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Benefits & Facts

Today Brain Gym® supports people of all abilities in making wide-ranging changes in their lives from cognitive and emotional behavior shifts, fine and gross motor skills to visual and reading skills.

  • Brain Gym® movements take between 30 seconds to 1 minute to do, so specific sequences can be done in less than 5 minutes
  • No Equipment is necessary
  • It is an effective non-verbal form of therapeutic intervention
  • It is useful and practical with diverse multi-cultural groups
  • It is adaptable for those with physical disabilities
  • Brain Gym® activities are designed for self-regulation
  • These programs are now used in more than 87 countries worldwide and translated into more than 50 languages
  • Brain Gym® has been selected by the National Learning Foundation as one of today's leading technologies for education
  • Used by adults, children with and without special needs, clinicians, athletes, teachers, business executives, artists and people in healing professions and many more
  • Used in Corporate, Institutional and Athletic Training Programs
  • Taught in over 100,000 public and private schools worldwide

More than 30 years of documented research, published testimonials and journals are available which support the multitude of Brain Gym® benefits.

Brain Gym® is now a core stress management modality endorsed by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. It is a self help tool to optimize daily performance and overcoming stress. It has been useful for clients to improve attention prior to various life skill sessions in a recovery program. Used as a group facilitation tool, it assists clients to restore a feeling of calmness, control, to reduce hyperactivity and improve focus.