Abstract
BrainDance, created by Anne Green Gilbert, is a framework of exercise/movements based on eight developmental movement patterns that babies move through in their first year of life. These patterns wire the central nervous system so the brain can operate at its full potential. BrainDance patterns are essential for efficient, well-integrated movement, and are the building blocks for more complex movements we do throughout our lives. In this workshop we will learn the 8 BrainDance patterns – breath, tactile, core-distal, head-tail, upper-lower, body half, cross lateral, and vestibular - and explore building a yoga practice based on them. Incorporating BrainDance into yoga is a viable way to reintegrate important patterns into the body for more efficient, connected, and embodied movement, as well as for more optimal cognitive functioning. BrainDance has been used in schools for a variety of benefits: classroom behavior management; recuperation from long days of sitting; breaks from intense periods of brain work involved in studying, reading, writing, and listening; enhanced testing scores; preparation for performances or presentations; improvement of social skills, and more. BrainDance enhances movement function as well as brain function, reorganizing the neurological system to coordinate all parts of the brain and body for emotional, social, and cognitive balance. Increased blood flow and oxygen to brain and body improves focus, concentration, reduces stress and tension, and enhances ease and fluidity in movement. A handout will be provided that explains each pattern and its benefits, as well as a catalogue of various asanas that fit into each pattern.
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