About the Author
Lena Jelveus
Author
Swedish Physical Therapist of 21 years.
Owner/Director of the Swedish Health Institute
Lena Jelveus, was born in Finland in the early 1960's. She grew up thinking she wanted to become a baker, as she enjoyed working with her hands. In school she was keen on creative writing, reading and foreign languages.
By 1983 Lena had moved to Sweden and earned a Bachelors degree in physical therapy at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Ever since she has devoted her professional practice to healing through touching techniques. She began to teach massage in 1989 and she has never stopped to explore the bodywork arena. Life has taken her to different parts of the world, like Romania, Thailand, Germany and the USA, where she has both taught massage and learned new techniques.
In 1998 her first book was published in Sweden. The topic of Child Massage was hot at the time, and soon her book became a reference guide for parents and pre-school teachers alike. She followed up with a childrenÕs book with massage-stories, rhymes and riddles in 2000, and a book on geriatric massage was released in 2001.
In addition, she has been published in several articles in Swedish magazines and professional journals. Lena also has been part of a research team at the University of Uppsala, where she performed the massage in a 18 month long study on chronic pain patients.
"Swedish Child Massage- A Family Guide to Nurturing Touch", a translation of the Swedish predecessor, is now in publication in the states. LenaÕs American articles can be read in the Association of Bodywork and Massage Professionals newsletter "Different Strokes". She now lives in Encino, California with her husband, and she continues to teach an array of classes, to write and publish articles and books at the Swedish Health Institute.
