I want him to have Brain Gym next year. When family members, like Jeff and his mother are stressed and anxious, their systems are out of balance and their brain patterns have down shifted into lower, survival brain areas, apart from the prefrontal cortex. Based on the most recent research, the prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain with the most impact on focus, attention, impulse control and decision-making. The twenty-six movements and activities of Brain Gym can be applied to specific, stressful family behaviors and interactions that inhibit healthy relationships. Children like Jeff are then better able to relax, focus, attend to what is going on, control impulses, think about consequences and make good decisions.
Parents notice that they, as well as their children become more calm, focused, and cooperative.
Family members learn that when they relax, play and do integrative movement together, they change old, limiting patterns of interaction. These experiences have led to blocked neural development for being able to hear and process auditory information quickly and accurately. These children find it difficult to hear and understand what is being communicated. Their auditory system is inefficient and slow in its processing. They simply are unable to take in information, process it and act upon it with ease.