BRAIN GYM®
About Brain Gym®
Ladder of Learning has team members who are fully qualified Brain Gym® Instructors and Consultants accredited to supply the books and offer support in the use of the Brain Gym® material and approaches.
Brain Gym® is a practical menu of patterning movements designed to stimulate specific brain function and get the brain, body and senses working quickly and accurately together for effective learning. It is currently being used in 80 countries around the world.
If you want to find out more about background and research, visit the world wide Foundation website www.braingym.org based in USA. To return, use the BACK arrow on your browser.
Books on Brain Gym®
Important Note: These books give descriptions of the Brain Gym® movements and include sketches / photographs. However, people do find that, after reading the books, it is useful to attend a workshop run by a fully qualified Brain Gym® Instructor to learn :-
- The finer detail points that make these movements so effective;
- The coping strategies displayed when challenged by the movements;
- Techniques to guide the learner towards developing the necessary connections to achieve the movements.
Summary table
Click on a title or scroll further down to find a brief description of each product.
Descriptions
Following are further details of these products:
£17.95
Brain Gym® and Me – Reclaiming the Pleasure of Learning
An inspiring autobiography from the originator of Brain Gym®, telling how he overcame his own learning challenges to become an internationally known educator specialising in cognitive skills and reading achievement. While building a successful practice of reading clinics Dr Dennison was also growing “an understanding of the interdependence of movement, learning and brain development”. This gradually evolved into the concepts and processes of Brain Gym, honed with the collaboration of educators and specialists from many disciplines around the world.
To explain the Brain Gym balancing system with its potential to help everyone reach for new possibilities in different aspects of their lives, Dr Dennison uses personal recollections as well as lots of examples of individuals, couples, families and classrooms.
266 pages; paperback: includes archive pictures and photos with descriptions of 22 Brain Gym movements.
£23.75
Hands On - how to use Brain Gym® in the classroom
Developed by a Teacher and an Occupational Therapist working with schools in Cape Town, South Africa as "A practical photo manual for Educators, Parents and Learners". Many ideas for different age groups.
105 pages; large format spiral bound paperback, many illustrations and photographs.
£11.50
Brain Gym® in Business
Cross refers 14 job functions, 273 specific work situations and 101 tasks with the Brain Gym movements we all need to activate our systems and make us more effective during the working day. The illustrations are all of adults showing the movements so this book is helpful in Secondary/FE/Adult Ed.
65 pages; large format paperback, illustrations of adults doing the Brain Gym.
£15.50
I Am The Child – Using Brain Gym with SEN children
One Teacher's experiences of exploring, developing and adapting Brain Gym movements to create Personal Learning Plans for each of her class of profoundly physically, mentally or emotionally challenged children. Paul and Gail Dennison advised her throughout the 2 year project on interpreting the pupils' coping strategies, sharing their knowledge, research and experience.
195 pages; paperback with illustrations and photographs.
For more info visit: www.iamthechild.com/book.html
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£13.50
Smart Moves – why learning is not all in your head
Links together how movement, the emotions, nutrition, environment (both social and physical) exert strong influence on the process of learning. Includes some Brain Gym movements and explores the theme of needing to move to develop our learning potential.
237 pages; paperback with illustrations and photographs.
See also: about Carla Hannaford & more books.
Finding a course on Brain Gym®
Brain Gym® continues to develop and grow around the world with the movements being used in a variety of learning / life situations.
Brain Gym is focused on the expansion of personal abilities, as well as being a remedial or prescriptive movement programme.
For the 4 Day Foundation Brain Gym® for Education Staff – also suitable for Parents and all those working with children, young people – and learners of all ages
Check www.braingym.org.uk.
For Education Inservices or Twilights with “An Introduction to Brain Gym® in the Classroom”:
Check www.braingym.org.uk.