Enhancing Learning & Behavior with Brain-Body Integration | Our Program

The Brain Gym® program provides children with essential tools to improve learning, focus, and confidence in the classroom, at school, and in social interactions. This program consists of 26 specialized movement-based exercises and related techniques designed to help children and adults activate the brain for optimal performance.

✔️ Easy – Simple enough for children of all ages to practice.
✔️ Fun – Engaging activities that make learning enjoyable.
✔️ Effective – Proven techniques that enhance brain-body coordination.

Brain Gym® exercises and techniques support:
➡️ Cognitive Skills – Strengthening memory, problem-solving, and organization.
➡️ Emotional Regulation – Helping manage stress, anxiety, and overwhelm.
➡️ Reading & Writing – Enhancing hand-eye coordination and processing speed.
➡️ Motor Skills & Posture – Improving balance, coordination, and movement control.

Originally designed to boost reading skills in struggling learners, Brain Gym® has now expanded to 80+ countries and has transformed the lives of thousands worldwide.

At Brain FUNdamentals, we proudly integrate Brain Gym® techniques into our sessions, making these powerful movements a natural part of our learning approach. By combining intentional movement with cognitive development strategies, we help children build stronger connections between the brain and body—leading to lasting success.

Primitive Reflexes are automatic movement patterns that develop in utero and continue through the first few years of life. These involuntary responses help newborns adapt to their environment by reacting to different stimuli.

✔️ Essential for Early Development – Support motor skills, sensory processing, and emotional regulation.
✔️ Naturally Integrated – These reflexes should transition into voluntary movements as a child grows.
✔️ Potential Challenges – When reflexes remain unintegrated, they can contribute to learning, behavioral, and sensory difficulties.

If primitive reflexes are not fully integrated, the nervous system may remain in a holding pattern, relying on primitive reactions instead of more advanced, intentional movements.

At Brain FUNdamentals, we use Primitive Reflex Integration techniques to help complete these early movement patterns, allowing for:

✔️ Improved Focus & Learning – Reduced brain-body stress for better academic performance.
✔️ Better Emotional Regulation – Enhanced ability to manage emotions and reactions.
✔️ Stronger Coordination & Motor Skills – Smoother, more controlled body movements.

By integrating primitive reflexes, we help children thrive in their learning and daily activities while supporting healthy brain and body development.

Rhythmic movements play a crucial role in infant development, helping to integrate Primitive Reflexes and establish essential brain-body connections. These natural, repetitive movements assist in maturing the nervous system and enhancing sensory processing.

✔️ Foundation for Brain Development – Stimulates the brain to improve coordination, focus, and learning.
✔️ Supports Reflex Integration – Helps complete early movement patterns for proper motor and cognitive development.
✔️ Encourages Sensory Processing – Provides the necessary sensory input to refine balance, coordination, and emotional regulation.

Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT) mimics these natural, spontaneous movements observed in infants and plays a key role in:

✔️ Brain Maturation & Neural Connections – Strengthens communication between different brain regions.
✔️ Reducing Stress & Overwhelm – Gentle, rhythmic movements help calm an overworked nervous system.
✔️ Enhancing Coordination & Self-Regulation – Encourages smooth, controlled movements for better motor function and emotional balance.

At Brain FUNdamentals, we incorporate Rhythmic Movement Training into our programs to support children in learning, focus, and overall development.

Muscle checking, also known as Applied Kinesiology, is a powerful form of biofeedback that helps us understand how the brain and body system interact. By using gentle muscle testing, we can access insights from the subconscious mind to identify areas of imbalance, stress, or tension.

✔️ Connects with the Subconscious Mind – Helps reveal hidden stressors and imbalances affecting learning, behavior, and emotions.
✔️ Tests the Body’s Response to Stimuli – Assesses muscle reactions to specific stimuli, providing valuable biofeedback.
✔️ Supports Reflex Integration & Emotional Regulation – Identifies what movements or techniques will best support the nervous system.

How Muscle Checking Works

By testing muscles in the body (typically the deltoid muscle), we can determine whether the body is in a state of balance or experiencing stress. This technique allows us to:

✔️ Identify the Next Steps for Integration – Muscle checking helps guide the process of restoring homeostasis to the brain and body system.
✔️ Personalize Movement-Based Approaches – Helps determine which reflexes or exercises will be most beneficial for an individual.
✔️ Enhance Self-Awareness & Body Connection – Encourages individuals to recognize internal stress responses and regulate them effectively.

At Brain FUNdamentals, we use muscle checking to fine-tune our approach, ensuring that each client receives the most effective movement-based strategies for their learning, behavior, and emotional well-being.

Developed by Dr. Bradley Nelson in the 1990s, the Emotion Code is a powerful energy healing technique designed to release trapped emotions that may be affecting the body and mind.

✔️ Removes Negative Emotional Energy – Helps clear stored emotional blockages that may contribute to stress, anxiety, or physical discomfort.
✔️ Fast & Non-Invasive Process – Uses bioenergetic techniques to identify and release trapped emotions quickly and easily.
✔️ Effective for All Ages – Frequently used by both children and adults to promote emotional balance and well-being.

How the Emotion Code Works

Our emotions and bodies are made of energy, and past emotional experiences can leave behind energetic imprints in our subconscious mind and physical body. Since energy affects other energy, these trapped emotions can lead to:

✔️ Emotional Stress & Imbalance – Unresolved emotional energy can create feelings of anxiety, sadness, or frustration.
✔️ Physical Discomfort & Tension – Trapped emotions can contribute to muscle tightness, fatigue, or chronic stress responses.
✔️ Behavioral & Learning Challenges – Emotional energy imbalances can affect focus, self-regulation, and confidence.

The Emotion Code helps identify and eliminate these trapped emotions, supporting the body’s natural healing process. At Brain FUNdamentals, we incorporate this method as part of a comprehensive approach to enhancing emotional regulation, resilience, and overall well-being.

Acupressure Tapping is a gentle yet effective technique that helps reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and restore energy flow in the body.

✔️ Uses Meridian Energy Points – Involves applying gentle finger pressure to key acupressure points to support emotional and physical well-being.
✔️ Releases Stress & Anxiety – Helps regulate the nervous system, bringing the body and mind into a state of calm and focus.
✔️ Easy & Practical – A simple, hands-on approach that both children and adults can learn and apply anytime, anywhere.

How Acupressure Tapping Supports Emotional Well-Being

Energy imbalances in the body can contribute to stress, emotional overwhelm, and physical discomfort. Tapping helps:

✔️ Regulate the Nervous System – Engages key acupressure points to release tension and emotional blockages.
✔️ Promote Self-Regulation – A quick and effective way to manage emotions, reduce overwhelm, and enhance focus.
✔️ Support Emotional Resilience – Helps with anxiety, fear, frustration, and sensory sensitivities by shifting the body's stress response.

At Brain FUNdamentals, we teach practical Acupressure Tapping techniques that clients can easily integrate into their daily routine. By teaching children these self-regulation tools, we empower them to navigate emotions with confidence.