General

Brain Gym® Australia, Inc

Brain Gym® Australia Inc. is a national not-for-profit organisation funded through membership fees, course registration fees, and through profit from events and workshops run by the Association. Associate membership is open to anyone interested in Brain Gym® and Educational Kinesiology. Professional membership is only for licensed Brain Gym® Movement Facilitators and Instructors/Consultants.

The intention is to let people know more about the many and varied applications of this work both within Australia and throughout the world.

History

The Brain Gym® /Edu-K Network originated in 1992 as an informal group to foster an interest in Brain Gym® and Educational Kinesiology. Over the years, there have been a number of changes.

In 1998, the organisation was formalised and registered as a not-for-profit.

In 2002, it became an incorporated association.

In early February 2011, Brain Gym® Australia was accepted as an approved Affiliate by the Brain Gym® International Board of Directors. Brain Gym® Australia (BGA), as an official affiliate of Brain Gym® International (BGI), licenses instructors in Australia to use the work in a responsible and ethical manner. While BGI can influence the course content, it cannot control the business decisions independent contractors make.

Australia had the privilege in 2006 to hold the International Gathering in Brisbane, the first time since the late eighties that a world-wide Edu-K event of this magnitude was held in Australia.

In 2019 Brain Gym® International began trading as Breakthroughs International.

Brain Gym® International Mission Statement

Brain Gym® International (trading as Breakthroughs International) is committed to the principle that moving with intention leads to optimal learning. Through our outstanding instructors and movement -based programs, we empower all ages to reclaim the joy of living.

Paul E Dennison Ph. D. is a professional educator, a pioneer in the field of kinesiology, and an authority on the breakthrough attainment of cognitive and academic skills. In the 1960s Dr Dennison began his research into reading achievement and its relation to brain development that would form the basis of the Brain Gym® work.

In 1975 Paul Dennison received the Phi Delta Kappa award for outstanding research at the University of Southern California, and was granted a Doctorate in Education for his research in beginning reading achievement and its relationship to cognitive development and covert speech skills. His unique understanding of the interdependence of physical development, language acquisition and academic achievement led to the formation of the remarkable Brain Gym® program.

In the 1980s he met his wife, an artist and movement educator. In 1986 Dr Paul Dennison PhD and Gail Dennison first taught Brain Gym® in Australia. Gail E Dennison is the cofounder and cocreator of the Edu-Kinesthetics series of books and manuals on learning through movement; and the originator of several courses.
Paul and Gail Dennison are committed to a renewal and redefinition of the learning process for people of all ages and abilities.

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