Empowering teachers, parents, and childcare providers to help youth learn through movement, increase focus and improve their behavior.
Empowering teachers, parents, and childcare providers to help youth learn through movement, increase focus and improve their behavior.
Does this sound like you?
→ Have you lamented about listening skills lately?
→ Do you ever catch someone rubbing their eyes after reading?
→ Did you know some pediatricians assure parents that crawling is unnecessary?
→ Do you know how many kids are addicted…to screens, meds, sugar, caffeine, etc?
If any of the above is familiar to you as a teacher, childcare provider, or parent, come along with me to find some answers.
Our kids need HELP! And it doesn’t have to cost a lot of time or money. I’ve studied the strategies that best support child development and academic success. Whether you prefer face-to-face or online learning, I’ll teach you simple interventions to build the skill sets for life.
Sign Up for my Free Brain Gym® Bootcamp today!
Receive simple strategies that you can start using NOW to increase focus, improve behavior and help your kids learn to love learning again!
Join me for a learning opportunity
Courses
I weave the powerful relationship between moving and learning with storytelling and practical tips. As an International Faculty, I offer Educational Kinesiology/Brain Gym® courses in a variety of formats from in person to online. Participants have attended from over 25 countries!
Workshops
My interactive workshops are filled with strategies to immediately integrate into existing lesson plans and activities.
Please contact me to schedule a tailored training about movement, sensory systems, literacy, art/music, Montessori and/or alternative methods of education.
Consulting
Private sessions are a wonderful way to receive one-on-one attention while working through a roadblock.
Sessions may utilize Educational Kinesiology, such as Brain Gym®, in addition to other movement based strategies.
Hi, I’m Cindy!
I help teachers, parents, and childcare providers to increase focus, improve behavior and help your kids learn to love learning again!
You’re in the right place if:
- Focus is a challenge
- Transitions often result in tantrums
- Test taking ends in tears
That’s why I created the Brain Gym® Bootcamp. To help you gain strategies that best support child development and academic success
Workshops & Events
In Person Events
4/28 Synchronize to Optimize: It's about building relationships
In person, Tailored Training, Monticello, MN
5/12 Background on Behavior
In person, Coon Rapids, MN
5/16 Raising Confident Readers: the Art and Science of Literacy
In person, MN Home Educator Conference
5/16 Educating the Whole Child: Insights from Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio and Nature-Based
In person, MN Home Educator Conference
7/6-7/10 Early Childhood Language, Montessori Credential Program
In person, River Falls, WI
9/24-9/26 Montessori in the Mountains Conference
In person, Estes Park, CO
10/14 TBD
In person, Tailored training, St. Cloud, MN
Online Events
Brain Gym® 101 Self-Paced
Online
Edu-K In Depth course (301) Self-Paced
Online
Movement is the Key to Learning
Online, Self-Paced
Find Your Focus
Online, Self-Paced
Self-Regulation through Movement
Online, Self-Paced
Moving Across the Midline
Online, Self-Paced
7/17-7/18 Breakthroughs International Conference
Online
From the Blog
The Missing Link in the Classroom
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Bodies in Motion, Minds in Gear
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It’s time to stop hanging your head in defeat
Whether you’re a parent or an educator, whether you’re seeking to help yourself or others, you can support learning for all ages, improve focus, AND increase positive behavior choices.
It all starts with learning specific strategies. Get inspired to look at learning through a different lens.
Imagine if you could…
- Take a test without becoming overwhelmed by anxiety
- Maintain focus while completing a task (chore or even an assignment)
- Transition from one activity to another readily and easily
- Support others in the above-noted endeavors
I can help you get started! Before long, you’ll be holding your head higher than ever and celebrating the simplicity of these micro-interventions!
