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“moving with intention”
January 2011
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Volume 2, No. 1
remanlay
acureflex
integration
and the
thinking cap
monty the
monarch
butterfly
blazing a
brain gym®
trail in maine
departments
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Notes from the Editor
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Cindy’s Sense
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Play
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On the Go! 12
Board’s Bulletin
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Reference List 17
Outreach 25
Instructor Listing
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FEATURES
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Remanlay Acureflex integration and
the thinking cap A holistic and effective approach to health is found in integrating many modalities together Henry Remanlay
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Energy exercises as alignment markers for the three midlines Supported with references, this article explores the efficacy of the Energy Exercises. Gail Dennison
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monty the monarch butterfly Storytelling is a wonderful means to share the physical skills of learning! Marg Harris
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a brain gym® journey towards professionalism in south africa Professionals reveal how accreditation opened doors to bring the work to those who need it most. Marlize Basson, Hannah Kok and Fida Prinsloo
22Blazing a Brain Gym® Trail in Maine
The author
shares how she enjoyed personal growth opportunities while
building her own Brain Gym business. Beth Stoddard
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contributors
Gail Dennison is co-founder of Educational Kinesiology and has authored
several courses, and co-written many Brain Gym books.
Marlize Basson, Hanna Kok and Fida Prinsloo are faculty of Edu-K South
Africa. Along with others they have developed a Brain Gym® association in
South Africa, which received the 2010 Outstanding Service Award.
Marg Harris, brings her creativity to the many Edu-K courses she teaches.
She is also a founding member of the Brain Gym® in Action Summer
Institute held annually in Canada.
Henry Remanlay, Edu-K faculty-in-training from Indonesia, has developed
his own program, Remanlay Acureflex Integration (R.A.I.®).
Beth Stoddard, 2010 Outstanding Achievement award recipient, is a
licensed instructor and pioneer of the Brain Gym work in the northeast USA.
credits
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Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.
Al Milliren, Ed.D
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Carol Sanford
Paul E. Dennison, Ph.D.
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Pam Whitman, M.A.
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Notes from the Editor
Deborah Scott Studebaker
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Yet each
breakthrough,
small or large,
has the power
to shift
perspectives. . .
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ovement” has become quite the buzzword in the
U.S. this year! Newspapers and magazines are
full of articles about movement as an antidote for
depression, a tool for managing pain, a way to stay alert, get a
good night’s sleep or even lose a few pounds. In addition to
all of these benefits, we in the Brain Gym® community value
movement because it draws out our highest potential.
In my work as a writing teacher at two Los Angeles schools,
I was recently assigned to a special education classroom. In our
first session, “Nomi” had little interest in participating with our
group. If she made eye contact with me at all, it was only for a
split second. Before brainstorming, I led the children through
a modified pace, The Thinking Cap and The Owl. When I
placed two hula hoops on the floor, and asked my students to
walk this Lazy 8, Nomi was absolutely mystified. She appeared
more comfortable “floating” around the room than moving with
this kind of intention.
On my second visit, I wove the same activities into my
lesson. I brought chalk and drew a more precise Lazy 8 on the
pavement outside; this time Nomi zipped around the pattern.
By the third session, she was drawing some careful 8s on her
little whiteboard as she chattered away. When I arrived for
our fourth class, Nomi giggled and grabbed my hands tightly,
inviting me to jump with her. Sitting in our circle afterwards,
she looked at me intently, absorbed in sharing the details of her
poem. At our fifth meeting, Nomi greeted me with a huge hug,
and then sat engaged in our group for thirty minutes, breaking
only to grab my hands and play the jumping game again!
I don’t know what internal change may have taken place for
Nomi during our time together. What I did observe, from
week to week, was how a few simple Brain Gym activities
seemed to help her focus and communicate!
Now, this story is not unusual; Brain Gym enthusiasts all
over the world report on their successes– many in the pages of
this magazine. Yet each breakthrough, small or large, has the
power to shift perspectives for our students, our clients
and ourselves.
As the world becomes more aware of the value of movement,
I think about three decades of Edu-K innovation. And I wish
you a 2011 filled with possibilities – through movement!
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Remanlay Acureflex Integration and
the Thinking Cap
Henry Remanlay
M
y work as an acupuncturist links well with the work
that I have learnt about the
primitive reflexes. In my practice I
have combined the Brain Gym® Program, Rhythmic Movement Training
(RMT), acupressure and acupuncture.
The results of this combination of
interventions have been profound. It
gives my clients, who are predominantly children with special needs, and
me a deeper understanding of how the
body works. I have created a form of
therapy, which I have called Remanlay Acureflex Integration. This work
involves the application of acupressure
points for primitive reflex integration.
This pathway creates the connections
from the brainstem to the upper parts
of the brain. The infant’s development
is progressively noticeable, since the
movements become more coordinated
and finer as they go hand in hand with
the development of higher skill abilities.
The neuronal link that these connections create gives the infant more
possibilities to access whole brain integration. When the primitive reflexes
are fully integrated, then the neuronal
Primitive Reflexes
Primitive Reflexes are a series of
stereotyped baby movements1, and
most of the movements have emerged
in utero. These are involuntary
movements being controlled by the
brain stem2, the only part of the brain,
which is fully active right after the
delivery process3.
The purpose of these primitive
reflexes is to ensure maturation of the
“higher brain”. They are the foundation of physical, emotional, and
chemical integration. All of the infant’s
efforts to work with its sensory motor function become its pathway to
develop the maturation of the brain.
link is complete, for lifelong reactions
to anchor into the system.
Unintegrated primitive reflexes may
lead to physical, emotional and chemical stress caused by the deficiency of
these neuronal connections, which limits access to whole brain integration.
Physical challenges may be noticed as
seen in the ability and coordination
of sensory motor function. Emotional
challenges also arise since there are
not yet adequate neuronal connections
from the cerebellum to the frontal lobe
through the limbic system.4
1 Goddard,S. 1996. A Teacher’s Window Into The Child’s
Mind. USA:Thomson-Shore Inc.
2 ibid
3 Blomberg,H. 2006. Rhythmic Movement Training tingkat
1 ( RMT dan ADD/ADHD). Indonesia: Dr Tan Wellbeing
Clinics & Remanlay Special Needs’ Health
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4 Blomberg,H. 2006. Rhythmic Movement Training tingkat 2
(RMT, Emosi dan Sifat Kepemimpinan dalam Diri). Indonesia:
Dr Tan Wellbeing Clinics & Remanlay Special Needs’ Health
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Acupuncture Meridians
Acupuncture meridians were
invented in China more than 5000
years ago.5 There are hundreds of
acupuncture points on the human
body connecting a particular organ
to the other organs which would create a balanced cycle of energy, blood
and essence circulation. “Essence” in
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
is considered as the transformation of
energy (qi) – originated from air and
food intake.6 Emotional and physical
illnesses are then considered as the
result of imbalanced systems. In this
context, the word “healing” means to
create the balance of the whole system.
Unlike the “western conventional
health systems”, TCM acknowledges
the importance of Qi, The Life Force
Energy that has its own metabolic
circulation pattern through all organs.
Human organs are seen as a part
of the holistic system of the physical, emotional, chemical and energy
systems. For example, the heart is
not only an important organ for
blood flow, but also for mental and
emotional wellness. In other words,
the physical, emotional and spiritual
energies are bound as an ‘inseparable’
concept of the human being. “Western
conventional health systems” work
on the mechanical aspects of the
organs, eliminating the energy and
metaphysical aspects of the human. In
this approach, the human has become
segregated from the living energy of
the human. 7
5 Prof. DR. Cheng Xin Nong. 1987. Ilmu Akupunktur &
Moksibasi TCM Jilid ke I. Indonesia: Yayasan Naturopatis
indonesia
6 Maciocia, G. The Foundation of Chinese Medicine. USA:
Churchill Livingstone
7 Tan, S.Y. 2009. From Mechanism to Medicalization: The
Approach to The Holistic Body in Medical Practices”. Indonesia:
Dian Rakyat Publisher.
TCM recognizes the brain as a
special organ, with other organs representing its functions, i.e. the spleen
represents the ability to think and
move, the heart represents mentalemotional balance and the kidney
Unintegrated primitive
reflexes may lead to
physical, emotional and
chemical stress . . .
represents will power and the ability
to memorize.8 Thus challenges within
the area of sensory motor, mentalemotional, thinking and concentration
are not seen as the responsibility of the
brain itself, but they are all related to
the imbalance of the energetic metabolic system.
The Thinking Cap
Dr. Paul Nogier, a French neurologist, spent 20 years in research and
rediscovered that the ear corresponds
to the whole body and represents the
inverted fetus position.9 Applying
pressure to the related points of the ear
stimulates the corresponding organs
that the Chinese acupuncturists
have practiced since ancient times. In
Brain Gym® “The Thinking Cap” rubs
these acupressure points to relax the
shoulder and neck tension and bring
attention to the auditory system.10
My experience with the reflexes,
acupuncture and the Brain Gym
program have lead me to explore addi8 Maciocia, G. The Foundation of Chinese Medicine. USA:
Churchill Livingstone
9 Choa Kok Sui. 2005. Superbrain Yoga. Philippines : Institute for Inner Studies Publishing Foundation, Inc.
10 Dennison, Paul E. and Gail E. Dennison. 2010. Brain
Gym® Teacher’s Edition. USA: Hearts at Play, Inc.
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Henry Remanlay from Indonesia is a
Licensed Brain Gym Instructor. He
completed his study as an acupuncturist and holds a license from the
Ministry of Health as well as being a
member of The Indonesian Society
of Naturopath, He is also a Touch
For Health™* Instructor and Rhythmic Movement Training™ Instructor, focusing in helping children
with special needs. He founded
R.A.I® (Remanlay Acureflex Integration). Together with his wife, Dr.
Tan Shot Yen, established Dr.Tan
Wellbeing Clinics & Remanlay
Special Needs’ Health at Bumi
Serpong Damai, CBD Office Complex, blok G/22, Serpong 15322,
Indonesia- a center for trainings and
private sessions/ consultations.
tional variations of this movement.
There are three trivial muscles
attached between our ears and temporal side. In mammals the function
of these muscles is for moving the
ears to listen and keep alert in case
of danger. Even though most of
us are no longer able to move the
ears, I find that many children with
special needs have some tension in
this particular area. By lengthening
these muscles, relaxation is assured,
and survival tension is released.
Begin with the usual Thinking
Cap rubbing the ears top to bottom,
then gently pull your ears in three
different directions: forward, backward, and downward. Exhale for
seven seconds in each position, and
repeat the whole exercise three times.
In my practice, I have seen a
strong relationship between the
process of neural development and
the meridian system. This holistic
approach has proven to quickly
bring the young child back into
alignment with the natural biological plan. Stimulating and balancing
both aspects brings beneficial improvement and significant progress
to children with special needs.
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PLAY: Get Your Giggle On
A
rather fiery Kindergarten child marched into my room,
looking cross and pouty. Before I had a chance to invite
her to rub Brain Buttons as part of pace, the following
conversation ensued:
“Suzanne, I’m not doing that anymore!” she said, eyeing
me darkly.
“Why ever not?” I asked.
She crossed her arms decisively, “I went to the Science
Museum of Minnesota with my mom and my dad this weekend
and I saw the brain.”
I waited for further explanation.
“You’ve been lying to me!” she retorted dramatically.
“I looked inside the brain and there’s no buttons
in your brain! You’ve been lying to me and I’m
not going to do that anymore!”
I suppressed my mirth. “You’re absolutely
right. It was my mistake. So we’re going to
do Kidney 27s instead!” I blustered my way
through some explanation of the kidney 27
points and by the following week she started
joining in again.
Special thanks to Suzanne Amanor-Wilks of
Minnesota for sharing this story.
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The Energy Exercises as
Alignment Markers for the
Three Midlines
Edu-K cofounder Gail Dennison
A
ccording to movement
educator Eric Franklin1,
“alignment emphasizes the
aspect of posture that is concerned
with the geometric relationship of
the parts of the body, usually in the
standing position.” As keys to this
alignment, anatomy2 describes three
axes that intersect to form three planes.
Educational Kinesiology* (Edu-K)
refers to these axes as midlines3*. In
Edu-K, the Processing Midline is
the axis for the left-right midsagittal
plane, and gives rise to the Laterality
Dimension. Similarly, the Participation
Midline is the axis for the back-front
dorsal-ventral plane, giving rise to
the Focus Dimension. Finally, the
Stabilization Midline is the axis for the
top-bottom horizontal plane, and gives
rise to the Centering Dimension. (See
figure one, page 11)
When the body’s geometry is offset,
creating misalignment, we’re constantly
making adjustments to improve our
stability—attempting to balance any
weak or tense muscles and subsequent
torquing; any sideways or
forward pitch.
The focus of this article is how we
use the seven activities from Brain
Gym’s Energy Exercises* to provide
awareness
of the three
midlines,
improve our
alignment, and
thus increase our structural and
emotional stability.
Stability is firmness, steadiness,
the quality of being fixed; yet the
body is rarely fixed. For example, the
dolphin can swim at the surface of
the ocean or plunge into the depths,
leaping and turning yet never losing
the stability given by its movement
. . . we’re constantly
making adjustments to
improve our stability . . .
around or through its vertical midline.
Centering* refers to this ability to
access the center of gravity while
moving; providing for us the dynamic
stabilization that’s possible when we’re
aware of how our extremities and
sensory organs relate to our
body’s geometry.
Biomechanics scientist Katy
Bowman4 says that bent knees, flexed
ankles, a tucked pelvis, or an arched
back can make the body appear to
be standing straight, “but the bony
skeleton is no longer stacked vertical to
the floor.” Bowman explains that, “The
Franklin, Eric. Dynamic Alignment through Movement.
Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 1996 (pp. 2, 19).
2
Tortora, Gerard J., and Bryan Derrickson. Principles of
Anatomy and Physiology, 12th edition, Hoboken, NJ: John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009 (p. 16).
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Dennison, Paul E. and Gail E. Dennison, Brain Gym®:
Teacher’s Edition. Hearts at Play, Inc., 2010 (pages 2-3; 6).
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ideal system for stabilizing the body
is a complex communication between
the muscles, tendons, Golgi tendon
organs, nerves, spinal cord, and brain.
When electricity flows through this
proprioceptive system, we feel
clear as to where the body is relative
to itself and its environment. The
flow of electricity, however, depends
on the structural length of this
communication system . . .. Without
optimal muscle length, which requires
correct bony placement, the body is
forced to rely on non-internal reference
points, moving the center of balance
farther away from the center of mass
and leaving the body unstable.”
Awareness of the three planes of
movement contributes to stability by
making possible that optimal muscle
communication. For example, since
tense or weak muscles can’t assume the
needed interrelationship to support
electrical flow, and muscles don’t
automatically return to their normal
relaxed state after contraction, doing
the Lengthening Activities* for the
back-front plane can balance muscles
that are too contracted or lacking tone.
Figure One
Similarly, because lateral asymmetries
such as a “short leg” or high hip impact
the ability to smoothly cross the
midline, the Midline Movements*
can help stabilize the left-right plane
through symmetrical usage.
Franklin provides a further key to
alignment: “The natural center of the
human body is the navel. If a human
being outstretches his hands and feet
and one puts a compass on the navel as
center, both the tips of the fingers and
the tips of the toes are touched by the
resulting circle.” We can use the Energy
Exercises to stabilize all three planes
by attuning to the weight of the body
. . . Energy Exercise points
provide important
alignment markers . . .
properly loaded over its center of mass,
as when centering the navel between
the anklebones for standing balance
while we do Balance Buttons.
Such hands-on activities as Earth
Buttons and Space Buttons can give
us ease of verticality in terms of the
Processing Midline. They can further
offer head-to-hips-to-feet awareness of
alignment in terms of the Stabilization
Midline by teaching us to carry the
weight of the head (as when doing
the Energy Yawn, the Thinking Cap,
and Balance Buttons) centered over
the shoulders, which are centered over
the torso (Brain Buttons), which is
centered over the pelvis (Earth Buttons
and Space Buttons). These activities
also give us side-view alignment
markers at the ear, shoulder, hip,
and anklebone on the Participation
Midline, actually addressing each of
the above three body areas as well as
helping center the navel (and so the
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Board’s Bulletin
Pam Whitman
A
s a board member there is one responsibility that
makes serving on the Board especially rewarding. Each
year the Board of Brain Gym® International honors individuals, and sometimes groups, for their contributions to the
organization. These well-deserved recognitions are presented
at the annual conference gatherings*.
When it comes to awards, everyone in the Brain Gym
community is a valuable link. There are many who stand out
and we love to hear when you see someone that is actively
involved and deserving of special recognition. These honorable
individuals may be instructors, students, faculty, board
members, administration and supporters. Some might run
under the radar and not be so apparent. Yet, they are part of the
heart and soul of bringing the Brain Gym program to as many
people as possible.
There are three award categories recognized by
the Foundation:
• Teaching Through Movement showcases teachers who
are using the Brain Gym® work successfully in an
educational environment.
• Outstanding Service Award honors individuals who
support the Foundation through contributions of time,
energy, and money.
• Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes individual
accomplishments using the Brain Gym program.
You can submit a nomination at anytime – just send an email
to info@braingym.org noting the wonderful and important
factors about this person/group and their contribution to
our mission.
Pam Whitman,
Board Member
* The 2011 conference is being held in Hungary in
collaboration with the International Kinesiology College. I
hope you will consider attending. (I think conference locations
are one of the best side benefits of being involved in Brain Gym!)
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Brain Gym®
International
honors
individuals . . .
for their
contributions
to the
organization.
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Monty, The Monarch Butterfly
Marg Harris
A
s a Brain Gym® instructor
and consultant for over twelve
years, I discovered some adults
had difficulty doing Hook-ups due
to arthritis of the hands, wrists and
shoulders. Utilizing skills developed
as a previous public health nurse and
educator, I quickly realized the need to
create a modification for Hook-ups, yet
honor the intention of the movement.
I demonstrated my “Butterfly
Technique” at a Brain Gym workshop.
An energetic grandmother in the
group declared it was delightful and
wanted to share it with her two-yearold grandson. What a fun way to learn
self-control! Thus was born the
following story:
He stretched his beautiful bright orange and black
butterfly
wings
and made a decision. He would
courageously (for a small
newborn butterfly) land on the
wee child’s head. There was no
response from the upset,
crying child!
“Hmmm!” he said to himself,
“Perhaps I need to move closer.”
He mustered up more cour-
age and fluttered to the child’s
forehead. This time he startled
the wee child, who looked up at
the butterfly wings waving
before his eyes. The child
laughed with glee at the wings waving before his eyes.
Monty, also responding with surprise, laughed too, and then flew in a happy double circle to
the left and the right. (Butter
flies are known for their unique fluttering skills.)
“My name is Monty the Monarch Butterfly. What is
your name?”
“I’m Devin,” replied the
wee child.
“Well, Devin watch me for I can show you how to joyfully
flutterby just like me,” Monty
responded with a butterfly grin.
Wee Devin was curious,
Monty the Monarch
butterfly awoke early one
morning, freshly hatched from his warm, snuggly cocoon. As he fluttered and dried his new butterfly wings, he cheerfully greeted a wonderful sunny day.
He flitted from flower to flower looking for nectar
and happily exploring his new world, since being transformed from a caterpillar into a
butterfly. He extended his long butterfly tongue (it is actually a feeler for butterflies) to drink the flower’s nectar as he moved from flower to flower.
Suddenly he came upon a wee child, bowed over crying in the garden. Monty was startled, but not afraid, curious really.
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stopped crying, and said, “How
can I fly as beautifully as you?”
Monty offered, “I see you
have your legs crossed. Hu
mans do that when they want
to relax. Now raise your hands. Wow!! That’s it, palms up fac
ing you. Now cross your wrists,
hook your thumbs together
and then wiggle your fingers. See you have made your own
butterfly in your own body”
Devin grinned with delight!
Monty guided, “Move your
butterfly to the right in a circle
and to the left and then to your
right making circles as you go,
fluttering with your fingers…
That’s it! You can do it! I am so
proud of you! Can make your
hands dance and fingers flitter
and flutter?”
“O.K., now circle left, then
circle right!” Monty continued,
“Play with it two or three or
more times. You are awesome!
Let’s pause a bit for another
trick. Fold your baby and ring
fingers. That’s It! Good work
Devin; follow just like me
above your eyebrows. Here, I’ll
show you.”
And Monty Monarch landed
right in the middle of wee
Devin’s forehead. Devin again
giggled at the tickling sensation
of the butterfly on her brow.
She followed Monty’s instruc
tion and placed her pointer and
ring fingers on her brow.
“Now,” said Monty Monarch,
“Think of a happy space where
you love to be. That’s it! Close
your eyes, take a deep breath
and just be in that space for a
minute or so.”
And wee Devin did just that,
imagining a place by the beach with sand and sunshine. When
a minute or so had passed
Monty the Monarch Butterfly
asked, “What are you noticing?
Devin answered, “ I feel great!”
“Why were you sad?”
asked Monty.
“I have clean forgotten,”
replied Devin.
“Then let’s play some more!”
said an excited Monty who
flitted about with wee Devin
dancing and fluttering joyfully
as they moved about the
sunlit garden.
This story has been so useful to me
that I am in the process of creating a
potential sequel: Monty the Monarch
Meets Sammy the Swallowtail.
Early in my training to becoming a
licensed Brain Gym® instructor, I had
the privilege of taking a course with
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Carol Ann Erickson. She challenged
us to find different ways to combine
Brain Gym movements. I’ve enjoyed
Energy Exercises
open you to various
weight of the hips) back over the knees
and heels.
Whether one is sitting, squatting, or
standing, the Energy Exercise points
provide important alignment markers
to help balance the body’s weight over
the center of mass.
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ways of sharing this
elegant work.
rising to her challenge and trust Monty
the Monarch Butterfly will open you to
varied ways of sharing this elegant work.
Gail Dennison is the co-originator,
with her husband, Paul, of
Educational Kinesiology, the
Brain Gym activities, and Edu-K’s
Learning-through-Movement series
of books and manuals. A member
of the International Faculty, she
also wrote the Visioncircles, Double
Doodle Play, and Movement
Dynamics courses.
Margaret Harris R.N., M.A. Counseling Psychology is a Brain Gym®
instructor and consultant. She is
also a certified Body Talk System™
practitioner. She lives and works in
southeastern Ontario, Canada. In
addition to private and group sessions, she teaches Brain Gym® for
Educators, Optimal Brain Organization, The Physiological Basis of
Learning with Edu-K, Visioncircles®
and provides Double Doodle workshops. She is a founding member of
the Brain Gym® in Action Summer
Institute held annually in Ottawa,
Ontario. See www.braingymconnect.com for details
This article was adapted from Gail
Dennison’s talk “Play Develops the
Movement Map!” included in Moving
Joyfully with All Ages: The 2010 Annual
Brain Gym® Conference, July 2010,
pages 67-76.
“…moving with intention leads to optimal learning.
Through our outstanding instructors and movementbased programs, we empower all ages to reclaim
the joy of living.”
- Brain Gym® International
Mission Statement
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Outreach
Kari Coady
I
have a habit of daydreaming about our organization’s
future, especially as it relates to outreach and public service
- one might even call it my hobby. While indulging in this
passion of mine I became curious about Brain Gym® International’s history of service projects, and decided to do some
research.
Since 1987 there have been many projects, too numerous to
mention, facilitated all over the world. Most were developed
independently and driven by individuals while others were
administered directly by the Foundation.
Understanding this history informs me as I look to our organization’s future. Brain Gym® International is now at a place to
take the lead by creating a more solid structure that encourages
and supports individual participation in public service. In this
way, the responsibility of achieving our mission lies with the
non-profit organization, while simultaneously building a bridge
between the Foundation and the individuals who share this
passion of giving back.
Examples of how to create this shift were submitted by our
2010 conference participants and others. They include having
Brain Gym® International:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Create an official way of tracking volunteer hours
Spearhead a “PACE Around the World” day
Search and apply for grants
Measure and document outcomes
Collaborate with other non-profits
Create and maintain templates of successful pilot projects so others can duplicate
Require public service for licensure
. . . building a
bridge
between the
Foundation
and the
individuals who
share this
passion of
giving back.
There are plenty more suggestions, and of course I could
add another twenty from my own daydreaming expeditions.
For now, I look to the past with a sense of gratitude and gaze
softly into the future as we gracefully endeavor to provide more
opportunities for service projects that will share the benefits of
this powerful program.
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A Brain Gym®
Journey Towards
Professionalism
in South Africa
Marlize Basson,
Hannah Kok and
Fida Prinsloo
I
n 2001, Edu-K South Africa
The authors are teaching an African dance at the
(Edu-K SA) was set up as an um2009 Conference Gathering in Germany.
brella organization of Brain Gym®
International to support independent
invaluable, as were the many balances*
Edu-K instructors and consultants at
conducted throughout the process.
the local level. Our group was excited
The accreditation process boosted our
to receive the 2010 Outstanding Serprofessionalism since our organization
vice award for our volunteer efforts in
had to develop policies and procedures
South Africa over the past decade, and
to protect trainers as well as trainees.
thought we’d share what is happening
Now that accreditation is complete, we
with the Brain Gym® program in our
have more credibility as a profession.
part of the world.
Companies, organizations, parents,
therapists and schools are more
Getting Accredited:
likely to make use of our training
One of our largest group accomand consulting services. Schools
plishments was achieving accreditation
and companies can claim part of
to be in-line with national government
the training fees back from the
criteria, which was challenging because
government, and universities can
it was unclear what was expected of
accept credits from our courses.
us. The accreditation process was very
Our goal is to
Networking:
We have found that networking
and communication with our Edu-K
South Africa (Edu-K SA) members is
important to our success. Therefore,
we have an executive committee that
meets every six weeks; meetings are
open to all Edu-K SA members, and
the minutes are sent to those in attendance. Additionally, our members
are kept up to date via an electronic
newsletter, Brainwave.
make Brain Gym®
a household name
in our country . . .
drawn out and took years to complete,
developing our patience and persistence; it has been tempting at times
to throw in the towel. The support of
our Edu-K SA organization and the
contributions of the smaller team was
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Networking can also occur through
the media and with other organizations.
Last year Edu-K SA received a lot of
media exposure including articles in
magazines, phone-in talk/radio programs,
and TV opportunities. We also collaborated with Wheels On Crèches a
non-profit that focuses on bringing
pre-primary education to areas where
none currently exist. This is one way
we meet our goal of offering Brain Gym
training across the wealth spectrums.
A success story:
We are happy that many teachers
come for training; some have learned
only the Brain Gym movements while
others are busy with Brain Gym® 101.
Malvern Primary School is situated in a crime-ridden area in Central
Johannesburg. Many children have
to deal with abuse, bullying, drugs,
alcohol, and often have lost at least
one parent to AIDS. In the school
all the teachers learnt “The 26”, a few
attended Brain Gym® 101 and some
continued with more advanced Edu-K
coursework. The teachers worked with
the children daily to turn negative
emotions into positive feelings through
balances. They also used the Brain
Gym work to address reflexes.
They found a huge improvement
in the school. The marks went up, the
bullying reduced dramatically, discipline improved, less items ended up in
lost-property, self-confidence improved
and much more.
Our increased ability to provide
Brain Gym training in the poorer
regions, such as Johannesburg, is
directly related to our accreditation.
We anticipate spreading this work to
similar areas throughout South Africa.
In conclusion:
Our goal is to make Brain Gym®
a household name in our country
and bring intentional movement into
government schools. Therefore, it is
important to get recognition and align
with the decision makers in our country. This means meeting government
requirements and organizing ourselves
in a professional manner so schools are
willing to send their teachers and other
professionals to us.
We are proud of how the Brain
Gym work is being used in South Africa. What is happening in your corner
of the world?
Edu-K South Africa’s vision is to
create a place of excellence, love,
and respect where people experience Brain Gym and then apply it
with success. Marlize Basson is
an International Faculty Member;
Hanna Kok and Fida Prinsloo are
National Faculty Members for Edu-K
South Africa.
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Cindy’s Sense
Cindy Goldade, Faculty Member
C
onsidering myself a life-long student, I recently attended a workshop called “Ignite Your Presentations”
by Michael Hoffman, a Certified Speaking Professional. The essence of his talk was how to effectively reach
the listener. Much of what he said resonated with me and
I want to share a couple of key points about movement
that seem relevant for all ages and occupations.
Let’s begin with the opposite of movement—stillness.
When speaking, a lack of movement can punctuate what
is being said, similar to how a well-placed pause can make
quite an impact. Good storytellers excel at building in
dramatic pauses. Brain Gym founder Paul Dennison is a
master at speaking and then breathing while his listeners
digest what has been said.
Movement attracts attention, makes the presenter
interesting, and activates the sense of vision. This is true
whether explaining pace to friends, facilitating a balance
for an individual, or teaching a workshop to a hundred!
In my experience “children” of all ages enjoy absorbing
information in ways other than simply through their ears.
As a Montessori educator, I understand the potential
distraction of language when showing a new activity: few
words are used and the adult may even exaggerate particular “points of interest” for the child’s sake. Movement can
impact the message.
So, what kind of movement works? Well, this brings
us back to the basic premise of the Brain Gym program:
intentional movement. Fidgeting, adjusting clothes, and
pacing are often distracting and unintentional. According to Michael Hoffman, making a large X with the body
exudes confidence; therefore he suggests using large arm
motions away from the midline and as Michael coaches,
“Let your armpits breathe!” (Especially when talking to
more than fifty people.)
Facial expressions are important since they hold a lot
of emotion. This concept is explored in the Visioncircles
course when we cover the face below the eyes and guess
our partner’s emotion. Allow your eyebrows to join in the
communication dance!
Are we aware of our eyebrows…or of our fidgety movements? Do we know which of our movements appear
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Movement
attracts
attention,
makes the
presenter
interesting,
and
activates
the sense
of vision.
effective and confident? You might find it immensely helpful and fascinating to have
yourself videotaped and photographed. (I know I do!) Taking the time to study and
reflect on my own movement patterns in candid snapshots, 1:1 consults, and in front of
groups allows me to improve how I share this great work with others.
Whether it is your face or your body, know that descriptive movement has a purpose
in communication. Body language supports the spoken word, illustrates a point, and
offers a visual memory.
On the Go!
“We make a living by what
we get. We make a life by
what we give.”
- Winston Churchill
“The purpose of learning
is growth, and our minds,
unlike our bodies, can
continue growing as we
continue to live.
- Mortimer Adler
“Learning is an active
process. We learn by doing.
Only knowledge that is used
sticks in your mind.”
- Dale Carnegie
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Blazing a Brain Gym®
Trail in Maine
Beth Stoddard
H
aving had to work very hard in
school myself, I was so excited
about my personal growth
using Brain Gym® techniques that in
1999 I became a licensed instructor/
consultant. In looking for a way to
pay back all the help I received from
supportive teachers, neighbors and
friends I realized that the parts I loved
as a teacher/mentor/coach were all included in this profound modality. This
fun and easy work, which requires no
special tools, fulfills people’s hunger to
find ways to feel better and accomplish
more, while staying relaxed. Many, like
myself, are amazed and delighted to
see how much change can come from
this effective program. As an Outstanding Achievement Award recipient, this article is a compilation of how
I spread the Brain Gym work.
the word to
colleagues,
administrators, therapists, and
parents.
When I
travel and
teach, I drop off my business cards and
Brain Gym materials at local businesses, such as brain injury specialists
and day care centers. My sales pitch
includes honoring their work while
offering suggestions to make what they
do easier and/or more effective. In
addition to these “cold calls” I also offer
services through silent auctions and
health fairs.
Sharing this work can be as simple
as standing in line at the grocery store.
A private session may have me smiling
and someone may ask whether I’m
having a great day. It opens the door to
share the transformation offered with
the Brain Gym work.
My private practice fuels presentations and vice versa. Clients and
students have ranged from two to 102
years old, and their goals are just as
varied as their ages. • A seven-year-old client in
second grade tested at Pre-K reading level in October. He
loved how the Brain Gym
movements made him feel as
if he were in charge and he did
them wherever he could. By
the end of January he was
reading at a second grade level,
I am meeting my
goal of
paying back . . .
Over the past eleven years I have
had the privilege of traveling and
teaching throughout Maine, USA.
Different statewide organizations
including educational non-profits,
foster and adoptive caregiver associations, childcare providers, OT’s, school
nurses, health and physical educators, recreation therapists and dance
instructors have sponsored me. I have
taught Brain Gym® 101 to 583 people,
many of whom got excited and spread
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plus his self-esteem and
confidence were greatly increased.
• An 88-year-old client had been falling down frequently; he wanted to regain his balance
and go bowling. Following
three Brain Gym sessions, he
threw a strike on his first throw
at the bowling alley.
• A 102-year-old student
attended a senior workshop;
while she was hard of
hearing, she did all the
movements in class and every
day on her own and was so
proud of herself.
The work that is still changing my
life continues to spread before my eyes.
In Maine, even the former governor’s
wife Karen Baldacci, a former kindergarten teacher, knows the value of
movement. She told me: “Brain Gym®
belongs in every classroom.” I am meeting my goal of paying back and having
fun doing it!
There is no way I could ever fully
state all the wonderful healing I have
received from the Brain Gym program.
And I am honored to be a recipient of
the 2010 Outstanding Achievement
Award. May the sharing of my story
provide inspiration as you live out your
own story!
became used as a national model.
Her interests include French,
soccer, mentoring, and coaching.
She has worked with community
programs that support people with
disabilities, as well as Women’s
Business start-ups. Her greatest
passion is Brain Gym, something
far more compelling to her than
anything she has ever done or will
do. www.trainthebrain.biz. www.
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Beth Stoddard, MBA became
licensed as a Brain Gym Instructor
in 1999. She attended Simmons
School of Management in 1981 and
Williams College in 1961, the only
woman in her class. She is endlessly curious and has been a pioneer
most of her life, such as initiating a
high school girls soccer team and
starting a recycling center that later
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*a reference list of edu-k terms
balance, balancing, balance process - a process utilizing Edu-K’s Five
Steps to Easy Learning that regulates conflicts between structure
and function
Brain Gym® - a series of specifically conceived movements that addresses
the physical skills of learning (for example: visual, auditory). Brain Gym
activities contain three categories of movements: The Energy Exercises to
develop awareness of the body as the central reference for all directional
movements; The Lengthening Activities to facilitate skills of focus and
attention; and The Midline Movements for physical coordination as well as
accessing of both analytical and spatial information.
centering - the ability to cross the dividing line between emotional content
and abstract thought; also, the organization of body reflexes
Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K) - the study of movement and its relationship to whole-brain learning; a process for drawing out innate learning
abilities through the understanding of movement and its relationship to
whole-brain learning patterns; the application of kinesthetics (movement)
to the study of whole-brain integration for purposes of alleviating stress
and maximizing the full learning potential.
Energy Exercises, The - the series of Brain Gym activities designed to facilitate an awareness of the body as the central reference for all directional
movement, thus providing a kinesthetic bridge for skills of organization
and abstract thought; the ability to cross the top-bottom midline of the
brain and postural system, thus integrating rational thinking with emotional
responses
Lengthening Activities, The - a series of Brain Gym activities designed to
facilitate the ability to cross the back-front-midline of the brain and postural system, thus integrating meaningful intention with habituated movement responses
midline - the line that separates one visual field and hemispheric awareness from the other
Midline Movements, The - a series of Brain Gym activities designed to
facilitate the ability to cross the midline of the body for improved reading,
writing, listening, and coordination skills
Touch for Health® - a process (from the book by that name, written by John
Thie, D.C.) for toning and stimulating individual muscles and muscle systems by activating the lymphatic, vascular, or meridian system of the body
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instructor listing
Argentina
Susana Buscaglia---------su@susanabuscaglia.com
Gabriela Lombardo-------centrojoyful@fibertel.com.ar
Rio Negro
Sandra Lopez---------------celebracion@hotmail.com
Australia
Nsw
Denise McGann -----------denise@denisemcgann.com.au
Anita Robertson-----------learning@brainjoggers.com.au
Lenette M. Francis--------learning@brainjoggers.com.au
Jayne Bernstam-----------jayne305@ozemail.com.au
Marina Berney--------------marina@move2balance.com.au
Christine Youngman
- ----------------------- kinesiology_solutions@hotmail.com
Evonne Bennell-------------evonne@evolveintobeing.com
Gillian Stuart-Morrison-gsgillian@gmail.com
Greta Francis----------------gretafrancis6@yahoo.com.au
Qld
Kris McIntyre----------------krismci@live.com.au
Paula Wilson, M.Ed.------paula@movingtogether.com.au
Gillian Johnson-------------gillianj@powerup.com.au
Sareylom Poole------------sareylom@bigpond.com
Enza Lyons-------------------enza@dlhc.com.au
Gay Landeta-----------------create@gaylandeta.com.au
Sa
Tania Mc Gregor-----------braingym1@adam.com.au
Heather Gibbons----------gibbons@seol.net.au
Vic
Mary Nicholls---------------maryn@melbpc.org.au
Christine Bozkewycz-----chris@brainconnections.com.au
Julie Gunstone--------------thinkingbody@optusnet.com.au
Robyn Hampton-----------robynhampton@optusnet.com.au
Moira Dempsey------------moira@integratedbeing.com
Renska Bunte---------------renska@happylearning.com.au
Claire Hocking--------------clairehg@tpg.com.au
Eleanor J. M. Graves-----kgraves@bigpond.net.au
Fairlie Sharp-----------------fairliesh@netspace.net.au
Tina Impey-------------------tanji@skymesh.com.au
WA
Patricia Leahy-Shrewsbury
- ----------------------- pleahy-shrewsbury@bigpond.com
Austria
Maria Obermair------------office@kinmo.at
Christian Dillinger---------info@movinginstitut.at
Ferdinand Gstrein---------kinesiologie.gstrein@aon.at
Bahrain
Sapiencia Alvares---------allanalvares@hotmail.com
Noraini Mahmood---------wadi@batelco.com.bh
Marlene Cocking-----------jcocking@batelco.com.bh
Amani Mohamed Omer--amaniomar2003@hotmail.com
Belgium
Paul Landon-----------------paul.landon@mouvements.org
Dominique Monette------ibk@skynet.be
Brazil
Rosana Deconte-----------rosanadeconte@hotmail.com
Canada
Ab
Jean Gurnett----------------gurnettj@gmail.com
Susan Terris-----------------reflexsus@hotmail.com
Shari Robertson-----------shari8856@hotmail.com
Esther Kupsch--------------ekupsch66@gmail.com
Rosemary Benson---------rebenson46@hotmail.com
Laura Wilson----------------laurawilson@eidnet.org
Lyne Claveau----------------weyco@shaw.ca
E. Roselyn Elford BA, M.Ed
- ----------------------------------eroselyn@telus.net
The instructor list is as current as December 31, 2010,
and may not reflect changes made after that date.
Patricia Elford BSC, M.Ed
- ----------------------------------bg4all@telus.net
Susan MacCulloch, M.Ed - ----------------------------------shmacculloch@shaw.ca
Steven Ockey----------------purepotential@shaw.ca
Jenafor Andel---------------be.well@shaw.ca
Shelley Petch----------------seashell@netkaster.ca
Mildred Thill-----------------braingym@telus.net
Heather Bjornstad--------hbj@netkaster.ca
Geri Bronson----------------g.bron@telus.net
Annette Tompkins---------403-553-8848
Tracy M. Cukulin-----------tracyc@shaw.ca
Cindy Morrow---------------cindy_morrow56@hotmail.com
Shelly Hobson--------------miller00@telusplanet.net
Dana Luebke----------------dana.luebke@sunergos.com
Pam August------------------paugust@shaw.ca
David Chris Loree---------geeyouareyou@shaw.ca
Patricia LaFlamme-------patricialaflamme@hotmail.com
Maurine Maslen , M.Ed--momaslen@telusplanet.net
Jeannie Lundgard---------jlundgard@yahoo.ca
BC
Jean Gurnett----------------gurnettj@gmail.com
Beverly Hunter
- ------------- beverlyhunter@turningonthelight.com
Chris Moorman------------lmoorman@telus.net
Wendy Humphreys Tebbutt
- ----------------------------------starsong@dccnet.com
Lenora Fletcher------------lenora5@telus.net
Pat Everatt-------------------peveratt@nethop.net
R. Allen Stanton-----------borntoteach@shaw.ca
Lori Wall-----------------------braingymnastics@shaw.ca
Vivian Hitchman-----------vivian@lifeworkcoaching.net
Lorraine Peters-------------lgpeters@shaw.ca
Sharon Promislow--------sharon@enhancedlearning.com
Wendy Humphreys Tebbutt
- ----------------------------------wendyht@dccnet.com
Judy L. Thompson--------judy.thompson@shaw.ca
Susan Nelson---------------susan_nelson@telus.net
Jeanine Nahas--------------jeaninenahas@shaw.ca
Gayle Buchner--------------gayelee@uniserve.com
Lynedah B. Vartell--------l_vartell@hotmail.com
Nina Falls---------------------falls@telus.net
Katie Philippov-------------katie@katiephilippov.com
Sarah Megan Hunter----meganandroland@shaw.ca
Valerie Ku---------------------cku1@telus.net
MB
Gail Holden------------------holdensg@westman.wave.ca
Davada Carlson------------davadac@mymts.net
Noreen Kolesar-------------nkolesar@shaw.ca
Paul Ruta , M.Ed-----------braingym@mts.net
Caroline Margaret Heath--mcarolineheath@gmail.com
NB
Celine Bellemare----------cwellnessb@rogers.com
NL
Jennifer Drover BSC DC
- ----------------------------------info@coreinsight.ca
Alida Bouwman------------alidabouwman@yahoo.com
ON
Patricia Hawke-------------jasonpathawke@aol.com
Carmen Poirier-------------613-729-9284
Sher Smith RN-------------info@realizingyourpotential.ca
Margaret Harris RN MA--marlou@cogeco.ca
Heather Wagner-----------wagnrhse@rogers.com
Marianne Knox
- ----------------------- marianne@awakeningpotential.ca
Sharon Todd-----------------sharon@brainworksglobal.com
Linda S. Clark---------------lindaclark@acncanada.net
Deborah Kalinich----------deborah.kalinich@gmail.com
Maureen Priest-------------maurdon26@hotmail.com
Jill Hewlett-------------------success@jillhewlett.com
Shirley Prouty--------------shirley.prouty@sympatico.ca
Daphne Duckworth-------daphneduckworth@rogers.com
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Carrol Hutchinson, M.Ed--carrol.hutchinson@peelsb.com
Audrey F. Harkness-------david_7@sympatico.ca
Faye Murray OT------------murrays5@tcc.on.ca
Margaret Nightingale----905-637-9765
Donna Logan Van Vliet--donna@rural.ca
Michele Najbor BA--------mnajbor@sympatico.ca
Jan Yordy
- ------------- yordy@energyconnectiontherapies.com
Peggy Barrett---------------peggy.barrett@sympatico.ca
Sharon Loucks-------------s.loucks@tvdsb.on.ca
Mary Joy Macdonald-----maryjoy@primus.ca
Tami Moase------------------tcmoase@yahoo.ca
Joan Ann White------------jwhite@ntl.sympatico.ca
Irish Sullivan----------------eirlynda@rogers.com
Michele Najbor BA--------mnajbor@sympatico.ca
Trish Ward--------------------alanward2377@rogers.com
Sheena Smith---------------healthyu@hotmail.com
Marie-Claire Bourgeois-mcbharmony@aol.com
Rebecca Karklins----------rrkarklins@rogers.com
Eleanor J. McDougall Russ
- ----------------------------------519-797-5127
Paul Hyman------------------phyman@sympatico.ca
Natalie Pequeux-----------lapaside@yahoo.com
Sharol Cordner-------------s.cordner@hotmail.com
Sarojni Ramdhan-Ganpat
- ----------------------------------sarojnirg@hotmail.com
Fran Burke-------------------fran.burke@tdsb.on.ca
Joan Agosta , M.Ed-------joan@joanagosta.ca
Darlene Montgomery----darlene@lifedreams.org
Nancy E. Clarke------------nclarke@kingston.net
Catherine Flatt RN BNSC----cflatt@cogeco.ca
Joan E. Barrett-------------jebarrettcoach@gmail.com
Mary Ann Swan------------swansense@sympatico.ca
Penelope Mathes----------peniann@rogers.com
Thomas Tegtmeyer-------balance@thomasmtegtmeyer.com
Anjana Thom----------------------- anjthom@gmail.com
Liz Jones-Twomey--------------- jonestwomey@rogers.com
Gwen Francis----------------------- gwenfrancis@execulink.com
Lorna Cassels---------------------- lcassels@rogers.com
Mirja McAdam-------------------- mt.mcadam@sympatico.net
QC
Christine Poulin------------poulin.christine@videotron.ca
Lisa Marcovici--------------lisa.marcovici@braingymqc.org
Dorothy Notkin OTR------notkin6@aol.com
Danielle Fay------------------daniellefay@sogetel.net
Michel Dugas---------------mich.dugas@gmail.com
Alana Russell----------------mar93@sympatico.ca
Janet Clancy-----------------clancyjanet01@yahoo.ca
Eric Guay---------------------ericguay65@hotmail.com
Michele Hebert-------------michelehebert888@live.ca
Victoria Anders MA-------anders.v@bell.net
SK
Susan Halferdahl----------creatingconnections@shaw.ca
JoAnne Lapierre-----------lapig@sasktel.net
Sandra M. Clark-----------sandraclark@sasktel.net
Glenda Lourens BED, M.Ed
- ----------------------------------glenda.lourens@rbe.sk.ca
YT
Jeanine Nahas--------------jeaninenahas@shaw.ca
China
Beijing
Hua Zheng-------------------zhenghuaxt@gmail.com
Yan Peng----------------------pengyan01@sina.com
Wen Sheng Lu--------------lws-hao@sohu.com
Fujian
Mao XiangJia----------------yiqiao-100@163.com
Guangdong
Jin Kun Huang--------------huangjinkun@yahoo.com.cn
Hoi Ming Andrew Leung-- mrandrewleung@yahoo.com.hk
Hong Kong
Salmon Fung----------------salmonfung@hotmail.com
Elizabeth Leontieff-Johnson
- ----------------------------------elizabethleontieff@hotmail.com
Yuk Ling Lee-----------------windalee@sinatown.com
Ah Man Chik-----------------amanda_chik@hotmail.com
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Annly Yuet Har Li----------lyha2003@hotmail.com
Florence Kwong------------florencekwong911@gmail.com
Fung Yee Tse----------------tfyee0@netvigator.com
Hoi Sze Grace Chan------h.s.g.chan@gold.ac.uk
Hon Wai Patrick Ng------patrick.ng@pcti-hk.com
Iok Min Leong--------------leungsmile@yahoo.com.hk
Ka Lun Karen Chan-------karenklchan@netvigator.com
Kenrick Lau------------------lausir@brainaheadtrg.com
Kin Ping Katrina Ng------katrina.kp.ng@gmail.com
Kwai Hing Judy Keung------judykg@netvigator.com
Yee Tak Leung--------------kristinleung0911@yahoo.com.hk
Yee Wa Eva Cheng--------chengyeewa2000@yahoo.com.hk
Yu Chiu Cheung------------chiuchiujet@yahoo.com.hk
Yuk Shan Cheung---------dor_dc@yahoo.com.hk
Yuk Yin Donna Kam------donnayykam@yahoo.com.hk
Yuk Ying Man----------------mancat2805@yahoo.com.hk
Yat Chi Wong----------------otvictor@yahoo.com.hk
Yan Wai Chan---------------yanwai1788@yahoo.com.hk
Miu Man Gloria Wong----chaichai605@yahoo.com.hk
Kwai Hung Kate Pak-----kate.pak@gmail.com
Shut Yuen Susan Wong--susanwongc003@yahoo.co.uk
Suk Yu Linda Tsang------suksukyu@hotmail.com
Kwok Yin Wong-------------yinnywong3200@yahoo.com.hk
Kwan Oi Ophelia Leung- healthyophelia@yahoo.com.hk
Wai Ping Wong-------------pingpingwong529@yahoo.com.hk
Wai Ming Amy Choi-------info@brainbodycentre.com
Suk Chun Betty Wong---bettwongsc@gmail.com
Siu Chan Conrad Ho-----info@brainbodycentre.com
Lai Shan Miracle Li-------purewise@gmail.com
Siu Ying Mak----------------mcapple9@yahoo.com.hk
Shuk Kin Doris Chiu-----doris_0510@yahoo.com.hk
Lai Har (Yu Wei) Li Ph.D.--liyuwei2006@yahoo.com.hk
Lai Ming Keung------------gingerkeung@hotmail.com
Mei Sum Cheng------------macycheng2007@yahoo.com.hk
Mo Ching Candy Chow-- candygg288@yahoo.com.hk
Ming Fuk Tsoi---------------bmftmf@gmail.com
Wong Ngai Po Apple-----easycoach@gmail.com
Yu Yi Lui-----------------------drluiyuyi@yahoo.com.hk
Tsz Yan Yau------------------sammi.dol@gmail.com
Jiangsu
Yi Xin Chen-------------------chenyxone@gmail.com
Xiang Liang------------------boainj@126.com
Lu Wang-----------------------wanluxl@126.com
Min Zhang--------------------0960min@sina.com
Hui Xin Huang--------------happymagan@126.com
Shanghai
Feng Chen--------------------zethen@126.com
Colombia
Juanita Quintana Medina
-----------------------------------------quintanamedinajuanita@
gmail.com
Croatia
Tatjana Novosel-Herceg
- ----------------------- tatjana.novoselherceg@gmail.com
Denmark
Edel Hovgaard
- ----------------------- Kinesiologiskolen@vindinggaard.dk
Ecuador
Norma Munoz--------------funedec@uio.satnet.net
Maria Augusta Franco----ma_francomx@yahoo.com
France
Paul Landon-----------------paul.landon@mouvements.org
Germany
Beate Walter----------------vakgmbh@aol.com
Susanne Degendorfer---Degendorfer@iak-freiburg.de
Alfred Schatz----------------info@iak-freiburg.de
Renate Wennekes---------info@ikl-damme.de
Monika Drinda--------------mondri99@aol.com
Nicola Kidman-Suessbier
---------------------------------------n.kidman-suessbier@t-online.de
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Greece
Maria Karakostanoglou-- yaltra@yahoo.com
Hungary
Fuzes utca 1
Zsuzsanna Koves----------kovzsu@freemail.hu
India
Maharashtra
Sujeet Arekar----------------sujeet.arekar@gmail.com
Tamilnadu
Shihan Pushpanathan.P
- ----------------------------------pushpanathan@lycos.com
Indonesia
Ruslan Morris---------------rrmorris@clubbali.com
SP Henry Remanlay------henry_remanlay@yahoo.co.id
Maxi Toliu---------------------62-0431-353-862
Susanti Kho------------------alexktaslim@indosat.net.id
Rahaju M Morris-----------rahaju@clubbali.com
Dra Jeanne Tinneke Mangundap
- ----------------------------------62-431-353-826
Pdt Yosua Wangka--------yos_wangka@yahoo.co.id
Bali
Debora Intan Trisna------debora@slcbali.com
Banten
Elisabeth Demuth---------elisdemuth@yahoo.com
Evi Sukmaningrum-------evi.sukma@yahoo.com
DI Yogyakarta
Nonny Swediati PhD-----nonny@ldola.net.id
DKI Jakarta
Erna Marina Kusama----ernamarina@gmail.com
Rahayu Yoesmintarti-----ryoesmintarti@yahoo.com
Lely Tobing, Mont. Dipl.-----lelytobing@cbn.net.id
Mia Setiawati Sangadi-- miasangadi@gmail.com
Ike R Sugianto--------------untukike@infoterapi.com
DKI Jaya
Marielle Ancilla Domini---hahahihi_yeah@hotmail.com
Jakarta
Su Sie Han-------------------susiehan@centrin.net.id
Heppy Sulistiani-----------heppy.sulistiani@yahoo.com
Jawa Tengah
Syarif Baraja----------------sarif88@yahoo.com
Kelapa Gading
Yully Nurjani-----------------yully.nurjani@gmail.com
North Sulawesi
Elisabeth Demuth---------elisdemuth@yahoo.com
Dr. A. A. A. Lengkong----plpkmd@yahoo.com
Sulawesi Utara
Henny E R Tambajong---0852-56781909
Pdt Lientje H K Mamahit, STh
- ----------------------------------0812-4443700
Sulut
Wicarni Oktavia Mangold
- ----------------------------------0852-40275796
Sumatera Utara
Mutia Hermina Nasution
- ----------------------------------ot_mutia@yahoo.com
Israel
Amnon Reiss----------------amnomr@netvision.net.il
Jeanette Primost----------jntt@kfar-hanassi.org.il
Ze’ev (Leslie) Bolgar-----zeevbol@netvision.net.il
Carmela Bolgar------------972-3-673-2106
Italy
Maria Paola Casali--------mariapaola.casali@infinitiform.it
Alessandra Scarselli-----dada.centroricerche@yahoo.it
Raffaele Rambaldi--------raffaelerambaldi@yahoo.it
Daniela Agazzi--------------danielaagazzi@gmail.com
Sigrid Loos-------------------info@sigridloos.com
Japan
Yoshi Saga-------------------saga@imsi.co.jp
Kenichi Ishimaru----------zenkinesiology@gmail.com
Masato Nakamura--------jkinesiology@gmail.com
Tokushimaken
Etsuko Fujimoto-----------gjawat@gmail.com
Katsuko Yasogawa--------elutowan@ma.pikara.ne.jp
Kenya
Nairobi
Li-Chuang Tan--------------lichuangtan@yahoo.com
Lisa Wee Eng Cheng-----lemongrass_turmeric@yahoo.com
Malaysia
Ang Nei Lim-----------------angneilim@yahoo.com
Marie Helene Hueber----mhlh_54@hotmail.com
Elizabeth Khiang----------eduk.ek@gmail.com
Phoebe Long Mei Wah--phoebemw2002@yahoo.com
Sally Kulasegram----------sallyk@kula5.com
Hasanah Hassan----------hasanah_hsn@yahoo.com
Siew Siew Goh--------------malaysiabg@gmail.com
Hilda Pillay-------------------pillaycajon@hotmail.com
Erlinda Choy Lian Yap---masriayu@hotmail.com
Johor
Claire Ang Menglin-------ang.claire@ymail.com
Mexico
Lourdes Ramirez de Luna
- ----------------------------------mogimcer@yahoo.com.mx
Ligia Guadalupe Canto Sanchez
- ----------------------- ligiaguadalupecs@yahoo.com.mx
Virginia Sosa Martinez--virginiasosa@mexis.com
Margarita Ehrensperger
- ----------------------------------margarita@cika.com.mx
Maria Augusta Franco----ma_francomx@yahoo.com
Maria del Pilar Almenara Roldan
- ----------------------------------almenarap@gmail.com
Enriqueta de la Torre----enridelato@gmail.com
Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez Aguilera
- ----------------------------------lupita_rdza@hotmail.com
Ma. Del Carmen Magdalena Bazan Flores
- ----------------------------------mcarmenbazan@yahoo.com.mx
Maria Isabel Vazquez Arias
- ----------------------------------maribelvazquezarias@
hotmail.com
Patricia Cocom-------------pcocan@yahoo.com
Rebeca Hernandez Marin
- ----------------------------------rhernandezmarin@hotmail.com
Christa Babette Ostertag--christa_ostertag@hotmail.com
Iztacalco
Patricia Cocom-------------pcocan@yahoo.com
New Zealand
Glenys Leadbeater--------roglen.ldbt@xtra.co.nz
Barbara Wards-------------edukbarb@orcon.net.nz
Margaret Underwood----margaretu1@mac.com
Philippines
Glecita R. Repia------------glessrepia@yahoo.com
Rosario Ferrari--------------jeamidi1@zpdee.net
Rizalina Ochoa-------------rizal_leni@yahoo.com.ph
Poland
Svetlana Masgutova , Ph.D.
- ----------------------------------masgutova@yahoo.com
Zofi Graczyk MS PHD---zofigraczyk@yahoo.com
Puerto Rico
Carmen Montoto MI-----academiamc2@gmail.com
Republic of Cyprus
Sophia Polycarpou--------symban2002@yahoo.gr
Saudi Arabia
Hanan Ali---------------------hbagabas@hotmail.com
Mona K. Al-Fajem---------braingym.alfajem@gmail.com
Singapore
Patricia Ang-----------------tricia_ang@yahoo.com
Toong-Jye Low--------------65-9684-3746
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Angie Koh---------------------lifedynamics@gmail.com
Sumi Said--------------------sumi_hadi@hotmail.com
Benwinner Kam------------benwinner@gmail.com
Mary Goh Beng Neo-----marygoh1@gmail.com
Cynthia Teo Teng Hong-
- ----------------------------------cynthiateo@yahoo.com
Faiza Bte Ya’Akob---------ustatiy@yahoo.com
Yonie Yahaini Bonawi----yonie@pacific.net.sg
Norliah Binte Daroos----norliahd@yahoo.com.sg
Fatimah Camut-------------fcamut2004@yahoo.com.sg
Khatijah Bte Ibrahim----ktbeibrahim@yahoo.com.sg
Khiryati Kairi----------------ykairi@singnet.com.sg
Haidah Bte Othman------momclinic@lucos.com
Loraine Peterson----------lmashiah@hotmail.com
Julinah Bte Selamat-----julinah_selamat@moe.edu.sg
Anisah Bte Selamat------anizahin@hotmail.com
Susan Williams-------------susanb_williams@yahoo.com.sg
Faraliza Bte Zainal--------fara71@live.com.sg
Shamimah Begum Mujtaba
- ----------------------------------shamujtaba@yahoo.com.sg
Suzana Othman------------suzyoth@yahoo.com.sg
Brother Dominic Chong--domc888@yahoo.co.uk
Slovenia
Barbara Globocnik--------barbara.globocnik@gmail.com
Majda Koncar---------------majda.koncar@guest.arnes.si
Meta Bizjak Erzen--------avevitaslo@gmail.com
Tadeja Rupar----------------tadeja.rupar@guest.arnes.si
Mojca Vilfan-----------------mojcavilfan.bg@gmail.com
South Africa
Rita Edwards----------------edukafrica@iafrica.com
Marlize Basson , Ph.D.--marlize@penuka.co.za
Isabel Cohen----------------isabelcohen@mweb.co.za
Hanna Kok-------------------hanna@makealife.co.za
Marcelle Shaman----------sshaman@mweb.co.za
Spain
Carlota Lopez-Peredo Martinez
- ----------------------------------carlota.lopezperedo@hotmail.es
Darla Carlisle---------------dcarlisle537@gmail.com
Isabel Compan Fernandez
- ----------------------------------een@kinemocions.com
Sweden
Katarina Ostlund----------info@braingym.se
Switzerland
Rosemarie Sonderegger--info@ikamed.ch
Bernhard Studer-----------best@gesundheit-lernen.ch
Elsa Freedman--------------elsamfreedman@hotmail.com
USA
AK
Jan Elkinton-Cummins-----cummins@alaska.net
AL
Susan L. Purves , M.Ed-spurves4@comcast.net
AR
Brenda S. Wood------------dogwood@artelco.com
Martha Rhea Watts , Ph.D.
- ----------------------------------rheaj@sbcglobal.net
Bernita Szitar - ------------szitarb@windstream.net
Carol Albee------------------501-262-3274
Debbie Smith---------------butterflydreams53@hotmail.com
Rhydonia Anderson MSE
- ----------------------------------rhydonia@aristotle.net
Virgil Anderson MSE-----rhydonia@aristotle.net
AZ
Joyce Elaine Holgate-----joyceholgate@hotmail.com
Lois J. Burgener-----------loisjbm@aol.com
Cristina Whitehawk-------cristina@poweredbygenius.com
Kay Fulkerson---------------kayfulkerson@getnet.com
Carol Bennington---------carol@awakening-hearts.com
Frank Cardamone---------frankiecardamone@gmail.com
Libby Brandt PT-----------lbrandtpt@gmail.com
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Barbara Paderewski Kern
- ----------------------------------barbseabhs@yahoo.com
Kay Wallach EDD----------kwallach@cox.net
Kathy Brown , M.Ed------kb@centeredge.com
Mary Wade-------------------jilmaryw@yahoo.com
Steven Kane OTR LMT------ sakotr51@yahoo.com
Patricia Rendon , M.Ed---prendon3@comcast.net
Jan Curran OTR------------janot3945@msn.com
Teryn Mowry-----------------tjm1457@aol.com
Richard Petke NMD------braingym@all-ways-health.com
CA
Leslie Goff MS------------info@discoveringbraingym.com
Masato Nakamura--------jkinesiology@gmail.com
Carla E. Roehl MA---------roehl@aol.com
Denise C. Hornbeak MS----superchild@att.net
Karen Feinman-------------karenfeinman@esteemedkids.com
Cynthia McClure-----------cmcclure13@gmail.com
Gayle Weinand MA--------gayleweinand@sbcglobal.net
Carrie Rubalcava----------carrie@rubypost.com
Suzanne Wickman MS PT
- ----------------------------------wicksuz@yahoo.com
Stephanie Badasci MA-----info@spiritualgrownup.com
Theresa M. Routon-------tmrouton@gmail.com
Sharon K. Westre----------cattailgypsy@yahoo.com
Rachael Grant Dixon MA
- ----------------------------------dangrant@rocketmail.com
Leilani Wrbanek------------leisi7@yahoo.com
Jocelyn Pare-----------------jocesow@pacbell.net
Sharron Patton OTR------magicdancer_99@yahoo.com
Wendy Retzer MPT-------wretzermpt@pacbell.net
Teena K. Woeber-----------twoeber@earthlink.net
Donna Rutherford---------director@thebrainzone.net
Barbara Schwartz MA---barbara@equilibriumhealing.com
Robyn Betts------------------rblivingtree@cox.net
Ani Stokoe , Ph.D.---------anibob@wildblue.net
Marilyn Lugaro , Ph.D.----lugaro2000@aol.com
Dulcie Hahn-----------------dulcedolphin@hotmail.com
Gloria Kuhs------------------glokuhs@cox.net
Joanne Gatlin---------------Itsajoanne@aol.com
Deborah Studebaker-----deb@inner-genius.com
Elissa Pacifici---------------elissapac@charter.net
Larhken B. Carroll--------larknc@pacbell.net
Pam Whitman MA---------pamtransitionpoint@comcast.net
Suzy (Suzanne) Cambell OTRL
- ----------------------------------mscamp56@sbcglobal.net
Madeline Falcone----------madeline@falconeinstitute.com
Julie Newendorp-----------mesajewel@cox.net
Marijane Lescroart-------mplescroart@prodigy.net
Judy Watson-----------------skytop@mlode.com
Linda Faste , M.Ed--------lindafaste@yahoo.com
Joyce Sherwood MA------joycebsherwood@sbcglobal.net
MaryLynn Thomson------brainworks2@verizon.net
Jerri Miner-------------------jmminer@att.net
Susan Shimoff ------------srshimoff@gmail.com
Wendy Rupali Robinson, M.Ed
- ----------------------------------braingym1@yahoo.com
Valerie Hoppe-Chamberlin
- ----------------------------------vchamberlin@dslextreme.com
Regina Vartanova----------braingymcenter@yahoo.com
Veronica Getskow---------drgetskow@yahoo.com
Emily J. Hodos------------dlconsultant@mac.com
Debra Austin-Brecher-----austinbrecher@netscape.net
Natasha Gogin-Moses, MEd
- ----------------------------------ngogin@yahoo.com
Jan Littman MA
- ----------------------- littmanlearningcenter@comcast.net
Christine Olson MED--------olson_sc@comcast.net
Catherine M. Hogan------chogan2@aol.com
Annette Pasternak PHD--dramp3@yahoo.com
Marie Bareilles-------------mariebees@hotmail.com
CO
Pamela Curlee--------------iamedukpcurlee@aol.com
Nancy Hill--------------------303-722-5504
Colleen Gardner-----------ccgardner@rocketmail.com
Shirley Miekka , Ph.D.---smiekka1@gmail.com
Cathie Graeser-------------braingymcoach@msn.com
January 2011
Janice Hunt Dawson , Ph.D.
- ----------------------------------jan@happyhippie.com
Gloria J. Gradisar---------gjgradisar@aol.com
Diane Malik MA------------dianemalik@mac.com
Patricia Stone---------------patricia.stone@msn.com
Kathryn B. Jensen--------303-838-7523
Jeanne Belli RN------------jeannebelli@brainbalancing.com
Bennett Way-----------------benway@comcast.net
Jane E. Land , M.Ed------middleparkmeat@hotmail.com
Patti Templin----------------pattitemplin@hotmail.com
Anne Hornstein------------lifedancer@gmail.com
Glenn Driscoll---------------gdriscoll5@comcast.net
Jeannette Abshire---------glenwoodtutorial@mtntek.com
Dana Lowry------------------mddlowry@yahoo.com
Joan Spalding , Ph.D.---jspalding@aol.com
Henry Leilani----------------lrh@beingandliving.com
Jolana Vanek----------------jolanavanek@yahoo.com
CT
Janet McDonald , M.Ed----janetomcdonald@gmail.com
Carrie Burns PT MBA---c4burns@comcast.net
Ann Majure , Ph.D.--------lamajure@att.net
Marie Ossi--------------------mossi@earthlink.net
Peggy Myers-----------------kinesiologyat118@sbcglobal.net
Amy Burton MS OTR/L--asheeha1@yahoo.com
Carolyn Finch-Hulme MS SLP
- ----------------------------------carolyn@carolynfinch.com
DC
Mary Rentschler , M.Ed---wrenxx@verizon.net
FL
Jami Guercia MA , M.Ed--integratedlc@msn.com
Debi Brocklehurst---------braingymlapc@aol.com
Judie Rice--------------------judierice@gmail.com
Mary Virginia Couch-----couchg@mail.leon.k12.fl.us
Mira Stulberg-Halpert , M.Ed
- ----------------------------------mira@3dlearner.com
Valerie B. Hill---------------evhilljr@yahoo.com
Patricia L. Cox MS--------pattlcox@comcast.net
Ellen Smith------------------govepe101@aol.com
Bonnie Brandes , M.Ed-brandesbl@yahoo.com
Anne Hornstein------------lifedancer@gmail.com
Barbara Scott---------------bnscott01@gmail.com
Cindy Campbell LMHC--campbecs@bellsouth.net
Juniper Di Giovanni------jdawg1020@gator.net
Lisa Hopkins----------------lhopk2455@aol.com
Kimberly Johnson NBCT-- kjohncol@bellsouth.net
Roger Seekman------------rseekman@comcast.net
Yvette Robitaille , M.Ed-sonnyvette7@msn.com
Patty Shackleford , Ph.D.-- drpatty@pkconceptsinc.com
Deborah L. Coe------------deborahcoe@hotmail.com
Carol Ann Erickson BS--lifehanc@aol.com
Wanda McGee MA--------wanmcgee@yahoo.com
Jo Ellen Firestone---------purpose1@earthlink.net
Dee Steverson--------------850-580-3055
Susan Ham------------------susanha@leeschools.net
Emily Millett-----------------emilymillett@embarqmail.com
Janet McDonald MED------janetomcdonald@gmail.com
John Harland--------------------johnharland@comcast.net
Teresa Bock----------------------rbock2@verizon.net
Krista Diamond MED-------kadi.diamond@gmail.com
Charlotte Palmer----------charpalm2@yahoo.com
GA
Paula K. Dukes-------------pd3838@hotmail.com
Pam Webster MA ---------websterw@mindspring.com
Elizabeth Hughes---------beth_novian_hughes@yahoo.com
Nita Matthews-Morgan , Ph.D.
- ----------------------------------nitamm@uga.edu
Caroline Lusky--------------footzzz@aol.com
Delores Bumgardner EDD
- ----------------------------------deloresbumgardner@earth
link.net
HI
Carla Hannaford , Ph.D.
- ----------------------------------heartconnect44@aol.com
Shellie Fielden--------------edukhawaiibraingym@yahoo.com
Naomi Kanna---------------nkanna8@hotmail.com
Frances Shimotsu---------808-533-6649
Karen (Freesia) Peterson
- ----------------------------------kp@givingbackmentoring.org
Flo Johnasen----------------22flojo@gmail.com
Cindy Ogata----------------cindyogata@aol.com
Geraldine Louise Tremblay
- ----------------------------------gtremblay@hawaii.rr.com
Noreen Dougherty--------montessorihale@gmail.com
IA
Mary Webb-------------------mcwebb@qwest.net
Susan Chipman------------susanchipman2001@yahoo.com
Claudia Fischer------------641-472-7284
IL
Kate Wagner MA-----------katewagner@sbcglobal.net
Jeanne Lohfink-------------jlohfink@bpd3.org
Barbara Bednarz----------barbarabednarz@earthlink.net
Helen Cox RN BSN-------options@mtco.com
John Starman MS---------chi2me2@yahoo.com
Aimee Edwards------------mee.edwards@gmail.com
IN
Laura Lea Sweney PT---bodyinsync@earthlink.net
Georgena Bayless---------gena1016@hotmail.com
Nicci George-----------------niccigeorge@comcast.net
Emily Haarer----------------emily.haarer@whitesrfs.org
KS
Monja Wood-Barney
- ------------- monja@westwichitamassagetherapy.com
Donna Kimmell------------620-964-2259
Dorothy L. Gray------------dorothylgray@yahoo.com
Kimmerly Schulte---------foster991@sbcglobal.net
Susan Hetrick---------------susan.s.hetrick@gmail.com
Judy Metcalf ----------------kinlearn3jm@yahoo.com
KY
Susan Blanchett-----------sblanchett109@aol.com
Joyce E. Beasley
heartbrain_connection@yahoo.com
Susan F. Wedding---------cfm52@insightbb.com
LA
Tanya Simmons-----------braingymnola@yahoo.com
Wendy Piret------------------braingym4all@hotmail.com
MA
June Smith-------------------oreo82975@msn.com
Bonnie Hershey, M.Ed---kinesconn@aol.com
Cecilia Koester, M.Ed
- ------------- cecilia@movementbasedlearning.com
Christina Wright-----------508-783-7547
Susan Wilbur----------------susanwilbur@charter.net
Karen McCarthy MS-----balancepoint@karenmccarthy.com
Candi Cosgrove------------info@candicosgrove.com
Pamela Formosa OTRL-pamformosa@aol.com
Kathleen Monahan--------joeandkathy@charter.net
Stephanie Beynon--------drsbeynon@comcast.net
Frances M. Bruen , OTR/L
- ----------------------------------fbruen@yahoo.com
David Rota , M.Ed CSCS--rota.dave@yahoo.com
Kim Nanigian---------------knanigian@yahoo.com
Joanne Lavallee MS OTR/L
- ----------------------------------celebrate2learn@comcast.net
Emily J. Hodos-------------dlconsultant@mac.com
Carol Hetrick----------------carolhetrick@crocker.com
Mary H Burke MA---------burkee2@verizon.net
Joanne Lavallee MS OTR/L
- ----------------------------------celebrate2learn@comcast.net
MD
Denise Figueiredo OTRL
- ----------------------------------handsof_light@yahoo.com
Margaret Candler---------mcandler3@gmail.com
Shoshana Shamberg OTRL - ----------------------------------shoshamberg@yahoo.com
Hillel Zeitlin------------------mehyp@aol.com
Bonnie Kunkel--------------mehyp@aol.com
Sharon D. Montes MD---thedancingdoc@gmail.com
Zofi Graczyk, Ph.D.-------zofigraczyk@yahoo.com
Cynthia B. Alper-----------calp410@aol.com
Marian Briscuso-----------mbriscuso@comcast.net
ME
Rita B. Theriault-----------rbtetoile@hotmail.com
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Elizabeth Phillips----------elizabeth@purplelog.com
Margaret B. Marshall----infinitelearning@midmaine.com
Beth Stoddard MBA------bethstoddard@trainthebrain.biz
Jean Rice---------------------jbrice@suscom-maine.net
Jennifer Cammack OTR/L
- ----------------------------------jennifercammack@yahoo.com
Betsy Beardsley MAT EDD
- ----------------------------------elizabebeardsl@aol.com
MI
Susan Owens MS OTR--mibraingym@aol.com
Monica Panagos , Ph.D.-mibraingym@ymail.com
Bonnie Tuckerman--------bonnie@cass.net
Katy L. Held-----------------ktheld@comcast.net
Christopher Loughrin----loughrin@charter.net
Antoinette J. DeLuca MA
- ----------------------------------sammy1003@sbcglobal.net
Nancy L. Ramsdell--------nancyangel@me.com
Jacqueline Groenendyck4
- ----------------------------------jacque.g@att.net
MaryAnn N. Short--------maryann1066@sbcglobal.net
Pamela J. Van Zwoll------pvanzwoll51@chartermi.net
Lucy N. French------------patnlucy@comcast.net
Opal Wong--------------------owong80@gmail.com
Amy Cherry------------------amychry@sbcglobal.net
Richard E. Bole------------rbole@techaide.org
Nancy Kelly------------------nkellyot@hotmail.com
Darcy Lewis------------------darcylewis1@mac.com
Rebecca Kirk----------------rkirk@tds.net
MN
Catherine Athorp----------misskittyonherown@hotmail.com
Cindy Goldade , M.Ed---cingold35@mac.com
Amy Unger-------------------minnesotabraingym@gmail.com
Elizabeth Grambsch MA
- ----------------------------------crescendocenter@yahoo.com
Nancy Breyen---------------dnbreyen@msn.com
Kari Murlowski-------------kari@theintegrationstation.com
Judith Besch----------------judeandgary@msn.com
Lisa Anderson MS--------andersonlisa@charter.net
Nancy Riley------------------tnriley3@q.com
Joni Polehna-----------------polehna@usfamily.net
Margaret Freischel--------mfreischel@aol.com
Benilee Luce----------------benileeluce@yahoo.com
Anna Nameny---------------anameny775@hotmail.com
Monique Ferre--------------madame.ferre@gmail.com
Jean Grech-------------------grechj@invergrove.k12.mn.us
Judy Sue Christenson RN
- ----------------------------------judysue@design4hlth.com
Sandra Gust-----------------leaveneer@aol.com
MO
Gail Velten--------------------gail.velten@kirkwoodschools.org
Nancy Peterson------------brainconnections@yahoo.com
Kathy French----------------kafrench@sbcglobal.net
Robin Ehrlich
- ----------------------- robin.ehrlich@kirkwoodschools.org
MT
Bonnie Zehentner, BSN RN
- ----------------------------------brighthorizons@imt.net
Lisa Buford------------------lbuford@wispwest.net
Leila Zemke OTR/L-------zemlei@aol.com
NC
Sylvia Sue Greene MA---balance@boonenc.org
Martha Rhea Watts-------rheaj@sbcglobal.net
E. Kitt Paige-----------------kitt.integrative@verizon.net
Amy Arrendell , M.Ed----waterfall@mindspring.com
Geri Lubash------------------doyourbest2@bellsouth.net
Virginia J. Sutton BS MA ED
- ----------------------------------virginiasutton@nc.rr.com
Nancy Huffman------------nhuffman@charter.net
Jennifer S. Carpenter----jcarpot@yahoo.com
Cyndi Rapenske------------828-297-5453
Mary Gray--------------------penysgwarn@yahoo.com
Amy E. Devereaux---------adevereaux@nc.rr.com
Brenda Bowman Irvin---brendabirvin@bellsouth.net
Lainie Shimpock Cribb BS
- ----------------------------------lainiecribb@yahoo.com
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Jessica Lunde---------------sunseekerseven@yahoo.com
Lydia Coyner Harrelson--singingmama@gmail.com
ND
Debra Conklin--------------dconklin@oakes.k12.nd.us
Cynthia Ross MS----------crossingbridges@msn.com
NE
Ruth Murray-----------------movementsolutions@cox.net
NH
Eliza S. Bergeson , M.Ed--bergeson@sover.net
Shelley Earley---------------earleyschmidt@earthlink.net
Pamela F. Seed MA-------603-524-6733
Susan Stepick , M.Ed----sstepick@yahoo.com
Kim Rheinlander , M.Ed---kim.rheinlander@dartmouth.edu
Candi Cosgrove------------info@candicosgrove.com
Deidre (Dee Dee) Thurber
- ----------------------------------learntomove@comcast.net
Eve Kodiak-------------------eve@evekodiak.com
Carol L. Stone--------------brat222@msn.com
Krista Diamond MED----kadi.diamond@gmail.com
NJ
Connie Green---------------congreen@aol.com
Karen Reuther--------------kreuther3@verizon.net
Aili Pogust , Ph.D.---------pogust@verizon.net
Marcia Cook-----------------marciacook@bigplanet.com
Teresa Burik, EDD--------tburik@optonline.net
NM
Kazuko (Kay) Takagi-----harmony8612@yahoo.co.jp
Mary Ann Moser-----------mosersantafe@hotmail.com
Debi Peterson---------------yoga4brains@aol.com
Denise Raven LISW-------knitraven@gmail.com
NY
Paula Oleska----------------p.oleska@verizon.net
Chet Wolfsont , Ph.D.----chetsgym@gmail.com
Rochelleah Robin Davis-robinsrare@aol.com
Leonora Foster-------------leonorafoster@yahoo.com
Elaine Magidson MA SAS
- ----------------------------------elmagid@aol.com
Rebecca Holt MA----------brightmoves@gmail.com
Masha Rochel Mitchell MS SP ED
- ----------------------------------merylmasha@yahoo.com
Kate Baer-Gagola MS----jimkatemdrew@hotmail.com
Surel Goldfinger-----------thebridgeschild@aol.com
Linda Case-------------------llcviolin@yahoo.com
Malkeh Ehrenfeld----------malkehehrenfeld@yahoo.com
Mariola Strahlberg--------shiningmtn@aol.com
Marjie Citron----------------marjie5454@earthlink.net
Emily Eisen------------------balance@brainworksplus.com
Rebecca Holt MA----------brightmoves@gmail.com
Janice Fiore------------------jfiore@stny.rr.com
Mari Miyoshi----------------mari.miyoshi@gmail.com
Terry Quigley MS----------tquigley1@nycap.rr.com
Jacquelyn E. Donahoe OT
- ----------------------------------jdonahoe@wildwood.edu
Patricia Urban--------------sabharp@att.net
Patricia Allen----------------tallen23@att.net
Candace Morano----------cmorano@me.com
Susan Grace-----------------sgrace3@gmail.com
OH
Cindy Hill
alltherightmoves@swohio.twcbc.com
Elizabeth Ames RN-------shoe@cinci.rr.com
Shanon Paglieri MSPT--shanon@learning-in-motion.com
Ann Lo-------------------------ann_lo@hboe.org
Linda K. Mizer--------------lkmizer@att.net
Carolyn Nyland-------------cbnyland@yahoo.com
Caren Truske----------------ctsynergy@aol.com
Barbara Samson MED--knesthetic@aol.com
Joanna Pallos---------------jootbuck@aol.com
David Saunders------------saunders@main-net.com
Pamela Fox Denzler OTRL--tdenzler@ameritech.net
Laura Marvin----------------lcmarvin@windstream.net
OK
Carol Rowell-----------------balancebydesign4u@gmail.com
Rosalyn R. Kalmar--------rrkalmar@aol.com
OR
Mariya Masters-------------mariyamasters@gmail.com
January 2011
Cori Bryant------------------myrtletree@yahoo.com
Jeanine DuBois------------jdubois1776@gmail.com
Diane Malik MA------------303-834-8506 Carla Judge MAT----------cjeducate@comcast.net
Robert M. Ficker-----------robertficker@gmail.com
Diane Lovejoy---------------diane@musicianbyheart.com
Ric Levendosky-------------rclevendosky@hotmail.com
Elizabeth Markell----------541-482-2159
PA
Adele C. Juzi----------------ajuzi@aol.com
Katie Dayton MA-----------daytonsdk@yahoo.com
Betty Lerer-------------------bettylerer@gmail.com
Debra Parliman------------debraparliman@yahoo.com
RI
Nancy Whyte Sherman MED
- ----------------------------------nwsherman@verizon.net
Jeanne M Donato EDD--jeannedonato@aol.com
Joseph Schechtman-----fquad@cox.net
SC
Sandra Benfield------------gsbenfield@bellsouth.net
Gaile Sickel------------------coastal7@comcast.net
Barbara Weisner MA-----bwise123@hargray.com
TN
Steve Best--------------------scbest@tds.net
Sarah K. Davis--------------edu.enrichment@yahoo.com
TX
Tracy Sellers----------------trsell91@hotmail.com
Elizabeth Cowden---------krtbabe44@aol.com
Sylvia Saenz MED---------sylviaads88@gmail.com
Patricia Kyte Rach MED--patrach@pnx.com
Angie Cox---------------------acox79088@gmail.com
Thad Trahan Jr MS-------t_trahan@yahoo.com
Sherri Kain-------------------saktiger@hotmail.com
Sharon Heller MS---------braingymlady@sbcglobal.net
Leslie Martin-Bassinger--slp3d@hotmail.com
Terry Wade-------------------713-952-9717
Amanda Letsos OTR-----aletsos@galenaparkisd.com
Susan H. Chandler MED LPC
- ----------------------------------sdchandler@sbcglobal.net
Jeanne Tamez--------------ftamez@satx.rr.com
Mary Hohl--------------------mrhohl@hotmail.com
Sherri Nussbaum---------nussbaums@cablelinks.com
MaryAnn Girard BSW MED
- ----------------------------------magirard@sbcglobal.net
Camille Brown--------------ccb@suddenlink.net
Marth Vincent MED------marthvincent@gmail.com
Lynn Negrin-----------------lnegrin@thejoyschool.org
Kathleen Hudson----------integrated.living@live.com
Shayla Hill--------------------shaylakhill@gmail.com
Ruthie Roberts-------------switchonlearning@gmail.com
Jamie Flanagan------------mrsjdflanagan@gmail.com
UT
Kriss Jones-------------------801-282-8748
Barbara Jenkins BS ED---b.jenkins@q.com
Sara Banister MA ED----sarabanister@hotmail.com
Sharon Plaskett------------info@learningmoves.com
Pat Shumway---------------prhshum@juno.com
Ilse Jakobovits--------------gudrun75@earthlink.net
Tawni K. Lawrence--------tawni.lawrence@att.net
VA
Don Wetsel MA LAC------dewetsel@gmail.com
Elizabeth (Lisa) Cary----caryed@verizon.net
Jackie Grondin-------------jackiegrondin@hotmail.com
Colleen T. Small MED SP ED
- ----------------------------------colleen.small@fcps.edu
Andrea Fry MED-----------ajfry@hotmail.com
Brenda Root PHD--------breroot@aol.com
Alice W. Krum---------------alice_krum@yahoo.com
Susan Gaeta-----------------susangaeta@hotmail.com
Ruthann Pisaretz----------braingym@teacher.com
Lynn D. Cox BS MA MS
- ----------------------------------monarchLC@aol.com
Michael Cerreto------------cerreto@atalentedmind.com
Denise Neveux--------------dneveux@cox.net
Terry Sanchez MA---------tfsanchez@cox.net
Joan Kruzicki MA----------joange2@embarqmail.com
Jerry Teplitz-----------------jerry@teplitz.com
Stanley Gula-----------------stanleygula@safe-mail.net
VT
Zohara Zarfati MED------B1withbraingym@gmail.com
WA
Rose Harrow-----------------rainroser@comcast.net
Mariya Masters-------------mariyairenemasters@gmail.com
Linda Perales---------------perales.linda@comcast.net
Sandra Kipper--------------sandrakipper13@gmail.com
Nancy Joy Callihan-------nhjcallihan@frontier.com
Emilie Bonney MED------educationstation@msn.com
Olemara Peters-------------claricom@verizon.net
Mary Gilbert-----------------206-723-5936
Ingrid Agnew----------------ingridagnew@hotmail.com
Lisa Buford------------------lbuford@wispwest.net
Dorothy Trimble-----------trimble@webband.com
Katie Leon--------------------nwleons@yahoo.com
Brenda Ann Sanders-----brendabrenda95@yahoo.com
Margaret Bryant OT------pbryant@inlandnet.com
Sonia Story BS-------------sonia@moveplaythrive.com
Julie Pearson----------------juliepearson@live.com
Sandra Stanbury----------faithsojourner@hotmail.com
Jeanne Franke--------------jeannefranke@hotmail.com
WI
Donna Tveten OTR--------tvetenway@yahoo.com
Pamela Luedtke------------pamelaluedtke@gmail.com
Peg Johnson-----------------peterpan@palacenet.net
Jaime Allison Rambo----jr.ican@yahoo.com
WV
Charlotte Jean Pritt------betterbalance@gmail.com
Charlotte McIntyre MA--cmcintyre@wvadventures.net
WY
Pamela Moore MED------dnpmoore@bresnan.net
Barbara E. Smith MSOM LAC
- ----------------------------------edukservices@earthlink.net
Rebecca Luhm--------------erluhm@bresnan.net
United Arab Emirates
Edith Laidlaw---------------edith@mailme.ae
Brigitte Muhr-Berthold--chmuhr@aol.com
Anna Mitchell---------------annamitchell@me.com
United Kingdom
England
David Hubbard MMCA---david-hubbard@talktalk.net
Kay McCarroll DC AMC MMCA
- ----------------------------------kay@hendonnaturalhealth.co.uk
Alan Heath-------------------info@learning-solutions.co.uk
Jennifer Hand---------------jennifer.hand@movetolearn.co.uk
Grace Hoi Sze Chan------h.s.g.chan@gold.ac.uk
Scotland
Agnes Longden-------------braingym@zoomlearning.co.uk
Wales
Sue Peace--------------------sue.peace@braingym.org.uk
Venezuela
Miranda
Luis Aguilera----------------sanjuanero@gmail.com
Ninoska Giannavola Macaluso
- ----------------------------------ninagiannavola@gmail.com
Tibisay Giannavola Macaluso
- ----------------------------------tibisayg2003@gmail.com
Luz Marina Zerpa de Grune
- ----------------------------------luzmar0805@hotmail.com
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