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

Rhythmic Movement Training II

With Dr. Harald Blomberg, Carol Ann Erickson
August 7 (Thursday) 2008

Level 2: Rhythmic movements, reflexes and emotions

This 1 day course addresses how rhythmic movement training affects our emotions; how to work with movements to get in touch with our emotions and to stabilize them when they threaten to take command. It is a necessary supplement for anyone who wishes to work with rhythmic movement training. The course also deals with rhythmic training in autism.

Limbic System and RMT

  • Emotional Development and RMT
  • Motor Function and the Limbic System
  • Muscle Tension and Repressed Feelings
  • Movements for the Spine
  • Emotional Reactions to RMT
  • Autism and RMT
  • Moro Reflex and Emotions
  • Movements for Emotional Development
  • Movement for the Limbic System
  • The Importance of Play
  • Frontal Lobes, the Limbic System and RMT
  • Movements to Relax Muscle Tension and Release Feelings

Pre-requisite: Rhythmic Movement Training I

Tuition:

  • Before June 1: $150 (Includes GST tax) Canadian dollars only
  • After June 1: $160
  • Review price: $90

Instructors

Photo: Dr Harald Blomberg Dr Harald Blomberg is a psychiatrist in Stockholm, Sweden. He first became interested in the connection between movement, development and mental/emotional imbalances in the mid 1980's. Since that time he has worked with many people investigating the link between retained infant reflexes and learning challenges and emotional imbalances. Dr. Blomberg has taught RMT in Europe, USA, Australia and Asia.

Photo: Carol Ann Erickson Carol Ann Erickson is an International Faculty member and instructor for Brain Gym International (the Educational Kinesiology Foundation). Over the past twenty years, Carol Ann has successfully used the Educational Kinesiology program with educators and their students. She has developed and written a series of courses titled Movement Exploration. These courses are based on the early developmental movement patterns and their impact on academic learning.