| CLASSES in Palo Alto, Stanford, and Los Altos Check out these winter classes for NEW participants. See right for details. MONDAYS at 8:30 - 9:30 am 1/5/09 through 3/16/09 (Level 1) at The Center at 435 in Palo Alto $185 (includes materials use fee) MONDAYS at Noon - 1 pm, 1/5/09 through 3/16/09 (Level 1) at The Balance Center, 560 Oxford, Palo Alto $185 (includes materials use fee) DAYS TBA (Level A for seniors/less mobile) Los Altos United Methodist Church Stanford University Health Improvement Program classes: Details to be announced. Ongoing intermediate classes. See right for details. MONDAYS at 9:45 - 11:15 am 1/5/09 through 3/16/09 (Level 2/3 Ongoing) at The Center at 435 in Palo Alto $195 (includes materials use fee) VIEW PHOTO SLIDE SHOW OF ALL OUR CLASSES. Images show Brain Gym® movements, bags and balls basic patterns for less mobile adults, standing exercises for active adults, advanced patterns, 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. 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 Seniors 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  Participants can learn to handle multiple objects simultaneously. Once there is mastery of basic skills, sensory integration is further stimulated by executing specific pattern sequences while standing on a variable difficulty balance board. |
 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 Brain
Gym®, Belgau
Learning
Breakthrough Program and Bal-A-Vis-X®.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 deftly weave together all of their multi-faceted past trainings and experiences. They are currently teaching the following Bags, Balls, and Brains classes in the San Francisco Peninsula area: The Center at 435 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, The Balance Center in Palo Alto, Stanford University, and the Los Altos United Methodist Church. WINTER CLASSES FOR 2009 Mondays, Jan. 5 through March 16, 2009, 8:30-9:30 am (Ten Weeks, no class Feb. 16) NEW STUDENTS WELCOME NEW STUDENTS WELCOME Level 1 (View PDF of class flyer)
The Center at 435,
435 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA Cost $185
includes materials
use fee. Register with skelley41@earthlink.net.
Pay at first class.
Mondays, Jan. 5 through March 16, 2009, Noon - 1 pm (Ten Weeks, no class Feb. 16)
Level 2/3 Ongoing (View PDF of class flyer)NEW STUDENTS WELCOME Level 1 (View PDF of class flyer)
The Balance Center, 560 Oxford, Palo Alto, CA Cost $185
includes materials use
fee. Register with skelley41@earthlink.net.
Pay at first class.
Mondays, Jan. 5 through March 16, 2009, 9:45 - 11:15 am (Ten Weeks, no class Feb. 16) NEW STUDENTS WELCOME The Center at 435, 435 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA Cost $195 includes materials
use fee. Contact skelley41@earthlink.net.
Pay at first class.
NEW STUDENTS WELCOME
Stanford University Health Improvement Program Dates, times, location TBA. PDF flyer to come In
addition to the Bags,
Balls, and Brains
classes listed above, Shirley and Linda implemented a program
in a
Palo Alto middle school which was supported
by a grant from Palo Alto Partners in Education. Read pdf report
of the program's results.
Email Linda Faste or Shirley Kelley for more information about current classes or sponsoring classes in your area or at your place of business. Bags,
Balls and
Brains is available for corporate events, team building,
healthy living retreat
presentations, and In-Services.
Of interest: Read San Francisco Chronicle AP article titled "Clues to why motor control declines with age" |