It is a well-being approach for children, which reduces anxiety, teaches relaxation and the understanding of emotions. It offers a technique to support pupils in helping them to calm and settle which can lead to improvements in concentration and learning.
Touch ---- Is the massage routine/sequence
Talk ---- Is the story, poem, song, etc. which is used as a basis to which the massage strokes link.
Stories adapted by Michelle Jennings and Irene DDM
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