Mission Statement Our Mission is to foster a renaissance of each people’s ancient tradition of infant massage and to promote nurturing touch and compassionate communication through training, education, and research so that globally parents, caregivers, and children are loved, valued and respected throughout the world community.    NCBTMB - CEH Provider          California Board of        Registered Nursing            CEH Provider   Recognized provider by CE Broker     for Massage Therapy in FL

Nurturing Families For Over 24 Years The ORIGINAL IAIM®, Incorporated in the USA since 1986 d/b/a the World Institute for Nurturing Communication WINC without borders™  Welcome to the World Institute for Nurturing Communication, d/b/a for the International Association of Infant Massage where we believe that Infant Massage Instruction, nurturing touch, promotes a lifetime of family attachment and healthy infant development.  The mission of the World Institute for Nurturing Communication, WINC without borders™ d/b/a for the International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM®) is to foster a renaissance of each people's ancient tradition of infant massage and to promote nurturing touch and compassionate communication through training, education, and research so that globally parents, caregivers, and children are loved, valued, and respected throughout the world community. “Where touching begins, there love and humanity also begin...”   Ashley Montagu

** 1-Day Refresher Course *** NICU Training Course **** New Touch in Labor Course   2010 WINC™ d/b/a for IAIM® Training Schedule Jan 16-17 & 23 - Mechanicsburg (Harrisburg), PA - Kathryn Siembieda January 21-23 - Hollywood, FL - Penny Goldman/Beth Fletcher January 22-24 - Charlotte, NC - Margi Saxton February 19-21, Atlanta, GA - Margi Saxton February 23-25, Denver, CO - Andrea Kelly February 26-28, Brampton, ON CANADA - Jill Vyse  March 1-3, St. Charles, MO - Stacy Altrup March 8-10, Long Beach, CA - Andrea Kelly March 16-18, Las Vegas, NV - Andrea Kelly March 19-21 - Augusta, GA - TOUCH IN LABOR - Margi Deneau-Saxton March 29-31, Richmond, CA (near Oakland) - Andrea Kelly March 25-27, Hollywood, FL - Penny Goldman/Beth Fletcher April 9-11, Menomonie, WI - Maltee McMahon April 17-18 & 24, Mechanicsburg (Harrisburg) PA - Kathryn Siembieda May 13-15, Hollywood, FL - NICU Class - Penny Goldman/Beth Fletcher May 18-20, New Orleans, LA - Andrea Kelly June 22-24, Davis, CA - Andrea Kelly June 24-26, Hollywood, FL - Penny Goldman/Beth Fletcher June 25-27, Madison, WI - Maltee McMahon July 13-15, Ventura, CA - Andrea Kelly August 17-19, San Jose, CA - Andrea Kelly Aug 7-8 & 14, Mechanicsburg (Harrisburg), PA - Kathryn Siembieda August 20-22, Woodbury, MN - Maltee McMahon Sept 30-Oct 2, Hollywood, FL - Penny Goldman/Beth Fletcher Oct 23-24 & 30, Mechanicsburg (Harrisburg), PA - Kathryn Siembieda November 5-7, Menomonie, WI - Maltee McMahon November 26-28, Lindsay, CANADA - Jill Vyse December 7-9, Ventura, CA - Andrea Kelly

CONGRATULATIONS to Andrea Kelly for her FEATURE article published in the October 2008 issue of Massage Magazine.   The article is titled "The Gentle Art of Infant Massage" and there is a excerpt online at www.massagemag.com/IAIM titled "Beyond Infant Massage: Courses that Create Healthy Family Communication". We highly recommend that you buy the October 2008 issue of Massage Magazine to include the 5-page FEATURE article with your marketing package along with your card and brochure. (Please note that the magazine apologetically put the incorrect web site at the end of the article in the magazine (the website address online is correct) so before you make copies for your classes please make sure to CORRECT the last three letters at the very end of the article from net to ws i.e.:www.iaim.ws) CLICK HERE TO READ ON-LINE ARTICLE

"Nature needs nurturing to reach it’s full potential.”   Dr. Bruce Lipton, Ph.D. Scientist, lecturer and author of The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles - For more information on Dr. Bruce Lipton and his work, please click here.

PRESS RELEASE   IAIM® wins legal challenge for the trademark “IAIM®” against Infant Massage USA and International Association/Sweden before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.   The International Association of Infant Massage, IAIM®, located in Ventura, CA, has maintained and continues to maintain its original incorporation in the United States since 1986. IAIM® is the “grassroots” organization that precedes all other organizations who took on the name of International Association of Infant Massage throughout the world. We have evolved over the past 24 years into our modern day organization to include the finest group of CIIT™ (Trainers) and CIMI®s (Instructors) in our history.    In lieu of the foregoing...   (click here for complete story)

IAIM®, trains and certifies Certified Infant Massage Instructors (CIMI®) who in turn teach parents and caregivers to massage their babies.   To maintain the high quality of classes we provide to parents we require the  instructors we train are required to complete the Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI®) process. Each CIMI® must attend a 3 day or 4 day training, complete an exam and demonstrate their competence by teaching parent classes.