The MindfullMoves Blog

 
Reaching with Intention to create change (the Anat Baniel Method® way!) Dec 04, 2020

Create change (and a learning moment) for your child with special needs just by exploring reaching!

How does adding in an intention (reaching for a fun toy in this case) change the way your child's ribs move as they reach???

Get down on the floor and let's explore!

Try it yourself first...
TRUST...

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What does the Pelvis have to do with Head Control and Tummy Time... Oct 26, 2020

What does the Pelvis have to do with Head Control and Tummy Time...

Turns out... a lot.

My daughter struggled with head control for a very long time. I thought she needed to "strengthen" her neck muscles.

Thankfully, my Anat Baniel Method® training taught me a few things about learning...

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How much Anat Baniel Method® should we do? Oct 22, 2020
Ever wonder how many ABM® lessons your child with special needs should be getting?
 
I had a fabulous member ask a few questions inside our private FB group today, so thought I'd answer in a video. Watch to find out:
 
  • How many ABM® lessons your child...
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Touch your toes with NO stretching! Sep 06, 2020

Early morning stiffness gone in under a min. No stretching!

I’ve always had “tight” hamstrings.
It wasn’t until I discovered ABM® and STOPPED stretching that I could touch my toes for the first time in my 40+ yr life.

Change in under 1 min.
No stretching. No pain.

Just...

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Move your Ankles for Better Balance Sep 04, 2020
Ankles are made to MOVE.
 
Maintaining balance in standing and walking are hard to do... when your ankles don’t move!
 
You can explore the movements of the ankle with more FREEDOM when you lie down, or sit on the FLOOR.
 
When gravity is taken out of the equation, the...
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Move your Feet for better Balance in Standing anat baniel anat baniel method kids with special needs movement class movement lesson neuromovement Sep 04, 2020
Your feet are the foundation of standing.
They are the base of holding you upright under the force of gravity.
 
If your feet can’t move, adjust, shift, then your options for moving forward become limited.
It’s hard to step on a pebble, or up a stair, if your feet are solid...
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Help your Child Create New Neural Pathways in 2 min 9 essentials abm May 20, 2020

You can access the potential of your child's brain with a few simple tools (Anat Baniel calls them: the 9 Essentials®)

Let's take a closer look at Movement with Attention and how FAST you can engage your child's brain, just by bringing attention to WHAT they are doing.  

BUT......

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Can the Anat Baniel Method® help my Child? abm May 05, 2020

As an Anat Baniel Method® of Neuromovement® practitioner, I get a lot of questions from parents asking if it can help their children with a wide variety of conditions and diagnoses. 

Can ABM® help my child with cerebral palsy? 
Can ABM® help my child with...

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What is the Anat Baniel Method®? abm anat baniel method Apr 29, 2020

This is one of the hardest questions I get asked as an ABM practitioner!

It seems silly, because after 9 years of taking my daughter to practitioners, 3 years of training and 5 years of practicing, I should probably be able to answer this simple question in one sentence. 

But... well...it's...

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Top 4 things to expect during your child's first Anat Baniel Method® Lesson Jan 17, 2020

 

I remember my first time visiting an ABM® practitioner with my daughter. I was soooo nervous. I had NO idea what to expect. Sure, I'd watched a few YouTube videos, but I honestly couldn't tell what they were doing.

Now that my daughter is 9 years into ABM lessons and I've...

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Essential #5 - Enthusiasm and Change 9 essentials abm Jul 28, 2019

 

What types of changes in your child with special needs do you celebrate?

  • Do you follow the milestone chart to determine what success looks like? 
  • What milestones you are waiting for? 
  • Are there changes that you might have missed out on celebrating? 

Alllll the experts...

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Essential #4 - What is Subtlety? the 9 essentials® Jul 14, 2019

Subtlety is the Reduction of force.

Reducing force is important for our brains! It increases our sensitivity, which allows us to notice more differences!

Noticing finer and finer differences, is the basis of how our brains learn.

Often we’ll use more force, more effort and try again,...

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