Brain Gym^® Courses List

101

Brain Gym

BG

24

Experience whole-brain integration through whole-body movement. Learn the 26 Brain Gym activities, Edu-K’s Five Steps to Easy Learning, and Dennison Laterality Repatterning as you discover an exciting tool for reaching personal goals. What this course conveys can be applied by students, teachers, parents, artists, athletes, healthcare workers, business professionals . . . you name it! 
** Open to all

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104

Brain Gym® 26 Movements

BG

16

Dive deep into the 26 Brain Gym® activities. Experience them in your body. Gain a better understanding of each movement, the philosophy behind the Brain Gym program, and how this knowledge can support your daily life routine.
** Open to all

A

105

Double Doodle Play: A Window to Whole-Brain Vision

DD

8

Using various art media, explore how to use the Double Doodle and other activities from Brain Gym® and Vision Gym® to enhance visual perception and artistic expression. Participants experience the relationship between visual skills, hand-eye coordination, and creativity, and are also shown some simple ways to use the Double Doodle processes with learners of any age.
** Open to all

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106

Hands On - Ideas on How to Use Brain Gym in the Classroom and Beyond

HO

16

Experience playful techniques to build academic sub-skills (e.g. handwriting, reading). Participants will gain insight into using a number of Brain Gym and Vision Gym movements in a variety of settings: classroom, therapy, athletics and home. Uses the Hands On photo manual.
** Open to all.

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110

Brain Gym®  26 Movements Facilitator Training

BG

24

This course prepares one to become a Licensed Brain Gym Movement Facilitator who is authorized to teach Brain Gym® 104 and create customized workshops up to 6 hours. Participants practice teaching concepts, as well as giving and receiving feedback. The course covers administrative details for Movement Facilitators.
** Pre-requisite : BG101, BG104

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170

Brain Gym for Special Education Providers

SP

32

This course demonstrates Brain Gym along with special modifications to aid parents, teachers, and health professionals in their work with children and adults who have special needs. There is an emphasis on how to determine which Brain Gym movements/activities to use by looking at the needs of the child/adult through the lens of the three dimensions of learning. Participants will learn how to assess the needs of the child/adult, develop a program to meet those needs, evaluate the program, and modify as learning and growth occurs. The newly acquired skills will be easily applied in a variety of mental and physical challenges, including: autism, cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADD or ADHD), Angelman's Syndrome, speech impairment, brain injuries, blindness, deafness, and impairments caused by strokes.
** Open to all.

A

201

Optimal Brain Organization

OBO

16

Discover the concepts of hemispheric specialization, identification, and balancing to facilitate whole-brain learning. 
** Pre-requisite: BG101

A

220

Visioncircles

VC

24

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301

Edu-K In Depth: Seven Dimensions of Intelligence

EID

32

Hands-on experience with seven dimensions of body movement, focusing on how each can support or block the learning process. Students learn to permanently integrate the principles of whole brain learning into their own processes. Prerequisite for Brain Gym instructor licensure.
** Pre-requisite BG101, BG201

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401

Brain Gym Teacher Practicum

P

32

Designed for those who wish to develop and successfully teach Brain Gym in a class or private format. Provides instruction in theory, teaching methods, and procedures, and development of an action plan for achieving professional goals. 
** Open to students who have taken Brain Gym 101 twice, 96 hours of electives (or 16 if using Core Curriculum), Optimal Brain Organization, 14 credits of Anatomy or Kinesiology (TFH counts), Edu-K In Depth, and have completed required case studies and balances.

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501

Brain Gym Teacher Practicum UPDATE

PD

16

The two-day Teacher Practicum Update class is an option for alternate relicensure for Brain Gym Instructors.
** Pre-requisite: completed BG401

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101

Movement Based Learning: the Building Block Activities

MBL

8

This course offers an in-depth look at some basic patterns of neurological and motor development and is a good basis for further training in reflex integration such as Brain Gym® or rhythmic movement training with RMTi.Participants will learn how to:• do the seven Building Block Activities (BBAs) • assess the needs of someone who is differently abled• develop a program using the Building Block Activities• evaluate the effectiveness of the program, and • make modifications when necessary.The Building Block Activities can be very effective in the learning or re-learning of natural, normal developmental movement patterns. Participants will leave the course with new skills that optimize learning and performance in all areas of life and they will find that these tools are immediately applicable in home, school and therapeutic settings.This course provides excellent applications for a variety of mental and physical challenges including and yet not limited to, autism, cerebral palsy, attention deficit disorders, dyslexia, Angelman’s Syndrome, Down Syndrome, speech impairment, brain injuries, blindness, deafness, impairments caused by strokes, epilepsy and/or developmental delays.   

** Open to all.

170

Brain Gym for Special Needs Providers**

SP

32

This 32-hour experiential course provides an in-depth study of how to use Brain Gym® with children and adults, with specific adaptations for those who have special needs or are differently-abled. These modifications will aid parents, teachers, caregivers and health professionals in their work with people who have special needs.There is emphasis on how to determine which Brain Gym movements/activities to use by looking at the needs of the child/adult through the lens of the three dimensions of learning. Participants will learn how to assess the needs of the child/adult, develop a program to meet those needs, evaluate the program, and modify as learning and growth occurs. Participants will leave the course with new skills that optimize learning and performance in all areas of life and they will find that these tools are immediately applicable in home, school and therapeutic settings. This course provides excellent applications for a variety of mental and physical challenges including and yet not limited to, autism, cerebral palsy, attention deficit disorders, dyslexia, Angelman’s Syndrome, Down Syndrome, speech impairment, brain injuries, blindness, deafness, impairments caused by strokes, epilepsy and/or developmental delays.Open to all. 

**This is a course in the Brain Gym curriculum and is required to become a Movement Based Learning Instructor.

401

Movement Based Learning Teacher Training

MBLTT

16

This course prepares the participant to become a Licensed Movement Based Learning Instructor who is authorized to teach MBL 101: Building Block Activities.

**Prerequisites: MBL 101, MBL 170

TFH 1

Touch For Health - Level 1 
** Open to all

16

Touch for Health Level 1: 14-Muscle/Meridian Balancing “As-You-Go”
1. Introductory kinesiology workshop for lay people and health professionals
2. Accurate indicator muscle testing; “challenging” reflexes to find deeper levels to balance
3. Emotional stress release (for present distress)
4. 14 muscle-tests as biofeedback for posture and 14 major energy meridians
5. 5 reflex systems and nutrition for balancing muscles, posture and energy and more!
6. Simple pain control techniques
7. Improve Sensory-auditory and visual perception and physical range of motion with auricular and visual balancing

TFH 2

Touch For Health - Level 2
** Pre-requisite: TFH 1

16

Touch for Health Level 2: One-Point Balancing
14 additional muscle tests
Circuit locating to find an optimal touch reflex, or alarm points to indicate excess energy
Emotional stress release (for future performance)

TFH 3

Touch For Health - Level 3
** Pre-requisite: TFH 1,2

16

TFH Level 3: Reactive Muscle Balancing
Review and practice 1-point balancing (Wheel & Five Elements); Five Element sound balancing
14 additional muscles (complete the TFH 42 Muscles)
Emotional stress release (for past experiences/trauma)

TFH 4

Touch For Health - Level 4
** Pre-requisite: TFH 1,2,3

16

TFH Level 4: Postural Analysis & Balancing, Review & Consolidation
Complete 42 muscle balance: standing, sitting, or lying (meridian & rapid anatomical order)
Analyze and balance specific postural deviations
Reactive muscle review