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Aviva Gabriella Steiner
[edit]Aviva Gabriella Steiner (born Gabriella Fazekas; 1930, Budapest, Hungary - died December 2020, Tel Aviv, Israel) was a Hungarian-born physical education teacher, former ballet dancer, and inventor of the Aviva Method.[citation needed]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Budapest in 1930 into a family of prominent vegetarian athletes, her early life was shaped by gymnastics, dance, and natural living. As a child she recovered from a serious, undiagnosed illness through gymnastics, validating her faith in movement-based healing. During WWII her parents were killed in concentration camps; Aviva survived and in 1946 was sent to Israel as an orphan.[1]
In Israel, she trained in ballet under leading choreographers at the Tel Aviv Opera, and later switched her focus to physical education. She earned a degree in physical training, audited anatomy and physiotherapy courses at the medical faculty, and worked as a physiotherapy assistant during the polio epidemic, observing restorative effects of movement.[2]
Career and development of the Aviva Method
[edit]In the 1960s, while teaching physical education to women, including older women, she began experimenting with movement patterns aiming to influence uterine function, menstrual cycles, fertilization, and natural infertility. A key breakthrough came around 1966 when a specific exercise sequence she taught appeared to induce menstruation in menopausal students. This led her to develop a targeted system of pelvic‑focused exercises.[3]
Over decades she refined the technique, a sequence of choreographed movements timed to menstrual cycle phases, to address issues such as infertility, cycle irregularity, miscarriage, menopausal symptoms, PMS, PCOS, fibroids, endometriosis[4], and male reproductive health concerns. The system emphasizes increased pelvic blood flow, hormonal balance, and self‑regulation.[5][6]
Legacy and dissemination
[edit]Aviva trained a network of instructors, most notably Judit Livia Tóth[7], who carried the method into Europe and beyond. The Aviva Method is now practiced in multiple countries, taught in workshops and online, and promoted through the Aviva Method Information Center, Aviva Method Foundation and The Fertility Class.[8][9][10]
Practitioners report benefits in fertility promotion, cycle regulation, symptom relief for menopause, and improvement in male reproductive parameters. The method is presented as complementary to conventional medicine, with a focus on lifelong self‑empowerment.[11][12][13][14]
Peer-reviewed research
[edit]A prospective observational trial (University of Pécs, Hungary, Medicina, 2024) studied women with primary dysmenorrhea. Participants performed the Aviva exercise twice weekly for two menstrual cycles. Compared with controls, exercisers showed a statistically significant reduction in menstrual pain.[13]
A related analysis published in PMC measured changes in the Doppler pulsatility index (PI) of uterine arteries pre‑ and post-exercise. The intervention group had a significant increase in PI (Z = –2.545; p=0.011) relative to controls, suggesting altered uterine blood flow. However, this change was not correlated with pain reduction, and authors called for larger, randomized trials PMC.[15]
Another clinical trial is currently underway (Riphah International University), directly comparing aerobic and Aviva exercises for primary dysmenorrhea in a randomized design of approximately 42 participants[16]
Selected contributions
[edit]- Developed a structured hormonal exercise system for women and for men.
- Enabled many women previously diagnosed as infertile to conceive naturally.
- Promoted an exercise‑based, non‑pharmaceutical approach to reproductive health.[17]
- Established global trainer networks to teach her method in multiple languages and formats.
References
[edit]- ^ Szilvia, Czingel (2021-07-04). "Kamaszként vesztette el szüleit, 28 év munkájával dolgozta ki intimtorna-módszerét a magyar származású Gabriella Steiner". divany.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Aviva Method - About". avivamethod.info. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ Lívia, Tóth (2020-01-01). AVIVA MÓDSZER NŐKNEK ÉS FÉRFIAKNAK (in Hungarian). Mariann Sarkadi. ISBN 978-615-00-7474-0.
- ^ "Módszerek, amelyek segíthetnek az endometriózis kezelésében - Nők Lapja" (in Hungarian). 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Aviva-torna segíthet a gyermekáldásban". Magyar Idők (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ Jurič, Ljubica (2021-02-15). "Aviva metoda za postizanje hormonalnog balansa". She.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Elhunyt Tóth Lívia". hir.ma (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "In Memoriam Tóth Lívia | Avivamódszer". avivamodszer.hu. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ Kft, Antikvarium hu. "Aviva Gabriella Steiner művei, könyvek, használt könyvek". Antikvarium.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Your Body Isn't Broken: How Fertility Exercises Help Heal Hormones, Cycles, and Promote Fertility Wellness". www.oova.life. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Success stories | Aviva Method". avivamodszer.hu. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ CLASS, THE FERTILITY. "THE FERTILITY CLASS". THE FERTILITY CLASS. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ a b Kovacs, Zoltan (January 2024). "The Effect of Aviva Exercise Intervention on Pain Level and Body Awareness in Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea". ResearchGate. PMID 38276063.
- ^ "Arhiva Aviva Gabriella Steiner". She.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ Kovács, Zoltán; Hegyi, Gabriella; Szőke, Henrik (2023-11-10). "The Effect of Exercise on Pulsatility Index of Uterine Arteries and Pain in Primary Dysmenorrhea". Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12 (22): 7021. doi:10.3390/jcm12227021. ISSN 2077-0383. PMC 10671949. PMID 38002635.
- ^ "Comparative Effects of Aerobic and Aviva Exercises in Primary Dysmenorrhea | Clinical Research Trial Listing". www.centerwatch.com. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ Femme, Eco (2017-06-28). "The AVIVA Method: Self-Help For Your Menstruation!". Eco Femme. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
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