"I have started using PACE each morning before I go to work to get me ready to face the challenges of work.  During the day I often find myself using the Positive points, Thinking caps and Gravity glider during meetings and when preparing for reports.

I think the most significant way I am using Brain Gym® is in my private therapy. I get the girls to start with PACE using the eye movements before and after to indicate change in stress level and energy level for them. It is amazing to see the girls breathing change, as well as ability to listen and process the trauma work we are doing. We know that trauma impacts the ability of the brain to work efficiently and often times development is stuck where the trauma began.  Using PACE and other quick activities is an eye opener for the girls and help them become grounded in their bodies and less in their flight or fight mode.  I know that I am calmer and co workers and family have all commented on the change they have seen in me.  I have encouraged many of them to explore brain gym and several have come to me wanting to know more.

Since our last session I have been working on the goal of letting go of the guilt I feel when I can't do everything for everyone either family, friends or work. By going through PACE and the activities I associated with the goal I have seen a significant shift in many of these areas.  I am still working on this and it isn't perfect yet, but it is becoming more manageable. I now have the focus to keep priorities in check and to allow the other things to get done, or not done when it doable.  I feel different, calmer, more in tuned with my body, I am less stressed and I can breathe and prioritize.  I am no longer trying to be perfect at the cost of myself; I am doing what is manageable.  Others are noticing that something is different as well. 

What I loved most about this workshop was the interactive practice, amazingly strong women I met, as well as Jill Hewlett the facilitator is energetic, heartfelt, sincere, understanding, empathetic, humorous.  I can't say enough about Brain Gym®. I came away thinking that it was a tool that I could use in therapy, and quickly realized the benefits to myself. It has changed me and where I am going in my work path.  It has allowed me to challenge how we assist children and adults in social services with processing information.  I am changed for life and see my growth going beyond what I ever imagined."

Mary Anne Dickson, Therapist & Social Worker