“One of our professors recommended Jill Hewlett and her knowledge of Brain Fitness and Brain Gym® as a presenter for our end of the year conference, to provide a workshop for our internationally trained post-secondary teachers. This inhibits our ability to access our Executive Brain Functions.Įxecutive functions is an umbrella term for cognitive processes such as planning, working memory, attention, problem solving, verbal reasoning, inhibition, mental flexibility, task switching, and the initiation and monitoring of action. When in stress, our muscles become tense and the brain body connection (the brain working in conjunction with the central nervous and sensory systems) downshifts into reactionary brain stem mode, where we can only access our flight, fight or freeze patterns. In areas such as physical, emotional and mental balance, focus, organization, sensory integration, speech and language, fine and gross motor skills, our ability to receive and express love, form connections, set goals and achieve them. Gaps in the early development process, or cognitive decline from aging, impacts our life more than we realize. This is a lack awareness and education on how to provide constructive support to meet the needs of that particular person so they can excel and achieve healthy milestones and goals. It’s likely because the current method of instruction is not accommodating their individual learning style and there body-mind integration is in need of support. When someone is struggling with learning, it is not because they aren’t smart enough. When given the space and encouragement, healthy growth continues throughout infancy and the brain creates, expands and strengthens its neurological networks. Young children are frequently in a playful process of cognitive development unless through stress and unhealthy expectations we teach them otherwise.ĭevelopmental milestones begin in the womb. Living in a state of connection and balance is our birthright.
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