At Sense Enabled we use gentle movement based therapies to help kids and teens with sensory sensitivities to be their best selves.
Meet the Perez reflex, the “core coordinator”, working with the abdominal muscles, intestinal tract, urinary/bowel systems and comes with a behavioral impact on our emotional and social well-being. Be it our physical or emotional well-being feeling grounded, in control and well balanced is a gift none of us take for granted. When one reflex impacts so many fundamental functions integration can make a huge change in the quality of someone’s life.
It has been a stressful year now followed by a stressful transition back out into the world and we all deal with stress in different ways which unfortunately includes children. This is where children really need adults to help see their struggles and help articulate what they may not yet have any words or concepts to describe. Think of their behavior, even posture, as communication to help decode what your child may be experiencing but unable to verbalize.
This course is designed for going deeper into facial reflexes, their effects, and ways to address issues involved. Day 1 goes over a dozen facial reflexes will be explored. The 12 cranial nerves will be discussed in a approachable and useful way. Day 2 is a practical clinic to round out the experience for quick implementation.
My good friend and mentor Janet Oliver will be coming to the Seattle area to teach several very interesting facial reflex workshops in September 2020. If you are a therapist working with children, such as a speech or occupational therapist, this is a great opportunity to learn more about facial and gravity reflexes.
Families are struggling to make hard choices about learning environments for their children by sifting through conflicting and rapidly changing information. While the decision to continue remote learning or go back into the classroom is deeply personal for each family there are strategies to help navigate the way back in to the new normal.
Did you enjoy the Body Sense blog and are maybe looking for some more details on troubles with proprioception? Dr Janet Oliver of Plan for Learning and I recorded conversations on inner body, outer body, and high function challenges that come with poor proprioception that are now available on YouTube.
