ABOUT BRAIN GYM
What is Brain Gym?
The Brain Gym® program is a holistic system based on the principles of kinesiology and learning theory, developed by learning specialist Paul E. Dennison, Ph.D. and his wife and partner Gail E. Dennison.
The program is made up of 26 activities, along with several other movement-based techniques that help address balance, posture, and coordination skills associated with daily life success.
How It Works
Brain Gym® movements are used to connect both brain hemispheres (right and left), with the final aim of improving the brain functions and balancing the effects of daily stress and tension. This facilitates an optimal state that helps one to think, learn, and concentrate at any time.
When we go in and out of stress it causes us to lose full capacity in our brain functions. Brain Gym® provides a balancing format that allows us to come back to a point where we’re accessing all of our brain’s functions and facilitates a re-patterning of the brain that encourages whole brain learning.
The Brain Gym® program is committed to the principle that moving with intention leads to optimal learning.
We utilize an educational model to:
- Promote learning through play
- Draw out and honor innate intelligence
- Build awareness regarding the value of movement in daily life
- Emphasize the ability to notice and respond to movement-based needs
- Encourage self-responsibility
- Leave each participant appreciated and valued
- Empower each participant to better take charge of her own learning
- Encourage creativity and self-expression
