At Sense Enabled we use gentle movement based therapies to help kids and teens with sensory sensitivities to be their best selves.
All tagged Moro Reflex
Back in the Spring of 2020 I had the opportunity to share a couple conversations on reflexes that I had with my good friend and mentor Dr. Janet Oliver of Plan for Learning and Living. In 3 conversations we discuss childhood development, reflex integration and sensory processing disorders. As we continue our quarantine lifestyle this Fall I thought I’d share those chats to help those of you who may be trying to homeschool in some trying conditions.
Envision the brain as always running on high alert waiting for the next “attack” to take place and how exhausting that must be. It is an inefficient use of our brain’s bandwidth which contributes to a constant sense of low-level unease, anxiety that fosters depression and poor self-esteem. So when the fire alarm goes off we will either be peeling you off the ceiling then spend an hour calming you down or we’ll be prodding you out the door while pointing out the emotional upheaval going on around you.
