| Shirley and Linda teach the following classes and are willing to travel to your group / school / business. For Active Adults: Level 1: Beginning Level 2: Intermediate Level 3: Advanced Level A: For Adults with Mobility Challenges Cognitive Cardio: For adults who want to improve brain plasticity and memory. Email Linda or Shirley for more info or to schedule classes in your area. Benefits of the program Bags, Balls and Brains Classes for Educators and Parents Read PDF report of results from middleschool class, Spring, 2006. Bags, Balls and Brains Classes for Active Adults Bags Balls and Brains Classes for Seniors Bags Balls and Brains Corporate and Wellness Retreats Student Testimonials Senior participant In the classroom Shirley Kelley and Linda Faste Class Instructors Bios Shirley Kelley's Page Linda Faste Contact: Email Shirley Kelley Email Linda Faste |
 Bags,
Balls, and Brains is a sensory motor
program
which enhances visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic, and fine motor
skills. It is a whole brain learning approach, utilizing a simultaneous
multi-sensory system, which creatively combines movements primarily
from the learning approaches of Bal-A-Vis-X®, Brain
Gym®, and Belgau
Learning
Breakthrough Program.Brain Gym is a learning readiness program. Belgau Learning Breakthrough Program and Bal-A-Vis-X (herein called Bags and Balls) are strongly rooted in rhythm, require full body coordination, improve brain organization and processing for higher levels of functioning and cognitive ability, and enhance vestibular, tactile, kinesthetic, visual and auditory skills. All of these movement activities benefit participants physically, emotionally and mentally. Both the Brain 
Gym Movements and the
Balls
and Bags Activities have been proven to increase mental fitness, social
awareness, physical coordination, and the self-esteem of everyone
involved.Both Shirley Kelley and Linda Faste have extensive backgrounds and experience in the fields of education and movement. Between the two of them they have worked with two-year-old children all the way through ninety-two-year-old adults. They are both sanctioned Bal-A-Vis-X® instructors and deftly weave together all of their multi-faceted past trainings and experiences. Bags,
Balls and
Brains is available for corporate events, team building,
healthy living retreat
presentations, and in-services.
Email Linda Faste or Shirley Kelley for more information about scheduling classes, a workshop or an in-service in your area. Of interest: Read San Francisco Chronicle AP article titled "Clues to why motor control declines with age" Images show Brain Gym® poses, bags and balls routines for less mobile adults, standing exercises for active adults, advanced routines, and photos working with middle schoolers. Click to view slideshow. If you can't view images, you will need to download free Flash program. VIEW VIDEO DEMO OF A "LEVEL A" CLASS SEGMENT.
See our YouTube Channel or see higher quality for Windows Media Player. Website ©2009 Bags, Balls, and Brains
Photography, slideshow,
and website by Carol
Wright
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