Story Massage, Early Childhood Yoga and Starshine Storytime
Over 2022-2023, Davina gained qualifications in Story Massage and Early Childhood Yoga.
The Story Massage Programme combines the benefits of positive touch with the fun and creativity of words – whether as story, rhyme or song. Ten simple massage strokes form the basis of the programme. These strokes have a name, such as The Circle or The Sprinkle, and an easy to recognise symbol making it fully accessible for all ages and abilities. It is perfect for work with young children, special educational needs and retired adults (e.g. those suffering from dementia).
Davina has a best practice award for her work with Story Massage in Parkinson's, but also has experience using it with early years settings.
(Right picture shows its use in a Parkinson's session)
Davina's work with early years yoga lead to her creation of 'Starshine Storytime' - a multi sensory session combining music with yoga and stories for little ones (0-5 year olds). More can be seen on the website-
