About | Join A Team | Events | Give | FAQ

About The Season Of Nurturing

During our year-end Season of Nurturing , we emphasize the importance of touch and how you can be a part of creating nurturing touch and communication in your community. Please join us in our mission to promote nurturing touch and communication through training, education and research.

The impact of COVID-19 has been felt across the world and Infant Massage USA is no different. To ensure safety, Infant Massage USA Trainers have drastically limited the number of trainings and Students in each training this year and in their plans for 2021.

To continue providing the best to our Members and community, we are asking for your support during our Season of Nurturing through any donation amount or sharing our fundraiser with your network by joining or creating a Fundraising Team.

Thank you for your help promoting nurturing touch and communication for the benefit of families across the country.

Be A Champion For Positive Early Relationships

You want to make an impact to increase nurturing touch and communication for positive early relationships and when you team up with your community, you become an unstoppable force.

You'll make an impact that will last a lifetime, start rallying those around you for an incredible experience.

When you start or join a team you will have a personal fundraising coach to help you along the way with prewritten emails, check ins and cheering you on in your adventure of raising funds to become a champion for positive early relationships.

Click the Join a Team button at the top of the page, to join a Fundraising Team or start your own!

Lunch Break Stories Events

Infant Massage USA is excited to bring you our virtual Season of Nurturing: Lunch Break Series, 3 short 20 minute live events highlighting our community and supporting our mission.

We have lined up 3 amazing community partners on December 1st- 3rd to hear their engaging stories of nurturing touch and their community mission. Get your free ticket today by clicking the button at the top of this page. One ticket grants you access to all 3 events. You don’t want to miss it!

Marija is originally from Serbia where she received her B.A. (Hons.) at the University of Art. She later immigrated to Canada and was trained as a Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI ) in 2011. Marija knew she needed to introduce the infant massage program to her home country and in 2012, life brought her back to Serbia where she was the first, and only CIMI. She taught parents, offered lectures, presentations and interviews for local media willing to promote positive parenting and nurturing touch. In 2013, Marija organized the first training for new instructors and worked to establish the Serbian Chapter of IAIM. Since then Marija has been serving on the Board of the Serbian Chapter as the International Representative. She participated in three IAIM General Assemblies and has served on three IAIM Committees.

Marija lives in the Bay Area, CA with her husband Mark and is a Member of Infant Massage USA. She continues to work with parents teaching infant massage and Musical Baby Bonding™. She also became a certified Yoga Instructor in 2018 and a Prenatal Yoga Instructor in 2019.

Combining fields in technology and publishing, Deb has created PreemieWorld as the go-to space for education, support and resources for the preemie community including the acclaimed book, The Preemie Parent’s Survival Guide to the NICU. Prior to PreemieWorld Deb founded and ran the award-winning Preemie Magazine. She is also founder and CEO of Preemie Crystal Ball and a co-founder of the Alliance for Black NICU Families.

When not sought after for speaking engagements, media and news-related spots for the medical and general public, Deb provides public service to her community in the form of being a founding member and steering committee member of the National Premature Infant Health Coalition and a founding member and former Leadership team member of the NICU Parent Network. She also is a regular Column Editor for the Neonatal Network’s Neonatal Network Journal, and a columnist for both the quarterly newsletter for the Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN) and for Neonatal Intensive Care magazine.

Dr. Yamile Jackson is the CEO and Founder of Nurtured by Design. In 2001, after working in engineering and construction for the oil and gas industry for over a decade, Yamile gave birth 12 weeks prematurely to Zachary, who weighed less than 2 lbs and was in the intensive care unit for 5 months. Three weeks after he was born, Zachary survived the deluge of Tropical Storm Allison in Houston that shut down the power to his life-support equipment. Yamile, her husband and the staff kept him alive “by hand” for 9 hours until he was evacuated.

Since his birth, Yamile applied her PhD in ergonomics and human factors engineering to designing evidence-based devices and services that improve the safety, sleep, development, and quality of life of mother and child. For her Nurturing Technology™ that includes The Zaky™, Kangaroo Zak®, and Zen by Zak™ she has received over 20 awards including the Oprah's and Toyota's Standing Ovation Award (and $25,000 Grant), Ultimate Latina Award in the Health Category by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Female Hispanic Entrepreneur by the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Top 20 Latino Innovators of the Year by NBC Latino, and the Outstanding Woman Owned Business by SCORE FOUNDATION. Zachary is a healthy 15 year old and is Nurtured by Design’s CIO (Chief Inspirational Officer).

Give

You can make a difference when it matters most! Infant massage is an effective, inexpensive and simple solution to help prevent many community issues by focusing first on family-level interactions. Make a donation today by check or a click the donate button at the top. Every dollar counts!

Want your donation to go further? See if you company matches!

Many companies offer matching gift programs for charitable donations, and each matching gift program is different.

Click here to search our database of Employers.

Or, get in touch with your HR department directly to see if your company has a matching gift program.

FAQ

Where can I learn more about Infant Massage USA?

Visit our website at www.infantmassageusa.org.

How are the funds that are raised used?

Your donations support programs that educate & empower parents, caregivers and professionals across the country.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

Infant Massage USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which makes donations to us tax-deductible. Make your donation by December 31 to ensure that it can be deducted this year’s taxes.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

If you have any questions or would like to get in touch, reach out to us at 978-225-0093 or email membership@infantmassageusa.org. We are also happy to help with any technical questions about making a donation or setting up a fundraiser.

Is there a Ticket fee for the event?

There is no fee to attend Season of Nurturing: Lunch Break Stories. Sign up for your free ticket here.

How should checks be made out?

Please make checks payable to “Infant Massage USA” and include Season of Nurturing on all checks in memo space. Please mail checks to :

Infant Massage USA

2695 Patterson Rd. #2-154

Grand Junction, CO 81506

Can my gift be matched?

Many companies offer matching gift programs for charitable donations, and each matching gift program is different.

Click here to search our database of Employers.

Or, get in touch with your HR department directly to see if your company has a matching gift program.

Season of Nurturing 2020

Make every season a Season of Nurturing!

Team Leaderboard

Team Members