This was administered by Mr Ingo Steinbach at his centre in Singapore. Over two weeks, Lauren would go daily to the centre for a half hour listening session. While listening, Ingo would immerse Lauren in play activities like puzzles, fine motor skills activities.
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| Lauren during a Samonas session, Singapore 2008. |
From the first session, we could see fine improvements in Lauren. She was more calm, she could walk calmly, with better posture and balance and without twitching or feeling a need to skip after every few steps.
Overall, Lauren was also visibly better engaged. She was more focused. She had better eye contact. She was listening better. It was as if Samonas sound therapy was helping to consolidate all her other therapies ie. speech & language therapy, occupational therapy, drama classes.
Overall, Lauren was also visibly better engaged. She was more focused. She had better eye contact. She was listening better. It was as if Samonas sound therapy was helping to consolidate all her other therapies ie. speech & language therapy, occupational therapy, drama classes.
We completed three rounds of intensive Samonas sound therapy and then continued to follow through the therapy at home. Kevin would give Lauren a morning proprioceptive massage - he would massage all her joints from the big muscle joints in her arms and knees to the little muscle joints in her fingers and toes - while Lauren received her sound therapy through head phones. Ingo had taught us how to administer it ourselves, and we could also contact him on any questions we had.
According to Sensory Processing Disorder (Australia), proprioception is the process by which the body can vary muscle contraction in immediate response to incoming information regarding external forces, by utilizing stretch receptors in the muscles to keep track of the joint position in the body.
In simpler terms, proprioception is the ability to sense where your limbs are and control them, without having to literally look at them.
According to Sensory Processing Disorder (Australia), proprioception is the process by which the body can vary muscle contraction in immediate response to incoming information regarding external forces, by utilizing stretch receptors in the muscles to keep track of the joint position in the body.
In simpler terms, proprioception is the ability to sense where your limbs are and control them, without having to literally look at them.
Lauren received Samonas sound therapy for 3 to 4 years. It took a lot of patience, perseverance because as with any therapy there are no miracle cures, just plenty of consistency and monitoring to ensure there is an overall progression and of course many trips to Singapore!
There was also a lot of joy in watching Lauren slowly discovering language and helping her explore and express her own curiosity about the world around her.
No regrets.
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| Uncle Ingo and Lauren during one of her visit to Samonas Centre in Singapore |
Live Life Wanting to Learn and You'll Live with No Regrets.
A little more about Samonas
A little more about Samonas
Samonas is a personal (as opposed to in a group) listening programme. It is an auditory intervention programme using music and sounds from nature that have been engineered to support the development of specific functions and skills in an individual. Samonas is most effective when used together with other intervention therapies such as speech and / or occupational therapy, and not as a replacement of those therapies.
Samonas was created after 20 years of research by Mr Ingo Steinbach, a German sound engineer with a background in music, physics and electronics. The Samonas programme is available in Singapore and USA.
Learn more about the Samonas Listening Programme at their websites. Ingo is in the midst of consolidating these three sites into one, but until then, you can get more information here. All contact information is also at the websites: www.samonas.com, http://developmentalListening.org and http://academicListening.org
You can also message Ingo directly at https://www.facebook.com/ingosamonas.
I have also included this link where you can easily retrieve the Samonas contact details: http://www.samonas.com/B05/B05a.html
Samonas was created after 20 years of research by Mr Ingo Steinbach, a German sound engineer with a background in music, physics and electronics. The Samonas programme is available in Singapore and USA.
Learn more about the Samonas Listening Programme at their websites. Ingo is in the midst of consolidating these three sites into one, but until then, you can get more information here. All contact information is also at the websites: www.samonas.com, http://developmentalListening.org and http://academicListening.org
You can also message Ingo directly at https://www.facebook.com/ingosamonas.
I have also included this link where you can easily retrieve the Samonas contact details: http://www.samonas.com/B05/B05a.html
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