I support you in consciously and mindfully perceiving and getting to know your body.

Vanessa Keel offers individual movement coaching, NeuroHorizons®, NeuroScanBalance®, Franklin Method® & neuroathletics training by Lars Lienhard in Zurich

About me

My name is Vanessa Keel. Sport, even at a competitive level, and exercise have played an important role in my life since I was a child. In 2013, I suffered a severe concussion after a snowboarding accident, which put me out of action for several months. After my slow recovery, severe back pain began to dominate my everyday life. Over the course of several years, I consulted various doctors and tried numerous therapies. In 2018, I was admitted to hospital as an emergency and stayed there for several days. As my condition didn't improve there, I decided to be discharged after a sincere doctor told me that she didn't know where my pain was coming from and how she could help me. In hindsight, I am grateful to her for her honesty.

Back at home, I lay down on the floor and allowed the pain. I said to myself: "Okay, let's go on this journey together." I then decided to take my situation into my own hands.

I have always been fascinated by admiration for our bodies and their abilities. As a designer and developer, I admire the "creator" of our body. Everything, down to the smallest detail, has been thought through. This fascination led me to embark on a journey to explore my body. I completed training courses to better understand it and integrate it into my life.

The methods

Through the Franklin Method® I have learned in a wonderful way to visualize and integrate anatomy and physiology with the help of my imagination. This had an enormous impact on my well-being and awakened my motivation to learn even more about our bodies. Through a supposed "coincidence" I came across the methods NeuroHorizons®/ NeuroScanBalance®. In a gentle way, I learned to feel my body and to perceive the quality of my movements. Over time, I noticed how my body reorganized itself and my perspective changed. It was fascinating to realize that I needed less strength and energy for movements, as the energy now flowed directly into the movement and was no longer wasted due to imbalances (imbalances in the interaction of different muscles).

The experience of getting to know my body, my movements, my thoughts and my abilities and helping people with special needs to integrate their own body step by step and develop their full potential made a deep impression on me. For this reason, I decided to leave my comfort zone after more than 20 years in the field of design, development and product management and open myself up to something new and immerse myself in a new world.

NeuroHorizons®, NeuroScanBalance®, Franklin Method® & neuroathletics training by Lars Lienhard for children & adults. Disabled & athletes

"An organized body uses the available energy for the desired movement and not to compensate for an imbalance."

Vanessa Keel

Franklin Method®, embodiment of anatomy, neuroplasticity
Mindful touch and movement. Focuses on neuroplasticity and stimulation of the nervous system to harmonize the movement system. It is particularly effective for tense muscles and pain, as it improves the perception of movement.
Gentle mobilization for the back and pelvis
Franklin Method®, This method uses visualized movements and breathing to correct posture and calm the nervous system. For example, you can promote the "flow of energy" in the body and gently activate the muscles without straining them.

Languages

  • German

  • Spanish

  • English

Trainings

  • Movement teacher in the Franklin Method® L1 Joints/Bones (2019 - 2020)

  • Experiential Movement Practitioner NeuroHorizons® (2020 - 2021)

  • Fine motor skills trainer NeuroScanBalance® basic training (2020 - 2022)

  • Fine motor skills trainer NeuroScanBalance® children's training (2021 - 2022)

  • Movement teacher in the Franklin Method® L2 Muscles/Fascia (2022 - 2023)

  • Neuroathletics trainer with Lars Lienhard

    • Basic module 1 (2024) : Sensory & afferent aspects of the peripheral nervous system.

    • Basic module 2 (2024) : Improvement of efferent motor output, i.e. improvement of movement with all its components.

    • Special module (2024) : Strength & Agility

    • Special module (2024) : Speed

    • Special module (2025) : Stamina

Courses & further training

  • The liberated back: With Eric Franklin (2019)

  • Workshop- Supporting learning and new possibilities for children: By Nancy Aberle & Mark Keogh (2022)

Association memberships

  • BGB Switzerland: Professional Association for Health and Exercise Switzerland

  • A worldwide list of certified professionals who care for children with special needs can be found at www.NeuroConnect.world.

  • Mrs. Keel has provided excellent treatment for my 11 year old hyperactive son. She has proven to be very knowledgeable and I have noticed significant improvements in my son after treatment. Her ability to make patients feel comfortable contributed positively to the overall experience. I can recommend Vanessa Keel to anyone looking for a professional and alternative approach to managing hyperactivity.

    Natailia G.

  • We have now been with Mrs. Keel for over half a year with our one-year-old son and in a nutshell: Neuroscanbalance is absolutely the BEST! Our son had a severe cerebral hemorrhage at birth and now has a hemiplegia. We do all kinds of therapies: Physio according to Vojta, Ergo, Hippo, Craniosacral etc. Everything helps a little. But nothing helps like Neuroscanbalance. Our son can do something new after EVERY treatment. It's hard to grasp when you follow the therapy session, but the success speaks for itself. Ms. Keel is empathetic and responds to our son at all times. We can recommend this form of therapy 100%. At this point: THANK YOU Mrs. Keel!

    Daina K.

  • Mrs. Keel's gentle treatment worked wonders for me: I got rid of my shoulder pain the next day. Thank you very much!

    Ana Maira B.

  • I had an SI joint blockage on Friday and was allowed to come in three hours later as an emergency and Vanessa treated me gently. She then showed me an exercise for the discomfort, which I kept doing at home. Two days later, I had another treatment with Vanessa. She then showed me how to activate the part of the body around the blockage by tapping. I had taken exactly one pain tablet during the acute period to release the blockage pain. After a total of 5 days I was already feeling much better and amazingly only about 5% of the pain was left after a total of 10 days. Fantastic help and thank you very much!

    Simone B.

  • I am really pleasantly surprised. We work via video calls and Vanessa is helping me discover a connection to the core of my body in a way I've never experienced before. I feel much more flexible and continue to improve. Vanessa guides me with the perfect steps that are tailored to my exact needs. I can also turn to her between sessions if I need advice. I can really recommend Vanessa - she is incredibly attentive and really focused.

    Volker B.