| Homepage with current classes Benefits of the program Bags, Balls & Brains classes for Active Adults Educators and Parents Read PDF report of results from middleschool class, Spring 2006 Seniors Testimonials Active Adult Participants Senior Participant In the Classroom Shirley Kelley and Linda Faste Class instructors Joint Bios Shirley Kelley's page Linda Faste's page Contact: Email Shirley Kelley Email Linda Faste ![]() Final circle pattern applying new individual skills in community context. ![]() Ball pattern requiring simultaneous movement of arms in opposite direction and right hand release of one ball as left hand catches another ball.
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ecorporate and wellness retreats... In-Services: We train people to work with others.
Team Building: We offer workgroups an experience which enhances community, creativity and a sense of well-being.
Our program is a simultaneous multi-sensory learning approach in a non-competitive environment offering activities possible for everyone to do. All activities incorporate the use of dominant and non-dominant sides of the body first, doing the same movement. Then we enhance
the ability to multi-task by asking the body to do two or more
different things simultaneously. This produces perceptual shifts
allowing individuals the opportunity to reframe challenging situations
and to have a positive outlook.Our process enhances creativity, integrates the nervous system and brings one into the physical body. A key benefit is the grounding of one in the present moment while multi-tasking and tracking the details and the big picture at the same time. We create a safe container and hold the space, allowing one to fall out of the rhythmic pattern and find his / her way back into rhythm and the group. Our activities foster a sense of connectedness and community as we take the group through a process of building personal skills that are then brought into relationship with another person and finally with the whole community. One of the highlights of this community experience is one single rhythmic pulse and the balancing of the inner experience with the outer. Basic Skills which are enhanced:
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