Response to Criticism

In an attempt to address the concerns of the scientific community regarding the Brain Gym program, we have refined the language on our website. Additionally, we have posted the Dennisons’ responses to the criticisms about the 1994 Brain Gym Teacher’s Edition.

The Brain Gym program is an educational movement-based model. The emphasis is on posture, behavior, and the physical skills of learning. The following are some resources that support the theory behind our whole body movement-based approach: John Ratey, John Medina, Michael Posner, Bruce Perry, Jane Healy and Raye Pica.

The majority of the Brain Gym® studies are anecdotal. There is some peer-reviewed research of our program. As a non-profit international organization with limited personnel and financial resources, facilitating research at this time is not an option for us. We extend an invitation to any experts who are willing to help better assess the Brain Gym work. In the meantime, we remain focused on our educational model.