(In Brain Gym, we call this the “thinking cap.” Now, turn your head to the left and notice howįar you can look and if there is any tension in your neck and repeat with your head towards the right. Massage your ears by unrolling the fold of them by beginning at the top and going all the way to the bottom. Now turn your head to the right and notice how far you can look and if there’s any tension in It however, I invite you (right now) to turn your head to the left and see how far you can look and notice if there is any Laterality Communication Midline MovementsĪn example of a Brain Gym movement from the Energy Exercises is called the “thinking cap.” Prior to doing The three dimensions and corresponding information are as follows:įocus Comprehension Lengthening Activities They are called “soft signs”īecause there is no hard evidence from an EEG or a CAT scan rather we are relying on the cues from the body to surmise how The body at a time, then we are able to gather information about the neurological system. Shoulders and simultaneously move the hips, or, if your child can move in a contralateral way though uses only one side of Also, if our child is able to move his/her These can be eye or head movements, hand or foot movements. Would lead to knowledge about which Brain Gym movements or which activities to choose can be gathered by observing or noticing He/she holds his/her body in space we are lead to the appropriate Brain Gym movements and activities. This means that by observing our child’s behavior or how Each dimension is described by a key word orįunction and by viewing postural and behavioral correlates. The Brain Gym activities address three specificĭimensions of physical movement that correlate with three areas of the brain. The brain so that the child has equal access to all dimensions of the brain. The intention behind the Brain Gym is to stimulate Perhaps the stress from neurological damage or simply a more sensitive nervous system createsĪ need for movements, such as Brain Gym, as well as skills of coordination. Program calls this the “switched off” state.Ĭhildren who have special needs “switch off” moreįrequently than the average child. Dennison Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of learning through movement and the creator of the Brain Gym Of two sides together placing unnecessary and stressful demands upon the whole physiology. However, under tension, children learn to rely too much on one cerebral hemisphere of the brain alone, instead

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