Offerings

Introductions

~An Introduction to Brain Gym^®

Learning is a whole body event! Discover why this is so and learn exercises you can use immediately to reduce stress and open new paths to learning. This introduction also covers the key Brain Gym^® concepts.

~Introduction to LifeWave Patches

Would you like:
~ more energy?
~ to sleep better?
~ decreased pain?
~ increased endurance and better performance in sports?
~ improved memory and brain function?
~ to lose weight?

If you answer "yes" to any of the above or know someone who would answer in the affirmative, come and check out the incredible merging of the old and new – meridians and nanotechnology – with an introduction to David Schmidt's LifeWave Patches. These patches are drug-free, nontransdermal patches used to "wake up" the meridians, balance the body, increase energy, reduce pain and much more!

~Smooth School Re-Entry: tools for transitioning with ease!

Parents and children: would you like to have an easy transition into the school year? Come learn Brain Gym^® activities that are fun, energizing and easy to do. These great tools can help you be ready for a stress-free entry into the school year.

~High Test Performance: tools to rid test-taking jitters!

High schoolers and college students: does just thinking about taking a test make your heart pound and your throat tighten up? Are you able to access the information that you know? Are SAT's and MCAS getting you down? Change your test-taking experience from feelings of anxiety to that of self-confidence using simple Brain Gym^® techniques.

Workshops and In-services for School Systems and Businesses

Bonnie has presented Brain Gym^® Introductions throughout New England to rave reviews. Brain Gym^® Introductions are experiential in nature, provides participants with tools for their immediate use. Call her for information on personalizing an introduction for your organization or business.

Courses

~Brain Gym^® 101 This 24-hour course covers the basics of Brain Gym, the 26 Brain Gym Activities, the Edu-K Balance process and more! This experiential course provides tools for immediate use and the porcess for achieving personal goals. There are applications for educators, parents, business professionals, as well as health-care professionals.

~ no prerequisite
~ 24-hour course
~ P.D.P.’s are available for educators
~ 3 graduate credits are available

For more information about Brain Gym^® go to www.braingym.org

~The Brain Gym^® Teacher Practicum is the culminating course in the process to becoming a licensed Brain Gym Instructor/Consultant. This course provides strategies and support for those interested in teaching the Brain Gym^® 101 course, as well as using Brain Gym in private consultations. Furthermore, this class is highly transformational on the personal level. You will gain a deeper understanding of Educational Kinesiology and broaden your base and your use of Brain Gym, both personally and professionally.

~ a 32-hour course taught over 4 days
~ prerequisites: Brain Gym^® 101, Edu-K In Depth, Optimal Brain Organization, electives and Edu-K Foundation membership. For a complete list of prerequisites go to the Brain Gym^® website, www.braingym.org.
~ Teachers: P.D.P.’s are available.

~Business in Balance Intensive: Creating and Maintaining a Wealth-Healthy Brain Gym Business (36 hours)
Eliza Bergeson and Bonnie Hershey, Instructors

Are you ready to focus your intent, flex those entrepreneurial muscles and step forward as a successful business owner? Learn what's involved in owning a thriving business as you lay the foundation for your own enterprise.

~ 36-hour course
~ Prerequisite: A burning desire to own a flourishing business.
For Brain Gym^®enthusiasts: Brain Gym 101. This course counts as a 300 level elective toward licensure and re-licensure.

~The Edu-K In Depth: The Seven Dimensions of Learning Colleen Carroll Gardner, Instructor.

During these 4 days of fun and personal transformation you’ll explore integrated brain-body learning. You’ll apply the Edu-K In Depth process to your own life and rediscover the joy, ease and wholeness of learning. Exciting, innovative techniques, lucid, enjoyable demonstrations, lots of guided practice time and a relaxed atmosphere offer you a unique experience you can apply directly to your personal and professional life.

~ a 32-hour course
~ Prerequisite: Brain Gym^® 101. Bring your Brain Gym balance logs and case studies for review.

~The Heart of Listening:
Building Rapport in a Wealth-Healthy Brain Gym^® Business
Eliza Bergeson and Bonnie Hershey, Instructors.

Learn to listen—really listen with every cell in your being—and rapport comes naturally and effortlessly. From first contact to final session, your ability to listen inspires confidence in your expertise. It leads to a flourishing Brain Gym business witha a solid client base of enthusiastic returning customers, and a steady flow of new referrals.

~ an 8-hour course in pre-pilot phase
note: once this course is in pilot phase you will be able to retake the class for free and obtain credit towards relicensure.
~ Prerequisite: Brain Gym® Teachers Practicum

~Movement Re-Education
Paula Oleska, Instructor

This three-day workshop focuses specifically on the Structure Realm in the Edu-K process. This experience is an opportunity for exploration, review, and hands-on-practice of muscle lengthening techniques. Participants learn the relationship of emotions, vision, and posture to brain integration. Included are the latest releases and activations, which help to complete postural and structural changes.

~ 24-hour course
~ Prerequisite: Brain Gym Teacher Practicum.

~Movement Dynamics
Sue Stepick, Instructor

Enjoy gentle yet energizing sequences from Brain Gym^®, Vision Gym^®, and other Edu-K menus, set to integrated music. Learn thirty new movements that help develop and refine your neurointelligence as well as your skills of coordination and flexibility. Feel the joy of movement as you relax your visual system. Participants explore Laterality, Centering and Focus Dimensions in terms of their unique dynamics of movement. The movement flows are adaptable for all ages and abilities. In addition to dance flows, the course includes six action balances. Wear comfortable clothing and socks.

~ 8-hour course
~ Prerequitiste: Brain Gym^® 101

~Optimal Brain Organization (formerly Brain Organization Profiles)
Sue Stepick, Instructor,

This couse gives you an opportunity to explore Paul Dennison's latest concepts on the Dynamic Brain and the three dimensions of the brain/body system. Optimal Brain Organization builds on the Brain Gym^® 101 course, providing additional movement activities and noticing techniques. The course offers four new action balances that help to integrate all the sensory channels for improved performance and ease of learning. Special attention will be given to questions about the classroom environment.

~ 16-hour course
~ prerequisite: Brain Gym^® 101

~Rythmic Movement Tranining--Helping Children with Challenges

If you know a child with learning, sensory, motor and/or emotional
challenges, Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT) can make a world of
difference. Although RMT is beneficial for all ages and skill levels,
it is particularly helpful for those with sensory processing
disorders, ADD/ADHD, Autism, Aspergers, developmental delays, speech delays, dyslexia, anxiety, depression, cerebral palsy, handwriting issues, and other learning, emotional and motor coordination challenges. The Rhythmic Movements are gentle rocking and reflex integration movements that stimulate neural pathways and promote ease of movement, emotional balance, relaxation and learning.

Parents, OTs and specialists are seeing the following results with
children doing the rhythmic movements regularly:
• increased emotional calm/fewer outbursts
• increased ability to focus and do school work
• improved self-esteem, posture and stamina
• less anxiety
• better ability to sleep
• improved fine and gross motor skills
• less impulsivity
• improved speech development

For more information seethe Rhythmic Movement Training International website at
www.rhythmicmovement.com

~Touch for Health (levels I - IV) is based on the innovative wellness system known as Applied Kinesiology - a brilliant synthesis of Chinese medicine and non-invasive techniques developed by American medical doctors, osteopaths and chiropractors. Touch for Health makes Applied Kinesiology available to lay persons and has been effectively used by nurses, massage therapists, body workers, nutritionists, athletes, dancers and others to enhance their practices.

~ no prerequisite for TFH I
~ We offer CEU’s for body workers, aerobics instructors and physical trainers and contact hours for nurses.
~Teachers: P.D.P.’s are available.
For more information go to www.tfhka.org

~Visioncircles,
Sue Stepick, Instructor

This course offers us an opportunity to discover the incredible world which awaits us as we open to our full sensory awareness. The 24-hour course is an exploration of eight areas, or circles, of perceptual intelligence. Taken together, the circles help us to access and develop active vision. The course offers a developmental framework for understanding the acquisition of visual skills.

~ 24-hour course
~ Prerequisite: Brain Gym^® 101.

~Practice Evenings
If you have taken kinesiology classes, practice evenings are a wonderful way to increase your balancing skills and confidence, and to share your experience and expertise with others. Feel free to bring a friend or family member along to practice balancing. Have a question about how to use the balance process or a learning menu item? Support is close at hand!

~ 2-hour evening session

Other New England Offerings

~Bal-A-Vis-X and Movement Based Learning created by Bill Hubert and taught by Candi Cosgrove, is a series of exercises which are deeply rooted in rhythm. They require full body coordination and focused attention utilizing sand bags, balance boards and racquetballs. Come and experience this remarkable program!
Candi Cosgrove, Instructor

~ No Prerequisite

~Integration of Dynamic and Postural Reflexes, as created by Dr. Svetlana Musgatova and taught by Pamela Curlee.
Come to this fabulous four-day course exploring dynamic and postural reflexes and how they influence development and learning. This class provides an explanation of reflexes according to the three dimensions of Laterality, Centering and Focus. Participants will learn techniques for checking reflex integration and simple, joyful movements for integrating them into the whole body movement system.

~ No Prerequisite
Sponsored by Beth Stoddard of Train the Brain, beth@trainthebrain.biz