Wake Your Brain CAMP Time to Wait: Learning to Be Patient With Science-Based Exercise

In Wake Your Brain Time to Wait, we will use movement to help our brains learn how to be patient while waiting. 
Each week, Ms Annika will lead a neurologically-based exercise program with two short combinations. The movements are easy and a preview teaches the skills before the music starts. In this high-energy class:
-get our blood flowing to wake up our bodies and brains with basic cardiovascular exercises. These skills also help with focus and organization.
-use cross-body movements to activate both sides of our brain. These skills help with flexibility of thought and learning integration.
-use self-pressure and coordinated movement for emotional regulation. These skills help with calming and self-control.
-practice eye exercises and balance poses to improve coordination and creative thinking. These skills help with reading, too!
-learn breathing techniques that will help pull focus back in any situation.
-close with words of positive affirmation and visualization. These skills are important for the brain to feel good about learning!

This class can be used to prepare for learning, take a break between learning, or get your wiggles out and refocus.
As a physical therapist and dance educator, Ms Annika will lead the movements set to fun, age-appropriate music. No technique required! These movements use neuroscience to coordinate the hemispheres of the brain, increase blood flow, and improve concentration especially during on-line learning or breaks from a structured routine. This will be a fun, high-energy class!

The more you practice, the better you Wake Your Brain!
Week 1--Flexibility of Thought
Week 2--Emotional Regulation
Week 3--Patterning
Week 4--Focus