Who We Help - Help For All Ages

Adults

Infants

Toddlers

Children

Adolescents

Families

"I wish I had come sooner."
 The most common remark we hear from first-time clients

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Healing Bodywork for Adults

"I feel so lucky--she really does have magic hands."
BDP, Northampton, MA

What Healing and Nourishing Bodywork can give you:

• Reduce pain
• Relieve stress
• Improve digestion
• Increase sleep
• Soothe your soul

Bodywork is a resource for:

• Personal change
• Preparing or recovering from major surgery
• Before and after a significant event
• Support during, and recovering from, physical and emotional stress 

Your Bodywork session is a sacred space for your well-being.
Contact us to set up your session today!

"You will love Lenore's healing presence and her amazing hands."  
​- A.P, Springfield, MA

 

Infants

"The best developmental movement help we found anywhere."
 Parents, Holyoke, MA
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"We Skyped monthly with Ms. Grubinger over our daughter's first year. Lenore helped our baby so much.
It was amazing, we feel so grateful and lucky."
Parents, London, UK

Learn gentle ways to help your baby, through holding and play, to increase comfort and develop naturally. Especially for babies who:

• Frequently cry and/or arch back
• Were stressed in-utero or during birth
• Spent time in NICU
• Have difficulty nursing
• Have digestive discomfort such as gas, reflux, frequent vomiting or colic
• Were born prematurely 
• Were born with fetal alcohol syndrome
• Have skeletal or organic syndromes

Leave Amajoy™ feeling "renewed, encouraged, and informed."

Reasons folks visit Amajoy for movement lessons and bodywork: 

• My baby lies down yet does not roll.
• My baby sits but doesn't move to crawl.
• My baby cries to be stood but cannot crawl.
• My baby crawls with one leg up.
• My baby doesn't sleep well.
• My baby cries during digestion.
• Specific questions about baby.

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Toddlers

Children enjoy body work while playing

"What a relief! We were so worried, and now we're so focused and confident."
 Parents, Northampton, MA
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"Our toddler was diagnosed with low tone and sensory issues. We were amazed to find someone who addressed these issues in our child with love and play--and it was so effective."
Parents, New Haven, CT

Amajoy™ provides help for each unique toddler. Sessions help parents and toddlers with the following:

• Walking and other aspects of movement
  
• Speech development
• Social development and self-regulation
  
• Changes in family rhythms
  
• Arranging your home to reduce stress for you and your toddler
• Great ideas for play inside and out
• Sensory integration and sensitivities 

 

Bodywork and Movement Therapy For Children

"As soon as we left Lenore's home my son exclaimed: 'I loved her! I want to go again!'"
Parent, Northampton, MA

"Wow--what a healing shift in perspective! The first hour changed our lives.
My seven-year-old daughter refused to leave until she finished her thank-you note for Lenore."
 Parent, Easthampton, MA

For children who:

are sensitive
are different
are stressed
are struggling
have digestive distress
need more than verbal therapy
need more than PT and OT
are receiving Early Intervention services
have experienced trauma and change
didn't play on their tummy and didn't crawl
have a diagnosis
have repeating conflicts at home or at school

At Amajoy™ Lenore provides help for you and your child with play therapy and bodywork. Families visit for every reason and condition under the sun. When parents inquire it's usually because their child has digestive discomfort, genetic challenges, movement issues, and is having a hard time in some way. When parents are referred by a teacher it's usually because the child has difficulty managing himself or his tasks, terms such as self-regulation, sensory issues, and learning disabilities bring people to Amajoy. Here we play, learn, and receive bodywork, and parents leave with a list of practical tools to explore at home.

Developmental delays
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Down Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Injuries
Organ diseases
Regulation, attention, and behavior issues
Anxiety and other emotional discomfort
Language, reading, and learning challenges
Asthma and respiratory conditions
Preparation and recovery from surgery

 

Adolescents

"It's really great to have bodywork. I have so much stress in my life, and after a session I feel so much calmer. My mom told me just to let her know when I need a session."
 Sixteen-year-old, Amherst, MA

Many adolescents enjoy bodywork. It's a special, safe time to relax with the choice to talk or rest. Teens wear their regular clothes and can choose to have their parent nearby or not.

Teens can let their parents know when they'd like a session. For example, before or after exams, or during a time of personal change.

 

Families

Soothing bodywork during play

"My son and I have been going to see Lenore since he was little. Initially she helped us learn how he could self regulate in a way that was good for our family. Now we visit Lenore when we have the need. Sometimes my son can't describe his stress, but he can tell me he wants a session. We treasure the calm connectedness we bring home."
 Parent, Shutesbury, MA

Amajoy™ helps all kinds of families:

• Help reduce a child's anxiety
• Enrich bonding
• Address developmental delays
• Relieve fears
• Relieve harmful habits
• Improve learning skills for the child
• Enhance understanding
• Increase enjoyment
• Special support for adoptive families

Set up an appointment with Lenore that allows you to do sessions in person or over Skype.

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