This Article was in Natural Awakenings magazine, September 2007.
ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, and other learning difficulties are a growing problem for adults and children today. The concern of using drugs, whether prescribed by doctors or self medicated with alcohol or street drugs, is a problem. Brain Integration is a drug free and permanent way to correct the problem.
Why do I have learning difficulties? In the brain we have many areas that perform specific tasks. Most tasks use several points in the left and right side of the brain. The Corpus Callosum connects the left and right brain using millions of nerve fibers which can be blocked or turned off.
In order to read this article, your eyes collect images and then send them to the brain. The shapes of the letters are translated and sent to another area for the meaning. The information then goes to short term memory. If it can stay there long enough it goes to long term memory where we can retrieve it at a later date. In the case of certain people one or more of these pathways has been turned off or blocked. From birth to about 5 years old when we are developing our brain, an emotional event, such as a blow to the head or trauma can shut down some of these pathways. Sometimes the pathway is shut down completely but more often it has blocks. So in the example of reading, if there was a 90% block between the translation and the meaning, a person would have extreme trouble reading and pronouncing words. However, if the block was between the meaning and short term memory, the person can read fluently but only remember 10% of what they read. Brain Integration opens these pathways so learning is easy. If the pathways are blocked in the hearing section, there would be a problem with memory of verbal instructions. There are many different areas in the brain that can have difficulties other than reading. If the block was in another area, the problem could be about math, spelling, poor concentration, no sense of time, budgeting time, not understanding consequences, not being able to focus, or pay attention. The worst effect is blaming them for not trying harder or not being smart enough. Fortunately, these blockages or misrouting can generally be removed or corrected by Brain Integration, thereby allowing the brain to function the way it was intended.
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is not a deficit of attention. The person actually notices too much. While Mr. Smith is talking to them, they see in their peripheral vision Julie twirling her hair, a bird fly by the window, they hear the clock tick and have to look at it, Tom coughs and have to look at him, another bird flies by the window, and they see a red car drive down the street. This all happens in 5 seconds; imagine what an hour or a day would be like. Now try to pay attention to what Mr. Smith was saying while all of this was going on. Brain Integration opens a subconscious pathway that judges whether the distractions are a threat to their lives or something important; if not, it keeps them focused on their task.
If you ask someone to do a particular subject or task, and the answer is “no, I don’t like to do that”, or “it‘s boring.” Then the brain is finding the subject or task too difficult to process, and therefore not fun. When they are forced to continue they become hostile and act up. If the pathways are opened the subject will become easier and more enjoyable.
There is an assessment that will let us know what needs correcting and how long it will take to correct. It is the same assessment for ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, and other learning difficulties. Combinations of what needs to be corrected are different for each person. The assessment takes one hour. At that time an estimate can be given for the length of Brain Integration. Most people require 8 to 16 hours.
People with more severe mental problems may have a combination of brain damage and pathways that are blocked or have been turned off. Brain Integration can not fix the brain damage but when the blocks are removed or the pathways are turned on, the brain can compensate for the brain damage and show wide range of improvement.
Brain Integration is a cutting-edge technique based on principles of Applied Physiology that assesses and corrects learning difficulties in children and adults. Muscle monitoring (an Applied Physiological technique which determines whether a muscle resists downward pressure) is used as a biofeedback tool to reveal whether specific pathways in the brain are blocked or turned off. The work is done lying on a massage table, fully clothed. Most people find the experience relaxing.
An increase in learning ability, mental performance, emotional stability, creativity, physical coordination, and relief or elimination of brain related symptoms such as ADD & ADHD, are just some of the benefits of Brain Integration. This work is best done in conjunction with teachers, tutors, psychologists and health professionals.
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