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Brain Gym
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Auditory Processing, Music and Development
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Brain Gym® Teachers Edition
Paul E Dennison & Gail E Dennison
This book details all 26 basic Brain Gym® activities with explanations of related academic skills, variations and details of how to do the movements. Recommended for teachers, parents and anyone interested in how movements and learning are connected.
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A Life in Balance
Frank Belgau as told to Eric Belgau
This is the moving story of the life, passion and insight of Dr Frank Belgau and the development of the Learning Breakthrough Program. From Primary school teacher to the developer of a cutting edge therapeutic approach of specific movement and balance activities, this book is a wonderful read. "A Life in Balance should be read and kept by every parent who has a child that has difficulty in learning to read, to write and to copy from a book; a child who cannot concentrate for any period of time (ADD/ADHD) or has poor coordination – Dyspraxia" - Peter Blythe, PhD, founder of the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology.
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Smart Moves - Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head
Carla Hannaford Ph D
Neurophysiologist and educator Carla Hannaford explores the relationship between movement, nutrition, environment and learning. A recommended read for anyone interested in the scientific and neurological background to Brain Gym® work.
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Awakening The Child Heart - Handbook For Global Parenting
Carla Hannaford Ph D
Carla Hannafords latest book explores the importance of sound, music, rhythm and movement for integrated learning and brain development. An excellent and very readable synthesis of the latest research in quantam physics, advanced theories of consciousness, health and education. Provides so many 'aha's' it is a must for any educator or parent.
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The Learning Gym (Newly reprinted)
Eric Ballenger
A beautifully illustrated book, detailing Brain Gym® movements for children. Would appeal to children perhaps in key stages 2 and 3 (ages 7-13).
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Movement & Learning - The Children's Song Book (inc CD)
Brendan O'Hara
Very popular with younger children (ages 3-11) in school or at home. Brendan O'Hara beautifully integrates music and Brain Gym® movements to assist whole brain learning, balance, co-ordination and all academic abilities.
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Movement & Learning - Wombat & His Mate's Song Book (inc CD)
Brendan O'Hara
Very popular with younger children (ages 3-11) in school or at home. Brendan O'Hara beautifully integrates music and Brain Gym® movements to assist whole brain learning, balance, co-ordination and all academic abilities.
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Movement & Learning - Bean Bag Ditties CD
Brendan O'Hara
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Hands On - How to use Brain Gym® in the Classroom
Isabel Cohen & Marcelle Goldsmith
Hands On gives the teacher practical, visual, step-by-step ideas on how to implement the Brain Gym® movements when teaching reading, handwriting, spelling and math. Starting with PACE, Hands On invites more movement, joy and success into the learning process. Photos of children demonstrating the Brain Gym® movements are clear, instructive and inspirational. A must for every teacher who uses Brain Gym® in the classroom!
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Brain Gym®
Paul E Dennison & Gail E Dennison
This simple book contains all 26 Brain Gym® movements. Clearly illustrated and with ideas on how to use the movements.
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Beating Dyslexia a Natural Way
Alan R Heath & John M Ellis
A straightforward book, detailing powerful spelling strategies, that is being used by many schools in the UK and world-wide.
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The Better Brain Book
David Perlmutter, MD
Loss of memory and acuity is not a natural part of aging, and celebrated neurologist David Perlmutter, M.D., shows readers how easy it is to regain and maintain clarity. Most people can see the signs in their lives - they can't remember where they put their keys; they forget who they're calling mid-dial; shopping lists are the only things that give them an indication of why they've entered a store. However, these are not normal signs of aging. They are the symptoms of a distressed brain, one on its way to more serious conditions that can leave the individual unable to care for him- or herself later in life. The Better Brain Book provides all the tools any reader will need for rejuvenating the mind, whether they've become forgetful and less able to focus at work, or are trying to help a loved one who has suffered a serious illness. This helpful guide helps you to:
1. Discover hidden brain toxins in your medicine cabinet, your household products, and the food you eat
2. Learn how to bring back clarity and mental vigor
3. Find out what your doctor won't tell you about preventing and treating stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurological conditions.
In addition, The Better Brain Book offers a unique three-tiered food and supplement program that helps heal damage and restore youthful sharpness and memory, as well as specific exercises for keeping the mind alert. (You'll never lose your keys again!)
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What's Going On In There?
Lise Eliot, PhD
As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development. She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and how each sense, skill, and cognitive ability is developed. And just as important, she was interested in finding out how her role as a nurturer can affect this complex process. How much of her baby's development is genetically ordained - and how much is determined by environment? Is there anything parents can do to make their babies' brains work better - to help them become smarter, happier people? Drawing upon the exploding research in this field as well as the stories of real children, What's Going On in There? is a lively and thought-provoking book that charts the brain's development from conception through the critical first five years. In examining the many factors that play crucial roles in that process, What's Going On in There? explores the evolution of the senses, motor skills, social and emotional behaviors, and mental functions such as attention, language, memory, reasoning, and intelligence. This remarkable book also discusses:
1. how a baby's brain is "assembled" from scratch
2. the critical prenatal factors that shapebrain development
3. how the birthing process itself affects the brain
4. which forms of stimulation are most effective at promoting cognitive development
5. how boys' and girls' brains develop differently
6. how nutrition, stress, and other physical and social factors can permanently affect a child's brain
Brilliantly blending cutting-edge science with a mother's wisdom and insight, What's Going On in There? is an invaluable contribution to the nature versus nurture debate. Children's development is determined both by the genes they are born with and the richness of their early environment. This timely and important book shows parents the innumerable ways in which they can actually help their children grow better brains.
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The Better Brain Book
David Perlmutter, MD
Loss of memory and acuity is not a natural part of aging, and celebrated neurologist David Perlmutter, M.D., shows readers how easy it is to regain and maintain clarity. Most people can see the signs in their lives - they can't remember where they put their keys; they forget who they're calling mid-dial; shopping lists are the only things that give them an indication of why they've entered a store. However, these are not normal signs of aging. They are the symptoms of a distressed brain, one on its way to more serious conditions that can leave the individual unable to care for him- or herself later in life. The Better Brain Book provides all the tools any reader will need for rejuvenating the mind, whether they've become forgetful and less able to focus at work, or are trying to help a loved one who has suffered a serious illness. This helpful guide helps you to:
1. Discover hidden brain toxins in your medicine cabinet, your household products, and the food you eat
2. Learn how to bring back clarity and mental vigor
3. Find out what your doctor won't tell you about preventing and treating stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurological conditions.
In addition, The Better Brain Book offers a unique three-tiered food and supplement program that helps heal damage and restore youthful sharpness and memory, as well as specific exercises for keeping the mind alert. (You'll never lose your keys again!)
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What's Going On In There?
Lise Eliot, PhD
As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development. She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and how each sense, skill, and cognitive ability is developed. And just as important, she was interested in finding out how her role as a nurturer can affect this complex process. How much of her baby's development is genetically ordained - and how much is determined by environment? Is there anything parents can do to make their babies' brains work better - to help them become smarter, happier people? Drawing upon the exploding research in this field as well as the stories of real children, What's Going On in There? is a lively and thought-provoking book that charts the brain's development from conception through the critical first five years. In examining the many factors that play crucial roles in that process, What's Going On in There? explores the evolution of the senses, motor skills, social and emotional behaviors, and mental functions such as attention, language, memory, reasoning, and intelligence. This remarkable book also discusses:
1. how a baby's brain is "assembled" from scratch
2. the critical prenatal factors that shapebrain development
3. how the birthing process itself affects the brain
4. which forms of stimulation are most effective at promoting cognitive development
5. how boys' and girls' brains develop differently
6. how nutrition, stress, and other physical and social factors can permanently affect a child's brain
Brilliantly blending cutting-edge science with a mother's wisdom and insight, What's Going On in There? is an invaluable contribution to the nature versus nurture debate. Children's development is determined both by the genes they are born with and the richness of their early environment. This timely and important book shows parents the innumerable ways in which they can actually help their children grow better brains.
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When Listening Comes Alive
Paul Madaule
In When Listening Comes Alive, Paul Madaule re-awakens a skill that each of us has - a skill that can improve communication creativity and learning ability, allowing a fuller and more energetic life.
Madaule demystifies The Tomatis Listening Method as both clinician and client. Diagnosed as dyslexic at an early age, Madaule experienced a remarkable recovery with the help of Dr. Alfred Tomatis. Since then, at the Tomatis Listening Centers in North America, Paul Madaule has helped thousands of people for over twenty years. Madaule has summarized these methods and has included a unique selection of "Earobics," daily exercises that will allow you to develop and improve your listening skills on your own.
This is a book about listening at all stages of life-for parents-to-be, hard-working professionals, teachers, early childhood educators and parents seeking help for learning disabled children or difficult teenagers. When Listening Comes Alive is a guide to a healthier more holistic way of living.
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The Conscious Ear
Alfred A. Tomatis, MD
This autobiography by the French physician and ear specialist whose work has had a major impact on dyslexia and other learning disorders was originally published in French (1977). The Tomatis Method, which helps develop listening and communication skills, is used in 15 different countries. Tomatis addresses his experience with some of the most difficult therapeutic and educational problems (e.g., stuttering, autism, dyslexia, balance, motor control, and integration) and shows how they are affected and controlled by the ear. His account will be welcomed by speech therapists, performing artists, educators, and psychotherapists.
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The Mozart Effect
Don Campbell
Stimulating, authoritative, and often lyrical, The Mozart Effect offers dramatic accounts of how doctors, musicians, and healthcare professionals use music to deal with everything form anxiety to cancer, high blood pressure, chronic pain, dyslexia, even mental illness. Students who sing or play an instrument score up to 51 points higher on SAT's than the national average. During childbirth, music can relieve expectant mother's anxiety and help release endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, dramatically decreasing the need for anesthesia. The director of a Baltimore hospital's coronary care unit says that half an hour of classical music produces the same effect as ten milligrams of Valium. And now, whatever you listening taste, Don Campbell, explains how to make The Mozart Effect work for you.
Drawing on medicine, Eastern wisdom, and latest the research on learning and creativity, Campbell reveals how exposure to sound music, and other forms of vibration, beginning in utero, can have a lifelong effect on health, learning, and behavior. He shows how to use sound and music to stimulate learning and memory; how to strengthen listening abilities; how to use imagery to enhance The Mozart Effect; and how to harness power of toning, chanting mantras, rap, and other self-generated sounds. He lists fifty common conditions, ranging from migraines to substance abuse, for which music can be used as a treatment of cure. And he recommends more that two dozen specific, easy-to-follow exercises to help you raise you spatial IQ, sound away pain, boost creativity, and make the spirit sing. This remarkable book points the way to a healthier, more harmonious way of life-once you know what to listen for.
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The Mozart Effect for Children
Don Campbell
In The Mozart Effect for Children, author Don Campbell shows that music is the perfect tool to improve children's language, movement, and emotional skills at home, school, and play. He presents a wealth of dynamic, inventive ways for parents and teachers to invigorate a child's imagination with music, sounds, and songs, supplying simple exercises and fun activities tailored for each age group and stage of development, from prenatal through age ten. Campbell offers ideas and exercises both practical and profound, from special ways for parents to bond with their newborns to tips on fostering good study habits and stress reduction for elementary school students.The Mozart Effect for Children is an invaluable resource for any parent and every child, as well as for grandparents and educators. With Campbell's fascinating, informed, and compassionate guidance and with the incredible, uplifting power of tone, rhythm, and melody, you can help the child in your life aspire, achieve, and grow healthier in mind, body, and spirit.
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The Power of Sound - Book and CD
Joshua Leeds
In addition to preserving good health, sound can also heal. The ability to process, understand, and communicate with our world is largely dependent upon a delicate combination of auditory functions. New music and sound techniques - including filtered Mozart, entrained rhythms, and resonant frequencies - can retrain the auditory system to take in a full spectrum of sound. Improved hearing can impact speech and language skills, short-term memory, stress-related conditions, and low immune function.
An accompanying CD of music designed to bring an exciting extra dimension to the text. Readers will feel the effects of a variety of sounds as they learn to design their own beneficial soundscapes.
About the Author: Joshua Leeds is a sound researcher and producer who has created audio programs for leading holistic practitioners, including Andrew Weil, Louise L. Hay, and Bernie Siegel. He is the cofounder of Applied Music and Sound, a psychoacoustic music company specializing in programs for health, learning, and productivity. Leeds teaches sound therapy to healthcare and education professionals throughout North America and Europe.
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Listening for Wellness
An Introduction to the Tomatis Method by Pierre Sollier
Dr Tomatis, a French, ear, nose and throat specialist, is one of the twentieth century pioneers in the field of sound and music therapy.
The work of Tomatis brings new insights about the role of the ear in human development. Tomatis argues that poor listening originates many educational or psychological problems. By training the ear to listen better, it is possible to improve or restore normal functioning. Tomatis’ discoveries are applied successfully in the field of autism, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, behavior problems, motor- and speech difficulties. They facilitate learning, foreign languages, improve the singing voice, sharpen communication skills, boost creativity, and maximize learning.
Although Tomatis has gained international fame and his work has benefited many children and adults, there is still no comprehensive book in English that explores the many facets of his discoveries. The goal of this book is to fill this gap, and provide parents, educators, psychotherapists, and any person interested in the field of sound therapy, with new tools that can contribute to their understanding of like and to their wellness.
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This is your Brain on Music
The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
A fascinating exploration of the relationship between music and the mind — and the role of melodies in shaping our lives.
Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life — even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods? The answers are at last be- coming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology. Both a cutting-edge study and a tribute to the beauty of music itself, This Is Your Brain on Music unravels a host of mysteries that affect everything from pop culture to our understanding of human nature, including:
- Are our musical preferences shaped in utero?
- Is there a cutoff point for acquiring new tastes in music?
- What do PET scans and MRIs reveal about the brain’s response to music?
- Is musical pleasure different from other kinds of pleasure?
This Is Your Brain on Music explores cultures in which singing is considered an essential human function, patients who have a rare disorder that prevents them from making sense of music, and scientists studying why two people may not have the same definition of pitch. At every turn, this provocative work unlocks deep secrets about how nature and nurture forge a uniquely human obsession.
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The Ear and the Voice
by Alfred Tomatis In a New Translation by Roberta Prada, Pierre Sollier, and Francis Keeping
Alfred A. Tomatis was one of the earliest pioneers in the field now known as psychoacoustics, and his book L'Oreille et la Voix is considered a classic by many in that field. By adapting the French text with the kind permission of its original author and publisher, this present edition brings Tomatis's passionate reverence for the ear and voice - along with his brilliant insights into the nature of listening and singing - to the English-speaking world.
Although Tomatis initially applied his theories to vocal performance, it soon became clear that the principles he uncovered could also have a profoundly beneficial influence on actors, painters, writers, and those suffering from physical and psychological disabilities. This translation of Tomatis's discoveries has been adapted to make it accessible for a broad audience, and is divided into three Parts that can be read separately or together. Part I introduces Tomatis's general concepts as they apply to the art of singing. Part II is a basic introduction to the anatomy of the ear and how its functions relate to the brain and the rest of the body. It also explains how the vocal apparatus works and provides the reader with a metaphor-free vocabulary for discussing anatomy with doctors and other concerned professionals. Part III gives practical advice on singing, posture, and matters pertaining primarily to musicians. A list of the latest English-language books on the subject has been appended.
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