What if babies and adults of all ages were able to get

the touch, support and movement they need to thrive?

I offer a child-centered and relationship-centered approach to observing and facilitating infants, and educating parents and caregivers about touch, movement and handling in the first year of life.

“The first year of life is crucial in the development of the child and of the adult the child will become. During this time, the infant is forming the patterns of movement, perception, and organization of information on which it will build its relationships to itself, to others and to the world. Facilitating development during this period can greatly enhance the child’s physical, emotional and intellectual abilities.” IDME webpage

I bring an approach which is gentle, non-intrusive, and playful rather than demanding. This approach is direct and highly specific to each individual child. My goal is to support a babies agency, comfort, curiosity and movement working together with the family in an interactive process. My intention is to meet each baby and family where they are. I will also share handling suggestions with you.

“Olive is a really warm and playful human, who is really easy to relate to and to trust with your baby. She taught me a lot of intuitive and smart ways my baby would move naturally, and instead of forcing the movement, using a playful approach to encourage for example rolling. As I used the techniques or play I noticed both of us understood it better. I also learnt a lot more than I did with the physiotherapist. Really enjoyed it! Really useful and fun.” 

Saga’s mum, Linnea Stålhammar

“How a baby is handled affects all aspects of their development: their patterns of perception, their problem-solving abilities, their emotional well-being, their cognitive functioning, and their sense of agency in the world. Even small changes in a caregiver’s habits and choices in handling their baby can add up to a significant difference in how a baby’s development is supported.”  babies project

Are you curious about your baby’s movement development?

Are you looking for new ways to play with your baby?

Do you want to learn ways to pick up, set down and hold your baby?

Do you have concerns about your baby’s developmental progress?

Do you want to know what your baby might do next and how you might support them?

As an educator Olive Bieringa has over 26 year of experience working with individuals and groups in Oslo, USA, New Zealand, Australia and internationally. She is a newly certified Infant Developmental Movement Educator® and a Certified Practitioner, Teacher and Program Director of Body-Mind Centering®. She is the Program Director for Somatic Education Australasia’s Body-Mind Centering® program in Melbourne, Australia. She is a Registered ISMETA Somatic Movement Therapist, Somatic Movement Educator, and Somatic Movement Dance Educator. In addition she is a certified DanceAbility® teacher, working with performers of all abilities and a Shiatsu practitioner. She has BA in Dance from the European Dance Development Center in the Netherlands and an MFA in Performance and New Media from Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY. She is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Dance at UniArts, Helsinki. She teaches internationally for universities, dance companies, festivals, and Body-Mind Centering® certification trainings.

In person or online sessions are 45-60 minutes.

Sessions can take place at your home or at our studio in central Oslo.

Email olive@bodycartography.org or call +47 466 422 67 to schedule.