Anat Baniel Method Therapy: Round II

About this time last year, we took Ariana for a few "lessons" of Anat Baniel Method therapy. This is an alternative method of therapy whose main premise is to help Ari learn new ways of movement and rewire the brain to cement these new experiences and create new neural pathways. Many children have shown significant improvements, and this method of therapy is largely popular in communities of parents of brain injured children. It is very interesting, and last year, Ari experienced some improvements in her gross motor abilities as a result of the lessons. From what I recall, her "stepping" when upright was much improved. Since Ari has been growing taller, her joints and muscles are being pulled even taughter and her tone has increased. I would love to see her show more flexibility and range of motion in her body, especially her lower extremities. We took Ari for three sessions of ABM therapy with her practitioner, Geewon, this weekend. We plan to continue getting more sessions at least on an every-other-month basis for now.