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ABOUT BRAIN GYM
 About Brain Gym
Edu-K (Educational Kinesiology) is an innovative approach to learning enhancement that uses movement.
The basic movements are called Brain Gym.
Here is a brief explanation from the official website at www.BrainGym.org
where you may find an in-depth explanation and information about Brain Gym training, research and more.
Developmental experts have known for more than eighty years that movement enhances learning. Beginning in the 1970s,
Southern California educator and reading specialist Paul E. Dennison, Ph.D., built on this knowledge by using specific
movements at his learning disabilities clinics. Dr. Dennison researched these movements, simplified them, and created
techniques to make them effective for learning. In collaboration with his wife and partner, Gail E. Dennison, he developed
a whole new way of understanding the learning process. This new field is known as Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K for short),
and the movements are called the Brain Gym.
Brain Gym benefits include improvements in learning, vision, memory, expression, and movement abilities. These may be used
for both young people and adults. In the classroom, teachers typically report improvements in attitude, attention, homework,
behavior, and academic performance for the entire class.
-Edu-K website
Brain Gym Resources
See our
Music for Brain Gym
catalog for music recommended by Edu-K author and instructor,
Carla Hannaford as well as other Brain Gym trainers. Our
Books: Teaching and Learning
section includes Edu-K books by Carla Hannaford, Smart Moves: Why Learning Isn't All in Your Head and Awakening the Child Within.
Other Brain Gym and Educational Kinesiology resources are available at:
www.braingym.com
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