CAROLYN FINCH MS.SLP

What is Functional Kinesiology?

Kinesiology is the study of the movement of muscles. Functional means the ability to be able to develop the function of the brain through body movement for true whole "body/brain" learning.

Children need to learn, children want to learn and parents want them to grow up as independent learners, as much as possible. Adults want to learn and be as successful as they can as parents. Teachers want to be good or even excellent and therapists want to see improvement for their clients. Learning should be fun, not a chore as the base of American Education instructed in its infancy. If the child was to learn then it was necessary to go through the "toughness" and succeed. This may have worked 200 years ago but it is time to look around and see that today's child and today's adult has truly changed in function. It is fun when adults see improvement in learning. Children build a great self-image when they learn to handle problems and difficulties and learn situations on their own. Children especially enjoy themselves when they become responsible for their own appropriate choices. Children with "learning difficulties and challenges" can benefit from Functional Kinesiology with continued use and daily activities. Some activities and movements take only seconds to do but stimulate the brain for phenomenal change.

In Functional Kinesiology, children and adults work together, to create an environment of learning that has an important place in human development. Functional Kinesiology or Fun K. has been created to help adults and children utilize their whole body movement. When individuals have difficulty with movement that is indicative of the lack of whole brain thinking and functioning. Even left brain, right brain mind set is beginning to be old fashioned. The new Millennium knowledge, that Brain Cells can be rejuvenated and do not die off has only been established and documental in the year 2000.

Functional Kinesiology (Fun K.) is a program to enhance learning. It is not "just another paper and pencil approach" it is fun. Notice the word fun is in functional. Research has shows that when people have fun while learning they retain more information in both short-term and long-term memory. Research also show that nutrition plays an important part in the stimulation of electrical energy in the brain for continued learning. Nutrition, which begins with air and water is stressed throughout the program.

Electrific Solutions provides Functional Kinesiology programs that teach the adult and the child at the same time. Workshops include Teacher/student, Parent/child, and Therapist/client participation. This fun filled, well paced, interactive, learning program stimulates individuals to listen, learn and move. Individuals then learn to move, learn and listen (to themselves.) Groups become like a family and many times become support systems for each other. There are several other programs available from a dyad (a group of two) to groups of 20.

Upcoming Program

Look for our upcoming Fun K programs on our Events page.