• Movement is life (more about this at the ℹ︎informational button below). When we truly experience and embody our movement, remarkable learning and change take place.

• And, when we learn to move with a child in ways that elicit and cultivate the child’s experiential learning, new developmental trajectories and possibilities unfold for the child, whatever their challenges. This is the beauty and power of Experiential Movement® and the NeuroScanBalance® Feinmotorik method, both inspired by the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. Sylvia and Kerstin have now distilled the most potent elements of their collective 50+ years of professional practice, and share it with you.

• Experience the pleasure of a more vital presence, embodiment, and movement ― all in the service of neural plasticity, re-mapping of the brain and nervous system, and improved function and quality of life ― for yourself, the kids, and all your clients.

• Thrive with our one-on-one, highly personalized instruction by two seasoned practitioners and long-time colleagues ― Sylvia Leiner Shordike and Kerstin Baldischwieler ― sharing with you our combined 50+ years of private practice and expertise as professional teachers and trainers.

• With our expertly distilled integration of cognitive, experiential, hands-on, and practicum instruction, you acquire the skills and develop the confidence to effectively and creatively address the diverse circumstances faced by Children With Special Needs.

• We are Europe’s original, and only, stand-alone training devoted to supporting you to support the Child with Special Needs. You immediately begin learning to more effectively help these great kids — to empower yourself to empower the child. Parents report remarkable outcomes using what they have learned, even after the very first training segment. Thanks to our expert focus, we can offer this single, comprehensive, and complete Training, spread over about 14-16 months depending on your certification preference. There is no need for additional lengthy and costly “specialty” trainings in order to serve children.

• We share the expertise that matters most: With our 50+ (collective) years as movement practitioners and teachers working with countless families and practitioners across Europe and beyond, we know how to deliver the keys to personal and professional success: It is all about developing one's embodied, relational presence as the means to envision, translate, and transmit learning opportunities to our young clients. Our “big picture” handbook, The NeuroHorizons Primer: Empower Yourself to Empower the Child With Special Needs offers a great overview of our principles and priorities, which we bring to life in our Training.

• In-person and personalized expert instruction: We are the only small-group (26 maximum) and entirely in-person training of its kind, assuring individualized and empowering support for each participant as you navigate the unfamiliar experiential learning process. You are taught exclusively by Master Trainers Sylvia and Kerstin (not by “assistants” or “apprentices”). This personal attention from the experts is what allows you to recognize and transform old (and often unconscious) habits and patterns that no longer serve.

• No remote “video learning”: Ours is a deeply sensory and relational craft that cannot, in our experience, be learned remotely by those new to this work. We therefore do not rely on “distance” or “video learning”. All trainees need sustained in-person and personalized attention and guidance to activate their own neural plasticity through movement. This is how we “get” what it means to embody the work, discover and move through our “blind spots”, and grow our subtlety and presence with ourselves and with our young clients. No other program offers our level of direct experiential learning.

• Distilled, focused, applied: Like all other “brands” of this genre of movement education work, we are inspired by the genius of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais (who first described the subtle process of re-wiring our nervous system through unhurried self-awareness, variation, and differentiation via intentional and attentive movement and imagination). Yet, no other program offers the same sharply focused and effective learning trajectory. Over our 50+ (collective) years in professional practice, we have assembled, synthesized, and distilled key concepts and practical applications to maximize and expedite your learning. There simply is no “dead space” in our Training. You receive a rich, rapid, and empowering experience not offered anywhere else.

• Responsive to your needs and creative process: While we have a focused and powerful curriculum, we are not bound by a rigid teaching structure or schedule that is simply transplanted from other programs, times, and places. We instead offer a highly responsive format that in “real time” meets the unique experiences and shifting needs of our participants. Rather than “shoehorn” you into rote "techniques" and "recipes", we guide you through the process of developing, exploring, and embracing your embodied, relational presence. Your skillful and creative confidence is the key to great client outcomes, and to personal and professional success.

• Manageable and enlivening: We offer 10 rich, energizing 5-day Segments (always including a weekend), spread over about 14 months, plus optional 3-day Professional Supervision Intensives. This scheduling maximizes your ability to manage, absorb, and integrate the learning during and between Segments. And you do so without overwhelm, burnout, or extended absences from family and work. Our Training fits gracefully into your life, instead of competing with it.

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"Kerstin and Sylvia are life-changing teachers, freely sharing with us new practitioners their vast experience, knowledge, and skill. And they do it with such clarity, passion, and good humor.”

Barbara Huse, Switzerland
NeuroScanBalance graduate & Mother of Special Needs Child

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“Sylvia and Kerstin are absolutely recommended as masters of their method. Their contagious enthusiasm and explorer spirit continually inspire. They are a gift to their students and to the world.”

Katharina Schlechta, Austria
NeuroScanBalance graduate & Mother of Special Needs Child

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“Sylvia and Kerstin's joy and generosity in sharing their expertise and passion seems infinite. I am still intoxicated from our last professional supervision group. The intense learning really brought me back to myself, to my humanity, and to my pleasure as a practitioner working with the kids. Outstanding."

Bastian Oberfeld, Germany
NeuroScanBalance graduate

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“Kerstin and Sylvia are masterful teachers, real treasuries of knowledge and experience. I attend their seminars and professional supervision intensives whenever I can. I always gain so much, and my clients benefit tremendously."

Daniel Lerch, Austria
NeuroScanBalance graduate

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"Sylvia and Kerstin mesh together and complement each other so incredibly well. It is wonderfully immersive to watch them work with my son — I sometimes feel like I’m the one getting the lessons! Even though I'm already an Anat Baniel Method practitioner, I would absolutely take their European training if I could — I can’t think of any better way to learn this work and effectively support Children With Special Needs."

Mika Keaulii, Hawaii
Anat Baniel Method graduate & Mother of Child With Special Needs

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"It has been inspiring to watch how Kerstin connects and stays connected with my son. With only her touch and a few words she fills him with confidence. It is wonderful to see his joy and surprise at what he can achieve. And through Sylvia’s patient and insightful teaching it became much clearer how my child learns, enabling me to focus on connecting with my kids rather than trying to find ways to ‘fix’ them. I felt pretty great after working with both women; my son has positive outcomes, and I feel more ‘clarity’ and a bit more like myself.”

Brietta Enright, Ireland
Mother of Special Needs Child

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"These two women look for all possibilities and strengths, with sincere, authentic, joyful intention and great energy. They connect, find missing pieces, and skillfully present my daughter with unique learning opportunities. I would encourage anyone interested in working with their own or other Special Needs kids to take full advantage of Sylvia's and Kerstin's expertise and programs."

Ivana Gadient, Hawaii
Anat Baniel Method graduate & Mother of Special Needs Child

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“Kerstin and Sylvia are a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and above all else, compassion. Sylvia’s Parent Seminar gave me practical ways to help my son in the home environment, and the space to reflect on how best to support him going forward. Along the way I was able to re-connect and find a little piece of myself again. And then, over four lessons with Kerstin, I saw my little boy wake up and come to life."

Sinead Bourke, Ireland
Mother of Special Needs Child

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“Our child had the opportunity to receive neuromovement lessons with Kerstin, and we have not looked back since. The gains are profound and completely life-changing. Sylvia’s Parent Seminar was fantastic, giving me insight into my child’s challenges, and very practical tools that empower us parents. These women have proven themselves beyond beneficial for us and our little one.”

Sally Batley, Ireland
Mother of Special Needs Child