I am a middleschooler, do well in my studies and am a good athelete. My mom wanted to teach me Brain gym and then Heartmath to improve my soccer skills. I preferred passing the ball instead of finishing with a goal kick, something that aggravated my coaches and puzzled my parents.

Initially I did not want to use the techniques, but when my mother was not around I started using it for landing my skateboard tricks. I was completely surprised when it worked! And since then have been using it to improve my soccer skills. I have seen improvements in my game and so have my parents/coaches/friends.

My best compliment came from my brother who had not seen me play for this entire season… he came for the play offs and his comment to my parents….I knew she was good….. but not this good…. she is easily one of the team’s best players …made me feel on the top of the world.

VB- Bala’s 13 year old daughter

I used to get stressed when I had to read, the words jumped and I had to focus so much that I could not really understand what I was reading. My doctors (Pediatrician and eye doctor) said there was nothing wrong with my vision, but Bala insisted on me seeing a “developmental optometrist” – a special kind of eye doctor and he prescribed special lenses for me. I do not find reading a strain anymore……I’m not going to say I love reading…..but it is not stressful and I don’t feel like I’m different from my friends when it comes to reading. Brain gym exercises specially for test anxiety, improving my reading and comprehension skills, math and spelling have helped me improve my grades overall.

BM 13 year old

I am captain of the U13 girls travelling soccer team, needed to wear glasses but felt I looked like a nerd if I wore the sports eye glasses. When I missed hitting the ball into the goal even with nobody breathing down on me, I got really embarrassed and felt that I let my team down. I was already seeing Bala for BG and HeartMath and asked her if she could help me with wearing my contact lenses ( my eye lids are very sensitive and I was taking more than 45 minutes to put just one on) With just one Brain Gym Balance I am now able to put my contact lenses on in less than 2 minutes

BM 13 year old

My preschooler had absolutely no sense of safety. I did not know how I could teach my child safety when he did not even seem to notice when he stepped on something hot (he is diagnosed within the autistic spectrum of disorders). Bala helped me understand how his Nervous system worked and how I could understand his unique way of communicating his needs. He did not use words so communication was a challenge. I cannot say I understood what she was saying about the nervous system too well, but I followed her recommendations for a “sensory diet” and I was rewarded after 8 months when summer came around and we opened our pool.

In view of my son’s tendency to jump into the deep end with no safety awareness skills, we used to open the pool only after he had all his floaters on him. This year I was expecting to hear the usual splash and when I did not hear one ( my back was to him as I was attending to some other things around the pool), I turned around to find him using the pool ladder, testing for each step as he lowered himself. I had tears of joy and called Bala immediately to share the news!

RL

I get anxious about most things. I am a collage student and can’t deal with not getting an A grade. At my part time job, I tend to over work, can never say no and end up doing other people’s unpleasant job tasks ( work in a pet store—end up cleaning up after customer pets, even though it is not my job ….just to keep the peace) Most significantly I was terrified of driving.

I saw Bala for 12 sessions of BG and she helped me with all the issues that I mentioned above. Effective communication helped me land a promotion, being able to say “no” when I could not help out and I have started driving locally. I have learnt to be easy on myself with my grades and life seems more fun and spontaneous.

EC 19 year old

I'd like to reach out to any parents of school children in our district. Particularly to parents who have children who are struggling and may be in basic skills classes. My son being one of these children started a process called Brain Gym offered by the school as part of his physical therapy (slight developmental delay, seems uncoordinated) and ADD therapy(focus). I've seen a great deal of positive outcomes from this wonderful technique with my son's reading skills and overall focus skills . I'm so impressed with these techniques that I've starting using them myself in my corporate work life. The company I work for is pursing bringing the Brain Gym program in as an in house training. It is based on learning thru movement. The Brain Gym and Heart Math programs work!! It is phenominal! !! It's used by atheletes, performers, corporate executives.

Posted by pickme (a parent) in NJ.Com on 1/16/2008

As a physical therapist incorporating BG concepts into the fabric of my 1:1 treatment sessions has helped me achieve outcomes faster. It has helped me structure my sessions and address the sensory ( Vestibular, proprioceptive etc) needs within my session itself—I have observed improvements in Motor planning and eye hand/foot coordination in shorter periods of time. Parents and teachers are reporting better focus, improved attention spans and increased social skills since the incorporation of Brain Gym and Balance-Auditory-Visual exercises. Children notice better sports skills…ability to connect with the ball.

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