Course Description - Brain Gym in Action: Canadian International Summer Institute

Rhythmic Movement Training Level I
2 1/2 Days

(Bilingual - English with French Translation)
With Carol Ann Erickson
Monday, August 1 to Wednesday, August 3
(1/2 day on Wednesday - 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

Course description: Rhythmic Movements are gentle rocking and rolling movements that stimulate the neural pathways making connections which promote ease of movement and learning.

Level I teaches the most important primitive reflexes; how to integrate them with rhythmic exercises; and how rhythmic exercises can be used to regulate muscle tone and stimulate the cerebellum and the neo-cortex, especially the frontal lobes in order to improve attention and impulse control.

Level I: RMT and ADD/ADHD - Course content

  • What RMT is
  • The Triune Brain and Development
    • Nerve Chassis
    • Cerebellum
    • Survival Brain/Basal Ganglia
  • Development and Primitive Reflexes
  • Identifying Developmental Imbalances
  • Active and Passive Movements for Integration
  • RMT and Primitive Reflexes
  • TLR
  • Landau
  • STNR
  • Spinal Galant
  • Amphibian
  • Babinski

Pre-requisite: None

Tuition:

  • Before June 1: $375
  • After June 1: $400
  • Review price: $225

Instructor

Photo: Carol Ann Erickson Carol Ann Erickson is an International Faculty member and instructor for the Educational Kinesiology Foundation. She is the co-creator of Brain Gym for Educators and the Brain Gym for Educators Instructor's Course. Over the past twenty two years, Carol Ann has successfully used this specialized program with educators and athletes.

In addition to the Educational Kinesiology work, Carol Ann has studied with the developer of RMT, Harald Blomberg and is an instructor of Rhythmic Movement Training. She has successfully implemented this program with therapist, parents and children. It has been a wonderful complementary movement program to the Movement Exploration Series.