What is Bilateral Integration?

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It is a main focus of mine, when planning fun activities for my Happy Brain Program. 

It means, your two sides working together as one whole.

When both sides of the body are invited to participate, the brain becomes calmer, clearer, and more capable.  

 

To gain Neuro Integration, I use many activities, games, puzzles, movement patterns, and exercises, including some Bal-A-Vis-X, and Brain Gym exercises.   I used these activities to develop my "HAPPY BRAIN PROGRAM".  I personally used these activities to heal from an accident that left me with many physical, emotional and cognitive challenges.   I trust and know, through experience with myself and many of my former PSW clients, that the best way to help the brain improve, heal, or in some cases, decline with a little more ease, is through movement and positivity.

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Why Bilateral Integration matters?

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• Helps coordination and balance

• Improves learning and focus

• Supports emotional regulation

• Helps the brain stay flexible

• Lowers anxiety and stress

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Bilateral Integration:  How Balance Creates Function

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Life works in pairs and patterns of directional cooperation (up-down & left-right).  

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We need two eyes working together to perceive depth, distance, and dimension.  One eye gives a flat picture; two eyes create a truer reality.  I can check for eye tracking ability.  Eye tracking can be easily worked on with simple directional-looking exercises, and is an easy solutions for many reading problems in children.

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We need left and right legs alternating to walk forward.  If one side stops or isn't cooperating well, movement halts or becomes difficult.  With a brain injury or stroke, one side of the body may be lacking in ability and would benefit from Bilateral Integration exercises.

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We use both hands for skilled tasks - one stabilizes while the other acts.   When we over use our dominant hand, one hemisphere gets over-practiced while the other becomes under-engaged.  This imbalance can lead to reduced coordination, rigid thinking, emotional reactivity, and difficulty adapting to new tasks.  Bilateral Stimulation Exercises can strengthen the weaker side and rebalance brain function.

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The two halves of the brain communicate constantly, sharing logic, emotion, timing, rhythm, and meaning.

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When the left and right work together, we experience balance, coordination, clear perception, emotional regulation, and forward motion.

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When one side dominates or disconnects, movement becomes awkward, perception narrows, and thinking becomes rigid or reactive.

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This same principle exists everywhere:  Day and night, inhale and exhale, listening and speaking, doing and resting, reason and intuition.

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Progress comes from integration, balance and flow,  not from one sided dominance, or disturbed communication.

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The strength of your balance is a clue to the strength of all your systems.

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Benefits of Bilateral Integration Fun:

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One-on-one home visits.

Benefits may include:

• Build consistency through regular practice

• Calm the nervous system and reduces stress

• Improv focus, coordination, and balance

• Encourage independence and confidence

• Direct clear guidance and gentle correction

• Provides gentle brain exercise for all ages

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Group sessions visits.

Benefits may include:

• Increased motivation and engagement through shared rhythm 

• Enhanced learning through social connection

• Guidance from myself and others in the group - Teamwork!

• A playful, encouraging and welcoming, social atmosphere

• Emotional benefits such as joy, belonging and reduced isolation.

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The best results come from combining both.

Home practice builds consistency and self-regulation.

Group sessions deepen learning, motivation and joy.

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Together, they support:

• Brain integration

• Emotional balance

• Confidence and resilience

• Lifelong brain health

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PRACTICING BILATERAL EXERCISES AT HOME BUILDS THE SKILL - PRACTICING WITH FANC Y NANCY BRINGS IT TO LIFE!

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***** Please note*****

This is a movement based, fun program, for re-education to improve your inner balance skills.  This is not therapy and at no time is medical assessment or diagnosis provided.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​