The Science
OF CONNECTION
Love based Science
Science & Evidence: Why the Love Bubble™ Matters
“Touch is the first sense to develop and the last to fade. In infancy, it’s how we say ‘I love you’ before we even have words.” — Dr. Tiffany Field, Touch Research Institute
one million moments of love
Every baby is born ready to connect. In the first 1,001 days of life—from conception to age two—the brain is forming over 1 million new neural connections every second. This incredible period of growth lays the foundation for emotional wellbeing, learning, health, and resilience for the rest of life.
But the world babies are being born into is increasingly fast, disconnected, and overstimulated. Parents are overwhelmed. Babies are often placed in containers more than they are cradled in arms. Screens take the place of eye contact. Isolation replaces community. Anxiety overrides attunement.
At Blossom & Berry, we believe that love is the antidote.
Through nurturing touch, baby massage, baby yoga, nature connection, and somatic presence, we help families build what we call the Love Bubble™—a felt sense of safety, connection, and unconditional love that calms the nervous system and supports optimal development.
This isn’t just a philosophy. It’s science.
The Science of the First 1,001 Days
According to the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, the experiences babies have in early life determine whether their developing brain architecture becomes strong and resilient—or fragile and fragmented.
Research from UNICEF, WHO, and The World Bank confirms that investing in the earliest years of life—especially in emotional and relational care—has the highest returns on investment for future health, education, and economic productivity.
In fact, economist James Heckman’s Nobel-winning research shows that every £1 spent in the early years yields up to £13 in long-term benefit to society.
more than a baby class
The Nurturing Care Framework (developed by WHO, UNICEF, and the World Bank) identifies responsive caregivingand early learning through relationships as pillars of healthy development.
Somatic-based practices like baby massage and baby yoga aren’t “nice-to-haves”—they are vital interventions that activate:
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Parasympathetic nervous system response (calming, safety)
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Oxytocin release (bonding, trust)
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Secure attachment through rhythm, tone, presence, and gaze
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Motor-sensory integration and brain-body mapping
Research shows that babies who receive nurturing touch cry less, sleep better, and develop faster. Parents who engage in these practices report lower stress, reduced postnatal anxiety, and greater confidence.
"I believe the most powerful form of activism is raising a baby in love."
because love creates love
- Gayle Berry, Prema
The problem we are solving
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1 in 6 UK children have a probable mental health disorder (NHS, 2023)
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1 in 5 mothers experience perinatal mental health challenges (NCT, 2021)
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Over 40% of babies in Western countries lack secure attachment (UNICEF, 2019)
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Early trauma and disconnection are directly linked to higher rates of addiction, chronic illness, violence, and depression in adulthood (ACE Study, CDC)
The cost of not nurturing babies is generational trauma. The solution is simple: Start with love.
Our evidence-aligned training, classes, and community programs are rooted in:
- Somatic science — Touch, movement, sound, breath, rhythm
- Relational neuroscience — Attachment, co-regulation, mirroring
- Emotional literacy — Name it to tame it, emotional presence
- Nature-based wellbeing — Green care, rhythm, ritual, seasonal connection
- Global frameworks — Aligned with Nurturing Care, 1001 Days, SDG 3 & 4
We create felt experiences of love that support optimal development in babies and emotional healing for parents.
returning to nature
Our Tree Babies™ and Wild Wellbeing™ practices are supported by research on green prescribing, eco-regulation, and nature-based early years learning.
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Nature connection has been shown to reduce parental stress, improve infant sleep, and increase serotonin and oxytocin.
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Outdoor movement practices support vestibular development, proprioception, and co-regulation.
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Green space access in pregnancy and infancy is associated with reduced risk of ADHD, obesity, and mental health issues later in life (source: Nature Human Behaviour, 2021)
Epigenetics & Emotional Inheritance
Pioneers like Dr. Bruce Lipton and Dr. Gabor Maté highlight how emotional environments influence gene expression and future health outcomes.
When parents are stressed, disconnected, or dysregulated, babies don’t just notice—they embody it. Emotional stress is passed on not only through behaviour, but through the body.
Somatic parenting and presence-based practices help break this cycle. They teach parents to regulate themselves, so they can co-regulate their babies. They support emotional literacy before language, nervous system healing before therapy, and connection before correction.
Teach Love
We create our society from the lessons we teach our children. It's time to teach love.
babies are born for love
Everything we do at Blossom & Berry is built on this principle: Love is the seed that shapes the future. Babies held in love grow into adults who offer love to the world.
Our goal is simple. To help every baby feel:
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Safe in their body
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Seen in their wholeness
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Soothed through loving connection
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Secure in their relationships
When this happens, we don’t just raise children. We raise the collective consciousness of humanity.
Our teach love manifesto
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global policy that supports our work with babies