Special Needs
Empower Your Special-Needs Baby / Child / Adult
Help your baby, child or adult catch up on their organic development, and boost their physical & cognitive learning with individual Feldenkrais sessions.
Individual Hands-On Lessons for Babies & Children
Lena works with babies & children at her St Kilda studio, or with home visits in the Melbourne area when that’s the best available option.
Lena has been working with babies & children since 2010, following four years of rigorous studies in Italy, Israel and Australia. Israeli-born, Europe-educated and now a long-time resident of Melbourne — Lena connects with babies & children with all special needs to help them become more mobile and self-confident, better connected to their bodies and the environment, and continue their developmental growth smoothly and with fewer obstacles.
Helping Your Child Achieve Their Potential
Since the beginning of my career in 2010, I’ve been working with babies & children who display a wide range of difficulties, including congenital and trauma-based origins.
Some conditions are well-known, such as Autism, Cerebral Palsy, ADD & ADHD, muscular-skeletal problems, genetic disorders and brain injury, while others are undiagnosed — yet the child is struggling to reach their developmental milestone and enjoy a free interaction with the world.
I also work with children with behavioural issues, anxiety, difficulty in communication and in studies.
Creating Optimal Learning Conditions for Your Child
To help your child make progress and develop multiple abilities, they need a safe and pleasurable environment in which they are stimulated to try a wide variety of options, to make choices and learn through experience.
I’ve learnt that each baby and child have a unique personality, different interests and their own pace. Their learning process should not be rushed as they will feel left behind. Instead, by being engaged in their sensations and movement and through play, they will learn new skills and build their sense of confidence and independence in their abilities.
Adults Regaining Lost Functions
I enjoy enabling adults who have suffered brain traumas, cognitive & physical impairments or trying to recover their Nervous System, to learn new abilities, increase sensation & perception, and grow confidence in themselves.
The work is done individually, in a variety of positions, according to the setting – if it’s a home/hospital visit or at my studio.
Using Movement & Touch for Learning
What we know, we learn from our own experience, through the interaction of our body in space and the changing conditions.
Movement is actually a dynamic problem-solving in which the person deals with balance, coordination of the different parts of the body and an inner feeling of themselves to do even the most primary actions — such as folding forward, looking to their side, reaching to an object, etc.
By lowering the tension and tuning the person’s nervous system to their body, their perception of their action improves, they can change automatic and unhelpful reactions and learn new and easier ways to achieve their intentions. The result is a happier person.
Happy Clients
My son was born with low muscle tonus and had difficulty to keep balance when standing and walking. After a few months of meetings with Lena he was much more confident at the playground and could climb up a ladder without the fear of falling.
Karen — Mother
My son was a bit late with walking. In fact he was very afraid to walk and preferred to keep crawling, even at the age of 1.5 years. Working with Lena had an immediate impact on the way he was approaching walking and movement in general. He connected to Lena and was happy to see her each time.
Ben — 1.5 yrs
Book
Book a lesson with Lena
Tell Lena a little about what you would like to work on, and she’ll help you choose between a private lesson, a weekly group class or an online session.
Argyle Studio, 72 Argyle St, St Kilda VIC 3182