The Kinesiology Connection

Courses

Brain Gym® 101 (24 hours)

Brain Gym 101 is a hands-on opportunity to experience the concepts, principles and activities of Brain Gym. The safe, simple and effective Brain Gym movements support us in the physical skills associated with living and learning at every stage of our lives; the 1st grader learning to read; the couple working on communication skills; the businessman seeking to organize his office and more.

Come explore the elements of Brain Gym in this experiential and high-energy course. You will leave with tools readily available for everyday life. There are applications for educators, parents, business professionals, health-care professionals and others interested in how one learns.

-no prerequisite
-24-hour course
-P.D.P.’s are available for educators
-3 graduate credits are available through the Northeast Consortium

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

The Brain Gym® Teacher Practicum (32 hours)

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.

- 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/licensure

- Teachers: P.D.P.’s are available.

Business in Balance Intensive: Creating and Maintaining a Wealth-Healthy Brain Gym Business (36 hours)

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. This 4-day Business in Balance intensive is followed by 3 months of mentoring while you cultivate your business.

- 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 (32 hours)

Here is an opportunity to build on what you have already learned in Brain Gym® 101! During these 4 days of fun and personal transformation you’ll explore integrated 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.

- 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 (8 hours)

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 with a solid client base of enthusiastic returning customers, and a steady flow of new referrals.

- 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 re-licensure.
- Prerequisite: Brain Gym® Teachers Practicum

Movement Re-Education (24 hours)

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 (8 hours)

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
- Prerequisite: Brain Gym® 101

Optimal Brain Organization (16 hours)

This course 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

Rhythmic Movement Training—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.

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

Touch for Health Levels I - IV (each level is 16 hours)

Touch for Health 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.

If you ever wanted to learn how to do muscle monitoring/muscle testing, this course is for you! Learn hands-on techniques for improved posture, reduced pain, reduced tension and increased energy and
well-being.

- no prerequisite for TFH I
- CEU’s for body workers, aerobics instructors and physical trainers

- Contact hours for nurses.
-Teachers: P.D.P.’s are available.
For more information go to www.tfhka.org

Visioncircles (24 hours)

This course offers us an opportunity to discover the incredible world that 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.

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