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11/02/2025

When movement builds connection — not just muscles 💪🧠

This activity helps organize the body and brain through the Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR) — a key reflex for posture, coordination, and focus.
You’ll often see this reflex show up in kids who slump at their desks, have trouble sitting still, or struggle with copying from the board.

Movements like this help the body find balance between upper and lower halves, paving the way for better attention, easier writing, and smoother transitions between movement and stillness.

✨ Small movements. Big change.

10/29/2025

Welcome to Fall! - https://mailchi.mp/10f64d180544/october-newsletter

10/19/2025

If a child is struggling to read, it seems logical that the remedy might be tutoring, or more practice in reading. But for many children, extra practice doesn’t work and can be a source of greater stress. Why? Because reading depends on foundational skills like focus and visual-motor skills. If these foundational skills are not in place, then reading is still difficult and frustrating, even after much practice.

This research showed that primitive reflex integration movements boosted reading scores better than other types of movement intervention.

Find more research, case studies, and evidence supporting the use of primitive reflex integration movements for resolving learning, focus, and sensory challenges. Get your FREE EVIDENCE EBOOK here:
https://tinyurl.com/mptxkj42

McPhillips, M., Hepper, P. G., & Mulhern, G. (2000). Effects of replicating primary-reflex movements on specific reading difficulties in children: A randomised, double-blind, controlled trial. The Lancet, 355(9203), 537-541.

10/17/2025

The overarching Brain Gym®️organization is running a photo contest for a calendar they are putting together. You can vote for my entry here and support this amazing organization!!

Show your support for Breakthroughs International by voting for To Infinity, and BEYOND!! in The Spirit of Breakthroughs International

10/17/2025

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10/01/2025

Yes, we move, stretch, and play during sessions… but we also REST! 🧸 “Rest time” is where kids lie on the massage table, play with a quiet toy, and let their bodies enjoy gentle movements that help calm and integrate. 💫