Benita Bester (Kropman), the founder of the Lyno Method, qualified as a physiotherapist in South Africa in 1982. She spent the first 14 years of her career focusing on sports injuries, gaining extensive experience with athletes and active individuals. By 1996, Benita realised that traditional physiotherapy training did not provide the tools needed to address chronic pain and recurring injuries. Even though she was able to relieve symptoms quickly, in many cases the symptoms reappeared as soon as the athletes returned to intense training.

This insight marked a turning point in her career and led to the development of the Lyno Method—a system designed to uncover the root causes of persistent pain and provide effective, lasting solutions. She created the Bunkie Test and the FROM Test, assessments that reveal where clients may be storing suppressed physical or emotional trauma in their connective tissue (fascia), which can contribute to chronic symptoms in other areas of the body.

Initially, her approach relied on deep manual techniques to release fascia restrictions. Over the years, Benita has evolved her method, shifting the focus from manual fascia release to nervous system repatterning, based on a holistic full-body assessment, breathwork, focused movement, and proprioceptive cueing through gentle touch—supporting lasting balance and wellbeing. 

Benita began teaching the Lyno Method in 2010 through practical courses in South Africa and internationally, as well as online.

Strength in connection, power in wisdom.