Today, more than ever before, children and adults are faced with multiple challenges in their daily lives – in school, at work, at home. We have ever-increasing expectations on our time that come with becoming a young adult, supporting a family, managing the aging process, or healing from trauma. These constant stressors can cause the brain to function unevenly; one part of the brain might work extra hard while another part shuts down. This makes it very difficult to function at our best. We may become emotionally charged, make bad decisions, struggle in school, withdraw socially, or be depressed. But there is a way out of this cycle, and that is to return to whole brain functioning.

Brain Gym®, part of the larger discipline of Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K), is an internationally recognized holistic system based on the principles of kinesiology and learning theory. It was developed by learning specialist Paul E. Dennison, Ph.D. and his wife and partner Gail E. Dennison. Central to Brain Gym is the Five Step Balance Process which initiates and guides the sequence of neural changes within the brain that result in new thinking, new behaviors, and increased abilities.

Brain Gym® and Edu-K were originally developed as tools to help children in the classroom learn more easily by activating whole brain functioning through movement. Very quickly, however, Brain Gym spread throughout the world because of its simplicity and its effectiveness, and is now used in over 80 countries by all ages for learning and achievement as well as other challenges. The coordinated movements of Brain Gym have a profound effect on the brain, helping you learn more easily, experience better concentration and focus, improve coordination and balance, feel more emotionally at ease, and develop a higher level of self-esteem.

Brain Gym can be done sitting or standing, in the classroom as a group or at a desk, in your home by yourself, or with the guidance of a Brain Gym® instructor. Just a few minutes a day can make an amazing difference in your outlook on life and your ability to achieve your goals.