09/16/2021 6:01 AM
Clarín.com
Families
Updated 09/16/2021 6:01 AM
“
Shantala's massage
comes to the West through a French obstetrician and gynecologist named
Frédérick Leboyer
.
This massage has been practiced for
more than five thousand years in India
, and has its bases in Ayurvedic medicine ”, explains
Naty Franzoni
in his new book,
Shantala
(Planet)
Massages
.
“Leboyer collaborated in the center of Mother Teresa of Calcutta and each, when going to this place, he came across a woman named Shantala, who sitting in the crowded streets, gave this magical massage to her baby.
He first began to observe her from a distance, then he approached and asked the young woman to be able to observe her closely, and finally take pictures of her to fully learn the technique ”.
Model and host, Naty Franz has been practicing Yoga since she was 17 years old and, when she finished teaching this discipline, she created the workshops
Animate to manifest your dreams
,
Natumá
(yoga for pregnant women) and
Shantala Massages
, which today becomes her second book.
Shantala massage has been practiced for over five thousand years in India.
Credit: Ed. Planeta.
“Shantala massages are
a beautiful way to bring love
and connection to our babies.
It is a massage that goes from top to bottom and from front to back, wrapping our hands around the baby's skin ”, he explains to
Clarín
.
It is key to find a moment when you find yourself without television or anything that interrupts you.
Credit: Ed. Planeta.
Shantala massage: step by step
Although the book describes the "step by step", Naty shares a brief example of how to do it: to start, "
find a moment
when you find yourself without television or anything that interrupts you and decide to start massaging your baby , connect with what he likes, know in what way, with what intensity and with what gentleness to massage him, giving him a lot of pleasure ”.
Then, he points out, “begin to massage his hands, chest, abdomen, back, feet, legs, relax his brow… It is a
continuous massage
, like a 'flood' of our hands towards our babies.
The step by step helps you not forget to visit any part of the body ”.
"It is a continuous massage, like a 'flood' of our hands towards our babies."
Credit: Ed. Planeta.
Finally, he says that it is key to do it with the
intention of providing love
: “Put the intention in our hands and mind, and connect with our baby, with his needs, with what he tells us, with his gaze… And we can also tell him through the looks ”.
As a personal contribution and through his own experience, Franz incorporated Ho'oponopono when performing the massage: “In addition to seeking to be at peace and feel love, I always use the mantra 'I'm sorry, forgive me and thank you', to may that love from our hands come ”.
"I met the Shantala long before I was a mother," says Naty Franz. Credit: Ed. Planeta.
Shantala massage: benefits
“I met the Shantala long before I was a mom;
I learned of its existence from my yoga practice, and interest in topics such as Ayurveda, ways to relieve stress and live better.
When I was pregnant with my first child, Gonzalo, twelve years ago, I took the Shantala course and
started doing it
.
Years later, I transferred the same experience to my son Ramiro ”, he recalls.
Shantala massages can be learned during pregnancy.
Photo: Shutterstock illustration.
Ensures that both for babies and for people who perform the massage is beneficial.
In the case of babies, it can be done
from the first days of life
(Naty suggests after the cord falls off) to five months, which is precisely when many babies tend to have colic, and these massages help them feel better. .
Among the
benefits
of Shantala, Naty lists:
Stimulates the nervous system.
Improves the respiratory system.
Helps relieve discomfort caused by gas, colic and constipation.
Improves digestion.
Babies learn to relax and fall asleep.
Strengthens the bond of attachment between mother or father and child.
Hydrates and tones the skin.
Strengthens the baby's muscular and psychomotor system.
Shantala strengthens the baby's muscular and psychomotor system, among other benefits.
Photo: Shutterstock illustration.
And specifically
for mothers, fathers
or people who perform the massage, mention these benefits:
It is pleasant.
Helps reduce the chances of postpartum depression.
Provides relaxation.
It teaches you to know the needs of your child.
Improves the emotional bond between parents and baby.
Increase confidence.
Shantala contraindications?
"Absolutely none," says Naty Franz. Credit: Ed. Planeta.
Contraindications? "Absolutely none.
Do it exclusively when the person who does it feels the desire and love to do it ”.
“It is wonderful to be able to maintain the
connection with my son
just by looking, without speaking or saying anything to him.
This massage will always live in you ”.
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