ADHD: What If It Was First and Foremost a Lack of Received Attention?

ADHD: What If It Was First and Foremost a Lack of Received Attention?

We often speak of ADHD as an attention deficit disorder — a child who can't sit still, who disconnects, forgets things, gets scattered.But what if, before struggling to give attention, this child had first and foremost lacked... received attention? Not a lack of love....

Sensory-Seeking Children: Understanding Their Hidden Need for Emotional and Nervous System Regulation

Sensory-Seeking Children: Understanding Their Hidden Need for Emotional and Nervous System Regulation

Some children seem to be constantly on the move—they love jumping, touching, making noise, or rocking back and forth. This behavior can sometimes feel overwhelming for adults. These are often described as “sensory-seeking children.” This is not a disorder, but a specific neurological need: their sensory system requires more input to feel balanced and regulated. In this article, you’ll learn how to recognize a sensory-seeking profile, understand why this behavior occurs, and discover gentle, effective ways to support these children through tools like kinesiology, primitive reflex integration, and body-based approaches.

Hypersensitivity: what if it’s a misunderstood strength?

Hypersensitivity: what if it’s a misunderstood strength?

Discover what hypersensitivity really is: a rich neuro-emotional functioning, often misunderstood, that can become a real strength. In this article, I explain how to recognize hypersensitivity, understand its mechanisms thanks to neuroscience and transform this sensitivity into a resource thanks to kinesiology, hypnosis, primitive reflexes and other natural approaches that I offer at Blossom Therapies in Lausanne.

When you step into a child’s world… everything becomes possible

When you step into a child’s world… everything becomes possible

Today, I’d like to share a story that deeply moved me. It’s the story of Corentin, a 9-year-old boy — as brilliant as he is sensitive. Corentin is an exemplary student, always very diligent. His grades are excellent: he consistently scores 5.5 or 6 (top marks)....

When the body speaks what the mind keeps silent

When the body speaks what the mind keeps silent

In a world where performance, efficiency, and “everything’s fine” are often the norm, many adults operate on autopilot.They hold it all together, tick every box, manage everything.And yet — something inside them is silently screaming.Not with words, but through the...

Muscle Testing: Listening to the Wisdom of the Body

Muscle Testing: Listening to the Wisdom of the Body

  Muscle testing is one of the most fascinating and subtle tools used in kinesiology. It enables a true dialogue with the body. But what exactly is it? How does it work? And why is it so powerful? A Tool for Deep Listening Muscle testing — also known as...

Getting Ready for Spring: Aligning Body, Mind & Energy

Getting Ready for Spring: Aligning Body, Mind & Energy

Spring is often associated with renewal and increased activity. But for many, it can also bring irritability, anger, anxiety, allergies, or even insomnia. So how can we prepare not only physically but also energetically to enter this season and fully embrace its sense of renewal?

Transforming Your High Sensitivity Into a Superpower

Transforming Your High Sensitivity Into a Superpower

They are often described as emotional sponges — feeling everything deeply, experiencing life with great intensity, and perceiving the world in amplified ways.
Highly sensitive people often carry a deep inner struggle and face daily challenges that can feel overwhelming…
Yet, they are also frequently gifted with immense creativity and empathy.
And when they learn to attune to their sensitivity, it can truly become a superpower.
Kinesiology sessions available in Pully, Lausanne, Lutry & Paudex

Procrastination: what if 2 minutes were all it took to break the cycle?

Procrastination: what if 2 minutes were all it took to break the cycle?

One simple yet powerful strategy to overcome procrastination is the 2-Minute Rule. This rule involves starting each new habit with an action that takes no more than two minutes to complete. The idea is to make it as easy as possible to get started. Once you’ve begun doing the right thing, it becomes much easier to keep going.

The body never lies: when our pain reveals our emotional wounds

The body never lies: when our pain reveals our emotional wounds

We’ve learned to trust our mind, our logic, our ability to analyze situations. But our body holds a memory that is far more faithful — and far more honest. In her book The Body Never Lies, Alice Miller highlights a powerful truth: our pain, our tension, and even our...

Holding Space for Trauma: The Transformative Power of Listening

Holding Space for Trauma: The Transformative Power of Listening

In my practice, I am often witness to that precious moment when someone reconnects with a part of themselves that remained frozen in a painful experience.A trauma is often just that: a piece of oneself left behind — in a moment that was too intense, too sudden, or too...

Let’s blossom together in 2025!

Let’s blossom together in 2025!

2025, here we are.We’ve waited for you. Hoped for you.For many of us, you’ve been a kind of whispered promise —a symbol of gentler tides, of calmer winds, of something lighter, brighter. What will you carry in your arms?What new stories will you write across our...

Interview on primitive reflexes on the Vaudfamille.ch website

Interview on primitive reflexes on the Vaudfamille.ch website

I had the great pleasure of being interviewed on the site of VaudFamille. Here is the translation. Primitive reflexes, what is it? Did you say primitive reflexes? Stéphanie Cherdel, Kinesiologist in Pully/Lausanne, talks about the importance of archaic reflexes in the...

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Stéphanie Cherdel

  • Kinesiologist. ASCA, RME and Visana certified.
  • Certified Practitioner in Ericksonian Hypnosis.
  • Primitive Reflex Integration.

Ave du Lavaux 35

1009 Pully – Lausanne area

+41 78 819 4559

info@blossomtherapies.ch