Emma Ratcliff is an occupational therapist working in private practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Emma has been involved with professional development for Waldorf schools and early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand, China, Vietnam and Hong Kong. She works with adults and children who have sensory processing, coordination and learning challenges and has worked alongside Waldorf schools for over 15 years, bringing anthroposophy into her practice through the 12 senses and Rudolf Steiner’s pictures of child development. Emma has a keen interest in bringing anthroposophical insights to the practical aspects of day-to-day life and bridging this with our growing understanding of child development through a neuroscience lens.