‘Change our society, by changing the individuals’ – Brain Gym

From reducing road rage, violence and crime, to reaching out to others, Brain Gym wants to change our society by changing the individuals in it.

Brain Gym is a non-profit umbrella organisation affiliated with Brain Gym International. According to their official website [https://www.braingyminsa.co.za/about-us.html] “The Brain Gym program promotes a series of exercises to improve academic performance, lower anxiety levels and help individuals to de-stress”.

Neuro Integration Movements is said to be the first course of the Brain Gym in South Africa learning track, and was hosted by Brain Gym in Greenhills on Saturday, 22 February.

“Here you learn the 26 Brain Gym movements to activate the brain and integrate it with the body. This course also explains why we do Brain Gym, and is the first course of the Learning Track to becoming a practitioner.” said Helandri Hauptfleisch, Living Links wellness affiliate and educational kinesiologist.

The question is: What can Edu-K (Brain Gym® Balancing) and Brain Gym® do for individuals, the community and society?

In a diagram, they illustrated how we change our society by changing its individuals.

“As people get the opportunity to build self-esteem and unlock their potential, they share and help each other more. They uplift the people around them and thus affect their community. The more communities are affected, the more they influence society. In other words: the more people use Edu-K and Brain Gym®, the greater the positive influence on our society will be.”

Helandri added they have seen so many children who need assistance but they need more people to be trained to assist.

“I currently assist a pre-primary and primary school in the Randfontein area by doing sessions at the schools. I hope that in future we will have less learning challenges and more exciting learning classes.”

Sophie Ndhlovu, an affiliate for Living Links Wellness, is already one practitioner who shows progress.

“We have taken her under our wings to help her improve her own skills. We already have a school in mind that would make use of her services now that she has started training,” she added.

Sophie told the Herald that she was introduced to the course by a social worker and because it sounded interesting, she decided to go for it.

“The experience while doing this course was amazing – it changed how I think and how I handle problems. I would like to help other people, especially children, and also study further about Brain Gym,” she said.