Ilene Fox

Ilene S. Fox, LMT is a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist. She graduated from the New Center for Wholistic Health, Education and Research in 1998. She holds certifications as an Infant Massage Instructor and in Pre/Post Natal Massage. In addition to her private massage practice, Ilene is employed at the State University of New York at Stony Brook as a massage therapist in the Department of Pediatrics/Division of Infectious Disease. Here she teaches infant massage instruction to caretakers of HIV-exposed newborns and provides massage therapy to HIV/AIDS-infected children, adolescents, and young adults. Ilene wanted to write this book because she believes massage therapy adds peace and calm to a world of chaos. Creating a book that teaches parents to massage their babies can only make the world a better place. Ilene loves music, travel, yoga, and, of course, massage. She lives on Long Island.