The Oxford Brain Gym is a subsidiary of BRAIN SPAN- sensory integration training for all ages

The Oxford Brain Gym is part of Brain Span, my own training company that provides sensory integration training in techniques applicable to infants, children, adults and senior citizens and courses for teachers, parents and practioners.

The Oxford Brain Gym.

Help for learning difficulties (dyslexia, dyspraxia etc)with Dr Buffy McClelland, one of the leading UK Brain Gym Instructors and Consultants

Brain Gym ® is an eclectic technique that can help improve performance through simple coordinated movements. Brain Gym uses specific physical movements to help people to be more effective and efficient. For many children and adults, Brain Gym helps to improve learning difficulties (helping minimise or even overcome aspects of dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit, asperger's syndrome and behavioural problems), users very commonly report improved confidence, memory, concentration, organization skills, body coordination, reduced eye-strain, chronic stress, phobias, and many people find that the technique enhances performance in almost all areas of life. Click here for client comments and case studies or here for current research evidence of benefits gained by school children by using Brain Gym in the classroom.

The Brain Gym ® technique may work for anyone, adults and children, high achievers and those with frustrations and difficulties alike. Everyone can always improve, and even talented people can have blocks to learning. I believe that it is important not to treat a client as though they are someone with a problem, so sessions focus on the positive improvements that the client would like to achieve. I am a licensed Brain Gym ® Consultant and Instructor, working from my own practice in Cowley, Oxford. Clients come from all over Oxfordshire, and from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Warwickshire, Hampshire, Surrey, London and even further afield. One client has even brought her son from Plymouth to the Oxford Brain Gym, with excellent results!

Brain Gym for children

The Brain Gym ® technique is often used to help children to be much more successful at school, to gain in confidence and self-esteem, and to minimise or even overcome problems arising from dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit, autistic spectrum (particularly aspergers syndrome, but also other ASD issues) and behavioural problems. Growing numbers of schools in the UK are using the basic Brain Gym ® exercises as a routine part of the day with positive benefits for learning and concentration. Click here for more details of how I work with children or here to look at the current research on improvements in basic skills like reading.

Brain Gym for adults

Brain Gym can help you to be more organised, to keep paperwork and tax records under control, to boost sports and musical performance, to minimise or even overcome problems arising from dyslexia or dyspraxia, to overcome phobias, to improve memory concentration and co-ordination, to reduce stress and be more positive. Brain Gym can help you pass exams more easily, it is very valuable for college and university students to help them deal with complex new course material and to learn effectively for exams, and can help you pass the driving test, with its combination of theory and practical tests. The Brain Gym technique can allow you to move on beyond old negative habits and beliefs, whether they be emotional, physical or thought patterns, and to help you to take control of your life in a positive and creative way. Click here for more details.

Brain Gym for UK schools, INSETs, training

I run INSET training courses anywhere in the UK for teachers to learn how to use Brain Gym techniques in the classroom, for nursery, infant, primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions, in one-day, half-day or twilight formats, also more in-depth 4-day training is available for teachers.  I am also available to give practical workshops on Brain Gym at educational and other conferences. Click here to see INSET page or ring me for more details.

Brain Gym courses

1. THE 4-DAY BRAIN GYM COURSE: The next 4-day Brain Gym course I am running in Oxford is on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2009 and  Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st May 2009. The course will run from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm each day and it will be held in Oxford. I am also available to run the official accredited 4-day Brain Gym course at any location in the UK. Please click here to go to Brain Gym courses page on this site for more details.Further course dates in Oxford are:

Course 1: Weds/Thurs 29/30 July and Wed/Thurs 26/27 Aug 09

Course 2: Tues/Wed 6/7 Oct and Tues/Wed 10/11 Nov 09

Course 3: Sat/Sun 6/7 Feb and Sat/Sun 20/21 Mar 10.

2. BRAIN GYM FOR FAMILIES: Learn simple Brain Gym techniques to help your child cope better at school, whether they have specific learning problems, are anxious and unconfident or are generally gifted but need help in fine-tuning a specific area of learning. The Brain Gym Techniques are suitable for children aged 2 to adult and will help you deal better with those stressful moments in parenting! You will learn methods to improve reading, writing, concentration and memory for all children and adults, and to reduce stress for the whole family!!  Click here to go to Brain Gym courses page on this site for more details.

3. OTHER COURSES: I will also run courses on Brain Gym in Oxford or any other location in the UK for teachers to help school children, for college and university students to improve their ability to take in and process information and to improve exam techniques, and for adults who are interested in their own self-development. I am also available to give practical workshops at educational and other conferences. I will design tailor-made courses for Education, Music and the Arts, Sports and Business. Please ring me for more details and to discuss your requirements.

Brain Training for Sports - click on this link to see my specialist sports training website SPORTS SENSE LINK

I provide specialist brain training for sports people, professional and amateur, via my company SPORTS SENSE which calls on a variety of sources for the material, including Brain Gym. Please see my webpage (link above) for more details.

Sensory Integration techniques - click on this link to see the parent company (Brain Span) of which the Oxford Brain Gym is just a part:  BRAIN SPAN LINK

The Oxford Brain Gym   Tel: 01865 776578

Brain Gym ^®  is a registered trademark of the Educational Kinesiology Foundation/ Brain Gym International  Tel: (800) 356 - 2109, 1575 Spinnaker Drive Suite 205B, Ventura, California 93003, USA.

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