Is your child struggling to move?

Eventually, they told me something no one wants to hear:

“There’s nothing more we can do. You’ll probably have to live with this pain for the rest of your life.”

I couldn’t accept that.

I couldn't imagine a future where I couldn't move freely, where I couldn’t dance, which was one of my greatest joys.

So I did what curious, open-minded people do, I started searching for another way.

A new path

One day, seemingly out of nowhere, I met a woman who taught me how to treat my knees in a completely different way.

It worked.

I was so encouraged, I wanted to know if this same method could help with my back.

I studied. I practiced. I went deep.

Eventually, it helped me regain my mobility.

And more than that: I realized I wanted to help others the way I had been helped.

From my pain to their progress
 

Years later, again by chance, I met a mother with a child who had special needs.

She asked me, almost desperately, if I could help.

I looked into her eyes and saw the pain, the hope, the exhaustion.

I said yes.  And again; it worked.

This opened a new door in my life.

I had already been studying Feldenkrais Method, and now I could connect the dots: 

➡️ You can’t change a child’s brain.

But you can create new neurological pathways. 

You can help the brain form new patterns for movement.

This became my life’s mission.

What I do today

I’ve guided more than 20 families across Europe.

Families who felt hopeless and stuck because their child couldn’t move as they wished.

Using my background in business intelligence and my studies on movement (Feldenkrais Method, JKA,  Cranio Sacral Therapy), I learned to observe children with high sensitivity, to really see what’s missing in their development.

From there, I create a clear, simple plan for the parents.

So they can continue the work I start, with confidence.

That’s how Functional Playground™ was born

Since 2014 , I’ve had the honor of helping families step into hope again.

I don’t promise miracles. No one has a magic wand like in fairy tales.

But I do promise I’ll use everything I’ve learned, from my own recovery, from science, and from years of hands-on experience - to guide you.

If this speaks to you, I’d love to offer you a free call.

Let’s talk.

I’ll listen to your story, and see if I can guide you forward.

You’ll also find testimonials from some of the families I’ve worked with below.

But there is more....

My method Functional Playground™ has been very effective to improve the way parents observe their children.

I explain to them that a function (for example walking, eating, sitting) is made up of a constellation of abilities.

So I invite parents to notice the abilities that their children are acquiring or are in the process of acquiring that will lead to improving that function.

I teach them how one observes that makes the difference, but only if one knows what to look for.

There is the acquisition of new skills in all of them.

For example: 

• Decrease in spasticity in cases where muscle tone is very high or increase in tone in cases where the child is hypotonic

• Better control of the head if it is not present

• Improvement in self-regulation

In short, they flourish!

New connections are created in the brain.

They make more sounds or increase their vocabulary, which varies in each case.

They become familiar with the various stages of development. 

I mean rolling on their backs on their stomachs and vice versa.

Or rolling on their right side and on their left side, sitting, kneeling on one foot and then standing.