Comments from Students of the Brain and Sensory Foundations Program

"This course has changed my life and the life of my child with ADHD. I now have improved posture, neck strength, no more curvature, and I have even seen a decrease in headaches."

This course has been a game-changer! The results I have seen with most of my students is astounding! I do not think I have seen such dramatic & significant improvements in my 10-year career as an occupational therapist as I did this year! I have been raving about your course to colleagues already.

"Thanks so very much for this wonderful course!! It has completely changed the way I practice OT. Any one who sits near me for any length of time hears about the power of rhythmic movements."

"I use the information from the course every day in my practice and with my pediatric patients. I see progress with my patients that I had not seen prior to implementing reflex integration and rhythmic movements!"

"The kids in my practice are coming along in leaps and bounds now that I'm implementing these movements into their sessions."

“Probably the most important course I have ever taken!”

"Any parent can do this, you don't need to have a background in the OT field. The videos and manual are laid out together so that anyone can understand and utilize the information."

"I have seen phenomenal results with my own child and with my students. All of the students in my class were reading AT or Above grade level by the end of the year. Student behaviors improved!!"

“As a parent and educator, this course has filled my toolbox with many ways to better understand and support my child and students. The movements have become part of our daily routines and are often requested in times of need. If you are looking for a way to support health and wellbeing, this is exactly where you need to start.”

"The course is absolutely one of the best investments I have done to work with children with learning disabilities! I use it every day in the classroom and in my personal life as well. Totally worth it."

“It made so much sense considering how our bodies and brains are made. I will continually recommend this course to my teacher friends and colleagues.”

“This course is a must for parents and practitioners who want to promote brain development for their children, or even themselves as adults, to improve functioning. It was the missing link for me as an OT practitioner and has already made an exponential difference in kids with sensory processing challenges, impulsiveness, and attention.”

"My son just turned 6. After 3 weeks [of doing the movements from the Brain and Sensory Foundations course] I can already see that he is able to calm himself much quicker when he gets mad. Previously he would throw around chairs, now he will give me an angry look, say he is mad, but compose himself and carry on what he is doing. Amazing!”

"The course was awesome! I have taken several courses on reflexes both live and online as well as reading books about the subject. This has been by far the best learning experience about reflexes I have done yet!"

"In my 16 years of clinical practice as an occupational therapist, with an extensive continued educational background, I have never  before come across a single tool that is able to make such a profound and immediate difference in both neuro-typically developing and disabled pediatric populations."

"My son has responded very well to the rhythmic movements and even reminds me to do them. We have already seen improvement [after 4  weeks] in his being less distracted and less prone to over-reaction. He is beginning to be more calm over all."

"I’ve been an OT for 30+ years, and this is one of the most amazing CE courses I have ever taken. The techniques that Sonia Story provides are simple but I found them to have unexpectedly profound results for students who could receive the activities on a regular basis for an extended period. For example, a 6-year-old boy with severe sensory issues was able to tolerate getting a buzz cut and drying his hands with a blow dryer in a public restaurant after 1 month of a 5 times per week home program. He had fled from such experiences initially. A 13 year old girl with autism went from putting her fingers in her ears and refusing most activities, and being terrified of germs, sharp objects, to asking to cook in OT, including cutting vegetables. A 7-year-old boy with fetal alcohol syndrome and ADHD was unable to write legibly, attend in class, or hop on his left leg. His mom did the Move Play Thrive activities over the summer, and when he came back to school his writing was legible and staying in the lines, he could hop  indefinitely on his left leg, and his teacher said his attention had improved significantly in class. I’m usually suspicious of this type  of ‘miracle story,’ but these things really happened. I would recommend this to anyone who works with ‘out of sync’ children."

"Brain and Sensory Foundations was so comprehensive—the manual, handouts, the video sessions. It was obviously a labor of love. I highly recommend it for any professional who works with children."

"I am a Naturopathic Physician practicing in Anchorage, Alaska and cannot tell you enough how much I appreciate your work and wisdom. I work with a lot of kids with issues and always look at the reflex issues first and often that is enough to get them back on track."

"My 2 oldest (7 & 5) girls are happy to do the [rhythmic movements from the Brain and Sensory Foundations course] everyday, which is huge, because every time I've tried doing anything therapeutic with them is the past, its been like pulling teeth. Anyway, out of curiosity, I asked them the other day why they liked the movements and what they felt like in their bodies. My 5 yr old answered: "I like them because they make me feel like I'm 18 years old". I was surprised by this answer so I asked her to explain. She then explained that they make her "feel big and strong”. My oldest said they make her feel calm and happy! In the past week, our home has been a little calmer and we've had less emotional outbursts and I am thrilled!"