So What is Brain Gym®?

Brain Gym® is a simple yet dynamic program based on applied kinesiology that uses elegant body movements to integrate brain functioning for efficient learning and greater productivity. Brain Gym® is currently practiced in homes, schools, learning centers and businesses in 86 countries and 30 languages.

Using 80 years of research and the findings of many developmental technologies, Paul Dennison, Ph.D., devised this multifaceted system after discovering that the activities originally used in remedial reading clinics had applicability for a broad range of challenges. The series of movements he devised which improve the flow of communication between the body and brain were the basis for the remarkable educational program we know as Brain Gym®.

Glowing testimonials come from the growing number of participants who are celebrating new found achievement in learning and performance after utilizing the simple and fun to do Brain Gym® movements. Teachers and parents report dramatic changes in children, while adults also notice a reduction in stress, increased self-esteem, clearer thought processes and enhanced creativity from improved mind-body integration.

For persons of all ages, abilities and walks of life Brain Gym® is a powerful agent for positive change in both mind and body. While accomplished in a short period of time without any special equipment, the simple Brain Gym® movements have a multitude of benefits:
  • Increase focus ability
  • Expand memory
  • Sharpen critical thinking
  • Reduce stress
  • Improve listening skills
  • Help hearing processing
  • Promote left/right coordination
  • Contribute to appropriate behavior
  • Increase athletic prowess
  • More joy in life

Using Brain Gym® activities is shown to elevate achievement in both adults and children with or without special needs. While adapting well to any curriculum or teaching style, the movements provide specific strategies for improving classroom and organizational skills. An important feature is that once its benefits are recognized, self-monitored behavior follows, along with greater self-confidence and self-esteem.

“Beth Stoddard’s approach to educational kinesiology has so enriched our lives both academically and physically that I elected to take her basic courses and to engage her as my advisor & coach. My eleven year old son and I have greatly benefited from
Brain Gym®.”

Mother of a special needs child

 

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