Brain Gym 104 is an entry level, 16 hour class with lots of hands on opportunities to learn. We will practice the specially designed Brain Gym Movements and plan strategies for incorporating Brain Gym into everyday life, classrooms and clinics. In this workshop you will learn all 26 movements that comprise the basic Brain Gym programme.

The Brain Gym movements address the physical skills of learning. The movements are easy and enjoyable for children, adults and elders. They can bring about changes in focus, organization, comprehension, coordination, communication, memory, and self-regulation. Inside and outside classrooms the movements can positively impact reading, writing, math, vision, balance, dyslexia, sensory integration issues, midline issues and much more.

Techniques you will learn:

• PACE

• The 26 Brain Gym Movements

• The Three Dimensions of Movement

• The Learning Flow

• The Five Principles

• Basic Concepts

  • Drawing Out

  • Noticing

Benefits:

• Learn how to prepare for optimal learning

• Identify how the brain and body cooperate together in a Learning Loop, what can happen under stress and how to correct that

• Gain new understanding of movement and how it relates to learning, reading and other life skills.

• Explore different physical movements and notice their effects on physical, mental and emotional systems and states

• Learn the basic Brain Gym ® vocabulary, including the dimensions, categories and the five principles.

Pre-requisites:

None, everyone is welcome

Course manual is The Brain Gym Teachers’ Edition, cost is $47 NZD plus postage. Please contact Anne Doig to purchase via aspecialfx@xtra.co.nz or 06 878 8694.