Lyena
Strelkoff
CATERPILLAR SOUP
Lyena's highly acclaimed one-woman play
Click here to watch the award-winning documentary about Lyena
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.