Combining stories with massage for learners with PMLD can bring benefits including communication, engagement, fun and opportunities for meaningful interaction.
Story Massage Programme blog
Helping Maisy Cope with Bereavement
A mother explains how the Story Massage Programme has helped her daughter with PMLD cope with bereavement through positive touch and poetry.
Introducing Meaningful Props to Story Massage Sessions
Would you like to add sensory and meaningful props to your Story Massage sessions? We share some helpful tips and ideas for inexpensive and relevant props – plus a massage story.
Positive Touch and the Emotional and Wellbeing Curriculum
Centre of Excellence awarded to the Early Focus Project in Dublin where the programme is integral within the emotional and wellbeing curriculum.
Story Massage for Children with Tactile Sensitivity
We talk to a mother who has helped overcome her son’s tactile sensitivity by sharing massage stories.
Success for Student with Learning Disabilities
Celebrating success for student, Kym Shepherd, our first Story Massage practitioner with learning disabilities. A story of courage, determination and achievement.
Buying the Story Massage Ebook
The Story Massage Ebook can be purchased from different online retailers. These are listed here.
Story Massage with Yoga and Movement
Combining yoga and movement with the Story Massage Programme helps increase engagement and participation in stories and poems.
Rosie’s Story Massage Book Review
Read a Five Star Review of our Story Massage Book written with the help of Rosie, aged 5. The book is enjoyed by all ages and abilities.