Think outside the box! Be creative! Build Brain GymÂź combos! The annual conference in Hungary last month was filled with creative uses of Brain Gym! This monthâs âtips and toolsâ is sharing a couple of innovative ways Brain Gym is being used around the world. Consider...
Growing season and personal development that a summer course offers. Spring introduces the season of growth. In Minnesota, the melting snow revealed lost snow shovels and mittens. Perennials have been uncovered and nudged back to life. Grass, and weeds, are rapidly...
Emotions can really wipe a person out.  đ đ„ đż đŻÂ Last week was an emotional high as I spent the week in California productively and joyfully working for Brain GymÂź International. I returned home and within 48 hours my friendâs dog, whom I had seen in...
The Five Principles of Edu-K apply to so much more than a simple balance...they are really life lessons. 1. Draw Out: Intelligence Is Inborn ~ Truly understanding and appreciating the individuality of each person has changed the way I live my life. The unique timing...
Yesterday, I had my first experience introducing the Brain GymŸ program to 137 kids...I was in classrooms for 2 year olds up to 8th graders. In some I introduced PACE. In others we added on some Double Doodle and the Energy Yawn. And in the Junior High...we discussed...
Iâm noticing a pattern within organizations relevant to me. A successful business  grows just like individuals continually grow throughout life. We know the human brain has cycles of pruning what is no longer necessary and cycles of growing spurts. We also know that...
It constantly amazes me how less than a minute can change focus, physical abilities and ultimately oneâs success. Carla Hannaford, PhDÂ calls these attention-getters micro-interventions in her book Smart Moves: Why Learning is Not All in Your Head (2005); they are my...
ââAll learning is remembering. A good teacher causes students to remember what they already knowâ ~Neale Donald Walsh   Thanks for being a great teacher. You draw it right out of us,â was an email from a student. WOW! What a testimony. I do my best to help my...
Here it is 2010 and Iâm writing the December 2009 newsletter. In some ways, the constant swim upstream is exhausting and in other ways it is most exhilarating! What is my schedule for 2010? Which courses will come to Minnesota this year? Will I sponsor or be...
Refresh and rejuvenate Summer can be a time to refresh and rejuvenate. Edu-K course opportunities abound in the summer. Does one always have to travel? No, travel is not a requirement. Is it possible to bring a course/instructor to your local region? Yes, through...
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