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1

The GAITWAY Program

Building Brains at ManeGait Presented by Robin Harwell MA CCC-SLP

rharwellmanegaitorg with

Cindy Long CBIS clongmanegaitorg

Horse + Brain Building = GaitWay Program

Riders gain outcome initially from riding the horse Trunk and head elevate Head up enlarges the visual field Begin to ldquofeelrdquo left and right sides of the body Begin to integrate L and R to develop ldquoCorerdquo Carry these improvements off the horse for improved balance gait self confidence BUT many of our riders plateau after this initial outcome and donrsquot seem to progress or progress very slowly Thus the GaitWay to the Brain program was developed

NEUROPLASTICITY We can change any brain by buildingre-building neural pathways so that we change wiring in the brain NEUROGENESIS We can change any brain regardless of age or diagnosis using new brain cells

What the Science Tells Us Positive Neuroplasticity

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Negative Neuroplasticity

How We Learn Receive Information bullStoreOrganize Information bullRetrieve Information bullUse Information

What do we mean by information

Sensation is the first stage in the chain of neurologic events that begins with the impinging of a stimulus upon a sensory organ which then leads tohelliphelliphellip

Perception is the process of acquiring interpreting selecting and organizing sensory information

Sohellipfirst we are (visually) aware that ldquosomethingrdquo is there (sensation) then we figure out ldquoitrsquos a tigerrdquo (processing) Then our brain says RUNNNN (action)

Auditory We are not talking about ldquoacuityrdquo which is how well we hear We are talking about how the brain ldquousesrdquo the information that comes in along the hearing pathway

Visual Again not how well we see (acuity) but how the brain ldquousesrdquo the information that comes in along the seeing pathway

The pathways we use to ldquoreceiverdquo information

bull Vestibular Our movement detection system it works to let us know where we are in space and it provides a stable base for using our eyes

bull Tactile Runs from the top of our heads to the bottom of our feet It registers types of touch temperature taste and smell

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StoreOrganize Information Sequential Processing This is the number of ldquopiecesrdquo of information we are able to retain and rememberhellip ANDhellipit is a function of developmental age

This means a 1 year old has a sequencing span of ldquo1rdquo

a 2 year old has a sequencing span of ldquo2rdquo

a 3 yo=ldquo3rdquo a 4 yo=ldquo4rdquo etc up to ldquo7rdquo which is considered within normal limits regardless of age

Think about this A 2 yr old (or any brain that has a sequencing level of ldquo2rdquo) processes ldquowantrdquo and ldquodonrsquot wantrdquo OR ldquonowrdquo and ldquoneverrdquohellipthus the ldquoterrible twosrdquo or rather you get the behavior of tantrums When you move the brain to processing ldquo3rdquo items of information instead of only ldquo2rdquo that brain can now process ldquonowrdquo ldquoneverrdquo ldquolaterrdquo and you move away from the behavior of tantrums

If you are working with someone who is processing at ldquo2rdquo helliphelliphelliphellipldquoEEEKrdquo

Receive Information

We receive information primarily along the ldquohearingrdquo pathway Tomatis and Berard

Voice canrsquot produce what ear canrsquot process If change hearing immediate change in voice Can change hearing by retraining the muscles of the middle ear wmusic that is filtered

(R) ear learners are more efficient gives us access to

the language centers of the brain (speech following directions reading comprehension)

Junior Berlitz wwwyoutubecomwatchv=WWLXIsfbY-U

RECEIVE Visual INFORMATION Visual acuity the quantitative measure of the eyersquos ability to see an in-focus

image at a certain distance

Central detail vision (center gaze detail vision central vision) the vision we

use to ldquoorganizerdquo our world visually The fovea is responsible for sharp central

vision

Peripheral vision vision that occurs outside the very center of gaze If vision is

stimulated peripherally the brain will become disorganized (ldquoeccentric retinal

fixationrdquo) Peripheral vision develops first then macular or central detail vision

Binocular Vision we need to be able to use our eyes together for

bullTracking moving the eyes across a sheet of paper

bullFusion using both eyes together at the same time

bullStereopsis binocular depth perception

bullConvergenceDivergence the ability of the eyes to move and work as a

team

bullVisual Motor Integration the ability to transform images from a vertical to

a horizontal plane

The VestibularAuditoryVisual Triad The auditory and the vestibular system create a feedback loop with each other They are both designed to process vibration (which is sound) The lower frequencies are processed or ldquofeltrdquointerpreted as movement by the vestibular system and the higher frequencies are processed as sound by the cochlea According to Anne Fernald at the Center for Infant Studies at Stanford ldquoSound is like touch at a distancerdquo

The integration of information among this triad of pathways allows for sights and sounds in our environment to make sense without this integration our world becomes a bombardment of sensory information ldquobytesrdquo disconnected from each other and with no meaningful ldquowholerdquo

10242017

3

StoreOrganize Information Sequential Processing This is the number of ldquopiecesrdquo of information we are able to retain and rememberhellip ANDhellipit is a function of developmental age

This means a 1 year old has a sequencing span of ldquo1rdquo

a 2 year old has a sequencing span of ldquo2rdquo

a 3 yo=ldquo3rdquo a 4 yo=ldquo4rdquo etc up to ldquo7rdquo which is considered within normal limits regardless of age

Think about this A 2 yr old (or any brain that has a sequencing level of ldquo2rdquo) processes ldquowantrdquo and ldquodonrsquot wantrdquo OR ldquonowrdquo and ldquoneverrdquohellipthus the ldquoterrible twosrdquo or rather you get the behavior of tantrums When you move the brain to processing ldquo3rdquo items of information instead of only ldquo2rdquo that brain can now process ldquonowrdquo ldquoneverrdquo ldquolaterrdquo and you move away from the behavior of tantrums

If you are working with someone who is processing at ldquo2rdquo helliphelliphelliphellipldquoEEEKrdquo

Receive Information

We receive information primarily along the ldquohearingrdquo pathway Tomatis and Berard

Voice canrsquot produce what ear canrsquot process If change hearing immediate change in voice Can change hearing by retraining the muscles of the middle ear wmusic that is filtered

(R) ear learners are more efficient gives us access to

the language centers of the brain (speech following directions reading comprehension)

Junior Berlitz wwwyoutubecomwatchv=WWLXIsfbY-U

RECEIVE Visual INFORMATION Visual acuity the quantitative measure of the eyersquos ability to see an in-focus

image at a certain distance

Central detail vision (center gaze detail vision central vision) the vision we

use to ldquoorganizerdquo our world visually The fovea is responsible for sharp central

vision

Peripheral vision vision that occurs outside the very center of gaze If vision is

stimulated peripherally the brain will become disorganized (ldquoeccentric retinal

fixationrdquo) Peripheral vision develops first then macular or central detail vision

Binocular Vision we need to be able to use our eyes together for

bullTracking moving the eyes across a sheet of paper

bullFusion using both eyes together at the same time

bullStereopsis binocular depth perception

bullConvergenceDivergence the ability of the eyes to move and work as a

team

bullVisual Motor Integration the ability to transform images from a vertical to

a horizontal plane

The VestibularAuditoryVisual Triad The auditory and the vestibular system create a feedback loop with each other They are both designed to process vibration (which is sound) The lower frequencies are processed or ldquofeltrdquointerpreted as movement by the vestibular system and the higher frequencies are processed as sound by the cochlea According to Anne Fernald at the Center for Infant Studies at Stanford ldquoSound is like touch at a distancerdquo

The integration of information among this triad of pathways allows for sights and sounds in our environment to make sense without this integration our world becomes a bombardment of sensory information ldquobytesrdquo disconnected from each other and with no meaningful ldquowholerdquo

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WHY WE DONrsquoT (LEARN)

IN-effective learningteaching

ACTION

Information

ACTION

(INFO)

ATTENTION

AROUSAL (INTEGRATION OF SENSORY

INFORMATION)

Effective Learning Effective Teaching

Happens when the brainbody is organized

(just right state of arousal) and the brain is

in a ldquoready to learnrdquo state (just right state for

sustained attention)

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How Important is Arousal

Our Autonomic Nervous System

Hippocampus the organizer of cognitive memory

Stress damages the hippocampus

Stress=elevated levels of cortisol

Prolonged elevation of cortisol damages the hippocampus

10242017

6

Cortisol is deemed the most violent immunodepressent known to man----- It is implicated in AIDS MS diabetes cancer coronary artery disease and Alzheimerrsquos disease

Focus or Sensory Brain (cerebellum) sensory system takes in sensory information from all over the body active in controlling movement Emotional Brain (limbic system) emotional memory controls fight flight freeze for survival Thinking BrainLanguage Brain (frontal lobe) information processing center for communication thoughts that control emotion volume control dial for our behavior

The Brain in 3 Parts

ACTION

(INFO)

ATTENTION

AROUSAL (INTEGRATION OF SENSORY

INFORMATION)

How Important is Attention

10242017

7

ldquoPassive unattended or little-attended exercises are of limited value for driving lsquoneuroplasticityrsquo Plastic changes in brain representations are generated only when behaviors are specifically attendedrdquo Michael Merzenich amp Jenkins 1993 ldquoPhysical changes in the brain depend for their creation on a mental state in the mind---the state called attention Paying attention matters It matters for the dynamic structure of the very circuits of the brain and for the brainrsquos ability to remake itselfrdquo Jeffrey Schwartz MD

TOUCH Deep pressureVibratory touch is ldquocalmingorganizingrdquo for your family

member It brings them back to ldquomidlinerdquo It gives them proprioceptive input that helps ldquogroundrdquo them Handsbodyweighted vests or blanketsldquoheavyrdquo workbean

bagspunching bags massagers chewing is deep pressure in the mouth (think gumchew tubes)

LightGnostic touch is ldquoalertingawakeningand can be ldquoorganizingrdquohellipwatch for their response it will tell you what is happening for them (not necessarily what you think it should be doing)

ODORS (Essential Oils) bull Lavender calming bull Peppermint alerting BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT BALANCED BREATHING PACE BRAIN GYMreg

Tools to balance ldquoarousalrdquo

BEHAVIOR and how it affects AROUSAL

What begins as a method for tolerating a bombardment of unrelated information becomes a ldquohabitrdquo of power or control

As the brain changes and is better able to integrate information BEHAVIOR becomes what is tolerated or avoided by others AND

IT (behavior) becomes the biggest impediment to learning

Remember ldquoarousalrdquo Self regulation is primary for finding and maintaining a just right state of arousal which is the foundation for attaining and sustaining attention

What to do about it

Set BOUNDARIES and KEEP THEM

(security) (trust)

SAY what you mean and MEAN what you say

If you donrsquot mean it donrsquot say it If you say it you must then carry it out (trustbelievability)

SO be very careful about what you say

10242017

8

REMEMBER TELL donrsquot ask if it is something that must be done

(eg ldquoItrsquos time to do your _________rdquo not ldquoAre you ready to do your ______rdquo)

ldquoNOrdquo is a ldquosecurityrdquo word (not a ldquomeanrdquo one)

If you say ldquonordquo 10 times better say it the 11th 12th 13thhelliphellipetc

Be the slot machine that never pays off

IF a behavior seems abnormal donrsquot accept it

IF a behavior is unacceptable donrsquot accept it

As you lsquoshut downrsquo behaviors build pathways

HOW DO WE BUILD THE BRAIN TO CHANGE THE BRAIN WE MUST LAY DOWN NEW PATHWAYS amp WE MUST PROVIDE OUR CHOSEN STIMULATION WITH ENOUGH

Intensity Frequency Duration_________ To make the NEW pathways PERMANENT

TWO HEMISPHERES amp HOW THEY DIFFER from Smart Moves Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head Carla Hannaford PhD

LOGIC (growth spurt 7-9 yrs) Starts with pieces first Parts of language Syntax semantics Letters sentences Numbers Analysis-linear Looks at differences Controls feelings Planned-structured Sequential thinking Language oriented Future oriented Technique Sports (handeyefoot placement) Art (media tool use how to) Music (notes beat tempo)

GESTALT (growth spurt 4-7 yrs) Sees whole picture first Language comprehension Image emotion meaning Rhythm flow dialect Image intuition Intuition-estimates Looks at similarities Free with feelings Spontaneous-fluid Simultaneous thinking Feelingsexperience oriented Now-oriented Flow and movement Sports (flow and rhythm) Art (image emotion flow) Music (passion rhythm image)

THE BRAIN NEEDS -INTEGRATION

-ATTENTION -FLEXIBILITY

How do we reduce stress and support ldquoINTEGRATIONrdquo in the brainbody

How do we build FLEXIBILITY in the brain

10242017

9

PACE amp Brain Gymreg

Music Therapeutic ListeningSAMONAS

(3 Laws of Tomatis)

Sequencing Numbers amp Pictures

Visual Pleoptics (flashlight with penny)

Vestibular

Mummy Swing

Spinning rotational in sitting amp side lying

Integrated

Sleeping Robot

Bal-A-Vis-X

Drumba

Double Doodle

Tools to Build the Brain Brain Gym reg Paul and Gail Dennison Educational Kinesiology or Movement Based Learning (1980s) Brain Gymreg Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning (1986) Brain Gym reg International + 80 countries on all 7 continents wwwbraingymorg Educational Kinesiology or Edu-K Study of movement and its relationship to learning demonstrates that when the neuropathways for movement are fired they activate and connect the whole brain in the synergistic way necessary for growth and change Find your PACE your optimal rhythm timing and flow for learning Positive Active Clear Energetic

WHY BRAIN GYMreg When these movements are done they move the brain into an integrated state An integrated brain now has access to both sides of the brain and all the skills each hemisphere provides This is called full brain function or dynamic brain When these movements are done with enough frequency intensity and duration they create new neural pathways that allow for more efficient storageorganization and retrieval of information for improved functionperformance

PACE Step One

Sip Water

Step Two Brain Buttons

Step 3

Cross Crawl

Step 4

Hook Ups

Brain Buttons thumb and middle finger touch tap press rub collar bones while other hand covers belly button

Cross Crawl right handelbow touchestaps left knee and left handelbow touchestaps right knee

Hook Ups handsarms straight out with thumbs upthumbs downcross the wristshook hands togetherturn them down under and up against your chest Cross feet at the ankle

Un-Hook handsfeet and bring fingers together to tap each finger with its counterpart or all fingers of one hand to all fingers of the other hand

10242017

5

How Important is Arousal

Our Autonomic Nervous System

Hippocampus the organizer of cognitive memory

Stress damages the hippocampus

Stress=elevated levels of cortisol

Prolonged elevation of cortisol damages the hippocampus

10242017

6

Cortisol is deemed the most violent immunodepressent known to man----- It is implicated in AIDS MS diabetes cancer coronary artery disease and Alzheimerrsquos disease

Focus or Sensory Brain (cerebellum) sensory system takes in sensory information from all over the body active in controlling movement Emotional Brain (limbic system) emotional memory controls fight flight freeze for survival Thinking BrainLanguage Brain (frontal lobe) information processing center for communication thoughts that control emotion volume control dial for our behavior

The Brain in 3 Parts

ACTION

(INFO)

ATTENTION

AROUSAL (INTEGRATION OF SENSORY

INFORMATION)

How Important is Attention

10242017

7

ldquoPassive unattended or little-attended exercises are of limited value for driving lsquoneuroplasticityrsquo Plastic changes in brain representations are generated only when behaviors are specifically attendedrdquo Michael Merzenich amp Jenkins 1993 ldquoPhysical changes in the brain depend for their creation on a mental state in the mind---the state called attention Paying attention matters It matters for the dynamic structure of the very circuits of the brain and for the brainrsquos ability to remake itselfrdquo Jeffrey Schwartz MD

TOUCH Deep pressureVibratory touch is ldquocalmingorganizingrdquo for your family

member It brings them back to ldquomidlinerdquo It gives them proprioceptive input that helps ldquogroundrdquo them Handsbodyweighted vests or blanketsldquoheavyrdquo workbean

bagspunching bags massagers chewing is deep pressure in the mouth (think gumchew tubes)

LightGnostic touch is ldquoalertingawakeningand can be ldquoorganizingrdquohellipwatch for their response it will tell you what is happening for them (not necessarily what you think it should be doing)

ODORS (Essential Oils) bull Lavender calming bull Peppermint alerting BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT BALANCED BREATHING PACE BRAIN GYMreg

Tools to balance ldquoarousalrdquo

BEHAVIOR and how it affects AROUSAL

What begins as a method for tolerating a bombardment of unrelated information becomes a ldquohabitrdquo of power or control

As the brain changes and is better able to integrate information BEHAVIOR becomes what is tolerated or avoided by others AND

IT (behavior) becomes the biggest impediment to learning

Remember ldquoarousalrdquo Self regulation is primary for finding and maintaining a just right state of arousal which is the foundation for attaining and sustaining attention

What to do about it

Set BOUNDARIES and KEEP THEM

(security) (trust)

SAY what you mean and MEAN what you say

If you donrsquot mean it donrsquot say it If you say it you must then carry it out (trustbelievability)

SO be very careful about what you say

10242017

8

REMEMBER TELL donrsquot ask if it is something that must be done

(eg ldquoItrsquos time to do your _________rdquo not ldquoAre you ready to do your ______rdquo)

ldquoNOrdquo is a ldquosecurityrdquo word (not a ldquomeanrdquo one)

If you say ldquonordquo 10 times better say it the 11th 12th 13thhelliphellipetc

Be the slot machine that never pays off

IF a behavior seems abnormal donrsquot accept it

IF a behavior is unacceptable donrsquot accept it

As you lsquoshut downrsquo behaviors build pathways

HOW DO WE BUILD THE BRAIN TO CHANGE THE BRAIN WE MUST LAY DOWN NEW PATHWAYS amp WE MUST PROVIDE OUR CHOSEN STIMULATION WITH ENOUGH

Intensity Frequency Duration_________ To make the NEW pathways PERMANENT

TWO HEMISPHERES amp HOW THEY DIFFER from Smart Moves Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head Carla Hannaford PhD

LOGIC (growth spurt 7-9 yrs) Starts with pieces first Parts of language Syntax semantics Letters sentences Numbers Analysis-linear Looks at differences Controls feelings Planned-structured Sequential thinking Language oriented Future oriented Technique Sports (handeyefoot placement) Art (media tool use how to) Music (notes beat tempo)

GESTALT (growth spurt 4-7 yrs) Sees whole picture first Language comprehension Image emotion meaning Rhythm flow dialect Image intuition Intuition-estimates Looks at similarities Free with feelings Spontaneous-fluid Simultaneous thinking Feelingsexperience oriented Now-oriented Flow and movement Sports (flow and rhythm) Art (image emotion flow) Music (passion rhythm image)

THE BRAIN NEEDS -INTEGRATION

-ATTENTION -FLEXIBILITY

How do we reduce stress and support ldquoINTEGRATIONrdquo in the brainbody

How do we build FLEXIBILITY in the brain

10242017

9

PACE amp Brain Gymreg

Music Therapeutic ListeningSAMONAS

(3 Laws of Tomatis)

Sequencing Numbers amp Pictures

Visual Pleoptics (flashlight with penny)

Vestibular

Mummy Swing

Spinning rotational in sitting amp side lying

Integrated

Sleeping Robot

Bal-A-Vis-X

Drumba

Double Doodle

Tools to Build the Brain Brain Gym reg Paul and Gail Dennison Educational Kinesiology or Movement Based Learning (1980s) Brain Gymreg Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning (1986) Brain Gym reg International + 80 countries on all 7 continents wwwbraingymorg Educational Kinesiology or Edu-K Study of movement and its relationship to learning demonstrates that when the neuropathways for movement are fired they activate and connect the whole brain in the synergistic way necessary for growth and change Find your PACE your optimal rhythm timing and flow for learning Positive Active Clear Energetic

WHY BRAIN GYMreg When these movements are done they move the brain into an integrated state An integrated brain now has access to both sides of the brain and all the skills each hemisphere provides This is called full brain function or dynamic brain When these movements are done with enough frequency intensity and duration they create new neural pathways that allow for more efficient storageorganization and retrieval of information for improved functionperformance

PACE Step One

Sip Water

Step Two Brain Buttons

Step 3

Cross Crawl

Step 4

Hook Ups

Brain Buttons thumb and middle finger touch tap press rub collar bones while other hand covers belly button

Cross Crawl right handelbow touchestaps left knee and left handelbow touchestaps right knee

Hook Ups handsarms straight out with thumbs upthumbs downcross the wristshook hands togetherturn them down under and up against your chest Cross feet at the ankle

Un-Hook handsfeet and bring fingers together to tap each finger with its counterpart or all fingers of one hand to all fingers of the other hand

10242017

6

Cortisol is deemed the most violent immunodepressent known to man----- It is implicated in AIDS MS diabetes cancer coronary artery disease and Alzheimerrsquos disease

Focus or Sensory Brain (cerebellum) sensory system takes in sensory information from all over the body active in controlling movement Emotional Brain (limbic system) emotional memory controls fight flight freeze for survival Thinking BrainLanguage Brain (frontal lobe) information processing center for communication thoughts that control emotion volume control dial for our behavior

The Brain in 3 Parts

ACTION

(INFO)

ATTENTION

AROUSAL (INTEGRATION OF SENSORY

INFORMATION)

How Important is Attention

10242017

7

ldquoPassive unattended or little-attended exercises are of limited value for driving lsquoneuroplasticityrsquo Plastic changes in brain representations are generated only when behaviors are specifically attendedrdquo Michael Merzenich amp Jenkins 1993 ldquoPhysical changes in the brain depend for their creation on a mental state in the mind---the state called attention Paying attention matters It matters for the dynamic structure of the very circuits of the brain and for the brainrsquos ability to remake itselfrdquo Jeffrey Schwartz MD

TOUCH Deep pressureVibratory touch is ldquocalmingorganizingrdquo for your family

member It brings them back to ldquomidlinerdquo It gives them proprioceptive input that helps ldquogroundrdquo them Handsbodyweighted vests or blanketsldquoheavyrdquo workbean

bagspunching bags massagers chewing is deep pressure in the mouth (think gumchew tubes)

LightGnostic touch is ldquoalertingawakeningand can be ldquoorganizingrdquohellipwatch for their response it will tell you what is happening for them (not necessarily what you think it should be doing)

ODORS (Essential Oils) bull Lavender calming bull Peppermint alerting BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT BALANCED BREATHING PACE BRAIN GYMreg

Tools to balance ldquoarousalrdquo

BEHAVIOR and how it affects AROUSAL

What begins as a method for tolerating a bombardment of unrelated information becomes a ldquohabitrdquo of power or control

As the brain changes and is better able to integrate information BEHAVIOR becomes what is tolerated or avoided by others AND

IT (behavior) becomes the biggest impediment to learning

Remember ldquoarousalrdquo Self regulation is primary for finding and maintaining a just right state of arousal which is the foundation for attaining and sustaining attention

What to do about it

Set BOUNDARIES and KEEP THEM

(security) (trust)

SAY what you mean and MEAN what you say

If you donrsquot mean it donrsquot say it If you say it you must then carry it out (trustbelievability)

SO be very careful about what you say

10242017

8

REMEMBER TELL donrsquot ask if it is something that must be done

(eg ldquoItrsquos time to do your _________rdquo not ldquoAre you ready to do your ______rdquo)

ldquoNOrdquo is a ldquosecurityrdquo word (not a ldquomeanrdquo one)

If you say ldquonordquo 10 times better say it the 11th 12th 13thhelliphellipetc

Be the slot machine that never pays off

IF a behavior seems abnormal donrsquot accept it

IF a behavior is unacceptable donrsquot accept it

As you lsquoshut downrsquo behaviors build pathways

HOW DO WE BUILD THE BRAIN TO CHANGE THE BRAIN WE MUST LAY DOWN NEW PATHWAYS amp WE MUST PROVIDE OUR CHOSEN STIMULATION WITH ENOUGH

Intensity Frequency Duration_________ To make the NEW pathways PERMANENT

TWO HEMISPHERES amp HOW THEY DIFFER from Smart Moves Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head Carla Hannaford PhD

LOGIC (growth spurt 7-9 yrs) Starts with pieces first Parts of language Syntax semantics Letters sentences Numbers Analysis-linear Looks at differences Controls feelings Planned-structured Sequential thinking Language oriented Future oriented Technique Sports (handeyefoot placement) Art (media tool use how to) Music (notes beat tempo)

GESTALT (growth spurt 4-7 yrs) Sees whole picture first Language comprehension Image emotion meaning Rhythm flow dialect Image intuition Intuition-estimates Looks at similarities Free with feelings Spontaneous-fluid Simultaneous thinking Feelingsexperience oriented Now-oriented Flow and movement Sports (flow and rhythm) Art (image emotion flow) Music (passion rhythm image)

THE BRAIN NEEDS -INTEGRATION

-ATTENTION -FLEXIBILITY

How do we reduce stress and support ldquoINTEGRATIONrdquo in the brainbody

How do we build FLEXIBILITY in the brain

10242017

9

PACE amp Brain Gymreg

Music Therapeutic ListeningSAMONAS

(3 Laws of Tomatis)

Sequencing Numbers amp Pictures

Visual Pleoptics (flashlight with penny)

Vestibular

Mummy Swing

Spinning rotational in sitting amp side lying

Integrated

Sleeping Robot

Bal-A-Vis-X

Drumba

Double Doodle

Tools to Build the Brain Brain Gym reg Paul and Gail Dennison Educational Kinesiology or Movement Based Learning (1980s) Brain Gymreg Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning (1986) Brain Gym reg International + 80 countries on all 7 continents wwwbraingymorg Educational Kinesiology or Edu-K Study of movement and its relationship to learning demonstrates that when the neuropathways for movement are fired they activate and connect the whole brain in the synergistic way necessary for growth and change Find your PACE your optimal rhythm timing and flow for learning Positive Active Clear Energetic

WHY BRAIN GYMreg When these movements are done they move the brain into an integrated state An integrated brain now has access to both sides of the brain and all the skills each hemisphere provides This is called full brain function or dynamic brain When these movements are done with enough frequency intensity and duration they create new neural pathways that allow for more efficient storageorganization and retrieval of information for improved functionperformance

PACE Step One

Sip Water

Step Two Brain Buttons

Step 3

Cross Crawl

Step 4

Hook Ups

Brain Buttons thumb and middle finger touch tap press rub collar bones while other hand covers belly button

Cross Crawl right handelbow touchestaps left knee and left handelbow touchestaps right knee

Hook Ups handsarms straight out with thumbs upthumbs downcross the wristshook hands togetherturn them down under and up against your chest Cross feet at the ankle

Un-Hook handsfeet and bring fingers together to tap each finger with its counterpart or all fingers of one hand to all fingers of the other hand

10242017

7

ldquoPassive unattended or little-attended exercises are of limited value for driving lsquoneuroplasticityrsquo Plastic changes in brain representations are generated only when behaviors are specifically attendedrdquo Michael Merzenich amp Jenkins 1993 ldquoPhysical changes in the brain depend for their creation on a mental state in the mind---the state called attention Paying attention matters It matters for the dynamic structure of the very circuits of the brain and for the brainrsquos ability to remake itselfrdquo Jeffrey Schwartz MD

TOUCH Deep pressureVibratory touch is ldquocalmingorganizingrdquo for your family

member It brings them back to ldquomidlinerdquo It gives them proprioceptive input that helps ldquogroundrdquo them Handsbodyweighted vests or blanketsldquoheavyrdquo workbean

bagspunching bags massagers chewing is deep pressure in the mouth (think gumchew tubes)

LightGnostic touch is ldquoalertingawakeningand can be ldquoorganizingrdquohellipwatch for their response it will tell you what is happening for them (not necessarily what you think it should be doing)

ODORS (Essential Oils) bull Lavender calming bull Peppermint alerting BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT BALANCED BREATHING PACE BRAIN GYMreg

Tools to balance ldquoarousalrdquo

BEHAVIOR and how it affects AROUSAL

What begins as a method for tolerating a bombardment of unrelated information becomes a ldquohabitrdquo of power or control

As the brain changes and is better able to integrate information BEHAVIOR becomes what is tolerated or avoided by others AND

IT (behavior) becomes the biggest impediment to learning

Remember ldquoarousalrdquo Self regulation is primary for finding and maintaining a just right state of arousal which is the foundation for attaining and sustaining attention

What to do about it

Set BOUNDARIES and KEEP THEM

(security) (trust)

SAY what you mean and MEAN what you say

If you donrsquot mean it donrsquot say it If you say it you must then carry it out (trustbelievability)

SO be very careful about what you say

10242017

8

REMEMBER TELL donrsquot ask if it is something that must be done

(eg ldquoItrsquos time to do your _________rdquo not ldquoAre you ready to do your ______rdquo)

ldquoNOrdquo is a ldquosecurityrdquo word (not a ldquomeanrdquo one)

If you say ldquonordquo 10 times better say it the 11th 12th 13thhelliphellipetc

Be the slot machine that never pays off

IF a behavior seems abnormal donrsquot accept it

IF a behavior is unacceptable donrsquot accept it

As you lsquoshut downrsquo behaviors build pathways

HOW DO WE BUILD THE BRAIN TO CHANGE THE BRAIN WE MUST LAY DOWN NEW PATHWAYS amp WE MUST PROVIDE OUR CHOSEN STIMULATION WITH ENOUGH

Intensity Frequency Duration_________ To make the NEW pathways PERMANENT

TWO HEMISPHERES amp HOW THEY DIFFER from Smart Moves Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head Carla Hannaford PhD

LOGIC (growth spurt 7-9 yrs) Starts with pieces first Parts of language Syntax semantics Letters sentences Numbers Analysis-linear Looks at differences Controls feelings Planned-structured Sequential thinking Language oriented Future oriented Technique Sports (handeyefoot placement) Art (media tool use how to) Music (notes beat tempo)

GESTALT (growth spurt 4-7 yrs) Sees whole picture first Language comprehension Image emotion meaning Rhythm flow dialect Image intuition Intuition-estimates Looks at similarities Free with feelings Spontaneous-fluid Simultaneous thinking Feelingsexperience oriented Now-oriented Flow and movement Sports (flow and rhythm) Art (image emotion flow) Music (passion rhythm image)

THE BRAIN NEEDS -INTEGRATION

-ATTENTION -FLEXIBILITY

How do we reduce stress and support ldquoINTEGRATIONrdquo in the brainbody

How do we build FLEXIBILITY in the brain

10242017

9

PACE amp Brain Gymreg

Music Therapeutic ListeningSAMONAS

(3 Laws of Tomatis)

Sequencing Numbers amp Pictures

Visual Pleoptics (flashlight with penny)

Vestibular

Mummy Swing

Spinning rotational in sitting amp side lying

Integrated

Sleeping Robot

Bal-A-Vis-X

Drumba

Double Doodle

Tools to Build the Brain Brain Gym reg Paul and Gail Dennison Educational Kinesiology or Movement Based Learning (1980s) Brain Gymreg Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning (1986) Brain Gym reg International + 80 countries on all 7 continents wwwbraingymorg Educational Kinesiology or Edu-K Study of movement and its relationship to learning demonstrates that when the neuropathways for movement are fired they activate and connect the whole brain in the synergistic way necessary for growth and change Find your PACE your optimal rhythm timing and flow for learning Positive Active Clear Energetic

WHY BRAIN GYMreg When these movements are done they move the brain into an integrated state An integrated brain now has access to both sides of the brain and all the skills each hemisphere provides This is called full brain function or dynamic brain When these movements are done with enough frequency intensity and duration they create new neural pathways that allow for more efficient storageorganization and retrieval of information for improved functionperformance

PACE Step One

Sip Water

Step Two Brain Buttons

Step 3

Cross Crawl

Step 4

Hook Ups

Brain Buttons thumb and middle finger touch tap press rub collar bones while other hand covers belly button

Cross Crawl right handelbow touchestaps left knee and left handelbow touchestaps right knee

Hook Ups handsarms straight out with thumbs upthumbs downcross the wristshook hands togetherturn them down under and up against your chest Cross feet at the ankle

Un-Hook handsfeet and bring fingers together to tap each finger with its counterpart or all fingers of one hand to all fingers of the other hand

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REMEMBER TELL donrsquot ask if it is something that must be done

(eg ldquoItrsquos time to do your _________rdquo not ldquoAre you ready to do your ______rdquo)

ldquoNOrdquo is a ldquosecurityrdquo word (not a ldquomeanrdquo one)

If you say ldquonordquo 10 times better say it the 11th 12th 13thhelliphellipetc

Be the slot machine that never pays off

IF a behavior seems abnormal donrsquot accept it

IF a behavior is unacceptable donrsquot accept it

As you lsquoshut downrsquo behaviors build pathways

HOW DO WE BUILD THE BRAIN TO CHANGE THE BRAIN WE MUST LAY DOWN NEW PATHWAYS amp WE MUST PROVIDE OUR CHOSEN STIMULATION WITH ENOUGH

Intensity Frequency Duration_________ To make the NEW pathways PERMANENT

TWO HEMISPHERES amp HOW THEY DIFFER from Smart Moves Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head Carla Hannaford PhD

LOGIC (growth spurt 7-9 yrs) Starts with pieces first Parts of language Syntax semantics Letters sentences Numbers Analysis-linear Looks at differences Controls feelings Planned-structured Sequential thinking Language oriented Future oriented Technique Sports (handeyefoot placement) Art (media tool use how to) Music (notes beat tempo)

GESTALT (growth spurt 4-7 yrs) Sees whole picture first Language comprehension Image emotion meaning Rhythm flow dialect Image intuition Intuition-estimates Looks at similarities Free with feelings Spontaneous-fluid Simultaneous thinking Feelingsexperience oriented Now-oriented Flow and movement Sports (flow and rhythm) Art (image emotion flow) Music (passion rhythm image)

THE BRAIN NEEDS -INTEGRATION

-ATTENTION -FLEXIBILITY

How do we reduce stress and support ldquoINTEGRATIONrdquo in the brainbody

How do we build FLEXIBILITY in the brain

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9

PACE amp Brain Gymreg

Music Therapeutic ListeningSAMONAS

(3 Laws of Tomatis)

Sequencing Numbers amp Pictures

Visual Pleoptics (flashlight with penny)

Vestibular

Mummy Swing

Spinning rotational in sitting amp side lying

Integrated

Sleeping Robot

Bal-A-Vis-X

Drumba

Double Doodle

Tools to Build the Brain Brain Gym reg Paul and Gail Dennison Educational Kinesiology or Movement Based Learning (1980s) Brain Gymreg Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning (1986) Brain Gym reg International + 80 countries on all 7 continents wwwbraingymorg Educational Kinesiology or Edu-K Study of movement and its relationship to learning demonstrates that when the neuropathways for movement are fired they activate and connect the whole brain in the synergistic way necessary for growth and change Find your PACE your optimal rhythm timing and flow for learning Positive Active Clear Energetic

WHY BRAIN GYMreg When these movements are done they move the brain into an integrated state An integrated brain now has access to both sides of the brain and all the skills each hemisphere provides This is called full brain function or dynamic brain When these movements are done with enough frequency intensity and duration they create new neural pathways that allow for more efficient storageorganization and retrieval of information for improved functionperformance

PACE Step One

Sip Water

Step Two Brain Buttons

Step 3

Cross Crawl

Step 4

Hook Ups

Brain Buttons thumb and middle finger touch tap press rub collar bones while other hand covers belly button

Cross Crawl right handelbow touchestaps left knee and left handelbow touchestaps right knee

Hook Ups handsarms straight out with thumbs upthumbs downcross the wristshook hands togetherturn them down under and up against your chest Cross feet at the ankle

Un-Hook handsfeet and bring fingers together to tap each finger with its counterpart or all fingers of one hand to all fingers of the other hand

10242017

9

PACE amp Brain Gymreg

Music Therapeutic ListeningSAMONAS

(3 Laws of Tomatis)

Sequencing Numbers amp Pictures

Visual Pleoptics (flashlight with penny)

Vestibular

Mummy Swing

Spinning rotational in sitting amp side lying

Integrated

Sleeping Robot

Bal-A-Vis-X

Drumba

Double Doodle

Tools to Build the Brain Brain Gym reg Paul and Gail Dennison Educational Kinesiology or Movement Based Learning (1980s) Brain Gymreg Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning (1986) Brain Gym reg International + 80 countries on all 7 continents wwwbraingymorg Educational Kinesiology or Edu-K Study of movement and its relationship to learning demonstrates that when the neuropathways for movement are fired they activate and connect the whole brain in the synergistic way necessary for growth and change Find your PACE your optimal rhythm timing and flow for learning Positive Active Clear Energetic

WHY BRAIN GYMreg When these movements are done they move the brain into an integrated state An integrated brain now has access to both sides of the brain and all the skills each hemisphere provides This is called full brain function or dynamic brain When these movements are done with enough frequency intensity and duration they create new neural pathways that allow for more efficient storageorganization and retrieval of information for improved functionperformance

PACE Step One

Sip Water

Step Two Brain Buttons

Step 3

Cross Crawl

Step 4

Hook Ups

Brain Buttons thumb and middle finger touch tap press rub collar bones while other hand covers belly button

Cross Crawl right handelbow touchestaps left knee and left handelbow touchestaps right knee

Hook Ups handsarms straight out with thumbs upthumbs downcross the wristshook hands togetherturn them down under and up against your chest Cross feet at the ankle

Un-Hook handsfeet and bring fingers together to tap each finger with its counterpart or all fingers of one hand to all fingers of the other hand

10242017

10

Remember what we want in the brain

We want our sensory pathways to automatically integrate information in the brain for

bull An organized picture of the world around us bull That allows for a just right state of arousal bull For sustained attention bull So we can store information in an organized fashion for

efficient retrieval and improved function (use)

We want flexibility in the brain that encourages whole brain thinking this allows us to use all the gifts of both right and left hemispheres Flexibility allows for options in our behavior

ACTION

ATTENTION

AROUSAL

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GaitWay

ldquoBrains at

Workrdquo