I was new to playing basketball and needed some help with coordination and learning ball skills. I did Space Buttons, which helped running feel better. It was coordinated, flowing and… Read more “Basketball warm-up routine”

My senior classes love the Brain Gym® movements.  They start each lesson with PACE and choose Brain Gym exercises from a list I have taught them.  We have also done… Read more “Faster Learning”

I read three lines and had trouble remembering what I read. Then I did The Owl movement and read again. I was so excited that I could remember 80% of… Read more “Read and Remember”

Fear came up in the first Brain Gym® session for a child who ran away from school.  Other sessions worked around the feeling of insecurity, the tight chest and other… Read more “Overcoming separation anxiety in early childhood”

The bully said he’ wasn’t thinking properly’ at the beginning. Six sessions with the bully with much drinking of water and repatterning and the anger and annoyance was dissolving. Goals… Read more “Classroom behaviour”

In over twenty years of teaching infants/primary school children, one of the most amazing ‘tools’ I have used in my classroom has been Brain Gym® exercises. In my class of… Read more “Amazing classroom tool”

My son Evan was never interested in ball sports, he did everything he could to avoid them. I was aware of the importance of gross motor development through my studies,… Read more “Hand-eye coordination improvements”

My daughter was feeling sad-and was listening to sad songs. She was skeptical and hesitant to drink water but when she sipped it like gently rehydrating dry land, she was… Read more “Sadness”

Brain Gym® is a simple yet very powerful ‘tool’ and it can really make a difference in children’s learning and behaviour. I would highly recommend it to other teachers and… Read more “Improve self confidence and concentration”

One of my students is a bright boy, who was reading at grade 5 level, but writing very poorly. After he used Lazy 8’s and Alphabet 8’s during class for… Read more “Writing Skills”

I had a 14 year old come in wanting a balance be able to shoot goals for his basketball team. He did his pre-activity to shoot his goal.with me being… Read more “Better Aim”

One of my 10 year old clients that I have been working with since the summer made the honour roll! I am so jazzed! A new 8 year old client… Read more “Educational Improvement”

Writing the letters of the alphabet was easier for this 8 year old after doing Alphabet 8s. The child felt calmer and more relaxed and was able to remember the… Read more “Writing the Alphabet”

I knew I needed to work on my mindset around getting things done and was feeling de-motivated. Following The Calf Pump I felt really motivated, capable and on top of… Read more “Motivated at last!”

I cannot express enough how pleased I am that I participated in all 4 learning days of Brain Gym®101. When I arrived home Friday night I burst in the back door… Read more “Improves relaxation and boosts energy”

Someone who couldn’t get started in one class chose a goal ‘to work faster.’ After some Brain Gym® he did the task easily. Brain Gym® is not just for the… Read more “Learning improvements”

My son has been after me to swing with him, but I don’t because it makes my stomach jump and my whole body cringe. I once did a DLR for… Read more “More confidence”

One Brain Gym® instructor worked with a little boy who was exhibiting autistic-like behavior: He is now talking in sentences and can carry on a conversation, etc. It took about… Read more “Academic benefits for all ages”

I was having trouble controlling my emotions when the umpire pulled me up again and again for travelling with the ball. Hook-ups done before the match gave me more concentration… Read more “Basketball”

8 year old Joel is a quiet child who has been tested for ADD /ADHD and depression. His mother brought him to me last week, saying that he was frequently… Read more “Better work and happier”

I was feeling so tired and stressed from driving the bus around the city. Having a sip of water allowed me to concentrate better and not feel so tired. I… Read more “Relaxed bus driver”

I was complaining of cramping in the hand when I had to write for a school task. I did the Arm Activation and then was able to write cramp free!

A Brain Gym consultant led my 7 year old boy through a series of actions for his goal “to be a fantastic reader”. They included reading, understanding syllables, sounding words,… Read more “Reading Development”

I was feeling overwhelmed and disorganised. There was too much to do and too little time. I felt exhausted! After doing Space Buttons, an Energy Exercise, I felt a significant… Read more “Overwhelm”

One 12 year old boy drew his whole body filled with anger. After a Dennison Laterality Repatterning and Positive Attitude balance he only drew his arms filled with anger. After… Read more “Anger management”

I have a doubting-Thomas of a parent – her daughter has been in therapy since she was born – about 11 years.  After working with her child today, I was… Read more “More engagement”

Just recently I was talking to the mother of a boy I worked with about 15 years ago.  He is now teaching a 6th Class in a local primary school.… Read more “The Cross Crawl”

As a coach of a netball team I used Brain Gym® movements to assist the young players to improve their ability to catch the ball. After doing some of the… Read more “Hand-eye coordination”

Two Brain Gym® movements, The Thinking Cap and The Owl,  released the restrictive feeling in my neck when I turned my head.  What an easy way to have not only… Read more “Neck issues”

I have a 17 year old daughter who at age 5 came home from school and excitedly told me she was having a hard time with math that day, so… Read more “More Focus”

I was having trouble losing my place when reading. After doing The Lazy 8 movement I was able to read without losing my place. My eyes felt more relaxed and… Read more “Relaxed reading”

I started using PACE every day with my primary school age pupils, plus specific Brain Gym® movements depending on the particular challenges of individual children.  With one boy, Daniel, the… Read more “Better Behaviour and Attention”

After participating in the first two days of the Brain Gym®101 course, I practised PACE, especially The Cross Crawl and did lots of Lazy 8s and The Owl when I… Read more “Energy and Alertness”

My 17 year old son has only done Brain Gym® with me once and that was when he bought a uni cycle and was trying to ride it around the… Read more “Better co-ordination and balance”