Feldenkraismitkids

26/08/2026

Some experiences stay with you long after the room has emptied.

At the beginning of August, I had the privilege of teaching Working with Children in Hradec Králové, organized by Reneda — six days of observing, exploring, questioning and learning together.

Looking back a few weeks later, I realise how meaningful this experience was for me.
My own way of working with children has been shaped by many years of practice, but also by teachers who have challenged me to keep looking, feeling and thinking more deeply. Nancy Aberle and Sylvia Shordike Sylvia Shordike (NeuroHorizons®) are two of those teachers, and their influence continues to be part of how I work and how I teach today.

Sharing the teaching space with Nancy in Hradec therefore felt particularly special.
What I wanted to pass on was not a collection of techniques or ready-made answers. Working with children asks for something much more individual: the ability to observe, to sense differences, to understand relationships, and to stay curious about what might become possible for this particular child.
And teaching reminded me of something else:
Becoming a teacher doesn’t mean leaving the role of the student behind.
Quite the opposite.
We continue to learn from our teachers, from our colleagues, from the practitioners we teach — and, again and again, from the children themselves.

I am grateful for everything that was shared in Hradec and curious to see where this next chapter of Working with Children will take me.

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11/08/2026

What if the first step isn’t movement — but understanding?

When a child is working with a lot of muscular effort, my first question is not always: How can I change this movement?

Sometimes, it is: How can I help the child understand more clearly what is happening right now?

During this lesson, we slowed things down.

I talked her through what she was experiencing — where she was, what was supporting her, what was changing — and we waited long enough for her to have time to sense the effect of gravity again.

Putting words to the experience seemed to bring something important: *more orientation and more understanding of what was happening in her own body.*

For me, touch, movement and language are not necessarily separate parts of a lesson. They can work together to make an experience clearer.

And sometimes, before asking a child to do something differently, we can give them time to *feel, orient and understand.*
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11/08/2026

*What if the first step isn’t movement — but understanding?*

When a child is working with a lot of muscular effort, my first question is not always: How can I change this movement?

Sometimes, it is: How can I help the child understand more clearly what is happening right now?

During this lesson, we slowed things down.

I talked her through what she was experiencing — where she was, what was supporting her, what was changing — and we waited long enough for her to have time to sense the effect of gravity again.

Putting words to the experience seemed to bring something important: *more orientation and more understanding of what was happening in her own body.*

For me, touch, movement and language are not necessarily separate parts of a lesson. They can work together to make an experience clearer.

And sometimes, before asking a child to do something differently, we can give them time to *feel, orient and understand.*

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29/07/2026

Final preparations for our upcoming Feldenkrais® seminar, Working with Children with Neurological Disorders, taking place in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic (August 1–6).
Together with my colleague Nancy Aberle, we’ll welcome practitioners from different professional backgrounds, as well as parents and caregivers, for six days of observation, exploration, and hands-on learning.
Teaching is one of the greatest privileges of my work. It is an opportunity to bring together decades of clinical experience, continuous study, and the wisdom generously shared by my own teachers—and to support practitioners in developing greater clarity, sensitivity, and confidence in their work with children.

I am deeply grateful to everyone who has shaped my path, and I look forward to continuing that tradition of learning alongside my wonderful colleague Nancy Aberle ® ® ®.

19/07/2026

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28/05/2026

...und dann kommt die kleine L. plötzlich mit einer Handvoll Gänseblümchen zurück aus einer Feldenkrais® sessionpause und sagt: "für Dich liebe Steffi"🌼.. mein Herz schmilzt ❤️ dahin.
Diese kleinen Momente gehen direkt ins Herz.

In den letzten Sessions durfte ich beobachten, wie viel mehr Vertrauen, Aufmerksamkeit und Freude an Bewegung entstanden sind. L. entdeckt immer mehr Möglichkeiten in sich selbst und besteht inzwischen oft darauf, Dinge eigenständig zu machen.
Es fasziniert jedes Mal aufs Neue, wie lern- und anpassungsfähig unser Nervensystem dank der Neuroplastizität ist — besonders dann, wenn Lernen mit Leichtigkeit, Beziehung und Freude verbunden ist. ❤️

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01/08/2024

For all those who want to work with special needs kids there will be a Zoom meeting with Sylvia Leiner Shordike on Saturday. She will give insights into the NeuroHorizons® training in Europe and Boston, which is aimed at parents, Feldenkrais® practitioners / professionals and caregivers.
2 hours that convey what specifically happens in this training and who can benefit from it and how.

I especially recommend this 1 year training after having participated as an expert in 4 segments in Austria and now having decided to do the whole training in Germany, which has just started.
When I took this photo of the wonderful girl during a session with Sylvia in St. Aegyd 2023, I was deeply impressed by Sylvia's way of working and teaching.

It is remarkable how versatile, easy and clear as well as structured, always meaningful for the child, Sylvia works, teaches and also teaches parents what they can do specifically at home to trigger neuropolasticity in the child's brain, make optimal use of it and create many new connections.

As a Feldenkrais® practitioner (since 2005), an expert in working with special needs kids (since 2014) and as a systemic counsellor and coach (since 1998), I can say that it is fantastic to experience floor work (awareness through movement) and individual work (functional integration) in a completely different way than in conventional training courses and to know that it can be translated 1:1 into my work, to experience and learn from a different perspective.
There are certainly things that we already know and yet I am immersing myself deeper and deeper in a process of development.
Because we learn for a lifetime - as long as the body is warm. :) �And my work with the kids lies in particular in the ongoing personal development and experience on the ground and in the translation into my hands.

Since 2014 I have been working 95% with special needs kids and their parents in my practices in Cologne and Hamburg as well as in projects in Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Australia. In the process, I have seen a number of teachers and completed training courses on how to work with children. With Sylvia I have found basic structure, clarity and connections between what a child needs and how we can best proceed as well as the connections to the brain. Physiology, neurology and connections to the brain are also taught in a logical and clear way.
I call it a great opportunity to learn with Sylvia and to benefit from her experience, which she definitely has with many different clients and is especially willing to share openly and transparently.

www.neurohorizons.eu
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NeuroHorizons® Training
to apply for the Link to the free zoom session:
https://feldenkraisnewengland.org/programs/fundamentals/...

17/05/2024

ich wünschte, ich könnte diese Menschen umarmen und denke dabei
an meine Mutter und meine Oma. !!!!!!!!

10/01/2024

Liebe Eltern, ein wunderbares neues Jahr 🥂💫 euch allen.
Eine neue Runde Intensives startet.
Am 15.1. kommen die ersten Student*innen klein wie groß wieder in die Praxis.
Ein größeres Intensive startet am 19.1. mit meiner Kollegin Heike Joas aus der Schweiz . Ich freue mich sehr.
Leider ausgebucht.
Aber das nächste ist in Planung 😊

NEU: Tadaaa - Mini Workshops für Eltern von special needs kids -

Ab Februar wird es eine Reihe von 3 Tages Workshops für Eltern und Interessierte geben, die mehr über die Methode erfahren möchten. Und ganz praktisch am eigenen Körper erfahren. Dabei werdet ihr selbst am Boden liegen, Lektionen lernen und ausprobieren, miteinander und auch mit euren Kindern selbst arbeiten unter professioneller Anleitung.
Ihr lernt für euch und fürs eure Kids. Ein wunderbarer effektiver Mix.
Dieses Angebot richtet sich zunächst an Klient*innen meiner Praxis in Hamburg und Köln. More to come :) . Der Flyer wird in Kürze hochgeladen.

Und darüber hinaus möchte ich auf ein spannendes Training NeuroHorizions®Experiantial Movement® meiner Kollegin und Trainerin Sylvia Leiner Shordike hinweisen.
Wenn ihr Interesse habt teilzunehmen, bitte nehmt Kontakt mit mir auf. Der nächste Kurs startet im Juli in Deutschland.
Hier ein kleiner Einblick.

Dear parents, a wonderful new year 🥂💫 to you all.
A new round of Intensives starts.
On 15 January, the first students, big and small, will return to the practice.
A larger intensive starts on 19 January with my colleague Heike Joas from Switzerland . I'm really looking forward to it.
Unfortunately fully booked.
But the next one is being planned 😊
NEW: Tadaaa - Mini workshops for parents of special needs kids -
From February on there will be a series of 3-day workshops for parents and anyone interested in finding out more about the method. And experience it practically on your own body. You will lie on the floor, learn and try out lessons, work with each other and with your children under professional guidance.
You will learn for yourselves and for your children. A wonderfully effective mix.
This offer is initially aimed at clients of my practice in Hamburg and Cologne. More to come 🙂 . The flyer will be uploaded shortly.
And I would also like to draw your attention to an exciting NeuroHorizions® training by my colleague and trainer Sylvia Leiner Shordike.
If you are interested in taking part, please get in touch with me. The next course starts in July in Germany.
Here is a little insight.

Graduates of the 10-segment NeuroHorizonsEurope training program, Class of 2023, share some of their experiences. You can learn to optimize any child's devel...

01/10/2023

fantastisch in jeder Hinsicht.