Lyena
Strelkoff
CATERPILLAR SOUP
Lyena's highly acclaimed one-woman play
"The
Road to Recovery" now available on video.
Welcome! And thank you so much for visiting.
My name is Lyena Strelkoff and I’m an actor, dancer, writer, performance artist, and teacher. In October 2002, a fall in the Malibu hills left me paralyzed from the waist down. Statistically speaking, I’m not expected to walk again. But with the support of friends and family, I’m inviting a better outcome, one where my body is fully restored, reveling in motion and the most precious touch.
My friends and I created this web site to share news about my injury and the progress I make toward recovery. You’ll find links to general information about spinal cord injury, as well as details of my personal experience.
As I progress, I hope
for your continued companionship. And in return, I offer you my journey.
In the midst of pain and doubt, there is grace and wisdom, hope and joy.
I invite you to take whatever gifts you might find and to leave for others
the imprint of your experience. Together, we forge a community of uncommon
spirit, opening our hearts to the truth of our experience and to the limitless
potential of our collective faith. I would be honored to walk with you
and, again, say welcome.