“This is an excellent regime. A system needs to be worked out so that a weekly class is available.” Quotes from Conductive Education Project MS Society North West Region

"It is government policy to provide

patient centred services that will

enable people with long-term

neurological conditions to maintain

their independence and well being

and lead as fulfilling lives as possible.

The MS Society fully endorses this

approach and a key aim for us is

to involve people affected by MS

in everything we do. One way we

achieve this is by encouraging people

affected by MS to get involved in the

planning and development of their

local services. Often the result is to

bring about real improvements and

lasting change.

This booklet is one of a series

showing how much can be achieved

when enthusiastic people come

together to work on a local project.

We hope you will enjoy finding out

about the project and watching

the DVD (inside back cover). If this

inspires you to support this project

or find out more about our work,

please do get in touch. Our contact

details are on the back cover.

Conductive Education Project

This conductive education (CE) pilot project

was a collaboration between the MS Society and

Neurosupport who run the Neurosupport Centre

in Liverpool, in response to the MS Society’s 2006

North West service needs analysis. In this, people

with MS made it clear they needed better access to

maintenance physiotherapy and structured exercise

in order to aid mobility and maintain flexibility.

At that time Maureen Kelly, Manager of

Neurosupport, had observed some sessions

of CE (a whole-person therapy generally associated

with children with cerebral palsy) and had been

made aware of the possibility of benefits for adults

with long-term neurological conditions. CE is a

movement and exercise regime that addresses

mobility, flexibility, control and confidence. Maureen

approached the MS Society and the need and

therapy were brought together in the pilot.

The project was promoted by the MS Society

and Neurosupport and people interested in

getting involved attended an information event

to hear more about the therapy and to sign up

to the project. Following an initial assessment by

Laszlo Szogeczki, the conductor (as the therapist

is known), the six participants received 12 sessions

of CE over 6 weeks.

The project was developed and facilitated by

two MS Society regional service development

volunteers and the MS Society’s North West service

development officer. It took place at Neurosupport.

Four months after the end of the sessions the

participants took part in an informal evaluation to

record their thoughts on all aspects of the project

– from its organisation to the benefits of the therapy

itself. Based on those very positive evaluations, we

are now hoping to provide more sessions of CE to

a greater number of people and hopefully gain the

support of mainstream health and social services."

The project was led by László Szögeczki conductor.

References:


The PDF link which I stored with this document doesn't work anymore. 

http://www.mssociety.org.uk/downloads/Conductive_Education.aa9c59ba.pdf

If you would like a copy of the report in PDF format please e-mail me at judit.szathmary@virgin.net.

If anyone finds the link to this document on the  Multiple Sclerosis Society's site please let me know.
http://www.mssociety.org.uk

The photo and all text © Multiple Sclerosis Society 2007 

Printed April 2008

I couldn't have done this without attending Conductive Education Classes ♥

Copy of e-mail received this morning:

“This is me having just got married on 15 June 2012.

I walked up down aisle via stairs then spent rest day in dress and even did first dance.

I couldn't have done this without attending Conductive Education Classes run by Szathmáry Training & Consultancy for the Romsey Branch of Parkinson’s UK.

The improvement to my confidence and mobility is amazing.

Many thanks to the Romsey Group, Judit and Mandy.”

ANNE STRIDE

Conductive Education Holiday Course in France 9th –16th September

Last minute booking! 

There are a few places remaining!

Booking closes at 4.PM on Thursday, 12th July 2012.

Our guests will enjoy reenergising Conductive Education classes and the beauty of the French Riviera without fighting the crowds, while still benefiting from the warm climate.

We believe it is the perfect time of year to visit Provence and truly enjoy all the benefits of a Conductive Education holiday retreat.

PRICE:

£1550 per person (self catering)

If you would like to include all meals the cost is £ 1,700 per person for a seven-night retreat, includes all meals, 5 days daily conductive education classes, 4 day bio-therapy course and transfers

Please note that all meals are made using fresh, local ingredients with plenty of juicing and include a variety of  delicious raw dishes. No red meat and processed food will be available.

PRICES INCLUDE:

Return transfers from Nice Airport

Seven night pure luxury accommodation

Five day conductive education morning group sessions

Four day biotherapy treatment (optional)

Full use of the facilities of the private villa

Individualized conductive education service and 24-hour access to the course organiser/senior conductor on location for all your needs.

Schedule:

9th September – Arrival to Nice Airport (transfer to  the villa in St-Paul-de-Vence)

10th September – Conductive Education Session in the garden starts at 08.30AM

11th September - Conductive Education Session in the garden starts at 08.30AM, 4.00PM Bio

12th September – Conductive Education Session in the garden starts at 08.30AM 4.00PM Bio

13th September – Conductive Education Session in the garden starts at 08.30AM 4.00PM Bio

14th September – Conductive Education Session in the garden starts at 08.30AM 4.00PM Bio

15th September - Rest

16th September- Departure (transfer to Nice Airport)

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

Conductive Education Summer Course in the London Borough of Richmond

                                                                                                                          

Course Dates:

23^rd August -1^st September 2012

With the summer theme we will be focusing on independence, communication, mobility ( transferring, walking, jumping, hopping, climbing stairs etc.) dexterity, co-ordination and self-care. 

For children 3 to 18 years of age. 

For further information please e-mail me at 

judit.szathmary@virgin.net


Drawings are the property of Amanda Elliott author of  the Challenge Me! TM Mobility Activity Cards and  Speech and Communication Cards.
These sets of cards are useful resources for Conductive Education Education projects and holiday programmes.


http://juditszathmary.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/hebrew-translation-of-challange-me-tm.html

Conductive Education Summer Course in Lymington New Forest Hampshire UK.

Course Dates:

13th -17th August 2012 (one place remaining)

22nd -26th August 2012

27th -31st August 2012

The work will begin in small classes up to 4 children maximum.

With the summer theme we will be focusing on independence, communication, mobility (transferring, walking, jumping, hopping, climbing stairs etc.) dexterity, co-ordination and self-care.

For children 3 to 18 years of age.

For further information please e-mail me at

judit.szathmary@virgin.net

If you and your child are participating in a Conductive Education Summer Course you might like to read the following link. ♥

http://sourcesense.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/conductive-education-summer-programme.html

Conductive Education

“We now know that the System of Conductive Education is specifically a humanist social education, a complex educational system which takes serious account of emotional and cognitive functions.

Many scientist regard it as one of the most outstanding developments of 20th century rehabilitation and education work, since as regards integration, it was far in advance of its time.

Pető’s Conductive Education occupies a significant place in the system of education of the 20th century.

Pető put his opinions and theories into effect in real life with great precision and their validity was proved by the results which were achieved.

His education demonstrated the complex nature of the human organism, and following on from this the programme and system which made use of the connections and interactions reshaped rehabilitation work and in essence laid the foundations of the independent science of conductive education and conductive education collage.

For his work professor Pető received several disciplinary warnings, but also -at the end of his life- recognition. “

                                                                            Mária Hári MD

Pető Centenary – Preface (page 4)  from Pető András (1893-1993) Budapest, 1994 September AGRO-PRINT Kft 94/156) 


Photo: Pető és a jövő konduktorai.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/filmcsillag/PetoIntezetbol#5448886916063720690

Conductive Education for Parkinson's with Judit

Snapshot One

Yesterday in the garden

“I admit that thoughts influence the body.” —Albert Einstein 

Spring arrived slowly this year, or at least felt like it. Cold winds roared the forest even at times of a very few appearing sunny spells.

We had so much rain that friends started greeting each other with a phrase:

 -‘Really it is enough now’-  while looking up at the grey skies.

Then it burst in without any warning or without asking for permission with its warm reassuring breeze, colours, smells and sounds.

It was SPRING again in all her glory…

I set up for our session outside, on the lawn in the garden just a few meters away from the conservatory where we would continue  with our fruit break and hand tasks series.

After taking a big sip of fresh water as always, finishing our breathing practice and warming up vocalisation work, we took our shoes off and stood barefoot on the warm grass.

It felt so good…

I said- Make connection with the ground you are connecting to a living breathing entity.

Spread your toes and even your weight through both of your feet. We were going through this process with eyes closed.

Than he opened his eyes and looked at me. –I know what you mean- he said. 

On the golf course when we mark the grass with a golf ball the grass just grows back. It doesn’t need any special attention.

We were standing and bathing in the morning sun as I replied to him. - You see only living things could rejuvenate and grow living things like new shoots of grass.  If the planet wasn’t a living breathing entity it would never be able to do that.

Also I said: When the damage happens to the grass we do not kneel down and start crying, feel lost and depressed. We know that it will rejuvenate.

It is the same with our bodies when something gets out of balance we get a warning light to raise our awareness that a new way of ‘expansion’ is ready to manifest. But at the same time the body starts repairing and rejuvenating straight away.

The intelligence behind it makes it so. The intelligence which keeps our hearts beating or organises that the planets stay in orbit and that the sun comes up every morning on the sky.

When was the last time we had to check in your diary whether our heart was beating or make arrangement for the sun to come up on the sky?

But when we are diagnosed with something we forget to pay attention to this side of life…

Most of us focus on and turn our attention towards the opposite side which offers solutions made for victims and powerless sufferers.

Do you feel the pulse in your feet yet, mine just came alive and became recharged from the ground? - I asked.

Yes definitely now you said it, I feel it!-He said.

Let’s close our eyes again, stand straight, even our weight over both feet and express our gratitude for that exchange with a smile from the heart.

After all, the secret to life is about communication, exchange, learning and finding ways how to communicate and connect with everything. It is about interaction with ourselves, with others, with our environment... with everything.

There was a reason why Dr. András Pető called his system Conductive.

…to be continued

References:
 "I admit that thoughts influence the body.” —Albert Einstein --- Quoted by W. Hermanns in A Talk with Einstein, October 1943. AEA 55-285.

Picture: Property of Judit,  drawn by David Kemp for our Southampton Conductive Education Conference titled The legend behind the results. http://www.szathmarytc.com/http://juditszathmary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/countdown-to-june-conductive-education.htmlhttp://juditszathmary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/conductive-education-holidays-in-style.htmlhttp://juditszathmary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/residential-conductive-education.html

Countdown to the June Conductive Education Holiday Course in France for individuals with Parkinson’s

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

http://juditszathmary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/conductive-education-holidays-in-style.html

Conductive Education Holidays in Style

Experience the benefit of Conductive Education while holidaying in pure luxury.

Residential Conductive Education Holiday Courses for Individuals with Parkinson's in the South of France are scheduled for May, June and September in order to avoid the overcrowded season in July and August.

DATES:

May 12 – 19, 2012

June 16 – 23, 2012

September 8 –15, 2012

Our guests will enjoy reenergising conductive education classes and the beauty of the French Riviera without fighting the crowds, while still benefiting from the warm climate. 

We believe it is the perfect time of year to visit Provence and truly enjoy all the benefits of a conductive education holiday retreat.

PRICE:

£1550 per person

PRICE INCLUDES:

Return transfers from Nice Airport

Seven night pure luxury accommodation

Five day conductive education morning group sessions

Four day biotherapy treatment (optional)

Full use of the facilities of the private villa

Two Day trips (optional)

Individualized conductive education service and 24-hour access to the course organiser/senior conductor on location for all your needs.

We welcome solo travellers and individuals who would like to bring a relative or a friend to share their room and their holiday. 

http://juditszathmary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/residential-conductive-education.html

The Conductive Education Programme will take place in the mornings and will prepare you to fully enjoy the rest of the day. You will be able to experience the difference in your wellbeing when you start your day as Professor Pető intended when designed the programmes specifically for individuals with Parkinson’s.

I am inviting you to participate and enjoy this programme, but most importantly, use it! In order to attain the wellbeing that you desire and deserve you must wave the philosophy and the practise you will learn during this retreat into the fabric of your everyday life.

So I welcome you to an incredible journey- a journey in which results and emotional rewards go hand in hand.

Warmest Regards,

Judit Szathmáry

 Director Szathmáry Training & Consultancy

 Senior Conductor, Graduate of the Pető Institute, Budapest.

For booking please contact Judit at judit.szathmary@virgin.net
 http://www.szathmarytc.com/

Specialised 3 Day ‘Happy Feet’ Module (4th-6th June 2012)

The main focus of the module is to bring children’s awareness to their feet, to facilitate joint movements, structural alignment and to strengthen structural support.

‘Happy Feet’ also facilitates hand-feet and hand-eye co-ordination which will ultimately help to improve children’s walking techniques and functional abilities.

The Happy Feet module:

Improves flexibility of hips, knees, ankles, feet and individual toes and consequently the flexibility of the spine, shoulders, elbows, wrists and fingers

Aims to increase range of movements in the whole body

Facilitates balance, coordination, hand-feet and hand-eye co-ordination which will ultimately help to improve children's walking techniques and all over abilities.

Please e-mail me for further details and for an enrolment form at judit.szathmary@virgin.net

Photo was taken at the Conductive Education Support Centre, Brockenhurst New Forest UK on 6th June 2007.

Residential Conductive Education Holiday Courses for Individuals with Parkinson's in the South of France

Few places remaining

12^th -19^th May and 16^th-23^th June 2012

Dear Friend,

It has been my long held dream to be able to offer Conductive Education in a residential retreat setting. To create possibilities for individuals and groups to access Conductive Education programmes within beautiful surroundings that lift people out of their ordinary lives, nourish their senses and nurture their souls while providing the essential consistency which is the heart of the Conductive Education System.

I have been searching for places which are unique and would provide you with a holiday of a lifetime, while strengthening your commitment to your health and wellbeing by utilizing the philosophy and practise of the Pető System.

The villa in which the course will take place sits in its own large grounds with pretty manicured lawns, flowering plants, trees and a 10m x 5m heated swimming pool and heated outside pool terrace.

There is an electronic gate on entrance, space for cars and large pathway to the front entrance.

The villa was re-designed by Robert Dallas four years ago. Robert Dallas designs concentrate on maintaining a traditional Provence feel, whilst ensuring every aspect of modern living is catered for.

This villa is quite simply perfect. Beautifully designed, every possible comfort is provided for--underfloor heating in the outdoor patios, sliding doors that make the most of the glorious Mediterranean weather, outdoor pizza oven and barbeque, and a glorious pool with a poolside shower. For entertainment there is a 42-inch television with Sky Freeview, a home cinema system with sound bar.

A 10-15 minute walk will bring you to St-Paul-de-Vence village with its famous restaurants and art galleries.

The Conductive Education Programme will take place in the mornings and will prepare you to fully enjoy the rest of the day. You will be able to experience the difference in your wellbeing when you start your day as Professor Pető intended when designed the programmes specifically for individuals with Parkinson’s.

I am inviting you to participate and enjoy this programme, but most importantly, use it! In order to attain the wellbeing that you desire and deserve you must wave the philosophy and the practise you will learn during this retreat into the fabric of your everyday life.

So I welcome you to an incredible journey- a journey in which results and emotional rewards go hand in hand.

Warmest Regards,

Judit Szathmáry

Director Szathmáry Training & Consultancy

Senior Conductor, Graduate of the Pető Institute, Budapest.

For bookings please contact Judit at judit.szathmary@virgin.net

Residential Conductive Education Holiday Courses for Individuals with Parkinson's also available in the New Forest UK.

Mi történt? Why did I get so many visitors recently on my blog from Hungary? ♡

Írjatok, hogy kik vagytok.

Köszönöm elöre is, Judit :)))

Conductive Education for children and adults in the London Borough of Richmond.

If you would like to register and for further information please e-mail me at judit.szathmary@virgin.net

The drawing was created by David Kemp for the back page of our Conductive Education Conference brochure at Southampton University. The conference was titled’ The Legend Behind the Results’.

Spectacular Charity Concert Supporting Parkinson's UK

Please reserve Saturday 9th June in your diary to join me and my friends for a spectacular event which will be raising funds for Parkinson’s UK.

For those who are unfamiliar with Romsey Abbey it is a lovely setting especially on a June evening http://www.romseyabbey.org.uk.

More about the Choir can be seen on their website http://www.southwalesmalechoir.co.uk.

Hope to see you in June.

Judit

Testimonials from individuals attending Conductive Education classes from the Romsey Branch of Parkinson’s UK

‘I was diagnosed in 2005 on my 50^th birthday to be precise, an age that one might normally think to be planning ahead to retirement. Not a chance! Life was going to take an abrupt turn. My walking – something I had always enjoyed – had become very bad and unsteady. Our local Parkinson’s specialist nurse Tracy McElwaine recommended that I try Conductive Education to try and improve things. To that day I have not looked back!

The exercise classes both physical and mental have given me a whole new outlook on life. They have improved confidence, fitness and above all a sense of well-being. Fitness has improved to the extent that have taken part in the Great South Run in 2006, A 55km trek in Sierra Nevada in Spain in 2010 and more recently in November 2011 a 300 km cycle ride across Cuba.

Many people do not believe that I have Parkinson’s because the physical symptoms are just not there anymore and allowing me to be accepted in the big wide world as “Normal”. William Reavell

‘I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s when I was 51 years old but it took me 6 months to get the doctor to refer me to consultant. My Parkinson’s Specialist Nurse Tracy was brilliant and lifted me up and got me playing golf again. I carried on working full time as an office manager for Hants CC until the end of June 2011 when I was made redundant. Before Parkinson’s, I was an active sportswoman then suddenly my legs had no strength and my life turned upside down.

With the help of my partner and friends I still smile and love life and now work part time voluntary in Romsey Naomi House shop, play golf at Wellow, have done over 50 Ti Chi classes, and support my beloved Southampton FC.

My new passion is Conductive Education which has been amazing for me. After only a few sessions I felt stronger and more flexible. I was introduced to this by the Romsey Parkinson’s Branch and it really helped me so much that I won the Best Lady and The Best Parkinson’s Golfer at a Parkinson’s Charity Golf Day at Alresford. The group is really friendly and Judit is amazing with her skills and energy for group. Also since then like Bill I feel I’m getting me back to my old self! I just wish I had access to it 5 years ago!’ Anne Phillips

For further information or if you would like to be involved please contact Judit, at judit.szathmary@virgin.net

Szathmáry Training & Consultancy. Web: www.szathmarytc.com