7 Steps to Calm is a seven-week on-demand program needing only minutes a day for specific movements to help calm your child and restore peace at home. Read more
7 Steps to Calm is a seven-week on-demand program needing only minutes a day for specific movements to help calm your child and restore peace at home.
Over the past 15 years we found that when your child’s micromovements (tiny movements within the body) are disorganized due to birth, injuries or medical procedures, their behavior and coordination are disorganized too. When gentle rocking and wiggling movements are used to guide your child’s body into better organization, the behavior, sensory, focus and coordination improve too!
Our name for the process is the Bridging® Technique. It is an engineering-based approach within an early developmental hierarchy, so the results are self-sustaining. Read more
noun: A time, place, or means of connection or transition.
You most commonly think of a bridge as, literally, the structure connecting two points.
In my electrical engineering coursework (way back when), a ‘bridge’ was a connection between circuits, or audio systems.
Most people think separately of the body’s structural and nervous (electrical) systems. In reality, the two are highly intertwined by movement. The intersection of the physical structural system and nervous system is at the heart of the Bridging Technique. Read more
Does your arm or shoulder have pain, swelling, and stiffness?
At Kinetic Konnections we find vaccines (flu or Covid) tend to block micromovements in your arm and shoulder area.
When the micromovements change, the pain and stiffness go away. It’s that straight forward. I made the video below to guide you through improving the post-vaccine micromovements on your own. Read more
😱 You feel exhausted.
😱 You’re feeling stuck, and struggling to get anything done.
😱 Your child seems to be spinning out of control.
And, there are more weeks of at-home time staring you down.
At Kinetic Konnections we specialize in helping you and your family with the micro-movements needed for your nervous system to return to a calm and organized state.
Here are three simple tactics to help and why they work. Read more
“He was moving much better during our walk that followed your session. He walked more quickly as well.
Cara easily navigated us through simple movements virtually. These movements resulted in more fluidity and flexibility for his body after a debilitating illness that left him very weak and de-conditioned.”
“This client was very active before a series of medical issues a year ago. The many procedures upset the ability of his core to be centered and to rotate easily with everyday life transitions such as sit to stand, walking, and stairs. His body’s disorganization also left him generally fatigued. The medical support kept him alive, but his quality of life needed a boost.
We met three times virtually where I guided his wife through a series of movements to center his core organization and re-establish specific attributes of core movement and control. He is now back to his active life!” Read more
From a mom from Southern California-
“Charles has made so much improvement- so grateful for your help.
He was so much more regulated after the session and he’s jumping for the first time! Those are the major noticeable changes – but I can go on and on.
Thank you again.”
At Kinetic Konnections we love being able to offer alternatives to support your family in more flexible ways. Check out the reasons why a virtual session may be a good option for your family in our last BLOG post. Read more
There are several reasons why you might want to give a virtual session a try.
As parents we are so busy trying to hold it all together.
We worry about our parents, our children, our friends, our jobs, the animals, etc.
It’s. So. Overwhelming!
Part of the pity party referenced in our last post might include acknowledging what we are missing.
I thought this graphic communicating what a child was missing these days (shown above) was so simple, yet powerful! What a great way to gain insights on why a children might be struggling emotionally.
(The graphic is courtesy of my friend Kim Brahm, a pediatric Occupational Therapist at The Balanced Kid in Westmont, IL.) Read more
Every year we hear of families going through the stress of back to school. For some, the addition of the daily structure is a godsend. For others, the rigidity of the school day is a nightmare to navigate.
This year brings much of the same but with an added layer of complexity.
In a typical year, back-to-school challenges include:
And now add:
Your head is ready to explode, right? Read more