![]() Next, free massage! Massage your ears by unrolling the folds of your ears with your fingers beginning at the top of your ear and down to your ear lobes. ![]() Now, turn your head to the other shoulder again, notice the how far you can turn your head, notice if there is tension in your neck or not, take note of your peripheral vision, how do your eyes feel, how does you back feel? Brain Gym Learning Menu Exercise Turn your head so your chin is turned towards one shoulder notice the how far you can turn your head, notice if there is tension in your neck or not, take note of your peripheral vision, how do your eyes feel, how does you back feel? To help center and ground ourselves and others at work, school, on the field or court, here are some recommended exercises for easier successful completion that you can choose from…īrain Buttons, The Energy Yawn, The Thinking Caps, Balance Buttons and yes, as simple as Sipping Water. This allows us to continuously build upon previously stored information while sending messages to our executive functioning brain. The process of learning is done through movement and making an emotional connection through our senses. This dimension is in charge of our blood pressure, body temperature, and the creation of long-term memory. This area includes the Hippocampus, Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Basal Ganglia, Thalamus, Cingulate Gyrus. The Centering Dimension, also referred to as the Limbic System (mid-brain), is our brain’s center for “emotions and self-control”. Some of these include, but are not limited to The Grounder (similar to Warrior 2 Pose or Virabhadrasana II in Yoga except hands on hips), The Footflex, The Owl, Arm Activation and The Calf Pump which is similar to the “runner’s stretch.” The Centering Dimension To help ourselves or others get out of this state and be able to use our whole brain for success with ease, it is recommended that we do the Lengthening Activities from the Brain Gym learning menu. Our Brain Stem is in control of movement patterns and primitive reflexes that are the innate pathways to process new information for learning. This dimension is in charge of our breathing, heart rate, internal rhythm, balance, coordination, and newly learned patterns such as walking, sitting, posture, core muscle strength, handwriting, number facts etc. The Focus Dimension, the Lower Back portion of our brain, our systems “autopilot.” This area includes the Brain Stem, our Vestibular System, the Cerebellum and our Reticular Activating System which are in control of our automatic functions. Now, let’s take a brief look at the Dimensions, what they are and how we can help to integrate for success…just a little easier. No matter where we are on the learning curve, how good or challenging our hand-eye coordination may be, how organized, or not so organized, we may be, we can always get better and it can always be done just a little easier. This has evolved into individuals of all ages and abilities! There are times that we are not even aware that we are over-compensating while completing various tasks. ![]() It should also be noted that Brain Gym was originally created to assist children with learning and motor challenges. We are typically not able to access our higher level of thinking, executive functioning. In this state, an individual may have a meltdown, throw a temper tantrum, experience sensory overload, feel overwhelmed, be anxious, have a panic attack, and anxiety. When we, children and adults, are in a stressful situation, our bodies response may be, “fight, flight or freeze.” This portion of our brain (brain stem) is in full “survival mode.” Our heart rate increases, blood vessels become constricted while blood pressure increases, breathing is rapid, we perspire, our pupils dilate and we are most likely not able to access our higher level of thinking. We will talk about three of them.īut first, let’s think about this…. These areas are broken down into four Dimensions Focus, Centering, Deepening Attitudes and Laterality. ![]() After years of experiments and studies with children and adults in schools, at work and athletics, Paul and his wife Gail devised a compilation of 26 simple and effective movements that focus on three basic areas of our brain Lower Back brain, Mid-brain and Neocortex, which all work together for full brain/body integration. “Movement is the door to learning,” states Paul Dennison, co-creator of Brain Gym. What is Brain Gym? As you might imagine, this is a question I get a lot. ![]()
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