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After a long history of activity, cross country ski racing, marathon running (500 miles a year in training) and mountain hiker (in the Nepal Himalayas), I had a major stroke in Nov. 2006 (while running) which changed my life. After hospital time I was told I might as well go home as I would not…

Our son was in a terrible car accident when he was 22 years old.  Shortly after the accident, we were told that he would not get better, he had a brain injury and was unable to respond to the medical professionals in any way. We were told that he had to be admitted to a…

Our daughter Amy, who has cerebral palsy, got a feeding tube when she was 18 months old. We worked with traditional therapists to try to get her to eat. If she ate a tablespoon full of food, we were doing well. When Amy was 10, I decided to check out The Movement Centre. I remember…

As some of you may know, The Movement Centre of Manitoba is a member of The Association for Conductive Education in North America (ACENA). We are very excited to announce that our full-time staff will be attending the 2016 ACENA Conference in Orlando, FL. “The working theme of the conference this year is “IT IS POSSIBLE”:…

“I am gaining friendships here…but mostly, I am re-establishing my physical being and I love it so much here because this facility has the brains and bodies of so many great and amazing people.” Watch Jamie’s Story by ShawTV below.

Doreen Bryk   Doreen has been volunteering at The Movement Centre – since Fall 2008.  Every Wednesday, you can see Doreen working hard – crafting letters, working on spreadsheets…..anything that is asked of her.  Doreen’s connection to our Centre goes back to the days when she and executive director, Margy Nelson, used to job-share –…