Vittoz as a lifestyle and as a therapy

1. Vittoz as a Lifestyle

For people who function relatively well, Vittoz contributes to a pleasurable lifestyle.

• Children are given a sense of themselves, confidence and pleasure in their natural place in life, laying the groundwork for a healthy adulthood.
• Adults experience the pleasure of taking control over their own thought processes, living in the present while managing life’s issues with intention and grace.
• Seniors receive tools which permit them to savor the present moment rather than regretting the past or living in the fear of the future.

2. Vittoz as a therapy

Life has its rough spots from which no one is truly immune.  Folks who can benefit from Vittoz therapeutic exercises:

• Trauma victims.
• Veterans and accident victims who have suffered loss of limbs and/or phantom pain.
• The elderly.
• Children who have difficulty concentrating where no physiological source is apparent.
• Folks of all ages moving through difficult passages, such as serious or terminal illness, death of a loved one, divorce, chronic pain, menopause, mid-life crisis, or sexual dysfunction where no physiological source is apparent.

3. What results can one expect in the short term?

Clients report that they enjoy their lives and the pleasure of being alive.  They become more aware of their own individuality, rooted in the body in which they live.  They feel more awake, more conscious of being alive and moving through life.  They witness in themselves a calmer approach to their own emotions, and a more relaxed and objective response to life around them.

Vittoz is not designed as a stand-alone therapy in cases of serious mental or physical illness.  However, physicians and psychiatrists in Europe have found the Vittoz method useful in facilitating the healing process by reducing levels of stress and pain and improving the quality of life.