![]() This dimension is related to participation, to the ability to act on the details of a situation while at the same time remaining conscious of the overall context – – the “big picture.” People who lack balanced focus have difficulty with attention and comprehension. Focus: the ability to coordinate the back and front parts of the brain.In the Brain Gym model, three dimensions of intelligence correspond to the integrated functioning of the three parts of the brain: (See her book, I Am the Child, for inspirational success stories.) How Does Brain Gym Help with Learning? Brain Gym exercises are easily adaptable for children with limited movement capability. Performance comes naturally when one’s body is relaxed and one’s posture supports access to all parts of the brain.Ĭecilia Freeman, M.Ed., Brain Gym Consultant and Instructor, uses Edu-K and Brain Gym to benefit those challenged with autism, cerebral palsy, ADD, ADHD, PDD-NOS, Angelman’s Syndrome, speech impairment, blindness and deafness. Brain Gym stimulates the nervous system equally in all brain parts, minimizes one-sided, negative brain reactions, builds new pathways to both hemispheres, and eliminates stress. Edu-K comprises techniques from the fields of motor development, Applied Kinesiology, developmental optometry, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, acupuncture, yoga, martial arts, language development, psychology, and brain research.ĭennison developed a set of 26 specific movements, called Brain Gym, to promote integrated visual, auditory and kinesthetic functioning. ![]() Edu-K is the fruit of 20 years of experimentation and research by Californian Paul Dennison, PhD. When these physical skills are not automatic, attending to the demands of higher level cognitive processing is difficult.Īddressing this issue of readying the body to learn is a movement system called Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K). ![]() To learn effectively, typical children and those with special needs must be able to sit still, listen, focus on letters and figures, and track from left to right with their eyes. Freeman, MEd., Certified Brain Gym Consultants What Is Brain Gym?īrain Gym can help with autism, cerebral palsy, ADD/ADHD, PDD-NOS, Angelman’s Syndrome, speech impairment, blindness, deafness, learning disabilities and more.
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