Blog
Usha Patel, Neurocognitive Therapist and Director of Raviv Practice London shares her first-hand experience of working with children /adults and the latest research and upcoming events in her series of blog posts.
Why you should not give young children iPads or similar electronic devices
We cannot expect parents to be with their children every waking hour. There are always important chores, such as cooking or laundry, and many parents have to juggle all this with work. Modern life is very demanding and children are starting nursery without.
Remove random, by anchoring rhythm
When I started working together with seven year old Kiran, I knew I had taken on a big challenge. Our initial sessions would entail a lot of resistance and crying for no apparent reason. Things changed when I started using Bal-A-Vis-X
Why is my child’s body always floppy, and why does he run funny?
If your child always seems floppy, uncoordinated, or runs funny, you’re not imagining it. These movement quirks may be early signs of deeper neurodevelopmental gaps, often missed in traditional assessments. From reflex integration to parent-led therapy like Bal-A-Vis-X, this blog explores how to decode your child’s movement challenges and what steps you can take to help them thrive.
My Bal-A-Vis-X story, and how it could help you!
This is the story of how a call from Zimbabwe changed everything. Learn how bal-a-vis-x supports brainwave activity, helping children improve focus, coordination, and learning through structured movement and rhythm.
What is motor planning?
Motor planning is the ability of the body to create movement so we can perform a task. When playing with mobiles, babies will thrash their arms and legs on seeing the suspending toy. They aim for the toy but do not grab it.
Help! My child can’t decide which hand to write with!
Many children don’t settle on a dominant handwriting hand by age 5, but persistent uncertainty can cause confusion and delays. In this blog, we explore how reflex integration, bilateral coordination, and therapeutic tools like bal‑a‑vis‑x can gently guide your child toward confident handwriting and motor control.
Why we should all use punctuation stickers
Punctuation and reading rhythm don’t come naturally to every child. Learn how movement-based methods like bal-a-vis-x can improve coordination, comprehension and language fluency.
What the UEFA final England Versus Italy taught us about emotional brains
I am the first to admit I am not the biggest football fan. After the allocated 90 minutes of play and no overall winner, I blurted out “oh! they will go into 'overtime!’” My child's eyes rolled, and my family corrected me to 'NOooo! EXTRA TIME!'
My 8-year-old son's educational psychologist report revealed he had visual processing problems
Visual processing problems often go undetected in children, even if eye tests come back clear. Learn how these issues affect reading, letter reversal, and attention, and how targeted therapy can help.
The secret of removing distractions
Do you ever have that itch to jump to the next most fascinating book and can't wait to finish the current book, regardless of how good it is?
Bal-A-Vis-X the journey to Tucson, Arizona 2010
In 2010, I left my young daughter behind to travel to Tucson, Arizona and train in Bal-A-Vis-X. What I discovered there changed the course of my work, and my mission.