birth partners, hands on guidance, knowledgeable expertise and overall structure of the course. I left with a lot of clarity on the process and confidence in myself to deliver my baby. Would highly recommend this course for all new parents.

Pre Natal – with Brandie Lekovic

Brandie is an exceptional teacher, I really enjoyed her teaching style and found all the information to be super informative. She made me feel more confident in my body and the birthing process and took away some fear of labour. I also enjoyed listening to her experiences as a doula matched with the information of what was happening medically. Brandie is very approachable and I felt really comfortable asking questions and having a dicussion.

Pre Natal – with Brandie Lekovic

Brandie made me feel much more relaxed about how to manage pain during this class- and I loved the massage techniques that she taught our partners

Pre Natal – with Brandie Lekovic

Lilly was fantastic and had a calm yet informative and empowering approach to educating our class on prenatal subjects. She was thorough and welcomed any questions we had, which created a very open and comfortable atmosphere for learning. My partner and I looked forward to our lessons and felt we benefiitted from them immensely.

Pre Natal – with Lilly Bianchi

This course was provided via zoom and I don't feel like I missed out on anything by participating virtually. The instructor was extremely knowledgeable and answered every question. I felt her sympathy for all of the birthing women during this COVID19 environment.

Pre Natal – with Lilly Bianchi

Julia was wonderful! She did a great job of making the information engaging and easily accessible for first time parents. She was really encouraging and inspiring!

Pre Natal – with Julia Wykes


 
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  • Online

    Infant Massage
    4 weekdays
    Wed, Sept. 3 · Sept. 10 · Sept. 17 & Sept. 24, 2025
    09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    Online Class Using Zoom
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    Infant Massage
    4 weekdays
    Mon, Nov. 3 · Nov. 10 · Nov. 17 & Nov. 24, 2025
    09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    Online Class Using Zoom
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    Infant Massage
    4 weekdays
    Wed, Jan. 7 · Jan. 14 · Jan. 21 & Jan. 28, 2026
    09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    Online Class Using Zoom
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