Educational Kinesiology
Brain Gym^® Introductory Workshop
for Recreational Therapists

Paul Hyman & Joan Barrett
Saturday, November 22, 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Excel-ability Learning. Workshop sponsored by the Remotivation Therapy Association of Ontario.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

(416) 487- 4177 Brochure (pdf document, 20 kb), Registration Form & Agenda (pdf document, 19 kb)

Enhancing Physical and Learning Abilities with Whole Brain/Body Integration

It is our pleasure to share with you the enhanced use of Brain Gym®. These simple movements support whole-brain learning for better performance and reduced stress and have proved very successful in clinical treatment, leisure education and recreation participation.

This course will provide an experience of some basic Brain Gym® movement patterns. You will discover the significance and power of these movements and develop a profound respect for the physical component of learning.

You will come away with new techniques and have fun!

As this is an experiential workshop, you are invited to wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Through exploration, play, movement education and Brain Gym®, you will discover the richness within you.

Description:

What is Brain Gym®?

Brain Gym® aims to educate the whole person. It combines the techniques of applied kinesiology with the current understanding of whole-brain learning and, through movement, draws out the natural resources that are in each person.

Brain Gym® also uses highly effective technologies taken from many other fields such as developmental optometry, brain research, neurolinguistic programming, motor development, psychology, acupuncture and language development. It has been accepted by the U.S. National Learning Foundation as one of the top innovative technologies for education in the 1990's.

How can Brain Gym® help me?

Performing the Brain Gym® movements regularly over a period of time has been found to improve visual and aural perception, increase long and short term memory, reduce hyperactivity and restore a feeling of calmness and control.

How is Brain Gym® used?

A learning readiness program, Brain Gym® is currently used in 32 different countries with a wide range of clientele. High performance athletes, musicians and other performers, members of the business community, seniors and geriatric patients, children with learning difficulties, as well as people in rehabilitation programs have all benefited from Brain Gym®. Clients feel the difference.

In Toronto, Brain Gym® is used at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in the Therapeutic Recreation program for addictions.

Benefits of Brain Gym®

• Creates "stress free" learning for both therapist and client
• Can be done in less than 5 minutes: no special equipment or space is needed
• Adapts well to any curriculum or teaching style
• Applicable in all learning situations
• Activates balance in all areas of the brain to make learning easier (specifically both hemispheres and the frontal lobe)
• Is a quick, specific, self-directed way to activate highest performance potential and increase self-esteem
• Results are immediate, long-term and demonstrable
• Is neurologically sound in its approach

Brain Gym® is used . . .

. . . by teachers to help students be calm, focused and capable
. . . as a tune-up for performers and athletes
. . . by business people to prepare for important meetings and projects
. . . in counselling and other types of therapies
. . . by family and friends, helping each other

Instructors: Paul Hyman & Joan Barrett.
Paul Hyman is a Therapeutic Recreation/Stress Management Therapist at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.
Joan Barrett has recently taught at the Michener Institute for Applied Health Studies, is an examiner for the University of Toronto and teaches violin at the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Dates

8:45 am - Registration

9:00 - 10:00 am - Annual General Meeting

10:15 - Are you Being Served? (Volunteers) by Marlene Cater
- How Sound Enhances our Lives by Lorne Gratton

12:15 Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 pm - A Therapists Introduction to Brain Gym by Paul Hyman & Joan Barrett

Payment

Workshop is FREE for Members of the Remotivation Therapy Association of Ontario.

Tuition for Non-Members (lunch provided):
Canadian$. $65.00 (by November 15)
$70.00 at the door
(Make cheques payable to Remotivation Therapy Association of Ontario.
Mail by November 15, 2003 to
Michelle Baptie Sanchez,306 Lake Promenade, Etobicoke, ON M8W 1B5
(416) 252-0587)

Registration

Toronto Workshop Location:
Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Room #314, Toronto (corner of King and John Street downtown)

Registration Form for printing (pdf document, 19kb)
Onsite registration begins at 8:45 am Saturday November 22, 2003.

For further information:
Phone: Michelle Baptie Sanchez, (416) 252-0587
eMail: jbarrett@excel-ability.com

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