About Mind and Movement
As a licensed educational kinesiologist I use Brain GymŪ as a basis for my work and my own personal growth. Since I qualified I've added to my “toolbox” so each session can be tailored more closely to each person's needs and stage of development.
I've had over thirty years experience as a qualified teacher, working in local primary and secondary schools as well as with adults. At present I still work with some dyslexic students. These experiences often inform my work now.
I decided early on in my career to find out more about helping children with literacy and numeracy difficulties. I first heard about Brain GymŪ when learning to teach children with dyslexia and began to use it for myself as well as with my students and friends. This enabled me to see and experience the sometimes amazing changes that movement can make to learning.
I found that using the exercises in the classroom often calmed groups down quickly and improved their concentration. When working with individuals posture often improved over time and they no longer slumped over their work while one child was able to double the amount of time he spent using a literacy programme if he used some of these movements first.
Colleagues I worked with used their sessions to enable them to meet deadlines, increased their confidence when speaking a foreign language and were able to resolve issues with family and colleagues which were causing them stress.
As Paul Dennison stated "Movement is the door to learning"
Carolyn Doorbar BA, Cert SpLD, KF Assoc.
Licensed Brain GymŪ Consultant
Licensed Rhythmic Movement Training Consultant
Touch for Health Proficient
