Minimum course length: 16 classroom hrs
Course Syllabus:
Part 1: Theory and background
Theoretical background of Brain Organization
The Genesis of the Edu-K Brain Organization course
The concept of Brain Dominance
Hemispheric Specialization: Cooperation or Dominance?
Review of Brain Gym® 5 Step Balance Process & 3 Dimensions
Part II: Specialization for Expressive (Logic) and Receptive (Gestalt) Functions
General characteristics of Expressive and Receptive
Three ways to Determine the Hemispheric lead of Expressive and Receptive functions: writing, eye movement, counting / humming
Action Balance for Efficiency
Part III: Brain and Functional Organization
Brain Organization Patterns; record keeping
Action Balance for Honouring the Learning Profile
Edu-K Brain Organization Systems: The Three Dimensions of Intelligence
Laterality Dimension: Thinking, Processing, Communicating
Centering Dimension: Feeling, Stabilizing, Organizing
Focus: Sensing, Participating, Comprehending
Noticing Dimensional Imbalances
Accessing the Gifted Space
Action Balance for the Three Dimensions
Muscle checking as a Circuit Location Process
Part IV: The X-Span Brain Organization Balance
X-Span OBO Balance for Accessing Gifts and Resources
Your Whole-Brain Learning Style
Part V: Interpreting OBO profiles for Optimal learning and Performance