tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18191298405058601312024-02-18T18:11:26.035-08:00Whole-Brain Living and LearningWhole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-23362856170866839112024-01-21T16:42:00.000-08:002024-01-22T14:48:41.022-08:00"What Would It Take?" A Question to Expand and Focus Intention<p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">I was working with 8-year-old Celia, who really wished that reading was easier. I asked her for a sample of her reading and she chose a book she had brought with her. She stumbled her way through a few lines: awkward, miscalling words, ignoring punctuation.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Out of all the Brain Gym® options I offered her, she selected a variation of the Lazy 8s activity—walking that pattern on the floor. If you are new to the Lazy 8s activity, you may want to check out this <a href="https://www.wholebrainliving.com/2017/07/exploring-lazy-8s.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">previous blog post</span></b></a> before you read any further. </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">For now, I’ll simply offer this refresher: Tracing Lazy 8s—an “infinity” pattern—is a way to cultivate the use of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>both sides of the brain at the same time. </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Doing this activity, the learner starts on one side of the visual and kinesthetic field, and flows <i>across the midline </i>to the other side, and back again, over and over. Someone with learning challenges will often <a href="https://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/07/backing-up-to-move-forward-into-lazy-8s.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>begin this activity quite awkwardly</b></span></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">—</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">jerky movements, hesitations, reversals. </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcZjcckeqFLplaAJZnrM_dg8h5sV7L5RHbXp_zSarCa7luc0Yw-Ipf2HqSXyVdQ04t2DWKZ58G_NCf49CDEUPYl6jFn7NuX1gaDBNAyifJpWeuf5g-L73B0T5jm922zV_JN_hbAYfw9Kyroe6ouO8AsBZ70XY_bDsBBvOBRvfCgTv-46EbNZtNylGteM/s1136/Lazy%208%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1136" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcZjcckeqFLplaAJZnrM_dg8h5sV7L5RHbXp_zSarCa7luc0Yw-Ipf2HqSXyVdQ04t2DWKZ58G_NCf49CDEUPYl6jFn7NuX1gaDBNAyifJpWeuf5g-L73B0T5jm922zV_JN_hbAYfw9Kyroe6ouO8AsBZ70XY_bDsBBvOBRvfCgTv-46EbNZtNylGteM/w113-h64/Lazy%208%201.png" width="113" /></a></span></div><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">When this skill is easy, automatic, and natural, all kinds of cognitive and coordination activities become much more fluid, even effortless. For example (and greatly simplified), once the two brain hemispheres are teaming more easily, the eyes team more easily as well, allowing them to converge on the same point (letter or word) and track correctly together (left to right) so that <i>reading</i> is easier.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Over Celia’s previous visits she’d traced this pattern many times on the various <a href="https://www.wholebrainliving.com/2019/10/making-lazy-8s-boards-tools-for.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Lazy 8s boards I had in my office</b></span></a>, initially with some hesitation and a few misfires, but then mostly with success. She still was not automatic and fluid with it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDGWfPMHK-NhEKKnu-IkEqaaHK1n2nNPudpRKq-k-aeuJjHnBiDOqAOKaJOW0QXiHsCgP7pQ40OWNsxNfdc7TpH7uMz2nEszCFJ84dgQw1UlrLsJ9EL6sxZ4343K5_0X4XzzJ0OKUL2Vt34odf2ydBkYIIbN8ELYwAJGbjv62GH4qVcAjRp8qzQslkm8/s1024/scribble8s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1024" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDGWfPMHK-NhEKKnu-IkEqaaHK1n2nNPudpRKq-k-aeuJjHnBiDOqAOKaJOW0QXiHsCgP7pQ40OWNsxNfdc7TpH7uMz2nEszCFJ84dgQw1UlrLsJ9EL6sxZ4343K5_0X4XzzJ0OKUL2Vt34odf2ydBkYIIbN8ELYwAJGbjv62GH4qVcAjRp8qzQslkm8/w152-h110/scribble8s.jpg" width="152" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ma3Asa2Cdu4VGuFeqh71B7LEjuAtWSUvtw78WKI9jvOPw41lhSnlP2oydWl6JfSVxWAfUPLx5yhhPg3ZAzfF8bOU_-SbbG4f5zcgsAVCpFKg-joPP1DUf9-xhnB2KbKvNE6jpfuz-Y-Fvm7TezWtgVrELX59tdw3pqn25RpPu0h_hLGR6ghNcYsD4yA/s1000/lazy%208s%20board%20puff%20paint%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1000" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ma3Asa2Cdu4VGuFeqh71B7LEjuAtWSUvtw78WKI9jvOPw41lhSnlP2oydWl6JfSVxWAfUPLx5yhhPg3ZAzfF8bOU_-SbbG4f5zcgsAVCpFKg-joPP1DUf9-xhnB2KbKvNE6jpfuz-Y-Fvm7TezWtgVrELX59tdw3pqn25RpPu0h_hLGR6ghNcYsD4yA/w164-h107/lazy%208s%20board%20puff%20paint%20copy.jpg" width="164" /></a></span></div></div><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Sometimes, what helps is to involve the learner's entire body in the process! By walking this pattern on the floor, they can approach it on a deeper kinesthetic level, by literally <i>moving through the Lazy 8. </i>Perhaps that's why Celia instinctively chose it. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I began by laying out the 8 pattern on the floor using heavy yarn that would stay in place on the carpet of my office (larger than the one in this illustration).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8nzvpzDxLaIVSeS0_LcgLrnGR5sVwbWTrUKbl8GqQaKTS5sjBRlqi_qbqVNb24EUBtnMIHb75rCExizFyqSDsKjH_IVc1ujEKL-y5JW1ykb44y1PvxhQsdtTOFtBaeNp4B0dZ_EU-t6CkKsmXaozwDNqYf1j-vQQQ4Y1hQIqEcMrz7w3CGrL8g_NLxw/s800/_DS65125-160.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="800" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8nzvpzDxLaIVSeS0_LcgLrnGR5sVwbWTrUKbl8GqQaKTS5sjBRlqi_qbqVNb24EUBtnMIHb75rCExizFyqSDsKjH_IVc1ujEKL-y5JW1ykb44y1PvxhQsdtTOFtBaeNp4B0dZ_EU-t6CkKsmXaozwDNqYf1j-vQQQ4Y1hQIqEcMrz7w3CGrL8g_NLxw/w201-h119/_DS65125-160.jpg" width="201" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">We stood together at the center point of the 8—the midline. I asked her if she knew what she needed to do, and she said Yes. Celia was an active child, constantly in motion. She was delighted to be moving!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b>Not quite sure about the pattern</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">She quickly stepped into the middle of the 8 and began walking around the left-side loop. But—rather than crossing over to the other loop of the 8, Celia circled around that left side again! </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">As she was returning back to the midline she slowed down, and then stopped entirely, with a puzzled look on her face. I did not tell her what to do. I asked her what she would like to do. She said, “Can I start again?” I said, “Yes, indeed.” She began again, with the same result.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvv_IZpeyxSRy6xyBpZlVenDpDD9EzVr5z3ht_KDJHe7rAQnrXHhywt5zOCARr6UCpRdzCwAf8DTa_A5plBjB7A_oEX2RYnGtQ2mA2AtOOITG1yFRfCu_PKtWpARttI3QQ_niqH1RqzNuDuRT9o3FNItiXJTIpsaxRriO4hUNs1AbmQyu6_zBnfbF2-HA/s1121/Lazy%208%202.png" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1121" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvv_IZpeyxSRy6xyBpZlVenDpDD9EzVr5z3ht_KDJHe7rAQnrXHhywt5zOCARr6UCpRdzCwAf8DTa_A5plBjB7A_oEX2RYnGtQ2mA2AtOOITG1yFRfCu_PKtWpARttI3QQ_niqH1RqzNuDuRT9o3FNItiXJTIpsaxRriO4hUNs1AbmQyu6_zBnfbF2-HA/w145-h76/Lazy%208%202.png" width="145" /></span></a></span></div><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I got the sense that Celia had started the Lazy 8s pattern without focus, with no preparation, just launching herself into the activity. There she stood, approaching the midpoint of the 8, with no idea how to get from where she was, on one side of the 8, over to the other side.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Here I’ll pause and explain: Even though a learner may be able to <i>see</i> the entirety of the Lazy 8, when the brain is not sufficiently patterned to use both hemispheres together, there seems to be an interruption in <i>perception of the whole pattern</i>. They may get “stuck” on one side or the other, simply making circle after circle. How to resolve this?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><b>A key question</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Again, I didn’t tell Celia what to do. I asked just this one question: <i>“What would it take, to get from this loop, where you are, over to the other loop?”</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">She stood there, just looking and looking at the pattern in front of her. Then her face changed: I could almost see some part of her brain “switching on.” It took a moment, but she finally stepped forward and crossed the midline, over to the right-side loop. She followed it around and back toward the midline, and slowed again, and paused, and stopped, a confused look back on her face. </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjKC0dYz8w5RqDUKr88iHW6sZbO-gVeXSLYHUNYUhFH99mWtCTpHkFg6kUehOWPAji9KR5Ehz8POkFZ6GaMWKto1NWCqtNwmXdG2OGU2zrhU95bI_o4OtrEbOoxkMIzjLd3BW-vmpseKFPNlFIowA3Jm7uQ5M-klWQYjzMFwax9-Etxsv_h7G_b-dL3o/s1154/Screenshot%202024-01-19%20at%204.14.57%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="1154" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjKC0dYz8w5RqDUKr88iHW6sZbO-gVeXSLYHUNYUhFH99mWtCTpHkFg6kUehOWPAji9KR5Ehz8POkFZ6GaMWKto1NWCqtNwmXdG2OGU2zrhU95bI_o4OtrEbOoxkMIzjLd3BW-vmpseKFPNlFIowA3Jm7uQ5M-klWQYjzMFwax9-Etxsv_h7G_b-dL3o/w161-h84/Screenshot%202024-01-19%20at%204.14.57%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="161" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I simply repeated my question: <i>“What would it take, to get from this loop, where you are, over to the other loop?” </i>After just a short pause, she stepped deliberately over the midline and back onto the left side of the 8.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">She continued walking the Lazy 8s pattern, at first slowing down each time she encountered the midline, but soon was on a roll: she wasn’t slowing at all, just flowing easily from one side of the 8 to the other.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTm5R7jMviJobzOeICTzrCPtN-6XmN3ZA-qlb220Td9yf2sr5mNAO2561dPvGf0lXZnsEi4eMNgmdTR9vY9rOCxTplvuUdK2w5rgn0RxJGcOKgpmNyMLmTVhEps6si8xKZlDet1JrXA5IMsdbcDOnQNtEeRioq3sldtKrvknMM3_m83h5G1ZPC3le0sA/s1127/Screenshot%202024-01-19%20at%204.21.35%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1127" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTm5R7jMviJobzOeICTzrCPtN-6XmN3ZA-qlb220Td9yf2sr5mNAO2561dPvGf0lXZnsEi4eMNgmdTR9vY9rOCxTplvuUdK2w5rgn0RxJGcOKgpmNyMLmTVhEps6si8xKZlDet1JrXA5IMsdbcDOnQNtEeRioq3sldtKrvknMM3_m83h5G1ZPC3le0sA/w160-h85/Screenshot%202024-01-19%20at%204.21.35%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="160" /></a></div><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I said, “Let me know when you feel done.” She eventually stepped out of the 8, and with a big grin, said, “That was fun!” I asked, “Was it fun in the beginning?” She thought a moment, and then said, “No, but it got fun when it got easier.” She had a look of great satisfaction on her face. We celebrated with a happy “high-five.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Why this approach?</span></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I am a firm believer in allowing children <i>time</i> to figure things out for themselves with a minimum of coaching. This requires patience. No micro-managing. Children are clever, and if they’re already working on something where they’re actively exploring and learning, I don’t want to get in their way.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I didn’t tell Celia what to do. I didn’t point, or direct. I didn’t say, “Just step across!” or “Look, just follow the line.” If she’d followed a direction like that, she might have stepped across or followed the line—but she would have lost the chance to figure it out on her own, and truly <i>make it her own.</i></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(I always coach parents just to observe</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">—</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">not direct or prompt their child</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">—during a session. This can be challenging for them, as many parents are prone to jumping in to "solve" every problem their child has!)</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Calling deeply on your own resources</span></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">So, what did I do? <i>I asked a question that prompted Celia to expand her focus.</i> She stood, and just looked. Perhaps she looked at this situation differently than she had ever looked at anything before. I believe that, in this moment, Celia was calling deeply on her own resources, below the layer of automatic impulsivity, to more conscious focus. The result was <i>her own answer.</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The thrill of mastery, through accomplishing something new entirely on one’s own, is a treasure. If I had micro-managed Celia into crossing that midline she would have lost the joy of discovery and accomplishment. I would have robbed her of that.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9niXVU6aMz9XOuqI9vsrfXNC7etRLeZ3V1COrjk3Kmq4TKK6CHr85mke5kZ_OlvSy64_HhMKj3O1MLjy9sTs32ks-d20MvpzSBxrXVnkoUHZlvXAvUirleQSQbtNIM0bRZDmdGs307kUpAbYaJGh1cY-vkYx0P3XVbTypeza7tiqqXURP8WdiFUDBfRc/s251/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%206.14.00%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="251" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9niXVU6aMz9XOuqI9vsrfXNC7etRLeZ3V1COrjk3Kmq4TKK6CHr85mke5kZ_OlvSy64_HhMKj3O1MLjy9sTs32ks-d20MvpzSBxrXVnkoUHZlvXAvUirleQSQbtNIM0bRZDmdGs307kUpAbYaJGh1cY-vkYx0P3XVbTypeza7tiqqXURP8WdiFUDBfRc/w180-h84/Screenshot%202024-01-21%20at%206.14.00%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="180" /></a></div></div><p></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Yes, sometimes a child needs a little support. I’ve found that, when they want help they’ll look up at me with a questioning expression on their face. Still, I ask what kind of help they want. Regarding a math problem, for example, I might say “Do you want the answer, or information on how to get it?”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">And if a child is truly struggling, I’ll know that this activity is not the right one—they need something simpler, a smaller component, a building-block for that activity—essentially “backing up to move forward,” as Paul E. Dennison, Ph.D., founder of the Brain Gym work, would say.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Back to Celia</span></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">After Celia fluidly walked that Lazy 8s pattern several more times, we went back to the book she had brought with her. She turned to the next page, which she read much more fluidly, miscalling only one word, and pausing or stopping appropriately with the punctuation. She was really pleased with herself. “That was easier!” she said.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">As her mother and I sat chatting, Celia continued to play on the Lazy 8s pattern. She picked up one of my Teddy bears and “walked” it around the pattern, saying, “….aaaaand <i>across</i> the middle to the other side!” Her mother and I just smiled.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span>In other circumstances</span></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">This same approach can be used in myriad other ways. “What would it take to…”</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">• make your “o” really round?</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">• see which puzzle piece goes in this space?</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">• write this word so it sits down on the line?</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">• kick the soccer ball into the middle of the goal?</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">• stack those blocks so they’re steady?</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I have seen kids (and adults!) make amazing shifts when they call more deeply on their resources and adjust or focus their perception in a new way, inspired by being asked this simple question, and given <i>time</i> to process and figure it out on their own.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Using this myself</span></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Confession: I wish I remembered to use this same question more often in my own life! When I do, surprising things happen. <i>What would it take to…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">• organize these tax documents?</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">• complete this list of tasks?</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">• get that new blog post written and up?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">And so on. 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For example, presence of a retained Palmar Reflex, the infant “grasping” reflex, is at the root of all kinds of fine motor coordination problems, especially handwriting, and all the awkward ways people come up with for holding a pencil. <br /><br />Parents will likely recall how impossible it is to extricate glasses, necklaces, etc. from the grasp of a newborn. That’s Palmar Reflex at work: it’s the neurological command to “hold on for dear life.” <br /><br />This reflex should be active at birth, and should disappear, or integrate, by about three months of age. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Checking for the Palmar Reflex</b><br />The presence of Palmar Reflex can be tested in various ways. When pressure is applied to the palm of the hand, primarily right at the base the fingers, they automatically flex and grasp <i>very hard</i>. You may also test with pressure along the crease that runs from above the thumb down toward the wrist, or against the web of the thumb. In early infancy, this reflex should be present. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Beyond those early months, the trigger for the reflex should produce no automatic grasping impulse. Any of these tests may prompt the fingers to slightly move</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">—</span></span>not as a reflexive, neurological impulse, just from the physical pressure on the nearby tissues. However, when the same pressure produces an automatic flexing and grasping action of the fingers, that’s a sign that the reflex is retained. The more automatically and strongly the fingers flex and grasp, the more fully the reflex is present. </span></span><br />
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as it’s a bilateral reflex (one that exists in features on both sides
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A retained Palmar Reflex can result in a "fisted" grip on pencil or pen. The standard "pincer" grip is all but impossible to manage when the pencil comes in contact with the hand and stimulates it to grasp. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Stages of integration</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The system for addressing retained reflexes that I use most often in my work is the one developed by Claire Hocking, who lives in Australia. <br /><br />When using her system, a key pre-check is to determine (through muscle checking) the level of integration of the reflex. Each reflex goes through three stages, and must…<br />• emerge (become evident in the nervous system as a neurological prompting)<br />• develop (actually do the work that it was designed to do for the development of the child) and then <br />• integrate (the “training” period for this neurological patterning is finished, so now the same stimulus that has always prompted the reflexive action no longer does so)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />A fully mature reflex will have gone through all three stages, and will now be fully integrated. At this point, the nervous system has a full range of choices: grasp firmly, hold just a little, or let go, as the circumstance calls for. <br /><br />However, if the infant’s developmental continuum is interrupted, it’s possible that any given reflex may not complete this integration process. This means that a reflex may be… <br />• emerged and developed, but not fully integrated<br />• emerged, but not fully developed or integrated<br />• not even fully emerged, so certainly not developed or integrated</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />When any of these are the case, the full range of abilities associated with that reflex may never appear, leaving the person with stress-based compensations that sap energy and limit possibilities. <br /><br /><b>The opening for transformation</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once the session facilitator notes the level of development of the learner’s reflex, as part of a balance for a goal that <i>he has chosen and cares about</i>, she takes the him through <i>his choice</i> of learning menu options—selecting from a list of various activities that are known to have an integrating effect for that particular reflex. <br /><br />In my experience, this kind of balance session has an immediate effect on the reflex being addressed. While with someone with more significant developmental delay it may take two or three successive sessions for a reflex to fully emerge, develop, and then integrate, it’s a common in my office to see great changes in a reflex, in a single session.1 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>Balancing to let go</b><br />Here’s an example. I worked one day with a girl named Gina, whose passion was gymnastics. She loved the balance beam and floor exercises. What she couldn’t do was work on the bars. Her problem was totally mystifying: when she was holding onto the bar, she simply couldn’t let go. Her coach was frustrated, she was frustrated (often in tears at the gym), her mother (who would take her several times a week for very expensive training sessions) was frustrated. They found my office and came for a session. <br /><br />When working on this “letting go of the bar” issue, I wasn’t at all surprised to have Palmar Reflex come up. A check of Gina’s reflex patterns showed that, in both hands, this reflex was not just emerged, it was very strongly ON—but not the least bit integrated. That meant that, every time the palm of her hand felt pressure, her fingers compulsively gripped. <br /><br />We have no conscious control over retained reflexes. The stimulus-response of reflexes is not routed through any of our cognitive processing zones that would allow us to use reason or conscious choice in regard to them. We likely have no idea that it’s a reflex that’s pulling our body in a certain way, we just know that some things take extra effort, or even feel impossible. I call retained infant reflexes “the invisible puppeteer.” We’re simply at their mercy.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31K0uHzXfeDzC-gxCgyZ9aBhsuHwBNjPmM5g0m1q04EIP6mOXigmpdojt89Y1COOPjVUGUKN3R6X7L_UtYlgj7mX6eM8M4357z978F-dNJVsNyr7mTc0dVLDrmvciSSpudY4wYCcsE1o/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-11-19+at+2.02.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="78" data-original-width="263" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31K0uHzXfeDzC-gxCgyZ9aBhsuHwBNjPmM5g0m1q04EIP6mOXigmpdojt89Y1COOPjVUGUKN3R6X7L_UtYlgj7mX6eM8M4357z978F-dNJVsNyr7mTc0dVLDrmvciSSpudY4wYCcsE1o/s200/Screen+Shot+2019-11-19+at+2.02.39+PM.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />To get a sample of Gina’s goal I got out a wide dowel rod that I happened to have in a nearby closet, laid it across two chairs that were a couple of feet apart, and invited her to put her hands on it and lean down. Her hands immediately went into a very firm grasp around it. I asked her to keep her hands pressing on the rod, but open her fingers, and she simply couldn’t. <br /><span id="goog_244149663"></span><span id="goog_244149664"></span><br />We moved on to the learning menu for this reflex, and Gina chose some </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ricky, age ten, had handwriting that was pretty much unreadable. He was constantly losing recess time at his school, to laboriously re-write things his teacher couldn't decipher. So when he arrived for his most recent session, he asked, "<i>Can we fix my handwriting?</i>" I told him I would do my best to work with him on this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">His pre-check of handwriting was really quite something: hardly a single letter was sitting on the line, letters were random sizes, and spacing between letters and words was off. But what got my attention most was the way he was holding his penci</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">l—</span></span></span></span>his fingers were almost straight, and it seemed he had little control over how the pencil moved. I wondered how he could manage to write at all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I wasn't surprised that his balance called for addressing Palmar Reflex, but Ricky's case was different than usual. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Most handwriting issues that call for addressing Palmar Reflex are about the reflex being firmly <i>on</i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span>compelling the hand into a fist, like in the story of Gina, above, and resulting in a "fisted grip" on the pencil. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The pressure-on-the-palm checks showed almost no finger curling in either of Ricky's hands. Under normal circumstances, this could indicate that Palmar was fully integrated. But I didn't think so, because reflexes don't come up as something to be addressed, if there's nothing wrong with them! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I went on to do the other checks, which showed that Palmar wasn't fully emerged in either hand<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, so it was no wonder that he was having difficulty holding his pencil. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ricky told me he was taking tennis lessons, but his hand got really tired. I pulled out an old badminton racquet and had him grasp the handle. When I pulled away on the racquet, his hand slipped, despite tremendous effort. I could even see that he was "recruiting" muscles in his arm and shoulder to aid in the effort of holding on: his hand simply couldn't grasp.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Following completing his choices from the learning menu for Palmar Reflex, Ricky's muscle checks showed that the reflex was now fully emerged, and in the process of developing. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">His fingers were more curved as they held the pencil, and looked like they had more control. He created letters that were more accurately formed, and said, "That was easier!"</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> We checked his grasp on the badminton racquet and he could hold onto it much more firmly when I tried to pull it away. His ability to grasp was finally developing. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's likely that this reflex will need to be addressed again. I'll keep checking to see how much progress his own nervous system has made toward full integration of it, and do more work with him in future sessions, as needed. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As this "not emerged" situation for Palmar Reflex is not common, I was surprised when, just a few days later, another client had the very same issue</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">—</span></span></span></span>in both a physical and metaphorical way. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Balancing to hold on—as a metaphor </b><br />Sometimes the presence of a reflex causes more than physical coordination issues: it may perpetuate a particular mind-set about what’s possible in life. <br /><br />I was working with one of my longtime adult clients named Mark, who wanted to resolve a persistent fear he experienced about his future financial security. He is probably a couple of decades from retirement. He is highly skilled in his work, for which he is esteemed by his peers and well paid; has developed a lucrative side business; and is taking all the right investment and planning steps. Everything should be in place for a financially secure future; yet, he experiences periods of anxiety, envisioning financial instability. <br /><br />The wording he chose for his goal was, “I have faith in a financially secure future for myself.” </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The next step in the balance process is a pre-check—getting a sample of the goal “issue” in action.<br /><br />When a client’s goal is internal, I like to find a way to make it external, and concrete. For Mark, I picked up one of the patterned pillows in my office and held it about five feet away from him. I said, “Mark, this is your secure financial future. What do you notice about it?” <br /><br />He said, “It’s way over there.” Muscle checking Mark, with the “financial security” pillow that far away, his muscle check held firmly (meaning, <i>this feels familiar</i>). When I brought the pillow close to him, the muscle check would no longer hold (meaning, <i>having abundance this close feels unfamiliar)</i>. I was inspired to have Mark check out another statement: “I get to hold onto my abundance,” and he could barely say the words.<br /><br />Of all the processes available through my work, Mark’s mind-body system chose to address Palmar Reflex. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Palmar. The "grasping" reflex. "I don't get to hold onto my abundance." They go together</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">—</span></span>metaphorically. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started out doing the pressure-on-the-palm pre-checks, and Mark wasn’t reactive at all. No matter where I pressed on his palm, there was no flexion of his fingers, no gripping with his hands. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I said above, this could indicate that Palmar was totally integrated. But, just as in Ricky's balance session - reflexes don't come up as something to be addressed if there's nothing wrong with them!<br /><br />In any case, I went on to muscle check for degree of integration for this reflex. In Mark's left hand, Palmar was emerged, but not developed or integrated. In his right hand, it wasn’t even fully emerged. No wonder I was seeing no flexion in his fingers—there was no impulse to grasp, at all. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Personal belief (metaphor) linked back to the physical</b><br />I asked, “When you were a kid, did you have trouble learning to write?” He replied that it was torture for him. Holding a pencil was all but impossible. Then I asked if he had trouble with any kind of sports. At first he said No, but then corrected himself, saying, “When I started playing baseball in about third grade, I’d go to hit the ball and the bat would go flying right out of my hands. Again and again. The coach kept yelling at me, <i>“Don't do that!”</i> and somehow I found a way to hold onto the bat. Playing baseball was exhausting.” <br /><br />We carried on with the balance, and after doing a few activities he chose from the Palmar Reflex learning menu, Mark said he felt finished. The muscle checks now indicated that Palmar was integrated in both hands. He picked up and held some nearby objects in my office, including a plastic bat I just happened to have handy (which he swung a few times), and said it was “a whole new sensation of holding things.”<br /><br /><b>And on to the metaphorical again</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We went back to the original “abundance pillow” pre-check. This time, when the pillow was even a short distance away, it felt wrong to him, and his muscle check didn’t hold; when I brought the pillow right up to him, he happily took it in his hands, and said, “It belongs right here.” That muscle check held firmly. <br /><br />Now, when he repeated his goal, “I have faith in a financially secure future for myself,” he smiled and nodded, with a totally “on” muscle check. We celebrated with a happy high-five. <br /><br />He was about to leave, and paused to mention a memory that had just popped up: “When I was a kid I was always in trouble for breaking things. My dad would get really mad, because I twisted knobs or faucet handles too hard, to turn them off or on, to the point where they'd break. I realize now that I was always working extra hard to make them turn, because I really couldn’t hold them at all.” </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And
I thought—what kind of extraordinary effort had he had to exert
throughout a lifetime of holding onto things? How much constant physical tension had he lived with? What had been the cost to his
nervous system, and the rest of his ability to easily learn, grow, and enjoy life?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Improving life on every level</b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span>This balance session with Mark was just this afternoon. As I was typing this previous paragraph, an email came in from him: <br /><br /> <i>Hi Kathy,<br /><br /> I have to tell you I am feeling like I’m still processing </i></span></span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> what we did today and stress is flying off my body. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I </span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> still feel a bit of stress but things are unwinding. I </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">feel </span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i> a new confidence that things will flow for me.<br /><br /> Thank you for your help!</i><br /><br />Whatever retained reflex may be draining our energy reserves, it’s also possible that it’s affecting what we believe we can do in life. <br /><br />When I’m facilitating a balance with a client, and the session ends up calling for work on a specific reflex, I now have a new, reinforced awareness that we’re working not just on how this reflex manifests physically, but how that movement-metaphor unfolds in life, as well. <br /><br />And that’s the ultimate purpose of all Brain Gym balancing: to live a more effective, comfortable life, on every level. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>And a side note: </b>If you're interested in learning Claire Hocking's reflexes system, I'm delighted to share that she has authorized me to teach her Level I course. You're welcome to join a course that I offer here in Phoenix, or arrange to have me teach it for your group or agency. <b><a href="https://centeredge.com/transform-your-ability/courses-workshops/courses-calendar/reflexes" target="_blank">Follow this link</a></b> to my Courses Page for more information. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">1. Occupational and Physical Therapists who learn this work are often astounded at how quickly they see reflexes resolve. Many tell me that they were trained in reflex-resolution techniques that call for repeated actions over many weeks or even months, and would most often see minimal gains. I explain that the difference here is that the Brain Gym balance system begins with the client himself setting a goal for change, and then selects his own pathway to get there, from the therapeutic choices available to him. It’s that kind of <i>focused intention</i>, and then <i>calling on the innate intelligence of the learner, himself, </i>that invites into the body the transformational effect of the activities he chooses to do. </span></span></span><br />
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At one Reflexes course, an OT watched the first demonstration balance, addressing Spinal Galant Reflex, and observed as the volunteer balance participant shifted from being highly reactive to touch in her low back area, to no reactivity, in the space of perhaps 20 minutes. She said, “But that’s impossible! That would take months!” and then she said, “But I saw it happen.” I turned to her and with a smile I said, “Welcome to Brain Gym!” She later was amazed to experience this level of reflex resolution, herself, as she continued to learn and practice the techniques in class. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> All that said, the clients I most often use these techniques with are "typically-abled, with a developmental glitch." Children with more profound neurological issues would likely progress more slowly. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the sessions I facilitate with clients, and in the courses I teach, the topic of <i>physical contact</i> comes up.
<br /><br /><b>Permission
</b><br />In Brain Gym® workshops, for example, after everyone learns the Lazy 8s movement I often introduce the idea of doing Lazy 8s on each other’s backs. This is a fun activity, bringing this infinity-pattern into kinesthetic awareness. </span></span><br />
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Many people, especially young children, find it quite soothing. I’ve calmed many infants by tracing Lazy 8s on their back. Classroom teachers tell me that their students enjoy pairing up and offering this kind of friendly connection with each other.
<br /><br />However, my instruction to those learning this activity is this:
<br /><br /> <i> Always get permission for physical contact
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i> from the person you’re working with.</i><br /><br /><b>
Language is everything.
</b><br />Notice my words here: permission for “physical contact,” not “touch.”
In our world, the word “touch” carries quite a charge. Depending on the circumstances, the words “He touched me” could be neutral information about a past action, or a highly emotional accusation.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, when my students fall into language for this kind of permission by saying “May I touch you?” I suggest that they find clearer, more specific words<span id="goog_1085617169"></span><span id="goog_1085617170"></span>.
<br /><br /><b>Neutral and informative
</b><br />Anytime there’s physical contact, the language around it should be as neutral and informative as possible.
I like to give very specific information about the kind of physical contact the person can expect.<br /><br />
In the case of this particular activity, the language I recommend is simply: “May I do Lazy 8s on your back, with the flat of my hand?” These words provide a clear image of exactly what will happen, where it will happen, how long it's likely to go on, and a quality of contact and pressure to be expected.
<br /><br />And your verbal timing should provide space for the person to say “No.” There should always be a pause—an opportunity for the person to consider, and to answer back. No rushing through this. When someone does say “No,” I thank them for being so very clear about what works for them.
<br /><br />Sometimes I’ll suggest an alternative: “May I do Lazy 8s on your arm?” Because this is a location that the person can see and monitor, it likely feels safer. <br /><br /><b>
Watch for signs of stress
.</b><br />I have no idea who among my clients or students might have some kind of physical abuse in their past—or present. Without making a big deal of it, I simply have in the back of my mind a subtle monitoring for signs of discomfort: holding breath, turning pale, sound of alarm in their voice, or a long pause before a reluctant “Yes.” I’ve seen all these.
<br /><br />For those I’m teaching, signs of stress may include standing too far from the person they’re working with, a jerky approach, lack of eye contact, or an uncomfortable giggle.
<br /><br />When I notice these things with a client I don’t necessarily say anything; however, I pause in the session and suggest that we both have some water, sit in Hook-ups, and take a few deep breaths. At that point, I ask if the person is ready to continue. I notice carefully, and go from there, adjusting as necessary.
<br /><br />With a workshop student I may have a bit of a conversation with them about their comfort level with physical contact, and suggest the same water, Hook-ups, and a few deep breaths, as above. If there’s time, I may take the opportunity to do a mini balance with them on this topic.
<br /><br /><i>Here are some examples of how I manage specific kinds of physical contact in my office:
</i><br /><br /><b>On a first meeting</b><br />
As an Educational Kinesiologist, muscle checking is a standard part of what I do. No matter the age of the person I’m working with, I make sure that their first experience of contact with me as a practitioner is <i>them</i> moving toward <i>me</i>. This is a very subtle, but profound, difference. </span></span><br />
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To do this, I demonstrate an arm position for muscle checking, saying, “Hold your arm in about this position.” Then I put my hand about three inches above their forearm and say, “now bring your arm up under my hand until we connect.” Then comes the rest of muscle checking using that arm. <br /><br /><b>
Points on the body</b><br />One aspect of the upper-level Edu-K work is to check an "indicator" muscle (usually involving the arm), while contacting various points on the body, to detect stress in certain functions. <br /><br />
For example, to determine if there’s stress in the “Breathing Dimension” we muscle check the arm while holding fingers of the other hand to a spot under the left side of the ribcage. My practice is to explain that I’d like to “connect with where you breathe to see if it’s happy,” point to that spot on myself, and say, "Is this OK?" Following a "yes" or a nod, I carry on with the muscle check on the client.
<br /><br />As the client becomes familiar with who I am and how the process unfolds, getting repeated permissions for the same kind of checking becomes unnecessary. However, anytime the process calls for some new kind of physical contact, I always ask permission.
<br /><br /><b>Tracing patterns
</b><br />Some of the techniques I use are the Developmental Building Block Activities from Cecilia Koester’s BG170 course, Brain Gym® for Special Education Providers. <br /><br />
Two of these techniques call for tracing along the body in specific patterns. For example, the Navel Radiation activity calls for tracing on the body (greatly simplified) from navel out to fingertips, back to navel, out to the toes, back to the navel, etc.
<br /><br />Before I facilitate this on anyone of any age, I explain clearly where I’ll be tracing, and get permission. If the person looks the least bit uncertain, I model it first, tracing on my own body. I point toward my bodywork table and ask them if they want to lie on their back or their belly for this (kids love being on the table), and allow them to position themselves as they like.
<br /><br />I begin the process and ask them to guide me: faster, slower, deeper, lighter. I tell my youngest clients, “Drive me like a car and tell me just what to do.” In this playful way, I give children authority to direct their own experience so it’s most helpful to them. (They always know exactly what they need.)
<br /><br />When this kind of physical contact is confident, clear, professional, and done with respect for the personal boundaries of the person receiving it, recipients are able to relax deeply and reap the neurological benefits of this kind of therapeutic pattern-building experience.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1</span></span></span></span>
<br /><br /><b>The importance of personal clarity
</b><br />As a practitioner, a key element is to totally know that what you’re offering is neutral physical contact, for a specific, helpful purpose.
Any reluctance or discomfort you may feel will certainly be picked up on by the person you’re working with. <br /><br />
If you notice hesitation in this regard, I highly recommend going through a personal balance session, perhaps for a goal along the lines of, “I comfortably offer and receive support through neutral, helpful physical contact.”
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I work with a client, I stand in the confidence that muscle checking and other kinds of therapeutic physical contact are a helpful component of facilitating a session. I move forward like it's a matter of course in my work (which it is). </span></span><br />
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<i>“When there isn’t integration, </i></div>
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<i>~ Paul E. Dennison, Ph.D.</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During my years as a classroom teacher a common viewpoint was, “If a child struggles with reading, the best we can do is to teach him various compensation strategies to make his reading a bit easier.” For years, that’s what I thought, too. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I now know that this is not true. There’s much more that we can do: we can resolve the learning challenge at its core. Then the person simply doesn’t need the compensation strategies anymore. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHIzJSOULWF4xD57Kib4MUM4WFer6oydUKNjAnwb16SzXo98wbRhlMoguWVvQ24ZI8q6RyTtokviMsSvRkxZ4WU5JByd48xcxsT-YLBUAgu-VXzR8znpmLh_rpG36s0sV86524Ju_Y_Q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-10-10+at+1.53.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="114" data-original-width="240" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHIzJSOULWF4xD57Kib4MUM4WFer6oydUKNjAnwb16SzXo98wbRhlMoguWVvQ24ZI8q6RyTtokviMsSvRkxZ4WU5JByd48xcxsT-YLBUAgu-VXzR8znpmLh_rpG36s0sV86524Ju_Y_Q/s200/Screen+Shot+2019-10-10+at+1.53.35+PM.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Through using the Brain Gym system for the last 23 years, I’ve learned that once a child (or adult) has developed more coordinated movement patterns, he automatically has greater access to the physical skills of reading. He becomes a more capable reader, and there’s simply less need for compensations. I have seen this time and time again.<b><br /><br />Reading compensations</b><br />Take nine-year-old “Micah,” for example. His mother asked me to work with him to improve his reading. Micah had difficulty focusing on one word at a time, and in going left-to-right across the page. Sometimes he would even skip from the line he was reading, to the line above or below it, without even realizing it. This would create a truly disjointed story, but he didn’t seem to notice the difference. His mother wondered if he even knew what it was he was reading. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Micah had had three years of special help at school, from caring professionals who worked diligently with him; still, he was not improving very much. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">His teachers had taught him several techniques for focusing on the “right” word as he was reading along. He could use his finger under one word at a time. He could put a card under the entire line, and use his finger to remind him to go from left to right. Or he could use a special card with a slot cut into it, which would show only one line of print at a time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Micah used these techniques at different times, with varying degrees of success. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After a bit of “getting to know you” chatting, I asked Micah what he wished was easier. He said that reading was “not fun” and he wished he could read like the other kids in his class. I told him that I would be happy to work with him on this project, and it would very likely help a lot. His face lit up with a big smile! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I asked him to show me what his reading was like. He pulled out his story page, and used the card with the cutout to showcase the first line. He laboriously moved his finger along the line of print, and then carefully moved the card to the next line down. This was a story he had read before; still, he stumbled over simple words, miscalling several, reading in a flat tone that told me there was limited comprehension going on. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Moving into cross-lateral coordination</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I told Micah that, now that his mind-body system could feel just what part of reading was hard for him, it would know what kinds of movements to pick, to make reading easier. I showed him a listing of Brain Gym movements and processes, and asked him to notice what was getting his attention. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He pointed immediately to a box at the bottom of the list, with the words “Dennison Laterality Repatterning,” and said, “What’s in this box?” I said, “I’ll show you.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dennison Laterality Repatterning (DLR) is a five-step protocol developed by Brain Gym co-founder Paul Dennison, Ph.D. In my experience, the DLR process is one of the most profound elements in the Brain Gym “menu” of offerings. Simply stated, it supports the mind-body system in developing more coordinated cross-lateral movement patterns. Once these new, more coordinated, movement patterns are in place, many things are easier – most notably in this context, reading. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I took Micah through this five-step protocol. Initially, his movements were awkward and uncoordinated, especially those that included the Cross Crawl (elbow to the opposite knee, back and forth). However, after he completed the entire five steps, he could Cross Crawl easily – effortlessly bringing his elbow and opposite knee together. (I wasn’t surprised – this is a frequent outcome of this repatterning process.) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Watching compensations disappear </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When we were finished with this I asked him to read again. He positioned his card over the print as before, with just one line of print showing through the slot; he put his finger at the beginning of the slot, moving it along as he read. And he read almost every word correctly. He continued this way for three more lines; by now he was self-correcting the few mistakes he made. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He looked up at me, with a surprised look on his face. I asked what he noticed, and he said, “I’m reading!” I said, “Congratulations! I can see how excited you are! What do you want to do next?”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He picked up his card and looked at the whole story. I got the feeling that he was really seeing this page of print for the first time. He positioned the card in a new way, putting just the top edge of it under the line he was reading, and again moved his finger from one word to the next, more quickly this time, still reading correctly. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Finally, he set the card entirely to the side, and read again. At first he used his finger under one word at a time, then he stopped doing that and simply read. Line after line. Correctly. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b3JoNe8w9nEvqveRhIAMg-ONRCQgRVkzuXdHS-vtwh9n-xAw9CQO_dDaSBKYlzDz7oHBOChTewor3wszQyFctTWcIUACC1SVXeBAwKMK0gDGJXnZjzN3Su9eKIPf6UQbC589n6pWap0/s1600/Typically+abled+vs+more+challenged.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="266" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b3JoNe8w9nEvqveRhIAMg-ONRCQgRVkzuXdHS-vtwh9n-xAw9CQO_dDaSBKYlzDz7oHBOChTewor3wszQyFctTWcIUACC1SVXeBAwKMK0gDGJXnZjzN3Su9eKIPf6UQbC589n6pWap0/s200/Typically+abled+vs+more+challenged.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not only that, but he read with feeling – pausing for commas, stopping at periods, with the kind of music in his voice that shows real comprehension. He wasn’t reading words, he was reading a story. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He looked up at me again, and said again, “I’M READING!” He was thrilled beyond belief. And the look on his mother’s face was certainly something to behold. After years of effort to help Micah improve his reading, it all seemed to come together in this single session.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I realized I was watching Micah’s need for compensation techniques simply fall away.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Micah didn’t need the “crutches” anymore – he was up and running on his own. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With warm regards, </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-70863784191638486732019-10-09T14:20:00.001-07:002019-10-10T15:05:41.331-07:00Making Lazy 8s Boards - Tools for Classroom Fun<b>I</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>’ve written a number of articles that mention the Lazy 8s activity from Brain Gym®, and thought it was time to add this information about making Lazy 8s Boards to my blog postings. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />A Lazy 8s board is a handy aid for those just learning this pattern, and fun for anyone who wants to play with this pattern. I keep several Lazy 8s boards in my office, some with the pattern simply painted on, and others with a Tactile 8, or Musical Marble 8, to enhance the experience of this movement. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Each Lazy 8s board has an arrow reminding the user to start in the middle and flow first to the upper left, and a smiley-face at the bottom, to help him or her orient the board (and therefore the arrow) correctly. I remind learners to “line up the smiley-face with your middle.” That way, the center of the 8 is directly in line with their midline.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaoxjsVIjlzIr_yn4qwwIVj__TnpxVgqZsV884F_A3piKmn18mBR2v1HGjY3x9gDGFmk8Yq6Wtl5D3J63EpTc3XPaUyrPhI-hRv32fTVo-L-f2HcLfWXX_HS7IzGvPTKUeTKpeSgMbcg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-10-03+at+8.21.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="goog_902809549"></span><span id="goog_902809550"></span><br /><b>Templates</b> for making these boards are available at<span id="goog_602135563"></span><b> <a href="http://balancepointpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Lazy-8s-Templates-Track-Line.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">this link</span><span id="goog_602135564"></span></a></b>, as a free download. One template has a single line; the other has a double line, creating a “track.” You'll see both these Lazy 8s models in the boards illustrated below. Each template is only half of the total pattern. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Print out two copies of each template and rotate the duplicate 180 degrees and overlap with the sides of the original, forming the complete Lazy 8s pattern. Smooth out the lines where they overlap, if they don’t match exactly.<br /><span id="goog_902809521"></span><span id="goog_902809522"></span><br />Most of my Lazy 8s boards are just under 12 x 18 inches in size, with the 8s themselves being about 8 by 14 inches: this is the size of the templates I provide. <br /><br />I typically use foam-core board, which is lightweight, and tends to hold up better to regular use than simple cardboard. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One way to transfer the Lazy 8s pattern onto your surface is to create it first out of lightweight cardboard, cut it out, and use it as a tracing template. Or you could tape the pattern securely over the foam-core board, and use a pencil or pen to mark the line firmly enough to press a line into the surface of the board, and then copy over it with markers or paint. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />Some learners may benefit from different size Lazy 8s boards; it’s fine to adapt the template for any size you choose. <br /><br />Young learners love to trace these with their fingers, a toy car, or their favorite stuffed animal or plastic movie-character toy!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have also made Lazy 8s boards on solid-color vinyl placemats from the discount store. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br /><b>Puff-Paint Lazy 8s</b><br />I took the “track” template and traced it onto foam-core board. I painted the track blue, then used gold “puff paint” along the inside and outside borders of the track. (Puff paint is squeezed out of a bottle; as it dries, it actually puffs up a bit, leaving a raised line. Your local craft store will likely have it.) When learners use this track, the raised outline engages more of their sensory apparatus, and helps guide them to stay on the smooth track. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I make single-line Puff-Paint Lazy 8s boards, too. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Musical Marble Lazy 8s</b><br />I came across a wonderful Lazy 8s board adaptation at an Edu-K course. I wish I knew whom to credit for its creation! Trace your double-line “track” Lazy 8s pattern onto a piece of wood. (I bought a finished shelf at my local home-supply store and had them cut it into pieces for me. I sanded the cut edges and was ready to go.) Paint the space inside the track; after the paint dries, hammer in small “finish” nails all along the entire pattern. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />To experience this Lazy 8: Place a marble inside the track and, holding the board in both hands, angle it so the marble rolls around the track. This makes the most delightful, musical sound! For some learners, a marble moves too quickly, so I also offer a piece of glass that looks like a flattened marble. (I buy these by the bag in the floral department of my local discount store.) A small rubber ball might slow things down, too, but it might not sound as fun.<br /><b><br />Scribble-Board Lazy 8s</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made a tactile “scribble board” by covering a piece of foam-core board with window screen (purchased by-the-foot at my local home-supply store), and taping the edges down all around (I used blue “painter’s” tape). Then I used a large clip to hold a piece of blank paper in place over the screen. When learners select this process, I draw a simple Lazy 8 on the paper as a model, and then have them trace over and over it, using a pencil or ballpoint pen. The surface of the screening material underneath the paper creates a vibration in the hand of the learner, offering additional tactile and proprioceptive input—plus the auditory input of the great sound it makes!<br />This board is also great for Double Doodling.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Tactile Screen Lazy 8s<span id="goog_871282948"></span><span id="goog_871282949"></span></b><br />For this project I cut a large Lazy 8s pattern out of window screening and glued it to some foam-core board that I had edged with blue “painter’s” tape. I ended up using glue-stick to adhere the 8 to the board, which discolored after a while. Perhaps some other kind of adhesive would work better. This board is a bit larger than the others. (Sorry, I don’t have a template for this Lazy 8.) You could also use sandpaper or some other textured material instead of screen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Wooden track</b><br />I’m showing these wooden Lazy 8s tracks, though I have never made one. They are available through various sources. If you’re good with woodworking, and have a router, it’s possible to make your own.<br /><br />Using wooden tracks: Learners can simply trace along these tracks with a finger. More challenging is to place a marble in the track and, holding the board by two ends, tilting it to move the marble. It takes considerable skill to move the marble without it flying off the track! To slow things down, try using a small rubber ball. </span></span><br />
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<br /><b><br />I hope you enjoy these Lazy 8s boards. If you make some, and use them with your students or clients, I’d love it if you’d share your experience with me!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In many of the sessions I do with young children, I end up using one or more of the <b>Developmental Building Block Activities</b> with the child (details below on what they are), and then the parent continues to do them at home.
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">These simple activities, when done regularly, can create huge change in maturing the nervous system of the child — essentially helping her grow up, internally — and, most importantly, help her feel better about herself.
<br /><br />I’m departing from my usual blog “story” format here. This article is simply to explain a bit about what the Developmental Building Block Activities are, what their purpose is, and what what the potential is for using them. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />They’re so deceptively simple: Repeatedly do lengthening activities on the foot, and language starts emerging. Repeatedly trace a specific pattern on the child’s body, and he becomes more aware of just where his arms and legs are, and how they relate to his middle; soon he’s moving his body more skillfully, walking around the things in the room, rather than bumping into them. And more. <br /><br />I offer a <a href="http://centeredge.com/courses-workshops/courses-calendar/building-block-activities/" target="_blank"><b>one-day workshop in these BBAs</b></a>, so that parents, OTs, PTs, and others, can learn to facilitate these activities with the children (actually, people of all ages) in their care. More on that, at the end of the article. <br /><br />Now, on to the information: <br /><br /><b>What are the Developmental Building Block Activities?</b><br />The BBAs are eight specific interventions that are part of a course developed by Cecilia Koester, M.Ed., whose specialty is working with children who have special needs. The course is titled Brain Gym® for Special Needs Providers, and it teaches a modification of the Brain Gym system that is particularly suited for working with children (or adults) in this population.<br /><br />The BBAs are a wonderful support for those diagnosed with developmental delay, sensory integration issues, ADD/ADHD, stroke, traumatic brain injury, autism, Down syndrome – or for anyone who may be overwhelmed by the sensory load from over-stimulating environments.<br /><br /><b>What is developmental delay?</b><br />This is a term for everything from mild sensory-sensitivity issues to profound delay, where the child is years behind his chronological age, both developmentally and behaviorally. But it's more than just being "temporarily behind" in a few developmental markers that resolve themselves over time. <br /><br />I often describe developmental delay with this image: Think of a skyscraper that someone built, but they never put in quite enough uprights and crossbeams for the structure to be solid. It looks big from the outside, but the interior is barely finished — there’s no place to anchor the floors, the walls, the pipes, the wiring — and bringing in furniture is out of the question. <br /><br />Similarly, a child with developmental delay may be 8 years old (for example), but her nervous system may not have the solid interior structure required to function easily. Important connections within her nervous system were never completed, so she now has less ability to take in and organize what she sees, hears, and experiences (called “sensory information”) in the world around her; she’s less coordinated, and less able to focus and learn. People expect her to behave and learn like a typical 8-year-old; yet, functionally, she’s much, much younger.<br /><br /><b>What does developmental delay "look like"?</b><br />A child with profound developmental delay will have obvious behaviors that would be appropriate only for a much younger child, and which may include inability to speak, issues with muscle tone, coordination, and focus, etc. <br /><br />A fairly common manifestation on the more “mild” end of of developmental delay is that the child may resist doing certain activities, including Brain Gym activities. This is often perceived as defiance. For such individuals, however, the activities may be “too much information” for their nervous system to organize and store; they cannot identify or express their own overwhelm, so they simply refuse to participate, or fall into emotional over-reaction out of sheer frustration. After some time of experiencing the BBAs, such children are often able to enjoy all kinds of things that were previously intolerable for them.<br /><br /><b>Why are the “BBA” activities so helpful?</b><br />Our nervous system matures and integrates as it experiences <i>sensory patterns</i>. The BBAs are designed to provide <i>sensory patterning</i> to the nervous system, in a way that it can recognize it, take it in, and benefit from it, developing a more mature, integrated mind-body system. <br /><br />These new sensory patterns become the “uprights and crossbeams” of a more solid structure, so the child now has a way to bring in, store, organize, and make use of what he sees, hears, and learns about in the world around him. This increasing inner maturity supports his nervous system (potentially) in more closely approximating his chronological age. Every child is on his own developmental trajectory, so some children may achieve greater change than others, but I believe that every child will benefit.<br /><br /><b>Are the BBAs just for developmental delay?</b><br />No. Anyone who has had a shock or disruption to their nervous system will likely experience benefit from the BBAs. This may be a physical shock (car accident, stroke, heart attack), or emotional shock (death in the family, divorce, etc.). And there are the smaller, daily upsets to the nervous system (horrifying news events, work and relationship stressors) that we all carry. <br /><br />In addition, some people simply have a more sensitive, reactive nervous system; the stimulation of sights, sounds, tastes, fragrances, movements, and tactile experiences of a single day at the shopping mall can be “too much to handle.”<br /><br />When I teach this course to adults, everyone in the class reports positive changes from experiencing the BBAs, as they trade with partners for practice. Think of the BBAs as a way to do a gentle reset for your nervous system.
<br /><br /><b>My child has seizures; are these activities safe to do?</b><br />Cecilia Koester says that these activities have been found to be safe for people who experience seizures. She says that with regular use of these BBAs, “seizure activity has been shown to become reduced in frequency, intensity, and duration.”</span></span><br />
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How can I learn these activities?
</b><br />As mentioned above, they are part of Cecilia Koester’s four-day BG170 course, “Brain Gym® for Special Needs Providers.”
<br /><br />However, Cecilia also developed a one-day workshop where just the Developmental Building Block Activities are taught, and she has trained and authorized select Brain Gym instructors around the world to offer this workshop to others.
<br /><br />I frequently have this “Developmental Building Block Activities Workshop” on my calendar. At this writing, I have a<span style="color: #45818e;"> <span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://centeredge.com/courses-workshops/courses-calendar/building-block-activities/" target="_blank"><b>workshop coming up on September 21, 2019</b></a></span>,</span> and there’s still room for more students. I’d love to have you join us. </span></span></span><br />
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received this email from a woman who had just been in one of my Brain Gym®
classes. She was a most enthusiastic participant and was truly looking forward to using what she'd learned, to support her students.
<i><br /> <br /> Hello Kathy,<br /> I have been trying Brain Gym with a 7th JR. class
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i> and they have complained it makes them too tired. What can I
do? <br /> Thank you,<br /> Rosemary </i><br /><br />First of all, I love it when my students write to me following a workshop or class. Sometimes they share surprising stories of changes they've seen right away with a particular child, or even with their whole class, and that's so delightful! But, honestly, I think my favorite emails are those with questions, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">because it means that person truly wants to understand more about this great work and how to put it to use. So I was excited to receive this email. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In this case, though, I thought my reply might be helpful to more than just this one person. I'm sharing it here, with a few additions to complete my thoughts on this important topic.<i><br /><br /> Dear Rosemary,<br /><br /> How great that you’re using Brain Gym with 7th
graders! And I understand<br /> your challenge around this. It’s a question that’s
come up before.<br /><br /> I suggest you begin by changing the descriptor. When
kids say they feel<br /> "tired" after doing Brain Gym movements, invite them to notice
whether they<br /> really feel tired, or could it be that they feel <u>relaxed</u>?<br /><br /> They may not be used to experiencing what “relaxed”
really feels like. Many<br /> students are constantly forcing themselves to be “on”
to get things done,<br /> push-push-pushing their way through the day, digging deep
for the energy<br /> they need. Yet, the truth is, we work better when our mind-body system is<br /> not in stress! </i></span></span></span></div>
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different Brain Gym movements, really taking time to notice what the effects
are. And keep in mind that they may notice different things on different days. </i></span></span></span></div>
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Activities, like the Owl or Calf Pump, I typically feel more alert and focused. </i></span></span></span></div>
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are often clearer, and I feel more “present.” </i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5GLHp0nwxzcE9MlOMQsxpH98OJi4-gN4YxyCsIF2Y3LrzFLj-YgYu7bnWhEmMSDaav4YAXboHj_50SsvvZk9J4FqPlbZdTQdY6Tfgi9Yhx_5nQGkEhjQ6f5a0GV6Bw9a-9HjGye8tAQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2018-02-28+at+2.11.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5GLHp0nwxzcE9MlOMQsxpH98OJi4-gN4YxyCsIF2Y3LrzFLj-YgYu7bnWhEmMSDaav4YAXboHj_50SsvvZk9J4FqPlbZdTQdY6Tfgi9Yhx_5nQGkEhjQ6f5a0GV6Bw9a-9HjGye8tAQ/s200/Screen+Shot+2018-02-28+at+2.11.59+PM.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>And it’s often the Deepening Attitudes activities, Hook-ups and the
Positive Points, that result in a greater feeling of calm presence.<br /><br />Each category of Brain Gym movements helps to release
the effects of tension and stress in the mind-body system in its own unique way. And it’s tension and
stress that get in the way of being able to efficiently think, learn, and move!</i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> [1]</span><i><br /><br />On the other hand, your students may truly be tired.
(Changing circadian rhythms during the teenage years are often a culprit here,
but that’s a whole different topic.) However — Brain Gym does not <u>make</u> people tired! What Brain Gym may do, is
get people in touch with what’s really going on with their mind-body system,
under all the “busy-ness” of their thinking and doing and hurrying through the
day. Once the mind is more calm, and we’re more “present” in the moment, we can
experience our more authentic inner state. Sometimes that means noticing the fatigue
that was there all along.<br /><br />Students are not alone in this </i></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>— w</i></span></span></span>e all may learn to
ignore the fact that we’re tired. It’s often inconvenient, or not socially (or
academically, or professionally) acceptable to stop and get the rest we need. Or people may have told us (especially when we were kids), "you don't <u>get</u> to be tired," or "no complaining, just </i></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>get to work"</i></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i> —</i></span></span></span> and that voice is still in our heads. </i></span></span></span></div>
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Perhaps that could be part of your discussion: slowing down the "gerbil-wheel" mind, becoming
present through these integrating movements, and experiencing the authentic
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overall wellness! The more we understand ourselves, the more likely it is that
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email: I sometimes feel tired after lunch, too — my body is busy digesting!
Perhaps that could be one more aspect of your discussion. As a group, you could
explore the movements, and see which ones help to bring a more alert state,
even while digesting your lunch. It’s possible to digest, and have a balanced
brain at the same time!<br /><br />I hope this helps. Please let me know if you try this
new approach, and how it turns out!</i></span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />Does this information help you to understand your own experience of using the Brain Gym movements throughout the day? I'd love to hear what you have to share! <br /><br />With warmest regards, </span></span><br />
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chapter titled “Brain Gym in the Classroom” offer some suggestions on how to
introduce the concept of “noticing” to students. You can
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to do Brain Gym® “Residency Days” at various schools. It’s very rewarding work. <br /><br />I developed the concept of “Residency Days” to offer schools a full day of direct student services, presentations, and/or demonstrating use of Brain Gym in classroom settings, though most are focused on direct student services – one-on-one "balance" sessions<span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span>. <br /><br />Each Residency Day begins with a quick discussion with the principal or instruction specialist about the students on my list for the day, after which I set up my materials in the space provided. Then I go the classroom of my first student, check in quickly with his teacher, and walk with him to my work area. <br /> </span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0olKVQBkvBg9HauCpHATDVyHuHSxZqhuQK-B5QZ9XkjkDDinUNl2MH1bkSATk49apfkl8kkcsDoLwuH3pHpGL_xpXbH8LB5jZA2r2FThZH43XPeJMbt18TWG2ALYGuIQ-mMj7w8eJt0Q/s1600/PACE+mini+poster+for+graphic.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="445" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0olKVQBkvBg9HauCpHATDVyHuHSxZqhuQK-B5QZ9XkjkDDinUNl2MH1bkSATk49apfkl8kkcsDoLwuH3pHpGL_xpXbH8LB5jZA2r2FThZH43XPeJMbt18TWG2ALYGuIQ-mMj7w8eJt0Q/s200/PACE+mini+poster+for+graphic.png" width="128" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As we walk, I begin with a quick get-to-know-you conversation, eventually leading into a discussion of what the child wishes was easier about school. I explain a bit about the Brain Gym balance process, and support the child in selecting one specific area to focus on. Together we go through PACE, the four-step Brain Gym warm-up. <br /><br />I notice that many students on my list for services have significant challenges with the Cross Crawl portion of PACE. They’re much more inclined to bring their elbow down to their “same side” knee, rather than the opposite knee. This indicates lack of coordination between the two hemispheres of the brain. No wonder they’re having academic problems! It takes fluid coordination between both brain hemispheres in order to be what I call “academically agile.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Important note: I may not always take the time to express it this way in these brief descriptions of my student sessions, but each movement activity we do is something chosen by the student, from a “learning menu.” The child may either select it himself from a printed or illustrated page of options, or I’ll facilitate a “muscle check” (a kinesiology technique) to elicit a response from their mind-body system. <br /><br />Whatever the process, we move quickly but effectively through the balance session. My goal is to focus fully on each student and his balance, while holding the awareness that there are many students to see that day. I’ve found that it’s possible to see wonderful results with students, even though their sessions are relatively quick.<span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span> <br /><br />The following are brief descriptions of sessions I did with seven children in a single Residency Day.<br /><br /><b>Mariella is a sixth grader</b> who has been having significant difficulties with reversals in writing, and was reading two years below her grade level. When I asked her to write her name she used small, cramped printing. When I asked for a reading sample she chose a simple story book, and mechanically read one word at a time, hardly pausing at punctuation. When doing the Cross Crawl during PACE she had great difficulty getting her elbow to the opposite knee – she kept bringing it down to the “same side” knee. Mariella’s learning menu called for the Dennison Laterality Repatterning (DLR) process after which I asked her to read again, and this time her reading was quite fluent. She was so pleased with herself! Now she effortlessly and automatically connected her elbow with her opposite knee when doing the Cross Crawl, and when I asked her to write her name again, she chose to write much larger and in cursive, which is a much more whole-brain activity than printing. When asked Mariella if she had any questions, she asked, “Are you coming back tomorrow?”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ernesto is in eighth grade</b> and I was surprised to learn that he was reading on only a 2.8 grade level. His oral reading from a very simple Dr. Seuss book confirmed this. He stumbled and stumbled, miscalling several very basic words and ignoring the punctuation. After his learning menu (DLR plus Lazy 8s) Ernesto’s reading improved significantly. He read much more fluently, and when he made mistakes, he self-corrected. He often backed up to re-read sentences with feeling once he figured out the context, and commented on the rhyme of the lines: “That’s funny!” The humor had completely eluded him in his first reading, when he was just calling one word at a time. He was very pleased and said he’d like to come again. His reading teacher tells me that Ernesto now loves reading quiz questions out loud to his classmates – something very new for him. <br /><br /><b>Curtis is a first grader</b> who was not yet reading, despite much loving and careful attention from his teacher. The morning of his Brain Gym session he had been able to read only two of his eleven “practice words” for the week. We talked a bit about reading, and then went directly to his choice of the DLR process, after which his Cross Crawl was smooth and even. At this point he had to quickly leave, as it was lunch time. I learned later that when Curtis returned to his classroom he proudly and excitedly read nine of his eleven words! <br /><br /><b>Warner is a seventh grader</b> with many parent/home issues that have caused a lot of disruption in his life. He told me he was very good at reading words and sentences, but had a hard remembering what he’d read. He chose to read from the hardest book I had with me, an “adapted classics” collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, modified for middle school students. He read fluently, but remembered few details from the paragraphs he’d read. His learning menu called for the DLR process, after which he read again. This time his reading was even more fluent; he said he’d understood much better than the first time, and recalled every detail of those paragraphs. He said he was looking forward to his next reading comprehension test. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Martin is a third-grader</b> who really wanted to improve his reading. He read aloud from a simple second-grade level book and basically read adequately, but not well. He didn’t stumble, but read slowly and carefully, without much expression. His learning menu called for DLR, followed by two of the many advanced Brain Gym processes: “Core Activation,” which activates the core muscles of the torso, and “Vision Re-Education,” a process that supports coordinated teaming and smooth tracking of eyes. When we completed this he read again – fluently, and with great ease and inflection. What a lovely, resonant voice! I suggested that he go right back to class and read for his teacher. At the end of the day I checked in with the teacher, who said the class had been <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">working in such a focused way on math that she didn’t take time to hear Martin read. But she did notice that when she gave him a page of division problems that normally would have taken him an hour (with much resistance) that he was finished in ten minutes, with all correct but one. When she pointed out his one error, he nodded and said he saw exactly what he’d done wrong. Then she observed Martin happily reading to himself during the rest of math time. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><br />When I complete a balance with a student I typically ask, “Was it worth the time?” and students answer “YES!” My Residency Days at schools are very rewarding. It’s great to see students make such quick progress in academics and attitude! While you can see that not every Brain Gym balance does everything we’re looking for, the results often affect much more than the “target” issue, especially considering how much a student’s attitude improves when his or her academic abilities improve.<br /><br /><b>My vision for our education system</b> is to have a fully trained Brain Gym consultant on every school campus so he or she can do ongoing work just like this with students every day. Interested? The first step is taking Brain Gym® 101, where you learn to facilitate many kinds of Brain Gym balance processes, including Dennison Laterality Repatterning. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you'd like to take Brain Gym® 101, and live in Phoenix or want to visit, I have an upcoming course on November 10-11-12. <a href="http://centeredge.com/courses-workshops/courses-calendar/brain-gym-101/" target="_blank"><b>Click here for course details! </b></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And if you'd like to read related articles, some of which may help to explain why such dynamic changes can occur in so little time, here are some links for you:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #76a5af;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/10/henry-and-reading-revisited.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry and Reading - Revisited</span></span></a></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #76a5af;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/06/ready-for-reading.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ready for Reading</span></span></a></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #76a5af;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/11/thank-you-for-teaching-me.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Thank you for teaching me."</span></span></a></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/07/brain-gym-for-brand-new-brain.html" target="_blank">Brain Gym for a "Brand New Brain" </a></b></span></span></span><br />
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The Brain Gym session process, known as the "balance" process, consists
of five specific steps. I previously described this process in a blog
article, which you can read by <b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2015/03/the-potential-for-transformation-edu-k.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a></b>. I also describe the balance process in Chapter 12 of my book, <i><b><a href="http://balancepointpublishing.com/" target="_blank">Educate Your Brain</a><span id="goog_745270300"></span><span id="goog_745270301"></span></b>. </i>You can learn how to facilitate Brain Gym balances, and the Dennison Laterality Repatterning process, by taking the <a href="http://centeredge.com/courses-workshops/courses-calendar/brain-gym-101/" target="_blank"><b>Brain Gym® 101 class</b></a><a href="http://centeredge.com/courses-workshops/courses-calendar/brain-gym-101/" target="_blank">. </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Original article ©Copyright Kathy Brown 2002. All rights reserved.<br />Brain Gym® is a registered trademark of the Educational Kinesiology Foundation • www.braingym.org</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span class="style74">One of the wonderful things</span> about Brain Gym®</b><span class="style81">is that there are ways to use it creatively, in any setting, with all kinds of
people, no matter what their “challenge” or “diagnosis” might be.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHs_pV3FECIAxrajN2ECAnp6xoTSE5fcFLXWiTVmRiX5rSjVqN_oFMAqnWpwhv38vT8ozGSqYRZd7h_kng-RVpoUmNj0BLS2292J5wxIZqEPSWLsxVGLBvr5YM3kcWHKxiHSZ1wbl8ydY/s1600/coat+%2526+key_Fotor.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="247" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHs_pV3FECIAxrajN2ECAnp6xoTSE5fcFLXWiTVmRiX5rSjVqN_oFMAqnWpwhv38vT8ozGSqYRZd7h_kng-RVpoUmNj0BLS2292J5wxIZqEPSWLsxVGLBvr5YM3kcWHKxiHSZ1wbl8ydY/s200/coat+%2526+key_Fotor.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">Some time ago, while visiting friends on holiday, I had
the opportunity to work with a man I’ll call “Robert,” who was recovering from
brain tumor surgery. A very intelligent and capable business manager before his
surgery, he now had significant challenges with simple tasks. He said,
“Sometimes I need to lock the door. I can see the lock in the door, and the key
in my hand, but it takes real effort to get the key lined up right with the
lock. And getting my coat onto a hanger takes a lot of figuring out.” </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Current books and articles on brain
function are filled with the term “brain plasticity,”</b><span class="style81"> the capacity of regions of the brain to take on new roles. Brain
plasticity may account for how recovery occurs following damage to the brain
from accidents or stroke. I was interested to see what kinds of shifts Robert’s
mind-body system would manifest following a Brain Gym balance.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81"> </span></span></span></span><br />
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">Robert and his wife arrived for the session, and we
began with <span style="font-size: x-small;">PACE</span>, the Brain Gym warm-up. One element of <span style="font-size: x-small;">PACE</span> is to do the Cross
Crawl<span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span>. Robert did not have sufficient balance to accomplish the Cross Crawl
while standing, so he learned and practiced this movement pattern while sitting
on a chair. He had great difficulty bringing a hand to the opposite knee,
indicating that his two brain hemispheres were not fluidly communicating with
each other. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">I asked Robert which issue was the most important to
address today, and he selected his “coat” issue. I had Robert act out the
situation, to illustrate just how his challenge manifested. Standing at the
coat rack, he held his coat in one hand and the hanger in the other, and looked
at them. He easily put the hanger into one shoulder of the coat, but it took
some processing to figure out how to get the other shoulder onto the hanger. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">Then
he pointed to the coat rack rod and said, “Now, this is where I really have to
think. See how the hanger tops are all lined up one way over the rod? I have to
look at this hanger and be sure the top is curved the same direction as the
others, so I can get it onto the rod.” I could only imagine how exhausting it
would be to live each day with this kind of challenge.</span><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>An
important part of the Brain Gym® "balance" process</b><span class="style81"> is supporting the learner in
creating his own goal. However, I’ve learned that in situations such as Robert’s,
it’s sometimes helpful to offer a suggestion, especially one that simplifies
the issue down to its essence. I offered this goal: <i><b>“I understand left and
right.”</b> </i>His eyes lit up with excitement and anticipation, and he said, “That
will help!” </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">Robert's learning menu<span style="font-size: xx-small;">[2]</span> called for Dennison Laterality Repatterning (DLR), a process that supports the two brain hemispheres in communicating more fully with each other. At the end of this process, although he was still doing Cross Crawl sitting down, it was much more fluid – Robert's hand moved without hesitation to the opposite knee. </span></span></span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjRKAw-bj-vkJyrUdGt8JhlvjGmtSVPunhyphenhyphenS58gsd_f28qv4aYX7RY3zR22HW14aq6f189LbjAgBTp3Yn5vvhEOdrR_XyeQZNZak2u0Y9XHouMaNbhsFX6sMoHtMltet3LFjJkjkmbuY/s1600/coat+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="113" data-original-width="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjRKAw-bj-vkJyrUdGt8JhlvjGmtSVPunhyphenhyphenS58gsd_f28qv4aYX7RY3zR22HW14aq6f189LbjAgBTp3Yn5vvhEOdrR_XyeQZNZak2u0Y9XHouMaNbhsFX6sMoHtMltet3LFjJkjkmbuY/s1600/coat+3.png" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">When we returned to the coat rack, I handed Robert his coat and hanger. He slipped the coat onto the hanger and hung the hanger on the rod in the blink of an eye! You can imagine the surprised look on his face, and that of his wife!</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>My next opportunity to work with
Robert came the next day.</b><span class="style81"> Robert arrived
with his face beaming with pleasure and then he showed me -- he could Cross
Crawl standing up! He said, “It just kind of happened -- and I practiced all
last evening!” We celebrated with an enthusiastic “high-five!”</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">This time he asked to work on the “key in the lock”
goal. In acting out this goal, he took his keys and went to the door, saying,
“I always have to look at the key, and be sure I’m really lined up with the
middle of the lock, and that the key is pointing straight in.” I suggested a
simplified goal that followed from the previous one: <i><b>“I know where the middle
is.”</b></i></span></span><span class="style81"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">For this session, Robert’s learning menu called for an element
from the Edu-K In-Depth material, a free movement/dance experience. We imagined
gentle music playing, and his wife and I had a great time joining Robert in
freely flowing around the room, moving in any way we would like. Then Robert
was drawn to doing some simple Brain Gym movements.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEYoEYaYmvxM4KXz1UR8grrDX3t3YWhq1C1wSA_1HSN0j-50I_j-2aSidijQw8vLarQgNEpGzfN_xuAurhcmQm6oGb2lHgcS74ItbiQTQh17unYl80eT5Z-rCCL5NdExiroA-5NckIXc/s1600/key+in+lock+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="85" data-original-width="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEYoEYaYmvxM4KXz1UR8grrDX3t3YWhq1C1wSA_1HSN0j-50I_j-2aSidijQw8vLarQgNEpGzfN_xuAurhcmQm6oGb2lHgcS74ItbiQTQh17unYl80eT5Z-rCCL5NdExiroA-5NckIXc/s1600/key+in+lock+2.png" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">Following this, he took his
keys and approached the door again. He slipped his key into the lock smoothly
and easily. He said, “I didn’t have to think about it at all – I just did it!”</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">Because of my travel plans, I was unable to do more work
with Robert. But he had made two huge shifts: understanding left and right, and
knowing where the middle is. I left Robert and his wife with instructions on a
variety of Brain Gym movements, and contact information for their nearest Brain
Gym consultants.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style81">Robert’s wife later commented that these simple shifts
and accompanying sense of ability had rippled out through all his daily
activities, and brought him a long-awaited sense of accomplishment and peace.</span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In my years as a Brain Gym consultant, I’ve dealt with many “firsts” with
clients: all kinds of cognitive or academic issues, test or performance anxiety,
fears and phobias, job or relationship challenges, and physical coordination
issues (from tying shoes to piano or golf/skateboard/soccer performance).
Every “first” shows me that, indeed, the balance process is a tool for every-
one. The common denominator is that we all can create an intention for specific change and call on the intelligence of our mind-body system to choose
a path to integration. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For another article on this topic, you can refer to this link:</span></span></span><br />
<b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/08/brain-gym-for-traumatic-brain-injury.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brain Gym® for Traumatic Brain Injury</span></span></span></a></b><br />
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Movements,” done by lifting one knee and then the other, alternating back and
forth, each time bringing the opposite arm or elbow over to it.</span><span class="style59"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="style59">[2] Learning Menu: The list of movements and
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</span></span></span>Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-40802136385288036192017-08-06T10:50:00.000-07:002017-08-06T10:51:11.875-07:00Integrated Low Gear: The Missing Piece in Learning<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>This is a piece I initially wrote for my newsletter; this version appeared in my book Educate Your Brain, as part of Chapter 9, "Theory In Action." <span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />The concept of "integrated low gear" is one of the most significant aspects of the learning process. I truly wish I'd understood more about it during my years as a classroom teacher. </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do you remember your first attempts at something that required a lot of focus or coordination? Perhaps it was riding a bike: your first wobbly trials at simultaneous pedaling, steering, and balancing. Then, one day you found yourself simply riding down the road, thinking about something else entirely. You had mastered the skill of bike-riding and it didn’t require your focused attention anymore. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Anything we do easily, we do automatically, without having to think about it. The Brain Gym program identifies this state as “integrated high gear,” which means that we can move and think about something else at the same time. Into this category fall all kinds of effortless actions, like signing our name, brushing our teeth, or driving the route home from work. We could think of this as “cruising on autopilot.” </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When we learn something new, however, we must slow down, so we can take time to explore the details of it at our own pace. The Brain Gym program calls this state “integrated low gear,” where we can stop and think when we need to. Into this category fall all kinds of learning, from figuring out how to multiply fractions, to operating a complex computer program, to making your first soufflé. We could think of this as “safely slowing down to explore.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A gear for slowing down</b><br />I like to illustrate the ability to shift between integrated high gear and integrated low gear by thinking about traveling on holiday. Imagine you are driving through a part of the world you’ve always wanted to explore. You’re on the freeway (cruising) and you spot a little village in the distance, which you decide to visit. You certainly can’t cruise through it at freeway speed, so you exit on the appropriate off-ramp and find your way into town. You drive slowly, exploring all the charming buildings and shops. Perhaps you even park the car so you can get out and walk about on foot, to find that lovely café for lunch or afternoon tea, and purchase a remembrance or two. When you’re all finished with your exploration, you get back into your car and return to cruising on the freeway again, taking with you all that you learned about that picturesque place.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the way true learning works: the learner moves seamlessly between integrated high gear and integrated low gear as needed. When reading, he can pause to figure out the meaning of a word and then return fluidly to the story. When learning a new mathematical algorithm, she can instantly call on the math facts she knows while taking time to figure out which numbers go where. This kind of processing calls on many different parts of the brain, which need to be ready to communicate with each other. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s very important to be able to move effortlessly between integrated high gear and integrated low gear. Yes, it’s lovely to do things quickly—but <i>integrated low gear is the only state where we can learn something new.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hitting the pause button in order to learn</b><br />How often do we give children time to thoroughly play with a newly acquired skill before we ask them to use it in a more complex way? Okay, you’ve learned your numbers; quick—time for addition! Ah, you can write words! Oops—you’ve spelled them wrong. Too much of this prevents children from experiencing the satisfaction of accomplishment, since they’re forced to hurry to the next skill level before they’ve rested in this one. As adults who have taken on this pattern, we may pressure ourselves for instant achievement. (Oh, I’m learning guitar chords—Why can’t I play a real song yet?)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Without integrated low gear, we may careen anxiously through life “trying” to do things. In this state, we can’t slow down enough to do them thoroughly or accurately; we never have the satisfaction derived from small moments of accomplishment.<b> </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>An emerging state of balance</b><br />Integrated low gear is a state that ideally emerges in childhood through the joy of discovery at our own pace. This kind of exploration occurs only in the absence of stress. It feels playful, emerges from curiosity, and is internally directed. Through it, we develop the qualities required for focus and sustained concentration. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">However, I believe that, when our initial exposure to a concept is stressful, we develop a fear-based reaction to it, leaving us unable to access our most integrated brain organization patterns. The Edu-K balance process offers us myriad possibilities for taking on new patterns of thought and movement. You may be relieved to know (as I was) that we can develop this internal pattern for integrated low gear (and its companion, integrated high gear) at any age, through Brain Gym balancing.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Of all the elements of the Brain Gym program, I find that Dennison Laterality Repatterning (DLR) and Three Dimension Repatterning (3DR) are the most effective at supporting learners in developing both an integrated low gear and integrated high gear. These balance processes, developed by Paul Dennison, are what I call “the crown jewels of Brain Gym.” They can open the door to new possibilities in a most profound way.<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A hurricane in tennis shoes</b><br />Meet Parker, a young client who was simply a small hurricane in tennis shoes. He was five years old and developmentally delayed, having missed a number of important neurological milestones. His mother, a physical therapist, had described to me some of his behavior and processing challenges, but nothing had quite prepared me for the way Parker hurtled into my office and set about seeing and touching everything. I began working very quickly and intuitively, and said, “Hey, Parker! Come lie down here on the carpet!” Parker’s mother, Cristy, had just taken the Brain Gym® 101 course, and I found myself saying, “Cristy, I think it’s time for a DLR with Parker!” She sat down with me to help with this process. </span></span><br /><br />There are five main steps of DLR, which involve various combinations of arm and leg movement, eye direction, and other elements in a specific sequence. Parker was able to do the first step fairly easily: it included the Cross Crawl, which Cristy had been helping him learn to do. This part of the repatterning process develops the integrated high-gear state of automatic movement. However, when it was time for Parker to do the second step, which included raising and lowering his same-side arm and leg simultaneously, he simply could not do it. This part of the repatterning process helps develop the integrated low-gear state: the ability to stop, think, and safely explore. <br /><br />Then it struck me—Parker was a whirlwind of activity, and he could not do this movement; it seemed he had no integrated low gear at all. <i>He was incapable of slowing down!</i> What would happen once this repatterning was complete? What would Parker be able to learn once he felt safe enough to explore at his own pace? <br /><br />Cristy and I carried on by “motoring” Parker through this movement; she’d raise his left arm and left leg together and lower them, then I’d raise his right arm and right leg together and lower them, back and forth, back and forth. Finally, Parker began participating in the process and started moving his arms and legs in that pattern on his own, first awkwardly and out of sync, then more fluidly. We completed the rest of the repatterning process in this same very simplified way, taking about fifteen minutes in all. <br /><br />When the process was complete, Parker rolled onto his side and curled up, very content. A feeling of serenity filled the air. My sense was that Parker’s body was absorbing this new experience of integration, and Cristy said that this was the longest she’d ever seen Parker be still when he wasn’t asleep. <br /><br />In addition, some other remarkable things were occurring. I mentioned above that Parker had struggled to achieve many basic infant skills, and one of them was nursing properly. As he lay there, he spontaneously began sucking motions with his mouth (which continued off and on for the next several days). Also, his next bathroom visit, a few minutes later, produced the first authentic, complete bowel movement of his life; Cristy said he’d never used the core muscles of his lower torso in that way before. These very basic steps are huge milestones in the life of a developmentally delayed child, and indicate that Parker had made several very important shifts through that very quick and spontaneous repatterning process. <br /><br />The next day, Parker went with his father to the shopping mall. Ordinarily, he would be “everywhere at once,” but on that day he stayed right by his father’s side, calmly looking at the things around him, despite the noise and distraction. This child, who had been stuck in the “Help! I can’t stop!” state, was now stopping, thinking, and choosing. After that one DLR, Parker was no longer living a life of such compulsive action, and he was finally able to process at his own pace.<br /><br />Since that time, Parker has continued to grow and change, making improvements in language expression, chewing, acceptance of new foods, tolerance of noise and disruption, auditory discrimination, and the ability to dress himself. He has also returned to some earlier developmental behaviors (the “clingy” stage of two-year-olds, for exa<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">mple). Cristy and I agree that he is spontaneously "backing up to move forward," this time completing each step more fully. Parker </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">will certainly benefit from more sessions, but this beginning to his journey with Brain Gym balancing created a powerful foundation for future changes.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Honoring the time to explore</b><br />Not every child has Parker’s extreme challenge with integrated low gear, but many children (and many adults) have this challenge to different degrees. Teachers describe with dismay the increasing number of children with impulsive behaviors, for whom it takes tremendous effort to sit still or keep their hands to themselves; prescriptions for ADHD medication are at an all-time high. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />As teachers and parents, it’s our responsibility to support learners in taking time to playfully explore so they can make the elements of any new concept their own. We validate slowing down by providing time for it and resisting the need to press for mastery right away. We also validate it by allowing ourselves to slow down, to enjoy the exploration, and model this for others as well. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Articles abound on the speed of life today, reporting that many adults feel they are “spinning out of control.” How many of us are struggling in life and wish we could feel safe enough to simply pause and think? Brain Gym balancing is a wonderful support for anyone who wants to make this kind of change. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Once we experience integrated low gear, we begin to know the joy (and relief!) of working at our own pace. Then our world offers new richness, new possibilities, and, most of all, <i>choice</i>. We can actually pause when appropriate and reconsider. This allows us to freely create and recreate how we move through our day—and our life. </span> </span></span><br />
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Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-23867814845139756342017-07-24T15:20:00.001-07:002020-11-01T12:57:03.241-08:00Resolving Moro - the "Startle" Reflex<br />
<b><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a refreshed version of an article I wrote previously for my newsletter, with a new Addendum. </span></span></i></b><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Christine had always been awkward at sports, and was particularly afraid of catching balls, even ones tossed gently to her. As a child, this was a tremendous hindrance in school PE classes. She said she felt awkward and was often ridiculed by her peers. Now an adult, she had a group of friends who loved to spend time at the park playing Frisbee, but she always created excuses not to participate.<br /><br />As Christine and I moved toward balancing for her goal of “easily and comfortably catching things” it became clear that the “Moro reflex” was still strongly “on” in her system. <br /><br />The Moro reflex develops in infants at 9 weeks in utero, and usually falls away somewhere between two and four months after birth. The Moro reflex is a series of rapid movements made in response to sudden stimuli. When young infants are surprised, both arms swing out and upwards, opening the hands, and there is a sudden intake of breath, followed by momentary freeze and gradual return of the arms across the body into a clasping posture.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />If the Moro reflex does not fall away when it should, one may remain poised on the edge of “fight or flight” throughout the rest of their life. Here are a few of the possible behaviors that may result:<br />• low tolerance to stress</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>continuous anxiety, often unrelated to reality</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>difficult to settle at bedtime; sleeping difficulties; nightmares</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>may tire easily or misbehave under fluorescent lighting</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>difficulty making decisions</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>tend to over or under react to fears</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>problems conforming to rules</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>reacts badly to changes in routine</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>either insecure or controlling (both a reaction to sense of fear)</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>difficulties with reading because eyes become fixed in the periphery - unable to come together at visual midline for near-point tasks such as reading and writing<br />• difficulties with physical skills such as catching balls</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>may habitually “tune out” the more high pitched sound frequencies, leading to auditory confusion about the phonemes in some words</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>poor pupillary reaction to light, photosensitivity, may want to wear sunglasses even on cloudy days.</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>difficulty with black print on white paper or black marker on whiteboards </span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">• </span></span>visual disorientation - words “move around on the page” or the reader is distracted by white spaces
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i><br />I did a “cover check” of Christine’s eyes. I covered her right eye, had her look at a small object I was holding about two feet directly in front of her nose, then slowly brought the object in to a few inches from her nose. At that point I uncovered her right eye, and found that, rather than directly at the object, her right eye was pointing out to the side, quite away from the object. The left eye behaved just the same when it was checked, pointing out to the left side. <br /><br />When we are in fight or flight, as those with a retained Moro reflex invariably are, the body’s eye muscles pull both eyes outward to the periphery of one’s vision, essentially looking for danger. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Keep in mind that “danger” doesn’t have to mean a threat of physical harm in that moment. We react in the same way to threats that are psychological or emotional, often lodged in the past. For example, the child in school, or even the adult in his workplace, could be (subconsciously) fearful of who might come through the door of the room, reacting with fear-based patterns developed long ago. <br /><br />The result is a hyper-vigilant state, always on guard against what might be approaching, watching out for danger everywhere. And “danger” is seldom in the space right in front of us, as in that paper with words on it that we’re supposed to be reading. <br /><br />People with Moro still “on” may tend to focus first on the blank border of a page of print, for example, rather than on the print itself. (Needless to say, continually requiring the eyes to focus together on a single point makes reading very difficult, and tiring on the body.)<br /><br />When I described this condition to Christine, she said, “That’s me! I have the hardest time remembering people I’ve met because I don’t really see their faces, I see just the outlines of their heads.” Of course she’d panic at an object coming right to the center of her field of vision, where her eyes had the hardest time working together.<br /><br />To do a quick pre-check of her ability to catch an object, I gently tossed a small, </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">soft pillow to her. Even though she told me she was ready for me to do this, she almost panicked, moving backward when it came her way, caught it with only one hand, and nearly dropped it.</span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />We moved on with the “learning menu” for her balance, which included Dennison Laterality Repatterning, and some additional movements that specifically support the resolution of Moro reflex.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />At the conclusion of her balance we repeated the “cover check” of her eyes, which showed considerable improvement. We also rechecked her ability to catch an object. When I gently tossed the pillow this time, Christine playfully moved toward it and easily brought both hands together to catch it, with a big smile on her face. She said, "That was actually fun!"</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">That night I got a call from Christine. She said, “I’ve been having the most amazing time seeing people’s faces all day. And I can’t wait to play Frisbee with my friends!”</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A Moro Addendum:</b></span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Claire Hocking, Brain Gym® instructor/consultant in Australia, developed the system I use most often for resolving retained infant reflexes. She tells this story of how she became inspired to create it. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">She was working in a middle school, doing sessions all day with students who had specific learning challenges. One day, she was walking through the corridor looking for "Marty," who was said to constantly start fights, although he always denied it. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">She saw him standing with a group of students when a nearby window slammed shut with a loud bang. <i>Marty's arms instantly flew open, bumping his nearby companions, a look of alarm on his face.</i> Claire, who had raised children of her own, said to herself, "I know that movement — it's Moro! But Marty is a teenager — what is HE doing with it?"</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> And then she realized, "This must be why the other kids think he's striking out at them - and why he says he's not intentionally starting fights!"</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">From this impetus, Claire wondered: <i>Could infant reflexes stay retained in the mind-body system, and cause havoc? Could I adapt the Brain Gym balance process to address reflexes? If I could figure out how to pre-check the status of an infant reflex, and develop a learning menu of activities for resolving it, would it be possible to support learners in releasing these old reflexive impulses and moving on in a more coordinated, capable way?</i></span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">She worked with Marty, specifically addressing Moro reflex. Once it was fully resolved, he never got in "fights" again. <i> </i></span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">That was twenty years ago. And Claire has been refining and expanding this Reflexes work ever since. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">I took one of the first Reflexes courses Claire ever taught, at the Brain Gym® International Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in 1999. I knew immediately that this was the "developmental ground floor" for many learners. I've used these tools ever since, whenever they come up as priority "learning menu" when working with clients of all ages.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">I've now taken Claire's Level 1 class four times, and finally had a chance to take her Level 2 class. I've sponsored her here in Phoenix twice recently to teach this work. And - Claire has now authorized me to teach her Level 1 course, and I have it on my calendar about twice a year. I also travel to teach it in other locations. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Would taking this course interest you? <b><a href="https://centeredge.com/transform-your-ability/courses-workshops/courses-calendar/reflexes" target="_blank">Follow this link</a></b> to my Reflexes Course page, and find out about the next opportunity to participate. </span></span><br />
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<i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">For other
articles I've written on using the Brain Gym® system to resolve retained
infant reflexes, you can refer to these links:</span></span></span></span></i><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2015/12/understanding-retained-infant-reflexes.html" target="_blank"><br />Overview</a></span></span></span></b></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2016/01/understanding-and-resolving-fear.html" target="_blank">Fear Paralysis Reflex</a></span></span></span></b></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/06/fear-paralysis-reflex-and-baseball.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Fear Paralysis Reflex - 2</span></span></span></a></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2016/04/understanding-symmetrical-tonic-neck.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR)</span></span></span></a></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/04/steering-clear-for-bicycle-safety.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)</span></span></span></a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In a conversation with Paul Dennison, I learned some very important information about Lazy 8s, one of our most frequently used Brain Gym® movements. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />First, just what is Lazy 8s? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />The Lazy 8s movement is done by tracing a lateral 8, or “infinity” sign, over and over, sweeping across the lateral midline of the body again and again, activating both brain hemispheres and encouraging them to work together. The Lazy 8s movement looks so very simple, yet many people find over time that reading and writing are easier after doing Lazy 8s for just a few minutes, even reducing or eliminating letter-writing reversals. <br /><br />I invite you to experience Lazy 8s for yourself. Draw a large lateral 8 figure on paper, either flat on a table or vertically on a wall, and place it so that the center of the
8 is directly in line with your midline. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now, trace the 8 with one hand: begin at the center of the 8 and follow
the line, flowing first up the middle and to the left, then up the middle and
around to the right, again and again. Holding your head still, allow your
eyes to follow your hand. Trace this pattern for a while with one hand,
then the other, then with both hands together. Each time you switch hands
or begin anew, start in the middle and flow up and to the left. Notice your
ability to follow the flow of the Lazy 8; more importantly, notice any areas of resistance, as these will illumine areas where your brain is experiencing “glitches” in how your two brain hemispheres work together, or how your eyes and hand work together. As you continue to use Lazy 8s, it will become much easier, and you will likely find certain aspects of reading and writing easier as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>New information from Paul Dennison about Lazy 8s</b></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For a long time, we encouraged learners to trace the Lazy 8 pattern only in the “up the middle” pattern. Any learner who was inclined to trace “down the middle” was gently guided in the “up the middle” pattern. For some learners, this was quite a challenge and resulted in more than a bit of frustration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Paul Dennison now recommends allowing learners to trace Lazy 8s in whichever direction they are most inclined, especially at first. He says that learners inclined to trace Lazy 8s “down the middle” are helping themselves to experience their body more fully, to feel more grounded. Once learners are able to more fully experience their body this way, they will easily make the transition to the “up the middle” pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So—the new Lazy 8s guideline is this: Allow learners to trace Lazy 8s in whichever direction they are inclined, at least at first. Regularly model the “up the middle” pattern; invite learners to notice which direction their body feels like flowing, while encouraging eventual movement to the “up the middle” pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This guideline can also be used with The Elephant, which is essentially a whole-body Lazy 8; however, the original “up the middle” pattern is always used when doing Alphabet 8s, which rely on that flow for correct letter formation. In fact, Paul Dennison states that the Alphabet 8s and letter formation should not be attempted until the learner has integrated Lazy 8s in both directions, up and down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">No matter which form of 8s the learner is doing, it is still optimal to start at the center and move first to the left, so he or she is activating the “ease” aspect of the gestalt hemisphere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been playing with this new information and have had very interesting experiences. When I trace Lazy 8s “down the middle” I’m much more aware of my body — my feet even feel more connected to the floor. Then, when I trace “up the middle,” I’m less aware of my body and very aware of my mind — I can almost feel the hemispheres of my brain switching on! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Paul Dennison explained, “Thirty years ago, I worked with delayed learners who basically had a good sense of their body but needed more integrated brain function. Typical Lazy 8s were quite effective, and we didn’t realize that they might ever need to be done another way. Now, many of us are working with learners who do not have a good awareness of their body. We need to support these learners in developing body awareness so their experience of brain integration will be more appropriate and complete.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love this new information, because it helps me understand why learners might be inclined to trace Lazy 8s the way they do! Now my job is simply to notice direction of flow the learner is using, continue modeling the “up the middle” flow, and notice change as it occurs (sharing with the learner, as appropriate) with appreciation for the process. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here are previous articles I've written about the Lazy 8s pattern:</span><br />
<i><span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/07/backing-up-to-move-forward-into-lazy-8s.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Backing Up to Move Forward into Lazy 8s</span></b></a></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014_07_01_archive.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Alphabet 8s for Reading</b></span></a></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/10/learning-as-force-of-nature.html" target="_blank"><b>Learning As a Force of Nature</b></a></span></i></span><br />
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Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-72559750022294475022017-07-09T20:37:00.000-07:002020-02-23T19:49:54.147-08:00Spinal Galant Reflex and Its Effects on Bedwetting and Irritable Bowel Syndrome<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>In previous articles I have described the challenges resulting from incomplete progression of infant reflexes, and how “retained” reflexes are at the core of many academic and behavior issues. Here I have refreshed a story from some years ago, about a client who experienced a profound shift through integrating a key infant reflex.</i><br /><br /><b>Annie was in my office for a session because she wanted to resolve her digestive issues.</b> <br /><br />She suffered from “irritable bowel” syndrome, periodically experiencing extreme pain and bloating in her lower abdomen, along with diarrhea and nausea. Bouts would last for days, during which she was miserable and sometimes had to stay home from work. <br /><br />After a particularly intense series of bowel attacks two years ago Annie’s doctor put her on a program that included a very restricted diet, prescription drugs to relieve bowel inflammation, and colon hydro-therapy (colonics). Her diet included only the most basic, bland foods. She could eat no starchy vegetables, no grains or flours of any kind (which meant no bread, pasta, rice or millet), and especially no processed foods, onions or raw garlic. This regimen helped a lot, but she had to stay on it very closely. If she nibbled on something outside this limited diet (especially her favorite — ice cream) she experienced extreme symptoms that would last for days. <br /><br />Annie’s story raised my curiosity. I knew that bowel issues are closely associated with retained “Spinal Galant” reflex. In children this often manifests as bed-wetting or bowel incontinence. In adults it may manifest as irritable bowel syndrome. <br /><br />I asked Annie if she had had bed-wetting issues as a child. She shared that she had not only wet her bed until age twelve, but had also had incidents of uncontrollable bowel movements that had even occurred at school. She described the shame and embarrassment of this (and the subsequent teasing from her peers) when the school nurse had to call her mother for clothes in the middle of the day. <br /><br />Unfortunately, her parents chose the “ridicule and anger” route to deal with this issue. At the time of my session with Annie she had already been through years of therapy to weave back together the shreds of her self-esteem. <br /><br /><b>“Can Brain Gym help me?” she asked.</b> <br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I’m not a doctor, so I’m not trained in diagnosing and treating medical conditions. However, the Brain Gym system helps us gently and powerfully shift the ways we’re living life, the ingrained patterns behind how and where we hold tension. And when those things shift, sometimes “conditions” shift, as well. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />So I explained this, and then asked her this question: “How would you phrase what you’d like to be true? Her answer: <b>“Living comfortably in my body.”</b> That was the goal toward which she moved in her session. <br /><br />As it turned out, the protocols for integrating the Spinal Galant reflex did, indeed, come up as a priority in her session. I explained to Annie about retained infant reflexes, and the specific symptoms associated with Spinal Galant. <br /><br /><b>The Spinal Galant reflex is this:</b> when one side of the low back is stimulated (touching, stroking, etc.) it will trigger an involuntary lifting of the hip on that side, jerking the torso in the opposite direction: touch the left side, and the left hip rises, the torso jerks reflexively to the right, and vice versa. </span></span><br />
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the birth canal: the left side is stimulated and the infant’s torso
jerks to the right, which causes stimulation to the right side and a
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delivery: after that time a touch to the lower back no longer results in
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To check this reflex I used the eraser end of a pencil and stroked up her back, two to three inches from the spine, from just below the waist to halfway up her back — one side, then the other. She was highly reactive on both sides: hip rising, torso jerking to the other side. And when I stroked both sides at the same time, she said she felt like she wanted to “climb out of her skin.” (With younger people I would have them in the all-fours position on the floor for this pre-check.)<br /><br /><i>Caution: <br />If you try this, always ask the person being checked to use the toilet first, especially if you suspect that they may have Spinal Galant reflex strongly “on.” Simply performing this both-sides-at-the-same-time check can cause a person to spontaneously urinate. Doctors sometimes use this test with infants to take urine samples! </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This reflex is strongly associated with bed-wetting: perhaps these areas along the lower back are stimulated by contact with the bedding as the person sleeps. </span></span></i><br /><br /><b>I find it interesting to note</b> that individuals who have Spinal Galant reflex still “on” frequently had Caesarean section birth or very rapid vaginal delivery, requiring either little or no use of this reflex in the birthing process. My own belief is that, if this reflex is not called on in the birth process, the body is still “waiting” for it to be used, and so does not allow it to fall away. When this is the case, Spinal Galant reflex is left “on” throughout one’s life, causing all sorts of sensitivities. <br /><br />Adults or children with Spinal Galant reflex still active in their body will often <br />experience one or more of the following challenges:<br /><br />• difficulty sitting without squirming - often described as “ants in the pants”<br />• extreme ticklishness<br />• incontinence when being tickled<br />• fidgeting or wriggling, especially when being held<br />• does not like elastic waistbands, or labels inside the waistband <br />• poor concentration and short term memory, thus making it difficult to take in and process information<br />• odd posture or odd balance in walking or running (from years of unconscious body twisting or pivoting to avoid clothing rubbing the waist area)<br />• low back pain or discomfort<br />• dislikes having their back rubbed, or arm around their waist<br />• dislike of seats with lumbar support<br />• slanted sitting posture, where upper back touches the chair, but lower back does not<br />• preference for sitting on a stool, or on a reversed chair (with the chair back to the side or front)<br />• refusal to “sit back in your chair!” <br />• bed wetting and/or soiling <br /><br />There may be other causes for all of the above behaviors. But having a cluster of these behaviors is an indicator that the person may indeed be dealing with <br />retained Spinal Galant reflex. Annie recognized several of these traits as part of her childhood or present condition. In addition to her bed-wetting and soiling issues she found elastic waistbands to be extremely irritating, and was also very ticklish.<br /><br /><b>We moved forward with her session</b>, and completed the movements and activities that she was drawn to, as her “learning menu.” <br /><br />At the conclusion of Annie’s balance (20 minutes later) it was clear that she had <br />made a significant shift. In her post-checks, the sensitivity of her lower back had greatly diminished. Stroking either side of her lower back now resulted in a “slightly tingly” sensation, and no body movement at all. And Annie was amazed at how flexible and comfortable her lower back now felt. She said, “I feel like I really AM comfortable in my body! This is amazing!”<br /><br />I was happy to see Annie so relieved – and wondered if there were more changes in store for her, as well. <br /><br />A week later Annie emailed me to describe her delight. A few days after our <br />session she had been at a university conference. She said, “I ate whatever <br />was available on the cafeteria food line – things I couldn’t usually eat before, such as fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn. This time it didn't! I also tried Mexican food, and even though it was sort of greasy and had lots of starches, I was fine with it.... In the past ALL starches (except complex carbs from fruits and some veggies) used to make me hurt, especially if I ate them daily. I have had some minor bloating, but it has been far less than what I usually have.”<br /><br />That was four months ago. In a recent email Annie shared, “I’m doing even <br />better now. There are so many more things I can eat, with only occasional <br />minor discomfort. And I can even eat a bit of ice cream!“<br /><br /><b>What is the relationship between bed wetting, irritable bowel syndrome and Spinal Galant reflex?</b> My belief is that, when one’s body is “primed” to react reflexively in this way, it is much more difficult to develop and maintain control over the muscles involved in remaining continent. And years of effort to control these reflexive movements in the lower back/bowel area may take their toll, and result in these digestive issues. <br /><br />Claire Hocking, the Australian Brain Gym® consultant who developed this means of addressing Infant Reflex issues through the Brain Gym balance process, has worked with numerous “bed-wetting” children, and adults with irritable bowel syndrome. She has seen significant shifts, if not complete reversals, of most peoples’ issues after Spinal Galant reflex was resolved. <br /><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is important to note that Brain Gym® balances are not intended as a “cure” for bed wetting or irritable bowel syndrome. But as we address specific life issues through the balance process (such as Annie’s desire to “live comfortably in her body”) we often end up resolving the fundamental developmental challenges that are at their core.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2015/12/understanding-retained-infant-reflexes.html" target="_blank">Overview</a></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2016/01/understanding-and-resolving-fear.html" target="_blank">Fear Paralysis Reflex</a></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/06/fear-paralysis-reflex-and-baseball.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fear Paralysis Reflex - 2</span></span></span></a></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Moro.pdf" target="_blank">Moro (startle) Reflex</a></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2016/04/understanding-symmetrical-tonic-neck.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR)</span></span></span></a></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/04/steering-clear-for-bicycle-safety.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)</span></span></span></a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I wondered, "What single aspect of Brain Gym<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span> could their readers put to use immediately, and notice a difference?" And further: "What can I share, simply and clearly, in just 500 words?" </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Acupressure Points for Releasing Stress </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Imagine having one
simple movement that you could do almost anytime to bring more clarity to your
vision and the feeling of energy and coordination to your whole body. You
do—and it’s right at your fingertips!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Take a moment and
notice how you’re feeling right now. Is your body tense, or relaxed? Are your
thoughts troubled, or calm? Is your breath shallow, or slow and deep? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now I invite you to experience what comes of massaging your "Brain Buttons" - one of 26 movements from the Brain Gym® program. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Brain Buttons</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At the top of your
ribcage are your collarbones. Find these horizontal bones and then let your
fingers slip downward about an inch or so, until they’re resting over your
uppermost ribs, just on either side of your sternum, or breastbone. These spots
may feel like slight indentations, or softer than the surrounding area.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Make a large “U”
with your hand and place the thumb on one of the spots, and the fingertips on
the other. Massage these points gently but firmly as you rest your other hand
over your navel, and allow your eyes to track gently side to side. Do this for
perhaps twenty to thirty seconds. (If you experience tenderness, rub gently
until it is released or reduced.) Then switch hands for another twenty to
thirty seconds.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What do you notice
now in your body – your thoughts – your breathing?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Brain Buttons
are potent spots in the world of acupressure. They’re the “K-27s” – the 27<sup>th</sup>
points on the Kidney Meridian; massaging them can help to correct imbalances in
the entire meridian system.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I rub my Brain
Buttons on a stressful day, I often find myself exhaling deeply as I feel my
body relax. I may notice my shoulders dropping and my posture straightening.
Sometimes I feel a release of tension at the back of my neck. Then even my eyes
relax, and it’s easier to scan lines of print, or more fully see the world
around me. Typically, I feel more awake and focused.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One evening, after a
very demanding day, I was sitting in a theater with my husband, listening to a
classical chorale performance. It was wonderful—and long. And the room was
dark. Before long, my head was nodding and I was struggling to keep my eyes
open. Then I thought about Brain Buttons. I quietly brought my hand up and gave
those spots a bit of a rub and instantly found myself wide awake! I felt
completely alert and refreshed throughout the rest of the evening.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brain Buttons Article in Green Living AZ Magazine</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While a truly
remarkable occurrence like this may not happen every day, I continue to
experience smaller, helpful shifts all the time. I often use this movement
(sometimes nonchalantly) during long meetings, and in a wide variety of similar
situations, to maintain a clear focus and remain at my best. </span></span></div>
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modified version of a portion of <i>Educate
Your Brain</i>, Kathy Brown’s book about the basics of the Brain Gym® program.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kathy Brown, M.Ed.,
is a Licensed Brain Gym® Instructor/Consultant. She teaches courses, consults
with school districts, writes books and articles, and sees clients in her
office in Phoenix, Arizona. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2017/05/the-brain-buttons-acupressure-points.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see the entire May, 2017 issue of <i>Green Living Arizona. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Enjoy coming back into physical comfort and postural alignment, with the Brain Buttons!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">With warmest regards, </span></div>
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<br />Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-88940708043384070062017-02-12T11:10:00.000-08:002017-02-12T11:18:35.237-08:00Balancing for Reading Success<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you
follow this blog, you likely know how much I care about supporting
children in reading easily, and how much I value the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tools and techniques offered <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">through the Brain Gym program <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">that are so effective in doing just that</span></span></span>. If this is new information, you can refer to these links for a start: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/10/henry-and-reading-revisited.html" target="_blank">Henry and Reading – Revisited</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/11/thank-you-for-teaching-me.html" target="_blank">“Thank
you for teaching me.”</a><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/11/thank-you-for-teaching-me.html" target="_blank"> </a> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/06/ready-for-reading.html" target="_blank">Ready for Reading</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You may
also know that I dedicated an entire chapter of my book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Educate Your Brain</span></b>,</i> to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the</span> topic of reading. In <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">that</span> chapter, t<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">itled "<b>Ready for Reading</b>,"</span> I cover many challenges to fluent reading: issues
with eye-teaming, eye-tracking, reading comprehension, and more – and and how
using Brain Gym can help to overcome them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I’m
posting here the concluding portion of this chapter, which brings together many of the topics I've covered, and offer<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a compassionate perspective on those who struggle to rea<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d. </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And at
its end, I<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> share</span> some exciting news about my next writing project, and
ask for your feedback, stories, and suggestions, as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An excerpt from “Ready for Reading”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In my own practice, I work regularly with
clients of all ages who want to address reading issues. Many adults have
struggled their whole lives with these challenges, and their outcomes from
balancing may be life-altering. And the same changes can turn around a child’s
experience of school, and of life, as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjlTEzXCjbzH7va4E19NEcpONYu75INIBt7l4olmOeTu9hC7Xqy51sRXDyEhxHhw0o4pZTYn2ZvvFSPeByXRw7MZoaxMQJm4R_VyXHYX_CBTx_iYjJQ0BROmwUABTNl-K5yy2lc1IMGI/s1600/Reading+Chapter+insert.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjlTEzXCjbzH7va4E19NEcpONYu75INIBt7l4olmOeTu9hC7Xqy51sRXDyEhxHhw0o4pZTYn2ZvvFSPeByXRw7MZoaxMQJm4R_VyXHYX_CBTx_iYjJQ0BROmwUABTNl-K5yy2lc1IMGI/s1600/Reading+Chapter+insert.png" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I work with youngsters, I always
have the parent on hand to observe and participate. It’s often a real eye-opener
for a parent to see how much difficulty her child may have with the Cross
Crawl, for example, especially once I explain the correlation between lack of
coordination and academic challenges. And if we discover that he leads with his
left eye, or has other eye-teaming issues, it puts a whole new perspective on
the battles over reading she may have had with him, for example. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then the parent is amazed to see how
easily the child may be
Cross Crawling after his session, and how his reading
improves. She is in a perfect position to appreciate changes in her child’s
academic performance and attitude in the days that follow and to do Brain Gym
movements with him at home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A very concerned grandmother brought
Clark, age eight, for a Brain Gym balance session. Nightly reading practice had
become quite a battle at his house. His parents said they could hardly get him
to sit and read at all. So I turned to Clark and asked, “Why don’t you like to
read?” Clark told me it made his stomach and head hurt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I asked Clark to read out loud from
a very simple storybook, he read haltingly, miscalling several simple words and
completely ignoring the punctuation. He was extremely awkward in the Cross Crawl
portion of <span style="font-size: x-small;">PACE</span>, and almost fell down as he did it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At the end of his balance (which included
Dennison Laterality Repatterning and a few additional Brain Gym movements),
perhaps forty minutes later, Clark picked up the book again and read without
hesitation, and without stumbling over the words. He even read with inflection,
pausing or stopping at the appropriate punctuation—indicators of true
comprehension. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I heard later from the grandmother that
when Clark came home that night he had his nose in his book until bedtime, and
the next day he enthusiastically read thirty more pages! A note from the
grandmother concluded, “His self-esteem is so much higher now. I have never
seen such a turnaround in my life. I am a very enthusiastic believer in Brain Gym.
Thank you for giving Clark so much hope and help.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love telling this story for several
reasons. First of all, it shows the profound effects that one Brain Gym balance
can have. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobRfdMUsKl08BrfQLDGSjP0I9sDKtb39a8oEiISiaqpkyI6xN-bf6kNl_zKL9YBGee-Tgv4-04to0i_Rgp_lyDI1a_aKy_kaMPYB9l7gGS6mI5dtJRq_Qp7KbUWzmgI_pZskrBRupY50/s1600/Reading+Chapter+P.Dennison+quote.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobRfdMUsKl08BrfQLDGSjP0I9sDKtb39a8oEiISiaqpkyI6xN-bf6kNl_zKL9YBGee-Tgv4-04to0i_Rgp_lyDI1a_aKy_kaMPYB9l7gGS6mI5dtJRq_Qp7KbUWzmgI_pZskrBRupY50/s1600/Reading+Chapter+P.Dennison+quote.png" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Secondly, this is a perfect example to
share with teachers. When I finish telling this story, I often mention, “I did
no reading practice with Clark; he did no comprehension worksheets. We simply
did Brain Gym movements and processes after Clark <i>set his goal </i>to
improve <i>his reading</i>. The reading ability and comprehension were waiting
to emerge, once his mind-body system was truly prepared.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lastly, and most importantly for me, this
story illustrates the belief I strongly hold: all children really do want to
learn, do well, and get along in school. Think of Clark’s headache and stomachache
when he tried to read. Of course he avoided it—wouldn’t you? How many of us
sign up to do things that make us feel ill? I would certainly be surprised if
someone with motion sickness said, “Oh, boy! We have a long driving trip coming
up. I think I’ll sit in the middle of the back seat!” We’d think that person
was crazy. But if a child avoids something, we may call him “contrary” and just
make him do more of it, because it’s so “good” for him. Perhaps not. Perhaps
it’s time to look at <i>why </i>he’s avoiding it and do something about that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Exactly what shifted for Clark? </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s impossible to know for sure, but I
can certainly make a guess or two based on what Clark told me, what I know
about learning challenges, and what I observed in his session. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If someone’s eyes aren’t teaming
properly, he can feel uncomfortable (stomachache, headache) trying to bring
them to focus on a specific object, like a letter or word. Trying to follow a
line of print that seems to move around on him would be extremely disorienting.
Think: vertigo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If the two sides of his brain aren’t
sharing information easily, it’s hard for him to create <i>meaning </i>out of
words on the page. Attempts at this would require a tremendous amount of
effort, leaving him frustrated, confused, exhausted, and with a tendency to
avoid it at any cost. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With Clark’s two hemispheres now sharing
information more fully, his eyes would find it much easier to cooperate with
each other. His right eye would be a stronger lead, or a strong blending
partner, and focusing with both eyes would be much more comfortable and require
less energy. The “squiggles” of written language would automatically become the
meaning of the story. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just like that, reading can be so much
easier. And what’s easy is often fun or rewarding, so we end up doing lots of
it. Sometimes, it’s actually just that simple. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So imagine this scenario: you’re the
student who simply can’t read (or comprehend, or understand math—and on and on)
when others all around you can. How long will your good nature hold before you
stop trying and start doing something that’s easy for you? So you begin to draw
(or play with your shoelace, or fidget, or find patterns in the ceiling
tiles—anything!) and you get into trouble—again, and again, and again. And you
keep getting farther and farther behind. Your self-esteem is in shreds, but
your energy has to go somewhere; you end up acting out and reap the
consequences. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Before long, you begin to think that you
really aren’t intelligent, that all the negative messages you’ve received over
time must be true, that the wonderful confidence, imagination, joy, and dreams
you had as a young child must be false. Years of this create students who end
up in alternative schools or juvenile detention, on drugs or alcohol, or
pregnant. What career choices does life hold for them? Only the most unusual of
students are able to rise above these circumstances. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now imagine this scenario: again, you’re
the student who simply can’t read, when others all around you can. Your teacher
recognizes your struggle and introduces integrating movements that help you
build the inner capacity to make sense of what’s on the page in front of you.
As your ability grows, so does your sense of accomplishment, and you see
yourself as someone who can overcome challenges and confidently pursue your
studies. Now what’s available to you? A whole world filled with career choices
and the means for a happier, more fulfilling life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The “aha!” </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perhaps now you see why I was so
incredibly excited to learn about all the elements that comprise reading and,
especially, learning to read. Once I understood the elegant complexity of the
systems involved, I had a greater appreciation for where so many learning
challenges originate, and I valued the Brain Gym movements and Edu-K balance
process even more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now, when I explain these concepts during
workshops, I love seeing the “aha!” on participants’ faces as they begin to
realize just why some of their students or children are having such
difficulties. I’m happy knowing that this new perspective will change forever
how they view these learners and the issues they’re struggling with, holding
the door open for greater patience and compassion in working with them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope your new awareness of these key
concepts will inspire you to use simple Brain Gym techniques to begin
addressing the source of reading challenges. I look forward to the day when all
children read easily—and naturally—because integrating movement has prepared
them for learning and achievement.<span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have long considered this chapter on reading to be perhaps the most pivotal of the entire book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now I find myself inspired to begin a new writing
project: expanding all these concepts into a whole new book, to be titled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Educate Your Brain for Reading</b></span>. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My goal is to create a single volume that focuses entirely on reading, which will include more explanations, more stories, and more specific ideas for movement activities that can truly make a difference for struggling readers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="color: #45818e;">To that end, I welcome and request your participation and feedback, in response to any or all of these questions:</span></b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• What have you read in my blog or my book that means the
most to you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• If you’ve used Brain Gym yourself, or with your own
children or students, what has the result been? Could you share a story that
illustrates your experience?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• If you haven’t noticed positive changes, or have had
challenges using Brain Gym, would you consider sharing that story with me as
well? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• What questions do you still have?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• What would you <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">like to see</span> included in a volume about
using Brain Gym to improve reading? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• What message would you offer to parents, administrators,
and teachers – or to the children themselves? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You are most welcome to use the Comment feature below, or to send your <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">thoughts</span> by email, at kathy@wholebrainliving.com. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I truly look forward to your comments. You are part of a growing
community of people who understand how vital <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">physical movement</i> is in developing the capacity to read, and I deeply value
my connection with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you for being here, and for spreading this
important information, so it can transform the lives of children everywhere. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With warmest regards, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And there's a course coming up </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">where you can learn all about it:</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What if I told you</b>
that there was a simple technique that you could use to greatly diminish or
even resolve many aches and pains? <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What if it was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">easy</span> to use and can take just minutes? And anyone <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">could</span> learn it? <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well, there is! It’s called <span style="color: #b45f06;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Touch for Health</b></span>. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Imagine: </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Your child has a headache. A few quick muscle checks indicate which regions along the spine to rub, then spots on the head to gently hold. Soon her headache is completely gone. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Your spouse has finished a construction project, and has some aches and pains to show for it. A few muscle checks indicate which areas of the body to deeply massage (surprisingly, perhaps not the aching muscles themselves), and which points to hold. Soon he can move much more comfortably. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• You've learned some upsetting news and you're now experiencing tension or anxiety. You do some muscle checks - on yourself - and learn just where to apply a bit of gentle rubbing, and then which <i>meridian line</i> to trace your hand along. Soon you find yourself feeling much more emotionally balanced. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">No pills, no trip to the doctor - just a very natural way of maintaining health for your family! </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How could these changes come about so simply and easily? </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'll be sharing exactly that with you in this article: principles behind
these Touch for Health techniques, what you learn when you participate in
a course, and what a Touch for Health session looks like. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I’ll also share some stories, including the one my husband tells about the
time I “saved his life” while on holiday in Germany.
Yes, this is an exaggeration, but the truth is, I really thought we would need
to get him to a hospital. Touch for Health absolutely saved the day – and it took
only about ten minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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Health, and how is it learned? <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Touch for Health (TFH) is a system for quickly identifying the source of physical
and emotional challenges – from postural misalignments and aches and pains, to feeling out of sorts or even experiencing deep emotional distress – and then using simple touch techniques to resolve
them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The entire TFH program is taught in a series of four courses,
but many people take only the Level One course and simply use those tools
forever. I used the Level One work with great success for years, before I ever had
a chance to take Level Two, and I have yet to take Level Three! I use what I
know all the time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many Brain Gym<sup>®</sup> instructors are also trained in Touch for Health; in fact, these techniques are so very helpful, and mesh so beautifully with the Brain Gym work, that the Touch for Health course qualifies as part of the curriculum for becoming licensed as a Brain Gym instructor. It was actually through his contact with TFH that Paul Dennison (</span>Brain Gym co-founder) experienced many aspects of the mind/body connection, so once you learn Touch for Health, you'll see its techniques throughout the Brain Gym work. </span></span></span></span></div>
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Health come from?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the 1960s, renowned chiropractor George Goodheart began exploring the relationship between muscle response, postural alignment, and specific health issues. He eventually developed an entire system that would come to be called Applied Kinesiology. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the 1970s, chiropractor John F. Thie
began creating a way to share the simplified basics of Applied Kinesiology with
the layman – so it could become a tool for health and wellbeing in every home.
This became <span style="color: #990000;"><b>Touch for Health</b></span>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">John Thie published his first <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Touch
for Health</i> manual in 1973. He and his authorized instructors have trained thousands of people around the world in this system, who use it to improve the lives of friends,
family, and clients. Since John Thie's passing in 2005, his work has been carried
on by his son, Matthew Thie. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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behind Touch for Health?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First, I want to say that it’s really not necessary to
understand all these principles in order to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">learn</span> Touch for Health.
When I took my first Touch for Health course I didn’t understand much of this
at all, and learned it a bit at a time over the years. My intention here is to
show you how elegant the system is, and how the pieces fit together. Consider
this your “first taste” of these concepts, so that when you hear them
mentioned in class, you’ll already have some familiarity with them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, as an introduction, here are five basic concepts behind this technique:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsVz9IvRI6Xrz0yyFT9_MQRcS5OgkVdzCIcXxICGtrtmLLkBsOkLaArA-no4fOU9oZvDgSdZEd1QrxwSAPSTbKG8VNZ6Ip432s3BvBIoWdEuPJLgju9_ADWgHXSAUkhZDonZQmpMiNb0/s1600/meridians+ancient+image2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsVz9IvRI6Xrz0yyFT9_MQRcS5OgkVdzCIcXxICGtrtmLLkBsOkLaArA-no4fOU9oZvDgSdZEd1QrxwSAPSTbKG8VNZ6Ip432s3BvBIoWdEuPJLgju9_ADWgHXSAUkhZDonZQmpMiNb0/s200/meridians+ancient+image2.png" width="138" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1) Subtle energy flows throughout the body along lines called
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">meridians</i>, which were first
identified by the ancient Chinese. It is at specific points along these meridians that
acupuncturists may insert needles to treat various health conditions.<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> More recently, meridians and acupuncture points have been scientifically mapped<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1819129840505860131#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="text-indent: 0.5in;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a></span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A</span>cupunc<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ture is now accepted in the modern medical world<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, and is even</span></span> covered by many insurance programs. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Touch
for Health is not acupuncture</i>, but does use touch or massage techniques on
some of these same points, as well as light tracing along the meridian lines
themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2) There are fourteen principal meridians. </span>Each meridian is named (for the organ or body system it's assoc<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">iated with) </span>and identified separately, and has a
specific beginning and ending point; however, each one ends near to where the
next one begins, so these individual sections become a continuous flow. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3) The flow of subtle energy throughout the body can become
blocked when we experience stressful situations such as illness,
physical accidents, or challenging emotional events. When these blocks are
identified and released, people often experience improvements in their physical
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4) Each meridian is related to a specific muscle of
the physical body. For example, the quadricep (thigh muscle) is associated with
the Large Intestine meridian. A facilitator can use muscle checking (seeing if
the muscle “holds” against slight pressure) to assess the state of each
meridian, and determine which are “flowing” and which are “blocked.” </span></span></span></div>
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specific touch processes </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(ultra-light touch or deeper rubbing on a specific points, tracing along the meridian line, etc.) to release the block in that meridian. </span></span></span></span></div>
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Health session look like?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using the simplest (Level One) protocols, a Touch for Health
session looks like this: Just like in Brain Gym balancing, the facilitator
supports you in creating a goal for the kind of change you’d like to see, and
you get a current baseline for it by acting it out in some way (pre-check).
This “pushes the button” so the blocks to energy flow in your meridians will show
up clearly. <o:p></o:p> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Then the facilitator begins with
the first meridian and checks the muscle associated with it. If the muscle check doesn’t hold (indicating blocked flow in the meridian) the
facilitator does one or more simple touch options (which are clearly shown in the manual). At a certain point, checking the muscle
again will show that it is now “on,” indicating that energetic flow has been restored in that meridian. <o:p></o:p> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> The facilitator then goes on to the
next meridian and repeats the process. Some meridians may require no
intervention at all; others may require two or three techniques. When the
facilitator has taken you through the entire meridian system, having checked
and resolved any blocks in all fourteen meridians, the session is complete. At
this point, a replay of acting out your goal (post-check) will likely feel much more
comfortable and integrated. <o:p></o:p> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I have done full Touch for Health sessions with someone in as little as a few minutes; more often it takes a bit longer, especially if several meridians need to be addressed. It all depends on how strongly the person's mind/body system is experiencing the stress of his issue. </span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Learning the process<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you take a Touch for Health course, you’ll
learn these concepts a bit at a time, and apply them with increasing ease. When
I took Touch for Health, I was surprised to realize that over two days I’d not
only learned how to muscle check someone, but I’d learned all fourteen
muscle checks for the fourteen meridians. The instructor had made the learning simple and fun, and I'd had plenty of opportunity to
practice in class.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also - there’s no need to memorize everything because there’s a clear, simplified "level one" manual. You’ll learn the process, with which you’ll
become increasingly familiar, and you’ll learn how to refer to your manual for
whatever details you need. For a long time, I used the manual for <i>everything</i>. Through
repetition over the years I now know the muscle checks and meridians, but I still use the
manual to be sure I know which points to hold or massage. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>When my husband and I were planning the remodeling of our kitchen we
had many significant decisions to make over a period of months, about things
that were to be permanent, expensive elements of our home. Key word here:
stress. At certain points I’d feel completely drained and overwhelmed – like I
just couldn’t make one more choice. Not only that, I was feeling increased tension
in both sides of my head! I checked my meridians and found that my Gall Bladder meridian was off. This made total sense because...</i></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oZOz0CCFveLwHbtp0cdjgUe_beTq-O2q2cqkJAjFEgdmJKk5MrMJdVHfgXCvjnSSm9_LG6Ut1Y4WYSnUKHk4zc0Z7uIW3P06sG4_s2awJmjiTyQVtpY70drYbtU7cI_wyBKDJ210IS8/s1600/smaller+GB+meridian+on+head.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oZOz0CCFveLwHbtp0cdjgUe_beTq-O2q2cqkJAjFEgdmJKk5MrMJdVHfgXCvjnSSm9_LG6Ut1Y4WYSnUKHk4zc0Z7uIW3P06sG4_s2awJmjiTyQVtpY70drYbtU7cI_wyBKDJ210IS8/s1600/smaller+GB+meridian+on+head.png" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> One more thing you'll learn is that each meridian also has an associated metaphor - related to an aspect of how we move through life. When the meridian is flowing, then so is that metaphoric aspect. The metaphor for the <b>Gall Bladder meridian</b> is (would you believe it?) <b>decision making</b>! Plus, this meridian begins on the sides of the face and tracks repeatedly through the head, before running down t<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hrough</span> the torso to its endpoint on the foot.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> Through
the simple techniques of Touch for Health, I was able to continually release blocks
I was experiencing. I’d get back into the flow of decision making, and the
tension in the sides of my head vanished. And I love our new kitchen! </i></span></span></div>
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this one: </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: JA;">My husband and I were on holiday in Germany on
9/11, a day of shock and trauma. Three days later my husband developed stomach
pain so severe he couldn’t eat. Fearing the worst, and ready to ask at our
hotel about the nearest hospital, I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">somehow thought to take</span> out my travel-size Touch for Health
folio. My husband’s stomach meridian (key concept: digesting/processing what is
coming in) was blocked and I used the techniques I’d learned to release that
energy flow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(We realized later that
“what he’d taken in” was the overwhelm of traumatic news.) Within
a half hour he was feeling 80% better and could actually eat a light dinner; by the next morning he was 95% better.
Needless to say, we were both incredibly relieved. We continued to use Touch
for Health along with Brain Gym balancing throughout what remained of our time
in Germany and travel home, under exceedingly stressful circumstances. These
are truly indispensable tools.</span></i></span></span></span><br />
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</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>I have had the good fortune to learn Touch for Health from
someone who has been using and teaching it for <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3</span>0 years </b></span>– <span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Colleen
Carroll Gardner.</b></span> It was during her involvement with the Touch for Health
foundation that she came in touch with Paul Dennison, and was captivated by his
Educational Kinesiology work<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, and eventually became the first member of the Edu-K international faculty. She not only brings de<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">cades of both areas of her training to every class she teaches<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, but has</span></span></span> used Touch for Health
throughout her <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">years as a parent and world a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dventurer.</span></span> She says: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>My Touch for Health skills have been invaluable
throughout my life — from dealing with my children’s aches, pains, and sports
injuries, to keeping everyone healthy as I trekked through Nepal with college
students, to balancing for health and wellbeing, for myself and others, through
life’s biggest emotional challenges. These tools are incredibly helpful to have
at hand.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You'll have tools forever, that will literally be at your fingertips!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Licensed instructors for the Touch for Health program offer
courses around the world. </span></span></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://touchforhealth.us/classes/classes-by-state/" target="_blank">Click here to find courses in the United States.</a></span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://www.touch4health.com/workshops.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Click here to find courses taught by Matthew Thie.</span></a></span></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And – If you live in
or near Phoenix, Arizona </span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">or would like to visit, </span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Touch for Health is coming to
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I’m delighted to say that I’m sponsoring </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Touch for Health,
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>taught by Colleen Carroll Gardner</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>February 4-5, 2017</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>No
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">I hope you can join us for this wonderful learning
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Educational Kinesiologist</span></span></span><br />
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Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-84394264788671647072016-12-02T13:15:00.001-08:002016-12-06T12:45:15.468-08:00Balancing for Group Goals: The Power of Coherence<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I’m
sharing this excerpt from my book, <i>Educate
Your Brain. </i>This piece is the conclusion to Chapter 14, “Brain Gym in the Workplace.”
However, as you read, please keep in mind that groups are found everywhere:
sports teams, dance ensembles, study groups, neighborhood associations – even families! Wherever
there’s a group that would like to function more effectively as a coordinated
team, Edu-K balancing can be a valued resource. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I conclude this posting with an addition: thoughts about what it is that makes the group balancing process so powerful. What might it have to do with the power of coherence? I warmly invite you to share this exploration with me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Edu-K balancing
and group goals </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While the balance process is used most
often with individuals, remarkable shifts may also occur when those individuals
come together to address a common goal. Following a balance, office staff or
management teams may find themselves communicating more effectively, feeling
more aligned as a group, and cooperatively solving challenges that arise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was invited to work with a business
that was having serious cooperation issues. It was a small, recently merged
office. The two owners (now partners) brought with them distinctly different
personality styles and sets of office systems, and employees steeped in those
disparate systems. As one of the owners stated, “The challenges for our newly merged support staff are considerable and lead to conflicts that drain our time
and energy.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Total Team Effectiveness<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></sup>
program I’ve developed uses the Edu-K model to specifically address challenges
within groups. It consists of a workshop covering the basics of the Brain Gym
process, followed by individual balances with each team member, and then at
least one more session with the entire group, focused on a collective goal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the case of this company, each
participant chose to use his or her private session to address a specific
personal issue, with the overall understanding that balanced team members
create a more balanced team. When they got together a few days later for their
group session, they chose to focus on improving their ability to communicate
and generate harmonious solutions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The owners later wrote to say that their
office was now more productive and focused on accomplishing their business
goals. One of the office staff members commented, “It isn’t that conflict went
away. We just seem to find solutions so cooperatively and easily now.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not all businesses have a need—or the time—for
such in-depth work. Sometimes just a quick balance-boost can resolve a specific
situation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I facilitated a short workshop for the
executive committee of a small private college at the beginning of a day
dedicated to creating a three-year strategic plan. This school was facing a
real challenge: each department’s program was growing, and the building wasn’t.
There had been some very heated “discussions” among department directors about
the usage of classrooms and whose program “deserved” what space. All the
directors attended this meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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basics of Edu-K balancing and introduced the <span style="font-size: x-small;">PACE</span> warm-up. Then we discussed
what they wanted to accomplish together. The participants all knew they needed
to improve their teamwork and blend the interests of the various departments of
the school. To develop a group goal, I asked them to list the qualities that
would help their team be more effective, which I scribed on the board. They
mentioned such things as respect, flexibility, open communication, and
willingness to hold a team view. Once all these words were contributed, I had
everyone look at them and notice their reaction. Their comments ranged from “I
can’t even look at the word <i>cooperation</i>” to “Making this change seems
totally impossible.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I suggested they each put a hand over any
place where they noticed discomfort in their body, and soon they were covering
stomachs, heads, necks, jaws, and lower backs. One man said, “I need more
hands!” Then I pointed to a poster of all the Brain Gym movements (our learning
menu), and invited members of the group to simply notice which movements they
were drawn to. One person said, “I can’t take my eyes off the words ‘The Calf
Pump.’ What is it?” I replied, “I’ll show you,” and then led the group in that
movement. After a few movements done this way, I noticed everyone sitting back
in their chairs, seeming quite content. When they looked again at the words on
the board describing their goal, they had various comments: “My stomach feels
fine and my headache is gone.” “I can do that now.” “I can look at our goal and
breathe now—and even smile.” “I’m ready—let’s get to work.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The director of public relations for this
school later wrote to describe what happened during the meeting that followed
their Brain Gym workshop: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We found that we were able to complete our tasks in record time with great
camaraderie. Starting with concerns of “turf wars” between members of the team,
we found we spent the day enjoying and respecting one another more than we
could have anticipated. In fact, we accomplished the outline of our Three-Year
Strategic Plan by 5:00 p.m. that same day! </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Cne3qIP1VZCpfUFncxuS8C69bX50Hqm5CYhIKQ5MN60LZZtJRjd0D2mCGpN_7GfAQVfwZPm8_FK75HZBP02LXMAFH-YvnoaITSjnwsU6kCPSQqk45eQKcvcaAMoAnzu-dRFYu8Gi1m8/s1600/BGforBusiness.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Cne3qIP1VZCpfUFncxuS8C69bX50Hqm5CYhIKQ5MN60LZZtJRjd0D2mCGpN_7GfAQVfwZPm8_FK75HZBP02LXMAFH-YvnoaITSjnwsU6kCPSQqk45eQKcvcaAMoAnzu-dRFYu8Gi1m8/s1600/BGforBusiness.jpeg" /></span></a><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><i>Even though several weeks have passed since our retreat, members of the
Executive Committee are openly using the techniques in front of our employees
and discussing the benefits of the processes with their staff. Many of our
employees have sought out the </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Brain
Gym<span style="position: relative; top: -5pt;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">®</span> </span>for
Business </span><i>books that we brought back with us so that they, too, can
benefit from the exercises. </i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We hope to include you in a future all-school meeting. In the meantime,
we are all ambassadors for “Brain Gym” techniques! </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Whether it’s a quick productivity boost
or in-depth balancing, Brain Gym and Edu-K can help to transform the atmosphere
of your work setting. It’s amazing what can happen when individuals really
prepare themselves for success, and teams balance to hold a shared vision.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #45818e;">How to explain such profound changes in camaraderie
and teamwork?</span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over
the last twenty years using Brain Gym, I’ve found that when people do these
movements together, and especially when they engage in the balance process
together toward a shared goal, positive shifts take place in group dynamics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Teachers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have shared that their
classroom environments have been transformed once they began introducing the Brain Gym movements and making them a regular part of their day. This email from a
special-education teacher is a good example: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“My students (many of whom I knew well,
as they had been in this special class last year also) were suddenly shifting
their attitude and getting along so well together. They cooperated in ways I’d
never seen before, and the typical nagging and teasing almost vanished. They
really became a learning team and seemed to enjoy the victories and gains of
their classmates as much as they enjoyed their own.”<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1819129840505860131#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And
balancing is effective if your group is just two people! One of my Brain Gym
students remarked that she and her husband were getting along remarkably
better, ever since they came to me for a “partners” balance around the topic of
communication. She said, “We seem to respect each other’s communication styles
so much more; we’re more patient and understanding with each other. Our
marriage is much more harmonious now.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">What’s
the source of this kind of change? </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many of
you who follow the Brain Gym work may know neurobiologist Carla Hannaford, Ph.D., from her book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smart Moves – Why Learning Is Not All In
Your Head,</i> in which she explains the biology of the learning
process, and why physical movements like the Brain Gym activities are so vital for developing our capacity to
learn. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She
followed this book with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Playing in the
Unified Field – Raising & Becoming Conscious, Creative Human Beings.</i> In
this volume she takes a much more profound look at the forces (now verified by physicists)
within us, and around us, as we experience our everyday lives. One topic she
turns to again and again in this volume is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">coherence,</i>
which she describes as “an ordered, consistent, congruent, harmonious
functioning within any system.”<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1819129840505860131#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In
essence, when we are in a state of coherence, we feel comfortable, connected,
and happy; when we are in a state of in-coherence, we feel stressed, separate,
and distressed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Given
these definitions, it’s not a stretch to suggest that the outcome of any
individual’s Edu-K balancing session is a state of internal coherence, in
regard to the goal they were addressing. (In the Edu-K/Brain Gym work, this is
called a state of “integration.”)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I
believe that what is happening during a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">group</i>
balancing session is that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the group
members are coming into a state of coherence – individually and together – around
a topic in which they all have an emotional investment.</i> When an entire
group is in a coherent state, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the need for defensive stances and chronic oppositional
thinking simply falls away, and cooperation becomes spontaneous and natural. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What’s
creating this state of coherence, and how is it that it carries on as a lasting pattern? </span>The balance process itself is a potent medium for change: preparing ourselves for new learning (the <span style="font-size: 10pt;">PACE</span> warm-up) and
setting a focused intention for change (setting a goal); noticing how and where we feel stuck
(so the mind-body system knows what patterns to re-educate), and then doing
Brain Gym movements, each of which has its own manner of releasing the effects
of stress in the body and returning us to a more balanced (coherent) state; following
this with noticing again (<i>Wow – I feel different now!</i>). Celebrating our change
is the final step.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A powerful combination: </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">• The Brain Gym movements themselves help us shift into a more integrated, coherent mind-body state. </i></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">• The Edu-K balance process harnesses the power of focused intention for making a specific change, so those changes are deep and long-lasting.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Carla Hannaford describes the balance process this way: “elegantly simple.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Is this
exactly what’s happening when we balance? Is this all there is to it? Actually,
I don’t know. It’s one way of looking at possibilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For me,
what’s sufficient is to know that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">it
works.</i> Edu-K balancing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">works</i> –
for individuals and for groups, as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What
opportunities are there in your own life, for exploring the possibilities?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With all best wishes,</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #376e7b;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Kathy </span></span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Kathy Brown, M.Ed.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Educational Kinesiologist</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Licensed Brain Gym® Instructor/Consultant</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Author of <i>Educate Your Brain</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">WEB: <a href="http://www.centeredge.com/">www.CenterEdge.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">BOOK: <a href="http://www.educateyourbrain.com/">www.EducateYourBrain.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1819129840505860131#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[1]</span></span></span></a> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brown, Kathy. </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Educate Your Brain.</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Phoenix: Balance Point Publishing LLC, 2012. p.180</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1819129840505860131#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="color: black;">[2]</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Hannaford, Carla. Playing in the Unified Field. Salt Lake City: Great River Publishing, 2010. p.22.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Original article from <i>Educate Your Brain </i>Copyright© 2012 Kathy Brown. All rights reserved</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Photographs Copyright© Laird Brown Photography. All rights reserved. </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I review my postings on this blog site, I see many of them are about the
surprising and sudden shifts experienced in a single Brain Gym® session, that reveal abilities that have been waiting to be
tapped.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I want to share that this is not always the case. Sometimes, what’s available
and appropriate for the mind-body system is to make smaller shifts, over time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To illustrate this concept I’m taking this opportunity to share an excerpt<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1]</span> from my book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Educate Your Brain,</i>
drawn from Chapter 12, “Make Lasting Change with Edu-K Balancing.” This selection begins by discussing where challenges to whole-brain integration come from, and goes on to answer the key question about changes over time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Does balancing make a permanent change? <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As we’ve discussed
previously, I find that challenges seem to arise from two main sources: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• lack of initial
patterning (due to issues such as retained infant reflexes or insufficient time
spent crawling, for example)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhhZyBNVYO0bRfGqgCfWIJC7aRqLb9qsabix_TsOYbwwfxH_W_Uv0rUghtnYMG9pyOHhS2DQRFzgFlnsvlH9Fkd8g0s7M3KIMBZVQJUNhi-axHXXdhFlLeoL6DLttkFlR0YF1x-GeWTo/s1600/Third+bullet+point+about+TBI.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhhZyBNVYO0bRfGqgCfWIJC7aRqLb9qsabix_TsOYbwwfxH_W_Uv0rUghtnYMG9pyOHhS2DQRFzgFlnsvlH9Fkd8g0s7M3KIMBZVQJUNhi-axHXXdhFlLeoL6DLttkFlR0YF1x-GeWTo/s200/Third+bullet+point+about+TBI.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• learned reaction
patterns that are developed through trauma or stress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When a block exists
because the person never got the movement he needed in infancy or childhood,
the changes that result from balancing are, in my experience, lasting. It’s
been six years since Henry’s balance, and he hasn’t slipped back into <i>not </i>being able to read. <a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/10/henry-and-reading-revisited.html" target="_blank">(Click here for Henry's story.)</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When a block exists
because of emotional trauma or stress, for which we learned a survival-based
compensation, my experience is that a balance helps us return to a more
integrated, whole-brain state and creates the strong awareness of the change
we’ve made. In many cases, especially when we are really ready to change, this
is enough to completely resolve the old situation. However, we still have the
choice of whether to use the new pattern or the old one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Do you need to keep
balancing for the same goal?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The answer often is,
“That depends.” I like to say that some clients arrive with an “issue” and
others arrive with a “project.” Phobias, fears, and the emotional charge around
certain specific situations or people in a person’s life typically fall into
the “issue” category. They are usually resolved very well in a session or two,
and the change is often quite remarkable. Over time, the person may recognize
that addressing the issue again (perhaps from a different angle) would be
helpful, but in the meantime, the change achieved is enough to be a tremendous
relief. Alexa’s resistance to studying English grammar was an “issue.” <a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2015_03_01_archive.html" target="_blank">(Click here for Alexa's story.)</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Projects,” on the
other hand, are situations that are grounded in a deeper overall challenge.
Progress of some kind may still be seen by the end of the first session, but
additional sessions are often necessary for the kind of change the client (or
her parent) is seeking. Depending on the nature of the individual, it may take
several balances, or a series over a number of months or even years, to do the
re-learning necessary to resolve her key challenges. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Of course, it’s
impossible to know ahead of time if a client is dealing with an issue or a
project. I would never have believed that Henry would go from not reading at
all to reading fluently in a single session (although by now I have seen that
kind of shift again and again). As a Brain Gym consultant, I can make my best
guess, but I’ve learned never to think I know something for sure; I continue to
be surprised. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Changes over time </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here’s the story of
a “project” that continued over about two years, with a learner who had many
challenges to overcome. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started working
with Brandon when he was about to enter second grade. Born prematurely, he’d
been late in achieving key developmental milestones and still had significant
coordination and learning issues. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our first sessions
were a slow introduction to a variety of Brain Gym movements, one or two at a
time, interspersed with playing with the various balls, streamers, and hoops in
my office. His mother and I always participated along with him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNHSP6XR4uy9Cqn-TBxIRYOKtHzTrWco4pRdTwpja5OD_9qcI5Sl4T3KooQyKhNTdeEOBUKdM5TrE_vHx55LCgN-kfTb0IJ_LcqC3ZSc-QVrKprRj9rdjoE36fB0jN2SVpjwxKYnIJtc/s1600/_DS65105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNHSP6XR4uy9Cqn-TBxIRYOKtHzTrWco4pRdTwpja5OD_9qcI5Sl4T3KooQyKhNTdeEOBUKdM5TrE_vHx55LCgN-kfTb0IJ_LcqC3ZSc-QVrKprRj9rdjoE36fB0jN2SVpjwxKYnIJtc/s200/_DS65105.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Initially, our
sessions were simply an immersion in these activities. I’d share a new
movement, like <a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/10/learning-as-force-of-nature.html" target="_blank">Lazy 8s</a>, which he would draw over and over on my whiteboard.
Then he’d make a beeline for his mother’s lap and curl up for several minutes,
evidently taking time out to integrate and incorporate this new learning. Then
he’d get up and want to do it again. Often he’d continue to do his new
movements at home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Informal goals would
arise out of our play experiences. For example, one day Brandon asked for a
ball-tossing activity, but he was consistently missing his catches, so I asked,
“Which Brain Gym movement do you think will help you today?” He pointed to his
choice on my learning menu chart, and his mother and I joined him in rubbing
Brain Buttons and then doing a bit of Cross Crawl and Double Doodle. Sure
enough, his next attempt showed more coordination, his hands closing more
successfully around the ball. Before long, he was catching much more reliably. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Soon he was arriving
at my door with his own goals: “I want to be able to run fast!” He’d dash
across my office, all elbows and knees and feet stepping unevenly. But after a
playful Dennison Laterality Repatterning, his arms were more in sync with his
legs, and his stride was more even as he ran. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A bit at a time, I
could see that Brandon was building a stronger foundation for coordinated
movement. His success was evident in the look on his face as he ran and hopped,
skipped and rolled during our sessions. His teacher began reporting that
Brandon was participating more fully in physical activities at school, as well,
and that his focus was more easily sustained in class. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At this point,
Brandon’s mother took the Brain Gym<span style="position: relative; top: -4pt;">® </span>101 course, where she learned how to support him at
home with these simple movements and use a modified balance process to address
his goals between our sessions together. She also provided Brandon’s teacher
with a copy of <a href="http://www.braingym.com/store-edubooks1.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i>Brain Gym</i><i><span style="position: relative; top: -5pt;">® </span></i><i>Teacher’s Edition</i></span></a>, and soon his whole class was benefiting from the movements as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After about six
months of sessions, Brandon gained interest in reading. He’d had special help
in school and coaching at home since first grade, and he knew the basics of
sounding out words, but he’d resisted reading on his own. Now, rather than
insist that his mother read to him, he began taking up books himself, spending
time immersed in stories. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As we continued our
work together, our sessions became focused on his desire to improve in reading,
writing, and math. Our bi-weekly sessions had drifted farther apart, to every
four weeks or so. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By the end of third
grade, Brandon declared, “I think I’m done.” Indeed, he’d come a long way. He
was now reading at just about grade level and was taking joy and pride in his
ability to write and do math. He was also more coordinated as a runner and
enjoyed sports activities, at which he was rapidly becoming skilled. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brandon’s mother
still brings him back for occasional sessions, but the bulk of our “project”
feels complete. She said, “It seems like he’s caught up with where he is
supposed to be. I’m so happy to see the way he’s learning and how pleased he is
with his </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">own accomplishments.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are interested in learning more about the Edu-K "balance" process, you have several choices.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Book an individual session with a Brain Gym instructor near you. Instructors around the world can be found at <a href="http://www.braingym.org/instructors?country=United+States" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>this link</b></span></a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Learn to facilitate Brain Gym balance sessions yourself! Take the <a href="http://www.braingym.org/schedule?level=1&course=101&instructor=&country=&region=&quarter=" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Brain Gym® 101 course</b></span></a>, which is also offered around the world. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• If you're in the Phoenix, Arizona, area, or would like to visit, I have a <a href="http://centeredge.com/brain-gym-101-course.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #134f5c;">Brain Gym® 101 course</span> </b></a>coming up on November 11-12-13, 2016, and will soon have others posted for 2017. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• You can learn a bit more about the balance process by reading Chapter 12 of my book, <i><a href="http://educateyourbrain.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Educate Your Brain</b></span></a>.</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With all best wishes,</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #376e7b;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Kathy </span></span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Kathy Brown, M.Ed.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Educational Kinesiologist</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Licensed Brain Gym® Instructor/Consultant</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Author of <i>Educate Your Brain</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">WEB: <a href="http://www.centeredge.com/">www.CenterEdge.com</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">BLOG: <a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/" target="_blank">www:WholeBrainLiving.com</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">BOOK: <a href="http://www.educateyourbrain.com/">www.EducateYourBrain.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[1] Brown, Kathy. <i>Educate Your Brain.</i> Phoenix: Balance Point Publishing, 2012. 130-133. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Original article from <i>Educate Your Brain </i>Copyright© 2012 Kathy Brown. All rights reserved</span></span></div>
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Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-22883653038300393832016-07-21T20:33:00.002-07:002016-07-21T22:14:42.846-07:00Priming the Brain with Movement: The Power of PACE in a Special Ed Classroom<br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: 700;">In this posting I'm revisiting a story I shared a number of years ago, as an answer to </span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">the</b><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> question, </span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">"Just what can a few Brain Gym movements possibly do?"</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> The "<span style="font-size: x-small;">PACE</span>" portion of this</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> story also appeared in my book, </span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Educate Your Brain,</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> in Chapter 6, "</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">PACE</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">: B</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ringing It All Together." </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was invite</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d recently</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> to do some demonstration work in the special-ed</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ucation classroom of an elementary school. The teacher, Mrs. Cole, had heard about Brain Gym and was interested to see it at work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I arrived, she was engaged with a group of third- and fourth-grade students who have a variety of learning challenges. Their labels included such things as low IQ, severely learning disabled, minimally mentally retarded, and fetal alcohol syndrome. As much as this teacher cared, and as hard as she worked to draw out their best, these children learned very slowly. Two boys in particular, Brandon and Cody, found certain aspects of learning very challenging. Brandon, diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, had never left spaces between the words he wrote in a sentence without direct coaching. And Cody, who was labeled minimally mentally retarded, had struggled with letter size and formation for years. These boys had improved only moderately over the two years they'd spent getting special help from this very skilled and caring teacher. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I introduced the </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">PACE </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">process to the group and, with the fun and giggles that truly engage young children, had them do all the steps with me. The children were very cooperative and enthusiastic - and very awkward in their movements. Many had significant difficulty in accomplishing the Cross Crawl, as is often the case with learning-challenged children. The entire process of explaining, demonstrating, and doing the movements took about 20 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mrs. Cole handed out paper so each child could write me a thank-you note, which became that day's writing lesson. The room became pin-drop quiet as twelve heads bent over desktops and much writing appeared on paper, with remarkably good spelling and few requests for help. Mrs. Cole surveyed the students’ work with an amazed look on her face. She sat next to Cody and asked him, “Do you notice anything different about your writing?” He replied, “Yes - it’s good! The letters are all the right size!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then looking at Brandon’s paper, Mrs. Cole was stunned to see that, <i>for the first time ever</i>, all of his letters were actually written on the line, and he had put spaces between his words. Not only that, but he was writing and writing, sentence after coherent sentence - this, from a boy who’d never written more than a line to two without help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brandon kept at this, with total focus, for a full five minutes. Beside him, Cody did side-by-side Double Doodle circles over and over and over with deep concentration. Mrs. Cole couldn't believe how focused they stayed on this task. She said, “Do kids tend to really apply themselves to things like this that are good for them?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brandon picked up a book and read fluently. He attempted words he'd never tried before, sounded out words with only a bit of help, and paused or stopped appropriately at all the punctuation. He began his reading as he’d always done, holding a card under each line of print to help him focus on just one line of print at a time. After about two paragraphs he set the card aside and used just his finger under each word -- and then he used nothing at all, reading just fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All of this after “just” </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">PACE</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, Lazy Eights and Double Doodle! I actually thought Mrs. Cole was going to cry watching him read - finally. The entire time I was there, her face was a study as she watched all these children do so many things so well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By the time I left, Mrs. Cole had copied my </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">PACE</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> instructions off the board, made a simple poster chart of them, and hung it on the wall. She said, “We're doing this every day from now on!” </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She was as good as her word. The next day, she had water bottles for all her students and led them in </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PACE</span>. Before long, the children began automatically getting drinks of water when they arrived and working out a system so everyone could have his or her turn leading the group in the movements. Major changes began appearing in the achievement of almost every child in the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">group. This teacher was amazed to see how much difference just a little integrating movement had made for each of these very special learners.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you'd like to find
out more about the Brain Gym<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span> program and how it can support change in
many different ways, I have some suggestions. </span></div>
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it. Allow me to recommend the book I authored, specifically to introduce people
to Brain Gym: <b><i><span style="color: #376e7b;"><a href="http://educateyourbrain.com/" target="_blank">Educate Your Brain</a></span></i></b><i>.</i> <b><span style="color: #376e7b;"><a href="http://educateyourbrain.com/ordernow.html" target="_blank">Click here to learn more, or to buy your own copy.</a></span></b> (Note: The first chapters of this book are an in-depth explanation of the elements that go into this <span style="font-size: x-small;">PACE</span> warm-up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• You could experience
the Brain Gym balance process! Schedule a private session with a
consultant near you. The Brain Gym website offers information about<span style="color: #376e7b;"> <b><span style="color: #376e7b;"><a href="http://www.braingym.org/instructors?country=United+States" target="_blank">consultants around the world</a></span></b></span>. If you live in the Phoenix area or plan
to visit, I'll be happy to schedule a session with you in my own office. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• You could
participate in a Brain Gym<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span> 101 course, and learn how to facilitate this
amazing process, to support yourself in making changes you'd like to see in
your own life, and in supporting others as well. Consultants around the world offer the <b><span style="color: #376e7b;"><a href="http://www.braingym.org/schedule?level=1" target="_blank">BG101 course</a></span></b>. You're welcome to take my upcoming BG101 course in Phoenix: November
11-12-13, 2016. I'll soon have courses posted for 2017, also. <b><span style="color: #376e7b;"><a href="http://centeredge.com/brain-gym-101-course.html" target="_blank">Click here for my web page on the BG101 course</a></span></b><span id="goog_1898768890"></span><span id="goog_1898768891"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>. To stay updated on
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Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-88845618899278493492016-04-23T14:48:00.000-07:002020-02-23T19:54:10.697-08:00Understanding Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex - STNR<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006666;">I</span></i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>n previous articles </i><i>I
have described the challenges resulting from incomplete progression of infant
reflexes, and how “retained” reflexes are at the core of many academic and
behavior issues. Here is the story of a profound shift experienced by a client, in addressing Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex. For more on reflexes, please see the Resources listing at the end of this article. </i></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and
its Effects on Posture, Learning, Behavior, and Performance </span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Did you ever wonder how an infant performs the remarkable feat of getting from his
tummy up onto hands and knees? It’s actually thanks to the specific “wiring”
period of </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex - STNR)</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, which emerges at about six to nine months of age.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To understand this achievement, let’s first back up to an earlier point of life. The infant’s initial
shaky efforts to lift his head from a tummy-down position typically occur by
about six to eight weeks after birth. By three to four months of age, the
infant will likely be able to raise his head and keep it up, as he looks around
his world. The baby may stabilize himself with his arms.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Then, at about six to nine months of age, this very same
lifting of the head will begin triggering spontaneous, reflexive movements
elsewhere in the body: the arms straighten, and the hips and legs flex. Eventually
this action will bring the baby up into a “sitting-cat” position. And he’s up!</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Conversely, when he
tilts his head down, the opposite actions reflexively manifest: his arms bend
and his legs straighten, elevating his rear end. Over time, these movements are
refined into a fluid motion that brings him up from his tummy into a stable all-fours
posture, in preparation for crawling. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This particular reflexive action (arms or legs straightened or flexed) in response to head movement (forward or behind the midline of the body) is called Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">By the time the infant is about nine to eleven months of age, this reflex will have done its work - baby is up, and able to stabilize in an all-fours position - and his head movement no longer triggers automatic bending or straightening of his arms and legs. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Baby now spends some time learning to balance and control his posture in this new position. (You may see him on all-fours, rocking backward and forward, during this new testing period.)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Soon he's ready for independent crawling, which learning specialists agree is a foundational action that promotes cross-lateral integration: coordinating the movement of both sides of the body requires coordinated use of both brain hemispheres, which is also vital for easy learning.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">However, for various reasons</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, not all infants go smoothly through the STNR stage, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">and vestiges of this reflex may
be “retained” – through childhood and even into adulthood. One of the most
common results of retained STNR is the inability to comfortably sit still. How
could this be? Let’s explore the principle at work.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Reflect for a moment on
how a child is expected to sit at his desk in school. To sit “properly” on a
chair, his knees must bend. However, the STNR pattern would then </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">p</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">rompt him to straighten his arms. He must bend his elbows to be in
the “proper” position for reading a book or writing, but this would prompt him
to straighten his legs. Add to this the action of tilting his head up to see
the board, and then down to focus on his work, and his retained STNR may be
triggered even more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">When a child with
retained STNR must sit with arms and legs both bent, he often ends up uncomfortable,
agitated—and potentially labeled as hyperactive. In fact, the authors of </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Stopping
Hyperactivity</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">—</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">A New Solution </i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">describe “immature STNR” as a prime
cause of ADHD diagnosis.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">As a career K-6
educator, I can attest to being utterly mystified by the odd postures children
would assume at their desks. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some wanted to read or write slumped over, with their
arms out straight in front of them. I would constantly remind them to “sit up
straight and put your paper (or book) right in front of you.” Others persisted
in sliding down in their chair with legs straight and angled out in front of
them, even finding something to use as a footstool. I would tell them to “put
your feet under your desk.” Little did I realize that these students had
gravitated into the only postures where the strain of Symmetrical Tonic Neck
Reflex would be relieved, and they could actually do what I really wanted them
to do — focus, read, write, and learn.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I see now that these
children were very creative problem-solvers. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">It was only my lack of understanding that
prevented me from appreciating their behaviors as a search for release of inner
tension, from what I call “the pull of the invisible puppeteer” that results
from retained reflexes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Here are some of the
behaviors that may result from retained STNR:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">• agitated and unable
to focus when sitting for any length of time </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0Bg6PLBr1FdsgSXRbQWj_qJ8c24GBtuL4njmtoC4ljYTrIFsnlf18fVdhu_eAXLunXbVJZx9IUDDDcvWJpHvXCQBhv0iIRmxdd00yU-3jVXMTk1L4hmsMfQ4YelAQHu2p2dJzzwuHP8/s1600/STNR+standing4+w+paragraph.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0Bg6PLBr1FdsgSXRbQWj_qJ8c24GBtuL4njmtoC4ljYTrIFsnlf18fVdhu_eAXLunXbVJZx9IUDDDcvWJpHvXCQBhv0iIRmxdd00yU-3jVXMTk1L4hmsMfQ4YelAQHu2p2dJzzwuHP8/s1600/STNR+standing4+w+paragraph.png" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• constantly standing when expected to sit (dining table, desk, etc.)<br />
• when sitting, prefers postures that allow legs to be straight <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• on the floor, prefers
“W” sitting, knees together, and feet tucked back on either side<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• poor eye-hand
coordination<br />
• poor at sports, especially swimming (raising head to breathe causes arms to
automatically stiffen)<br />
• difficulty copying from the board (requires raising head to read the board, then lowering head to write - managing shifts between these two postures drains energy needed for focus)<br />
• muscle tension in neck and shoulders<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• legs on the move, or
twisted around chair legs<br />
• skipping the infant crawling stage<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Numerous educators I've talked to describe what they see as a 'growing epidemic of hyperactivity" in children. Could it be that many more children than ever before have retained STNR? And if so, where could this be coming from? I have a theory: <i>some infant-care practices adopted in recent decades prevent children from being on their tummy as much as was historically the case.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A generation ago, infants spent huge amounts of time on their tummy </span><span style="font-family: "\22 verdana\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">— both sleeping and playing. With the "back to sleep" movement (an important recommendation by doctors to reduce the chance of SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), parents now consistently position infants on their back for</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> sleeping. However, over-cautions parents
may translate this into a practice of </span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">never </i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">putting infants on their
tummy. In some cases, infants even end up with “positional plagiocephaly”—they
are positioned on their back so much, the back of their head actually becomes
flat from constant contact with the surface beneath it.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Then there’s the
prevalence of baby carriers. The development of infant car seats is an incredible
boon for infant safety; they must be used when the infant is <i>in a vehicle.</i> However, because car seats
now come with handles, parents have begun carting their infants everywhere in
them. One mother I talked to realized that her son had been in his baby carrier
for more than <i>eight hours </i>that day, what with her commute, many errands,
lunching with a friend—and simply setting the baby in his car seat next to her
desk while she worked. These carriers have become a convenient means of
managing infants. Is their over-use preventing infants from getting the
tummy-time (not to mention vital human touch and variety of physical movement)
they need? </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">If an infant is
seldom on her tummy, </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">she
may not have the time (notice I say “time,” as opposed to “occasional
opportunity”) required to explore her world from a tummy-down position: </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">• What does it feel
like to orient myself this way? </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">• How is my view of the
world different from this position? </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">• How is the pull of
gravity different, and what does it take to raise my head? </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">• How different is it
to feel the solid earth under my tummy? </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">• How can my body move
when Iʼm on my tummy? (lifting arms and legs as if to “fly,” and more) </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">All of these
experiences build vital aspects of her relationship to the world around her,
creating an integrated developmental foundation for new movement patterns. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Then, six to nine
months after birth, the Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex emerges, and when the
infant raises her head she automatically pushes up with her arms; eventually
her legs bend as well, and sheʼs soon up on all-fours, as described in the
beginning of this article. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I wonder: If a child
never has sufficient tummy-time, </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">is it even possible for her to appropriately engage the
STNR, rise onto all-fours, learn all the vital brain-wiring lessons from months
of cross-lateral crawling—and, then, appropriately graduate to walking? Will
her mind-body system be waiting a lifetime to fully “use” the STNR, so this
reflex pattern can be incorporated into more mature, intentional movement, as
the “trigger” for this reflex simply fades away? </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Time, and research, may
tell. In the meantime, however, our world is full of children (and adults)
who daily experience the stress of retained STNR. How much better it would be
if intervention was never needed in the first place. But Iʼm grateful that STNR
often responds quickly to specialized Brain Gym/Edu-K processes. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I recently worked
with “Ronny,” </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">a
very bright, likable boy, whose teacher was amazed (and frustrated) by how
agitated he was when sitting, and how poor his focus was. Now in eighth grade,
Ronny was still struggling to achieve academically. I had worked with him
several times over the last few months, addressing different aspects of reading
and focus, and after each session he showed progress. However, he still lacked
the ability to sit quietly and work as well as was necessary to succeed at that
grade level. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">As our sessions
progressed over the weeks and months, perhaps as a direct result of the way
Brain Gym processes foster inner noticing, Ronny became a very good observer of
his own state. One day he commented, “You know, I think Iʼm smarter standing
up.” What a revelation! I asked for more details, and he continued: </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">“When I sit down, I
canʼt focus at all. Iʼm much happier standing. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">At home, Iʼve found the best
place for me to do my homework is standing and using the ironing board as a
desk.” We created a goal for his balance, which was to “sit comfortably while I
focus and learn.” Not surprisingly, of all the processes available on my Brain
Gym/Edu-K learning menu, he intuitively chose the one that addresses Symmetrical
Tonic Neck Reflex. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This made so much
sense! If Ronny had a retained STNR, he would feel agitated when sitting with
both his arms and legs bent. Standing at the ironing board, his legs would be
straight, but his arms would be bent so he could hold a book or write. He had
found the perfect physical posture to relieve himself of the pull of the
invisible puppeteer. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I led Ronny through
some pre-checks to determine if STNR was present. One involved seeing if he
experienced stress while sitting or standing. (This was determined through the
Applied Kinesiology process of “muscle-checking,” which challenges the ability
of a muscle to “hold” in certain positions, revealing aspects of systemic
stress.) When seated (legs bent) he was stress-free only with his arms straight;
when standing (legs straight), he was stress-free only with his arms bent. No
wonder he felt so agitated when he had to assume a typical seated posture! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The process Ronny
had chosen from the learning menu was Total Core Repatterning, </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">a technique developed by Dr.
Paul Dennison (which he teaches in a course by the same name). Following this
process, we rechecked Ronnyʼs postural stresses. While these checks did not
indicate that the reflex was completely resolved, they showed there was great
improvement.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Following this session
I had a discussion with Ronnyʼs teacher. I explained to her how a retained STNR
results in the inability to sit still and focus, and how she could help Ronny
learn more easily by creating a space where he could do his work standing up,
perhaps in the back of the room. She immediately grasped the concept and created a "standing work space" by placing a box on top of a table, to position Ronny's work at just the right level for him. She also gave him permission to move from his desk to that standing work space as needed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>When I worked with
Ronny again </b>two weeks later, </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">he was excited to report all the positive changes he'd
experienced since our last session. He was very pleased that his teacher was
allowing him to stand at the back of the room to do his work, but said that he
didn't always need to, and that sitting was much more comfortable than ever
before. He also said that he has much better comprehension when he reads, and
is even passing more tests. He had just received a social studies test from his
teacher, and had earned 100% on it. We definitely celebrated all these changes! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In this session, Ronny
wanted to continue his focus on sitting comfortably. The postural prechecks
from our last session still showed a stress response, and Ronny again chose
Total Core Repatterning from the learning menu. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This time when we were
finished, his post-checks were solid: sitting or standing, he showed no stress
at all, whether his arms were straight or bent. He was delighted! </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Three weeks later,
both Ronny and his teacher reported that he is much more able to sit still in
the classroom, </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">and
his focus has improved as well. Ronny told me that he no longer feels the need
to stand or move around in order to concentrate; he is perfectly comfortable
and focused doing his homework sitting at a table. He no longer has to stand
while reading and writing, because the former agitation from sitting is simply
gone.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ronny will still
benefit from additional sessions to address other areas of learning challenge,
but this STNR shift will certainly go a long way toward providing a new, more
integrated foundation for all his future changes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you're interested in learning Claire Hocking's system of integrating infant reflexes, I'm happy to say that she's authorized me to teach it. <b><a href="https://centeredge.com/transform-your-ability/courses-workshops/courses-calendar/reflexes" target="_blank">Follow this link</a></b> to my Courses Page, where you can learn about the next opportunity to participate. I also travel to teach this course in other locations. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• To learn more about how reflex continuum delays may manifest in children and adults, as well as interim management and coping strategies, I highly recommend the book <i>Learning, Reflexes and Behavior: A Window Into the Child’s Mind, </i>by Sally Goddard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• Chapter Eight of my own book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://educateyourbrain.com/" target="_blank">Educate Your Brain</a></i>, is an overview of infant reflexes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• These links will take you to articles on my blog and past articles from my newsletter, all pertaining to infant reflexes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2015/12/understanding-retained-infant-reflexes.html">http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2015/12/understanding-retained-infant-reflexes.html<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/04/steering-clear-for-bicycle-safety.html">http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/04/steering-clear-for-bicycle-safety.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/06/fear-paralysis-reflex-and-baseball.html">http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/06/fear-paralysis-reflex-and-baseball.html</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Resolving_Spinal_Galant_Reflex.pdf</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Moro.pdf">http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Moro.pd</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My very best to you all,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Kathy</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">©Copyright 2016 Kathy Brown. All rights reserved.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Original article ©Copyright 1999 Kathy Brown. All rights reserved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A number of years ago I was teaching a Brain Gym® course to
a group of very interested elementary school teachers, on their own campus. We
had just completed a lesson on Dennison Laterality Repatterning (DLR),
one of the key “balance” processes taught in the Brain Gym work. The group had watched
me demonstrate the process with one of the course participants, they'd partnered
with each other to practice facilitating this process themselves, and we’d discussed their experiences. I
answered questions throughout.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then came a request: “We’d really like to see what it looks like when you
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As it turned out, the son of one of the course participants
was just down the hallway, participating in a weekend arts and crafts day, and
she “volunteered” him to be my student subject. I asked her if he had any specific issues
to address, and she said that writing was his biggest challenge at school and
at home. He found it so difficult to put ideas down on paper that he would often cry through all of his writing homework, which took simply ages to accomplish. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I’d never met this child – and, as a presenter, I must say
that this kind of demonstration is always a risk! – but I invited her to bring
her child, whose name was Asher, to our classroom, trusting in the Brain Gym
balance process to support him in making whatever kind of change was best for
him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">January 15, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My son Asher is a second grader who had been demonstrating anxiety and stress during handwriting since kindergarten. During handwriting times he complained of stomachaches, headaches, and would often break down in tears even before the pencil touched the paper. During kindergarten and first grade he often wound up in the nurse’s office during handwriting. His teacher finally caught on to the coincidence and brought it to my attention. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Second grade requirements have included monthly book reports. Asher could read a chapter book from start to finish in a day or two. However, when he sat down to write about what he read it seemed like he could not put what was in his head down on the paper. Book reports took up to 3 hours to complete and always involved a meltdown or two.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">During a Brian Gym 101 class that I was attending, Asher was given the opportunity </span><span style="font-family: "verdana", sans-serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> receive a balance, as a demonstration of facilitating Dennison Laterality Repatterning (DLR) with a child. Coming up with one sentence for the pre check handwriting took several minutes. He could not organize one thought to put down on paper. Kathy Brown, the licensed professional leading our class, had to support him in getting the words out. The handwriting itself was fairly sloppy. The letters were not uniform in size and the spacing was not even. Asher was teary the entire time and his face was tense and unsmiling. Following the DLR, Asher appeared relaxed and was even smiling. Kathy had him sit down and write another sentence. This time he sat for only a second or two, smiled the biggest smile, and then wrote a sentence with fluidity and ease. Kathy asked him how that felt, to which he replied with a huge smile and big thumbs up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Later that night we were driving in the car and I was explaining the repatterning process to my husband. I told about how Asher learned to write under stress and that is why handwriting has been so difficult for him. From the back of the car I heard Asher say, “Yeah, dad, because when I learned to write in kindergarten, there was a lot of pressure.” I have to say, I welled up with tears of joy and sadness. Joy because the “pressure” he had to endure so long had been lifted, but sadness too because he suffered though it in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It has been 2 weeks since his DLR. He now has writing topics every day in class. Upon picking him up from school this week, Asher told me about a topic they had to write about. He said, “Mom, we only had to write 5 sentences, but I wrote 9, because bigger is better.” I can’t express my feeling at that moment. This child who could barely get one sentence down on paper without bursting into tears because it was “too hard,” had written 4 more sentences than what was required. I can’t wait for his next book report!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sincerely,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Danielle Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Asher’s mom and future Licensed Brain Gym® Consultant</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is a sample of Asher's writing from shortly before his Brain Gym session. It took 45 minutes with much coaching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is a sample of Asher's writing one month after his Brain Gym session. It took 25 minutes and much less help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In communicating recently with Asher's mother, I asked how he was doing these days - actually six years later. She replied, "Asher continues to do well and writing is now one of his best subjects in school. His essays and book reports are quite accomplished and he no longer has anxiety related to his writing assignments." How wonderful to hear! </span></div>
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Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-25989889585794414242016-01-24T19:44:00.001-08:002020-02-23T19:52:18.737-08:00Understanding (and Resolving) Fear Paralysis Reflex <div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: left;">
<b><i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Background
information:</span></i></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Many academic and behavior issues have at their core
the incomplete progression of childhood reflexes. These reflexes should each emerge
in the child’s system, become fully developed and useful as a neural pattern,
and then integrate as the trigger for it simply falls away. Then the use of the
pattern can be a choice, rather than an inevitable reaction. Early trauma can
cause the orderly progression of infant reflexes to go into a “holding
pattern,” resulting in a wide variety of emotional, physical, and academic
challenges. Fortunately, these reflex challenges resolve quickly and
effectively when addressed through specific Brain Gym processes. For more
background information, please see the links at the end of this article. </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #376e7b; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If the concept of infant reflexes is new to you, I invite you to <b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2015/12/understanding-retained-infant-reflexes.html" target="_blank">click here</a></b> to read my previous post, which is an overview of this important topic. </span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">What follows is an updated version of an article that
originally appeared in my Notes From Center Edge newsletter. </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Balancing to Resolve Fear Paralysis Reflex<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>and Its Effects on
Learning, Behavior, and Performance</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Fear Paralysis Reflex is the key to all
other reflexes.</b> It is the first reflex to manifest. Indeed, the Fear Paralysis
reflex is intended to emerge, develop,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and integrate (so the former trigger no longer elicits a reflexive response) all
in utero, long before birth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If the Fear Paralysis Reflex (FPR) does not
follow the intended route of development, the child’s (or adult’s) system is
left locked in a fear state that permeates all waking and sleep activity. If
Fear Paralysis is still active all situations are seen through a filter of
fear. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>A list of behaviors</b> that may manifest due to
lack of resolution of Fear Paralysis Reflex is as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• low
tolerance to stress
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• anxiety
seemingly unrelated to reality <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">•
hypersensitivity to touch, sound, specific frequencies of sound, changes in
visual field.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Dislike of
change or surprise/poor adaptability
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Fatigue
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Elective
mutism - the persistent failure to speak in specific situations where speaking
is expected, despite the ability to speak otherwise <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Holding
breath
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Fear of
social embarrassment
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Insecure.
Lack of trust in oneself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• May become
socially isolated and withdrawn. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Overly
clingy or may be unable to accept or demonstrate affection easily <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Fear of
school
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Compulsive
traits/OCD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Negativism, defeatist attitude
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new activities, especially where comparison occurs or excellence is expected<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Temper
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Controlling or oppositional behavior, especially at home
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motor paralysis under stress - can’t think and move at the same time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Children or adults with FPR still “on” in their system will typically manifest
a cluster of these behaviors – the more fully the reflex manifests, the more
pronounced the behaviors will be, and the more severe the implications in their
life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Like all reflex issues, Fear Paralysis Reflex often responds quickly and
easily to the Brain Gym balance process. Once identified and addressed, rapid,
permanent change may be experienced. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Here are the stories of a few of my own clients</b> with whom I have addressed Fear Paralysis Reflex. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• A recent client, a very capable woman with a flourishing business,
recently came for a balance regarding her fear of being home alone. It became
evident during her session that resolving Fear Paralysis was called for. The
session had excellent results, and I got a call from her a few days later and
learned that she was now completely comfortable at home alone, and none of her
old fear remained. A few weeks later I heard from her again. She had just come
back from a ski weekend in Utah. Previously she had stuck to the easiest
slopes, but this time she thought, “Why canʼt
I go down these other slopes? They look like a lot more fun!” <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She found herself skiing enthusiastically and joyfully, truly “throwing
herself into it.” That night back at the ski lodge she realized what sheʼd done, and thought immediately of
her balance for Fear Paralysis. While she had taken appropriate precautions to
remain safe, there had been no feeling of fear the entire day. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Another client brought her daughter, Jana, age thirteen, to deal with
some very challenging issues. Jana was simply unable to be away from her
mother. She could tolerate her mother going to work if she herself was at
school, but was unable to wait at the bus stop in the morning without her
mother waiting in the car until the bus got there. Her mother could go nowhere
in the evenings or on weekends without Jana. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After a series of doctors diagnosed Jana as simply ADD, her parents
tried a variety of alternative treatment methods, including hypnosis. Nothing had any effect. Janaʼs
balance session focused on being able to be anywhere, regardless of where her
mother was. The specific process that was called for here was a balance to
resolve the Fear Paralysis Reflex. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At the end of the balance Jana reported feeling “really different... and
good!” And her trip to church camp the next weekend, where she waved goodbye to
her mother and never gave her another thought the entire time, was a great
experience. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A few weeks later she turned to her mother and said, “Mom, school is
only two miles away. Canʼt
I just ride my bike there every day?” <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Another client, Ron, would always jump at unexpected noises. A career
police officer, heʼd
always dreaded his yearly visit to the shooting range to maintain his marksman
rating. Now retired, even the sound of the phone ringing next to him caused him
to jump. Having had two heart bypass surgeries, he decided it was time to do
something about his extreme reactions. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">His balance session called for resolving Fear
Paralysis Reflex. Immediately following his first session Ron reported that he
no longer jumped at the sound of the phone. He said, “I find myself just
turning my head and thinking, ʻOh,
the phone is ringing.ʼ
Before that youʼd
have had to peel me off the ceiling.”<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1]</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not long after, Ron and his wife were out for the evening with two other
couples, and they enjoyed dancing all evening. Ron told me, “Iʼd always hated dancing — you couldnʼt make me dance in public. I always
worried what people were thinking about how I danced. This time I just didnʼt care what anybody thought </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">— </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and you
know what? I had a great time!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you can see from each of these client stories, when you resolve the
Fear Paralysis Reflex, you resolve a lot more than the issue that might have
prompted you to come for the session in the first place. Youʼre resolving the tendency toward
fear itself.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>What does it take to resolve a reflex? </b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I mentioned earlier, each reflex must fully emerge, develop, and then
become integrated into the overall neural system. On occasion, if manifesting
in a mild form, all three stages may actually be resolved in a single balance
session. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">More typically, especially when the reflex seems to be strongly “on,” it
will take a short series of sessions for each reflex to be completely resolved.
<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Especially if you or your child are dealing with severe learning or
performance challenges, you will want to see what other reflexes have been
compromised. In my experience, if Fear Paralysis Reflex is still strongly
“on,” other reflexes are, as well. And each reflex creates its own unique
strain on the system, producing its own array of learning and performance
challenges.</span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/06/fear-paralysis-reflex-and-baseball.html" target="_blank">Click here</a><span id="goog_1904628559"></span><span id="goog_1904628560"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></b> to read a
past (June 2013) blog posting, which illustrates the <b>specific steps I used in a
balance that included addressing Fear Paralysis Reflex</b> with a young client.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>As you approach resolving each of these reflexes</b>, itʼs important to move slowly. It can
take at least two weeks for each balance session to integrate into the
mind-body system. Sessions held too close together could be counter-productive,
as time needs to be allowed for the neurology to mature. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Amazing results are seen in both children and adults
with a wide variety of challenges, when reflexes are addressed over time.
Claire Hocking, who pioneered addressing reflex issues in this way through a
special modification of the Brain Gym balance process, has had remarkable
results, from those who are extremely learning-disabled, developmentally
delayed or autistic. Many of the originally “hopeless” learning-disabled
children that Claire has worked with over time are now excelling in college. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At a recent training for Brain Gym c</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">onsultants she told of her work with
a young girl diagnosed as having Asperger</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ʼ</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s
Syndrome (part of the autism spectrum). After a few
sessions to resolve the girl</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ʼ</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s
Fear Paralysis Reflex, the doctors actually had to re-categorize the girl as
“normal, with occasional and mild Asperger</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ʼ</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s
behaviors.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>We all have various reflex issues, </b>acting as the
invisible puppeteers pulling us this way and that. Of the fourteen Brain Gym
consultants who gathered for Claire Hockingʼs
recent course almost all had Fear Paralysis “on” to one degree or another. Who
knows what changes will manifest in the lives of all those people who are no
longer subject to this invisible pull? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Resolving Fear Paralysis Reflex is a powerful step in creating true inner ease.
It may be the step your mind-body system has been waiting for your entire lifetime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you'd like to learn Claire Hocking's system for integrating infant reflexes, I'm happy to share that she's authorized me to teach it. <b><a href="https://centeredge.com/transform-your-ability/courses-workshops/courses-calendar/reflexes" target="_blank">Follow this link</a></b> to my Courses Page, where you can learn about the next opportunity to participate. I also travel to teach this course in other locations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Recommended Reading: </i></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• To learn more about how reflex continuum
delays may manifest in children and adults, as well as interim management and
coping strategies, I highly recommend the book <i>Learning, Reflexes and Behavior: A Window
Into the Child’s Mind, </i>by Sally Goddard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• Chapter Eight of my own book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Educate Your Brain</i>, is an overview of
infant reflexes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• These links will take you to articles on my blog and past articles from my newsletter, all pertaining to
infant reflexes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2015/12/understanding-retained-infant-reflexes.html">http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2015/12/understanding-retained-infant-reflexes.html<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/04/steering-clear-for-bicycle-safety.html">http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/04/steering-clear-for-bicycle-safety.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/06/fear-paralysis-reflex-and-baseball.html">http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2013/06/fear-paralysis-reflex-and-baseball.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Resolving_Spinal_Galant_Reflex.pdf">http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Resolving_Spinal_Galant_Reflex.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Moro.pdf">http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Moro.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Symmetrical_Tonic_Neck_Reflex.pdf">http://centeredge.com/ArticPDF/Symmetrical_Tonic_Neck_Reflex.pdf</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My very best to you all,</span></div>
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Kathy</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1. While this "jumping at noises" is more like a Moro Reflex (startle) response, Ron's mind-body system chose Fear Paralysis Reflex to resolve. These two reflexes are strongly associated; indeed, Moro follows FPR, and the fetus's Moro movements in utero may be part of what helps to integrate the FPR itself. In Ron's balance, his learning menu for resolving Fear Paralysis Reflex included actually <i>doing the Moro "startle" movement, </i>which is one of the developmental activities that is on Claire's list for helping to resolve FPR. We didn't precheck to see if Moro was an issue for Ron, but my educated guess is that this one balance may (remarkably) have resolved both reflexes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">©Copyright 2016 Kathy Brown. All rights reserved.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Original article ©Copyright 1999 Kathy Brown. All rights reserved.</span><br />
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Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-79715354856313082402015-12-08T19:42:00.001-08:002016-07-22T16:28:34.608-07:00Understanding Retained Infant Reflexes <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In my client sessions, it's always interesting to see which processes will be called on to resolve someone's issue. I have many resources to offer, from the basic 26 Brain Gym® movements, to specific protocols that address emotional balance, core muscle activation, sensory integration, the visual skills of eye teaming and tracking, whole-brain whole-body coordination, and much, much more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On occasion, the technique a client's session calls for is one that supports resolution of an "infant reflex" that is still retained in their mind-body system. Since the topic of infant reflexes is new to so many people, I'd like to share information on what they are, how it is that a retained infant reflex (or many retained reflexes) can cause such havoc in regard to daily life activities, and what can be done to resolve them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>What follows is an updated version of an article that originally appeared in my newsletter.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Understanding Retained Infant Reflexes</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>and Their Effect on Learning and Behavior</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Claire Hocking is a gifted educator and Brain Gym® instructor in Australia who has illuminated a vital link in the use of the Brain Gym balance process to support resolution of childhood reflexes that stand in the way of personal and academic performance. The following is a glimpse of the course she taught following the July 1999 International Brain Gym® Conference. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>What are Childhood Reflexes?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many people who have cared for an infant are familiar with childhood reflexes, perhaps without knowing what they are: Put your finger in the infant's hand and her </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fingers</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and thumb grip tightly around it (Palmar Reflex). The infant's head turns, and the arm and leg on that side extend away from the body, and the other arm and leg bend (Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex). Startled, the infant instantly throws his hands wide, head back, eyes open, breathing in - often followed by a cry - and then slowly closes arms and legs again (Moro Reflex). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Infants are biologically prompted to go through this series of reflexive movements. Some are for survival (Root-and-Suck Reflex - finding food), some are for upright posture and coordination (Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex - learning to differentiate the two sides of the body, as well as the beginning of eye-hand coordination; Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex - develops the capacity for muscle tone). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Each reflex has a specific timeline for development. The infant is born with several reflexes operating; others emerge later. The whole process is sometimes referred to as the "infant reflex continuum." </span></span><span style="font-family: "\22 verdana\22 " , sans-serif;">Doctors often gauge the development of the child by the orderly progression of these reflexes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Under optimal circumstances all reflexes <i>emerge</i> during the appropriate stage of the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">child's growth, <i>develop</i> as a firmly functioning reflex, and then <i>integrate</i> into the overall neural system. At this point that stimulus will no longer trigger uncontrolled, reflexive action. It is vital that this occurs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If various reflexes fail to emerge, develop, and integrate, the infant may become locked into a developmental holding pattern that prevents natural maturation of neural systems, leading to mild to severe learning and performance challenges. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>"Stuck" Reflexes Lead to Learning Challenges</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For children, challenges from retained reflexes show up clearly in the classroom, where it is hard for them to keep up with grade level expectations for academics and behavior. Children most able to cope may develop techniques for compensation, and succeed or just get by with great effort. Those least able to cope often end up in special-education classrooms or alternative schools. They may be at high risk for behavior and attitude problems, most often out of years of sheer frustration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Children and teens with reflex challenges grow into adults with reflex challenges. They may end up with limited career choices, or may simply have to work extremely hard for each success. In any case, the common denominator is struggle and effort against the invisible pull of these reflexes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>What Disrupts the Reflex Continuum?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many things can disrupt the normal progression of infant reflex development. At-risk pregnancy, fetal distress, birthing trauma or emergency procedures, and emotional or physical disruption in the mother's life (illness, car accident, death in the family) are but a few of the suspected causes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Practices that put the child consistently in certain positions or limit movement may actually prevent the child from having the freedom to develop and integrate their reflexes. (Overuse of car-seats and little time on the tummy are a concern here.) Infants should have abundant opportunities for free movement of arms, legs, and head, on a <i>flat surface</i>, on both back and tummy. They should have time and space to freely crawl, walk, and run, engaged in whole-body exploration of their world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In addition, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">even if one's infant reflexes are thoroughly integrated in childhood, following a traumatic experience such as a car accident, an infant reflex (or more than one) may spring back to life, no matter what age we are.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Examples of the Effects of Retained Reflexes:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Each retained reflex controls aspects of posture, movement, perception, and behavior, all of which affect our ability to function in the world. Here are a few examples:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• "Karen" has the first reflex of all, the <b>Fear Paralysis Reflex</b>, still strongly "on." Her body is constantly under "red alert": hypersensitive to touch and sound, constantly complaining that people hit her, when the truth is they only brush by her as they pass in the crowded hallway or make other casual contact. She is very uncomfortable in tight clothing or in sleeping bags. People with FPR still "on" may suffer from "selective mutism," being extremely non-verbal away from home, for example; their mind-body system is so overwhelmed by stress that the vocal cords actually become temporarily paralyzed. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Fear Paralysis Reflex is supposed to be fully integrated by the time an infant is born, so many sources do not even list it.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• "Charlie" still has the </span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Spinal Galant</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> reflex strongly "on." A light stroke on one side of his lower back causes muscles on that side to instantly and </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">involuntarily </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">contract, raising the hip. He instinctively takes odd seated postures so his low back doesn't make contact with the chair or car seat. If made to "sit back in your seat!" he can't help but wriggle. Stimulating both sides of the back at the same time can cause someone with strongly held Spinal Galant to wet himself. Tickling may have this effect; so may tight contact with bedding, causing bed-wetting. Adults diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome have a high incidence of Spinal Galant still "on." <span style="font-size: x-small;">(The Spinal Galant movement is thought to facilitate the baby in wriggling through the birth canal; this reflex is never used if the baby is born through Caesarian section, or little used in case of very rapid delivery, which could be why it's present in so many children.) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• "Frances" has elements of the <b>Rooting and Suck Reflexes</b> still "on." She has a hard time articulating words, and chews and bites objects, like her pencil or shirt collar, while concentrating. She has labored, noisy chewing and is over-sensitive to touch on her cheek or mouth. People with Root-and-Suck still "on" may be fearful regarding separation from known security. When instructions are being given both verbally and visually, this person will need to shut down one mode or the other to understand the instructions, giving ruse to others saying, "Look at me when I talk to you!" which often results in no information being received at all. </span></span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjhGUZ9Oho8_fb-JPS3s1qL1DJdHh72u6kQKNtzgMBuZln720yf0xdbE7MvVsMPjUGvFd28TiYgc77xodUN-dcjVztDicq1c5EWMpN3tQzTcrOQSUGz0FDeaXO5d-umC6anWXt0kbdec/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-12-07+at+6.18.25+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjhGUZ9Oho8_fb-JPS3s1qL1DJdHh72u6kQKNtzgMBuZln720yf0xdbE7MvVsMPjUGvFd28TiYgc77xodUN-dcjVztDicq1c5EWMpN3tQzTcrOQSUGz0FDeaXO5d-umC6anWXt0kbdec/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-12-07+at+6.18.25+PM.png" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• "Mara" still has the <b>Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex</b> (STNR) strongly "on." She has a tendency to slump when sitting, with legs extended. If made to sit up, with legs bent, she'll automatically extend her arms and read or write out at a distance from her body. She may prefer to eat <i>standing</i> at the dining table, and do homework <i>standing</i> at the kitchen counter. (Both offer the opportunity to have straight legs and bent arms, taking the pressure off this reflexive action.) She'll frequently twist her legs around the legs of her chair. Cross-legged sitting is uncomfortable; she prefers "W" sitting, with both legs folded back on either side of her body. She has great difficulty with any activity that involved rapid adjustment of near to far vision, such as copying onto paper from the board in the front of the room. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(STNR is the reflex that eventually brings the infant up off his tummy into an all-fours position for crawling. Babies who do not spend time on their tummy may not resolve this reflex.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• "Sheldon" still has the <b>Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex</b> (TLR) strongly "on." When his head comes forward his knees bend, and when his head moves backward his legs tend to straighten. This results in a multitude of odds physical sitting postures, propping up of his head when seated, and cries from the teacher or parent to "Sit UP!!" Of course, when he does, the effort required to overcome this reflex saps his energy, leaving little for listening and learning. People with TLR may dog-paddle happily in the pool with their head up, but when asked to put their head down to actually swim, the knees automatically come toward the chest and they founder.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">• Claire Hocking, the course creator and instructor, described her own ATNR (<b>Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex</b>) situation. During the ATNR stage, when the infant's head is turned to the left, his left arm and leg will extend and the right will bend. When he turns his head to the right, the right arm and leg extend and the left will bend. (This gives the infant's mind-body system the experience that it has two separate sides that can work independently of each other.) Claire shared that for many years she always had to look straight down the road when driving - not even a slight head turn left or right - or she'd find herself veering off to the side of the road. (The ATNR response kept directing her arms to straighten or bend involuntarily - and her hands were on the steering wheel!) Following a balance to resolve this reflex, she could turn her head in any direction and still drive straight down the road. Retained ATNR can cause considerable problems with a</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">cademics: it affects the ability of the eyes or hand to move back and forth across the midline of the body, vital for writing, and eyes moving across a line of print.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Compensation Takes Great Effort</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Throughout our lives we strive to compensate for any of these reflexes that may still be "on," and this takes a tremendous amount of energy. Under stress we may simply run out of energy for these compensations and we are at a loss to cope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As one enters the elder years of life, the energy to continue these developed compensations becomes less and less available and the reflexive responses begin to reappear, in reverse order; in this way, abilities fade and frustration emerges because of the tremendous effort required to do familiar tasks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The good news is that there are simple ways of determining where any child or adult is in relation to any or all of these reflexes, and, through a specially adapted Brain Gym "balance" process, supporting them in completely resolving, one at a time.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b>(</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In otherwise typically-abled individuals, results are often immediate and quite dramatic. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Res</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ults for individuals who have more complex developmental issues may be slower.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Resolution Through the Brain Gym Balance Process</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When targeting a certain coordination, cognitive processing, or emotional goal during the Brain Gym balance process, resolving a specific reflex may come up as the key to this desired change. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Following a balance to become more comfortable while writing, which included resolution of the Palmar (hand) Reflex, one of my recent clients, age 32, found himself immediately able, for the first time ever, to hold a pencil in the classic "pincer" grip and write without his hand aching after just a few words.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of our post-Conference course members volunteered as the subject for a demonstration balance for resolution of the Spinal Galant Reflex. She recognized herself immediately in Claire's description of the typical Spinal Galant response, because she had never been able to stand having her lower back massaged: she would always jump uncontrollably. Comfort in this area became her goal, and Claire took her through the protocols for Spinal Galant. A pre-check showed extreme discomfort and classic side contraction when the Spinal Galant spots were stimulated. Following the balance (perhaps fifteen minutes of specific movements) the post-check showed she was completely comfortable with this same stimulation. She is an avid golfer, and quick swing of a handy golf club showed that her chronic sense of "not connecting with her backswing" had disappeared. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's interesting to note that this particular course participant is an extremely experienced Edu-K instructor who had been doing Brain Gym for many years. Yet this reflex had not resolved - perhaps because it had never been directly addressed through what I call "the power of focused intention," which is the key to a Brain Gym balance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Throughout the course</b> Claire regaled us with self-disclosures of all the counterproductive things she'd said to children during her years as a classroom teacher, before her new awarenesses of childhood reflexes: <i>Sit up straight! Sit back in your chair! Look at me when I talk to you!</i> She'd shake her head ruefully and say, "If I'd only known..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Certainly, I could see the ghosts of my many years as a classroom teacher, and all the things I would have done differently if I'd known Brain Gym and this reflex material at the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>With knowledge comes understanding</b>, and with that, new action. My goal is to use this new material consistently and inspire others to take Claire's course, as well. With enough demand we'll entice Claire to "come over" as the Aussies say, and teach this again soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Recommended Reading:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• To learn more about how reflex continuum delays may manifest in children and adults I highly recommend <i>Reflexes, Learning, and Behavior - A Window into the Child's Mind</i> by Sally Goddard.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• Chapter 8, "Wired for Ability," in my book <i><b><a href="http://educateyourbrain.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Educate Your Brain</span></a></b></i> is all about retained infant reflexes, and more fully explains Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR). <a href="http://educateyourbrain.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Click here</span></b>.</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• The April 2014 posting on this blog explains Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR) and why it may be at the root of so many bike accidents, especially for young children. <b><a href="http://www.wholebrainliving.com/2014/04/steering-clear-for-bicycle-safety.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Click here</span></a></b>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">• On my main website I've posted this updated article (replacing the original from my newsletter), plus four more articles about individual reflexes: Moro Reflex, Fear Paralysis Reflex, Spinal Galant, and STNR. <b><a href="http://centeredge.com/brain-gym-articles.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Click here</span></a></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My very best to you all,</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Kathy</i></b></span><br />
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Whole-Brain Living and Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577161922046547486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819129840505860131.post-31354622724257253322015-09-17T08:21:00.000-07:002016-01-06T15:58:56.581-08:00"But it's so simple!"<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In our work at the Brain Injury Alliance (BIA) here in
Phoenix, Arizona, Brain Gym<span style="font-size: xx-small;">®</span> colleague Mary Ann Beebe and I experience all kinds of
interactions with those who come to our twice-monthly sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We never know the story behind what brings someone to
participate in the BIA programs: it could be traumatic injury from a car or
sporting accident, near drowning, stroke or aneurism, or other direct assault
to the brain. Recently, we’ve also had participants from the military’s
“wounded warrior” program who are dealing with post-traumatic stress syndrome. Mary
Ann and I simply welcome whoever comes through the door at the appointed hour,
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back had vanished), she was breathing more deeply, she felt more “present” in
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She was amazed and delighted with how remarkably different
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such simple, effective means of bringing the mind-body
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newcomer, and the words “But it’s so simple!” that bring home the ever-deepening
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon after, she reported that her Brain Gym session had had
“amazing” results. I asked if she would be willing to write a testimonial, and
she said, “Yes, but I don’t know how to begin. Would you send me some questions
to answer? I could do it that way.” Below you’ll find her responses, almost
entirely as she wrote them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Living
with my fear of flying was like having a time bomb in my pocket and an enemy in
my head. I had no idea when either of them would go off and sabotage my trip
plans -- which was dangerous, because most of my trips were for business!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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enemy in my head would whisper terrible things to me before a trip, like
"You're going to die" or "It’s the last time you'll ever see
your mother.” Most times I just got a little nervous at take off. Other times,
the time bomb would blow up during bad turbulence, and I would sweat, “whiteknuckle,”
and sometimes cry during the episode. Once I had a panic attack before a very
special vacation I’d been looking forward to for months. I had to cancel my
plans because I was crying so much and felt so desperate and certain that I
would die on that plane that I was unable to get myself out of the house.</span><br />
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experience of the session was many-fold. First of all, I could feel the
techniques "unlocking" something, like they were smoothing out the
creases in my wiring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt a lot of
calming energy release inside my body. Also, it was REALLY fun -- I loved
getting my body involved in the process. I enjoyed the spontaneity of the methods
and of the practitioner. At one point, we were at a loss for what step was
next, and I knew what it was. I suggested a hatha yoga pose called fish pose,
and my body "said" yes. The session was an organic process centered
on me -- SO different from the one-size-fits-all process that didn't work
on me. It was very clear that I was accessing an unbroken circuit of knowledge
in myself that was healing this issue with flying. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;">I won't
forget that during the first flight after my Brain Gym session, the plane was
traveling through a severe thunderstorm, and I was DOZING through it! I felt so
relaxed, there was no danger, no enemy, and no panic! It was amazing to realize
I was back in the ranks of normal, relaxed people on an airplane. Now, I always
prep for a trip as you taught me during the Brain Gym session, and it feels
like I'm wrapping myself in my favorite blanket -- I feel totally protected and
at peace. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was teaching a Brain Gym<span style="font-size: xx-small;">®</span> 101 course years ago and one of the participants shared that she had an "unreasonable" fear of pet birds. They had always "given her the creeps" as she described it. Her new mother-in-law had a beloved pet bird whose cage was in a prominent place in the house that was hard to avoid, and this was making life very difficult for her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When this woman partnered with another course participant to share practice balances in class, she chose to use this topic for her goal: "I comfortably live around pet birds." She could hardly say the words out loud, and her pre-check, just closing her eyes and envisioning herself walking over to the birdcage, put her into a panic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Toward the end of her balance process, she repeated her goal: "I comfortably live around pet birds" - and her voice emerged loud and confident. Then she closed her eyes to envision her scenario, and said, "I can totally see myself going up to the birdcage! Wow! I'm not petting the bird, but I see myself right by the cage!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When this woman arrived for the next day of class she could hardly wait to share that she'd visited her mother-in-law's home the day before, and had been completely comfortable around her pet bird. She said, "I could stand right there and look at it! I feel like I'm free! <i>Thank you so much!</i>" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I reminded her that her practice partner had actually facilitated the balance, which led to a whole group discussion of how profound the balance process is, even in the hands of someone who is just learning it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you live in or near the Phoenix, Arizona, area (or want to visit!) and</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> would like to learn to facilitate the balance process, you're very welcome to join my upcoming <a href="http://centeredge.com/brain-gym-101-course.html" target="_blank">Brain Gym<span style="font-size: xx-small;">®</span> 101 course</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you'd like to address a phobia or any other issue in a private session, you're most welcome to <a href="http://centeredge.com/brain-gym-talk.html" target="_blank">contact me</a> and we'll set up an appointment. </span></div>
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