Yesterday, I had my first experience introducing the Brain GymŽ 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...
Brain Gym works! It is like prayer in that the result isnât always what you expected, but it is evident and present. Perfection is unrealistic and has many angles. Appreciating oneâs never-ending opportunities for growth guarantees we can constantly use Brain Gym with...
Have you ever wanted to understand anotherâs viewpoint only to keep getting stuck in your own? There was one concept I just could not wholly and deeply comprehend. The more it pertobated in my being, the more stuck and confused I felt. It took an emotional response...
We were blessed to have Beverly Hunter facilitate Visioncircles for us in February. One of our more intriguing activities was a discussion on the difference between visualization and imagination. Some wanted to share definitive answers. Others countered with different...
Theory has its place. New techniques are exciting to learn and practice. Real life stories offer true inspiration and ground the work in reality. As Carla Hannaford encourages, all of the Educational Kinesiology work can be done anytime and anywhere. In fact, it often...
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Learn why Montessori prepares the body for the academic tasks of writing and reading. The physical skills of learning are isolated by sense and then combined into multi sensory lessons.
