Attention Busy Mum - stress may be costing you more than you realise

Is stress making you old before your time? Ruining your family's harmony? Blocking your professional success?
You may think stress is unavoidable for the modern mother - juggling multiple responsibilities means stress from family situations, relationships, career and finances. In addition, environmental factors, sleep patterns and poor health can all contribute to stress.
You may try to push your worries aside and struggle on, putting the needs of everyone else before your own. This is a dangerous trap - not only will your own health suffer, but you won't be at your best, whether at home or at work. Stress can lead to memory and concentration problems, headaches, fatigue muscular tension, aches and pains, and reduced performance. How can you make the best decisions for the health and well-being of yourself and your family when your abilities are impaired by stress?
At the Dynamic Learning and Health Centre we work with your mind-body wisdom, using a personalised approach to find the right natural therapy and exercise for your stress relief. With the Facial Muscle Release and other Kinesiology techniques, you can achieve lasting stress relief for happiness and success in whatever you do.
Look younger, feel energised and perform better!
This is Tanya’s experience after several sessions.
“I am a mum with two small children. I originally came to Enza as I was really stressed and not coping with the everyday demands of running a household and caring for the kids. I tended to procrastinate when making decisions and therefore wasted time. This caused unnecessary stress.
I have only had three sessions of the facial muscle release techniques with Enza. Already I feel a great sense of calm. I cope better and achieve more in each day as I am better organized now. I look forward to each day and believe that these techniques can help other Mums get more out of family life."
This is Sheryl's story.
"I have regular facial muscle release sessions with Enza as I find it keeps me focussed and more able to live life to the full. The impact of having a session is immediate. I walk out of the session feeling centred and whatever blocks have been there, are no longer there. I am able to communicate effectively and there is a sense of fun and lightness in my life. I would recommend this intervention to anyone who is struggling to achieve their life goals and who feel they would benefit from an energy boost."
When you activate your mind-body connection you will also boost your learning ability and memory, increase energy and motivation,enhance your concentration and productivity and create balance and sense of well-being.
Say good-bye to stress and realise your full potential now through the Dynamic Learning and Health Centre with one-on-sessions.

This is how an ADHD child got his life back from being out of control and being happier and successful at school...

There has been much talk on radio and television about the latest research on the effects of ADHD medication. Parents need to be aware of the side affects and that there are alternative ways to assist their children diagnosed with ADHD or ADD. Brain Gym and Kinesiology is an effective, proven alternative program to assist children to live a normal life and have success at school and in life. Here is a story I would like to share about Jack.

I met Jack when he was 12 years old and he had been taking medication since he was four years old for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). He struggled with inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. His mother wanted to take him off the medication, but was afraid of what might happen with his erratic behaviour.

I taught Jack Brain Gym exercises to help him take charge of his emotions and become more cooperative.

Incredibly, by our third session, his mother was able to take him off the ADHD drugs he had been on for eight years. With Brain Gym, Jack was able to control his behaviour and felt more relaxed and energetic. And more importantly, he was able to handle responsibilities with maturity. Once his brain and body began working together, many areas of Jack's life improved including his reading, writing, coordination, breathing, communication and ultimately, his confidence.

Now, a year has passed by and I contacted Jack's mum to see how he was going. She has been so happy with Jack's progress at high school. She was excited to tell me that Jack achieved A for four subjects last semester and is doing very well. That is certainly great news! This can happen for you and your child.

How to get a classroom settled down and ready to learn

I have worked with many of teachers and have shown them how to use Brain Gym ® in the classroom. In a typical classroom environment, the children come in and it can take half an hour or more to get everyone settled down and ready to learn. That's a lot of time if you think about it over the course of a week – that's 2 and a half hours of wasted time in the mornings, and perhaps another 2 and a half hours of wasted time in the afternoon when the children return to class after lunch!

Teachers who use Brain Gym ® in the classroom spend five to ten minutes doing a few simple exercises. Primarily, the teachers work with the four step process we call PACE. Within even such a short time period, everyone is more settled, more relaxed, and more willing and able to learn. They have increased concentration which helps information absorb quicker and they will actually learn at a faster speed.

Brain Gym ® exercises help improve a child's self esteem, which is important for everything that a child may attempt. If he or she feels they can do it – they're going to have much higher levels of success than a child who constantly feels doubtful of their abilities.

I've been one of the pioneers of Brain Gym ® in Australia, and have been involved for 25 years. Many teachers in Australia are aware of, and use Brain Gym ® methods, and it's becoming more popular around the world, as well.

Brain Gym ® is being used in over 80 countries around the world now, and the results people report are just incredible. Students are getting higher grades and improving their lifestyle. Children have higher self esteem; perform better in sports and other activities, as well. And while it was originally intended to help students with learning difficulties, parents and adults also benefit from the Brain Gym ® exercises.

In adults, Brain Gym ® can be used to reduce stress levels, and enable them to learn faster with more concentration as well. It is not just teachers who can use Brain Gym ® in the classroom but also employers and individuals.

Tips for Parents to Help Children with Learning Difficulties

For parents to help children with learning difficulties, or help children who have trouble settling down to do their homework for example – adding Brain Gym® to your routine is going to make a huge difference. It can be very instant and make positive changes. For example, I've been introducing Brain Gym® to a lot of schools around Australia, and the teachers just find that just doing five to ten minutes of Brain Gym® will settle the class down and they improve their concentration and learning. So it really speeds up the lessons.

Without Brain Gym®, normally when children come into a classroom, it can take up to half an hour to settle them and get them ready to learn. When the class starts to use the simple four-step process that we teach called PACE, which takes about five to ten minutes to do, the children are so calm. They are ready to learn, they are alert, and they have better concentration so they actually have the ability to learn at a faster rate.

These same exercises can be used for parents at home with their children when they are doing homework, and once they start doing that, the children get their homework done faster, they are achieving a lot more.

I teach how to use Brain Gym® at home when I do an introductory session with parents. I normally offer a free introductory session where I explain to parents how the brain works, and how they can use these exercises at home, and just do a simple routine that consists of five to ten minutes a day. They will find the child's behavior improves, their learning improves, they start to feel good in themselves, they are more connected to their mind and their whole brain and body. It calms them. They are more relaxed and the situation just improves overall and will help all parents to calm children down and help children with learning difficulties.

Helping Children with Learning Difficulties using Brain Gym®

I have helped lots of children with learning difficulties by using Brain Gym®.
When 6 year old Taila came to see me, she was having major problems reading, had a low self esteem, experiencing anxiety, poor core stability, balance problems and much more. Although her eye sight was fine she had difficulty eye tracking which affected her reading. We set up specific targeted Brain Gym® exercises for her to do every day for 10 minutes. I worked with her each session once a month. And now, after the eighth session, she is doing really well. She loves reading. She was so excited to show me her little reading book and she wanted to read it all to me. Whereas when she first came to me, she would only read a few words and that was all. It was so difficult for her. She was not ready for reading.

Although her mother was sceptical at first, she decided to give my services a go. She was desperate and wanted to help her daughter. She is now very excited on the results that occurred. This is what she says after seven sessions, "The changes in her are so remarkable. I am so proud of the improvements she has made. Taila is a different girl. She is now reading better. Her writing and school work has improved. Her teacher has also noticed dramatic improvements and is now talking about not keeping her down in grade 1 for next year. Everything has improved. The sceptic in me has gone and now I am a big fan of Brain Gym® and Kinesiology. I would like to thank Enza for her time, effort, her knowledge and encouragement in Taila's advancement."

Over the years I have come across many students that have been getting D's for Mathematics and English. After several sessions using the Brain Gym® exercises and techniques, they are getting A's.

Brain Gym® assists children with reading, writing, mathematics and all areas of academics. Brain Gym® can assist them to improve their self-esteem dramatically, as well. Children improve in all areas and achieve higher grades. There are other areas that people see improvements once they start doing Brain Gym®. All of them notice a big difference in their coordination in sports. Children that start out good at sports actually improve even more.

Young David was having trouble at school, and his mother brought him to me because she wanted to help him with his school work. When I started working with him, I discovered that he wanted to improve his soccer game instead. He showed me how he kicked and head the ball. I could see he was having trouble with his coordination and balance. He would get dizzy. And so I started working with him and then after the session, immediately he could head the ball perfectly, he could move around without getting dizzy! So I gave him some exercises to do at home. When he came back the next session, his mother was so thrilled. She said, "He has improved in his maths and his English." David was also excited. He had improved in playing soccer and enjoyed doing his school work."

Often times, poor coordination is connected to learning difficulties and as you work in improving on one area, it seems to influence and assist in other areas of their learning and school work. This is the main reason why Brain Gym®is so effective in helping children with learning difficulties, because it works to integrate the whole brain and body.