Brain Gym (Teachers Edition)

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Summary: Brain Gym (Teachers Edition)
Review: I used to own a copy of Brain Gym (Teachers Edition) I used it when I am conductin Facilitation / Training Workshop. I have found the techniques entertaining and effective. I lost my first copy (I guess it was pinched!in one of my workshop) I am therefore reordering another copy as a replacement.

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Summary: As thorough as it gets
Review: This book gives an in-depth review of each of the Brain Gym movements from academic benefits to postural correlates. Each page includes a brief history of how the movement became part of Brain Gym. Each page includes directions on how to do the movement along with variations to try later. I use this book regularly for myself, in the preschool classroom and as a Brain Gym consultant. Every time I open it, I read something "new". It is filled with valuable information and is a great interest grabber into the world of Brain Gym and Educational Kinesiology.

It's thoroughness can be overwhelming for some. And then for others, like myself, it's level of completeness is what makes it such a great book.

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Summary: Very important book for educators
Review: This book is an excellent introduction and manual for Brain Gym. It not only explains in detail how to do the simple excercises, but gives many scientific explanations for how and why they work.

For those who don't know, Brain Gym is a method whereby brain functions are accessed by performing simple physical movements, and it has been found to profoundly improve ADD/ADHD/Dyslexic conditions as well as other learning disabilities. It is a series of exercises (drawn from all areas of movement -- from the calisthenics we did in phys-ed class to the eye exercises of behavioral optometrists, to acu-pressure points) specifically studied and narrowed down after many years of research to those that were found to optimally affect brain functions. Luckily they are all easy and take only minutes (or even seconds) to do, and they get immediate, verifiable results. In my experience they help students and professionals of all ages learn faster, improve memory and coordination, and generally reduce the stress of adjusting to new situations or learning foreign or difficult tasks.

In my own experience, I no longer teach violin without integrating Brain Gym exercises because the students learn so much faster and develop better technique because they are more relaxed, naturally. I have also taught Brain Gym to writers, musicians, actors, doctors, mathematicians, teachers, dancers, investment bankers, producers etc. and the feedback is consistently positive. If you are a teacher and are interested in this kind of thing, classes are recommended, but the next best thing is to have this little book!