![]() Boyd has years of experience in helping children, teens and adults overcome learning difficulties, communication issues, behavioral challenges, emotional imbalances and even the lingering emotional and mental trauma caused by a traumatic event and/or injury.įounded in 1987 by Paul and Gail Dennison, Brain Gym focuses on how movement, reasoning and learning are dependent upon each other. Christina Boyd, owner of High Point Strategies in Flagstaff, is a movement therapist and licensed Brain Gym practitioner. ![]() He struggled with coordination and was frustrated that he could not ride his bike without training wheels.įortunately for Payne, Aiden, Jarod and dozens of other kids and families with similar concerns, a nationally acclaimed program called Brain Gym is available in Northern Arizona. He would often get very upset over something, resulting in uncontrollable crying. He was unsure of himself and was afraid to be left alone to sleep. Six-year-old Jarod struggled with emotional outbursts. Aiden’s troubles seemed to keep mounting, making him feel unsuccessful and lacking in confidence. He struggled to fit into a regular classroom setting because he had difficulty focusing in class and completing tasks. Sixteen-year-old Aiden was in an alternative school to help him manage his academic challenges and some behavior issues. He was having difficulty grasping the lessons and was struggling to focus. Learning and Integration, 2005.Eleven-year-old Payne was experiencing some blocks with reading and math at school. Sharon Promislow, Making the Brain Body Connection, Rev. Wonderful variations on the movements andįun photographs of kids in South Africa doing Brain gym. Gym already makes the book easier to use. Practical “how to” although knowing some Brain Isabel Cohen and Marcelle Goldsmith, Hands-on: How to Use Brain Gym in theĬlassroom. It’s alphabetical and has an index, very useful. Although it’s for adults, the book is easy to Jerry Teplitz, Paul Dennison, and Gail Dennison, Brain Gym for Business. Despite it’s theoreticalįocus, it’s easy to read. The science and physiology behind Brain Gym. Basic Brain Gym book although a bit hard to learn BrainĬarla Hannaford, Smart Moves: Why Learning is not All in Your Head, 2nd ed. Paul Dennison and Gail Dennison, Brain Gym®, Teacher’s Edition, revised, Gym’s founder discusses his own learning challenges, how Brain Gym came about, and Take a look at Sharon Gerber’s Brain Gym video on YouTube She’s got everybodyĭoing Brain Gym: little kids, big kids, adults, even “sophisticated” college kids. for Brain Gym books, posters, music, and other resources. for Brain Gym classes, instructors, one-on-one consultants, and ![]() * The achievement of goals – both professional and personal * Self-development and personal stress management * Communication skills and language development ![]() * Academic skills – for example, reading, writing, spelling and maths In the photo, the students were asked to draw a picture of what they had been thinking about while they were listening to Mozart 40th Symphony, during the “relaxation” activity in the end…īonnie, suggests that it is either Mozart or Bach.I play music in my class even when my students are coming or leaving! And classical music, sofltly in the background, during tests! Tell them that since the box belongs to everyone, they might want to list the items in the box or draw a picture of it.This is a lovely way to end a class or do before a holiday. Students can place symbolic items in the box like lots of sunshine or good luck or decide to place more material objects in it like a new house! Helps us become emotionallyĪgain ask students to stand in a circle and imagine an empty box in the middle. Crosses the center mid-line to activate both left and Quietly for a minute with your eyes closed while you breathe deeply Each student picks the vase up and does an action with it before handing it onto the next student.Encourage the students to observe carefully and not repeat an action that has already been done.Īsk older students to recall all the different actions they saw.Another interesting development is to ask everyone to draw their vase before they describe it.It is amazing how differently everyone perceives the vase!Ĭross your left ankle over your right. Tell them that there’s a valuable crystal vase in the centre of the circle. Each student picks the vase up and does an action with itĪsk the students to stand in a circle if possible. ![]()
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