This document provides information about strengthening balance, gait, and posture through exercises that target the vestibular system, core muscles, and plumb alignment. It discusses techniques like crosswalking statements, eye-hand tracking, and same-opposite-same movements to reorganize and grow the brain. The document shares positive feedback and comments from clients who used Louise Hayes' Brain Growth and Repair techniques to improve balance, reduce pain, strengthen muscles, improve learning and memory, and recover from medical conditions like stroke.

1. Balance Gait Posture
Louise Stiedle Hayes, Ph.D.
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Streriythen vestibuiar system —
Posture
eyes, ears, muscles, joints, posture.
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Plumb posture: head, shoulders, hips,
Change feedback and feet in alignment
Strengthen core muscles Hold your hands on your upper thighs
Stand on one foot, be safe for a moment to stabilize body.
Bridge position
To pick up something bend knees,
Crosswalk statements keep trunk of body plumb, support
' ' I am balanced. Yes I am.'' weight with hands or elbows on knees.
"My balance is great. Yes, it is."
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" I stand tali. Yes, I do." I U U U W I I , I C C I LI I C C U I I L d C L U l U I C
" I move easily and safely." chair on the legs, keep trunk plumb,
lower your seat to the chair by
Learn to get up from a fall 'walking' your hands down your thighs
Strengthen arm and leg muscles toward the knees as you bend your
in bed, chair, standing knees, sit, scoot back for comfort.
Practice when you have help
To get up from seated position, scoot
Gait forward to edge of chair then reverse
the sit down directions.
Position weaker foot — press down
bed, chair, or standing Back Comfort
Maintain security touch
Stand on both feet evenly stand against the wall, bend the knees
Alternate weight on each foot, hold if necessary for the shoulders to touch
for brain orocessino time the wall. I f no wall, bend the knees for
Side walk a 'plumb' trunk. Talk to your brain
Forward walk (See and feel muscles relaxing, letting
Walk with hands on your own legs go, smoothing out.) Breathe slowly.
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2. Grow Your Brain and Keep It Alive
Louise l-layes, Ph.D. 281-787-2451 Individual sessions available $45 an hour.
Free presentations for churches, schools, and nonprofits.
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Brain grows new ceils Each cell has 10,000 connections
Brain - Mind - Body
Brushing the brain
Development of brain
One cell divides and differentiates within a strict timeline
Stress causes gaps t o occur, but can be bridged
Direct the growth of new connections w i t h Movement-Touch-Intention
Right brain (picture, comprehension, gestalt)
Left brain (words, logic, order, sequence)
Crosswalk (alternately connect your hand to your opposite leg)
Crosswalk statements for Attitude Adjustment
My brain is growing, NOW. I'm happy and healthy and wise.
I feel great. Yes, I do. I am balanced. Yes, I am.
Connect for focus w i t h Eye-Hand Tracking , each eye, 10 circles
t o p = comprehension, b o t t o m = detail, sides = total picture
Reorganizing the brain for more efficient function
Same-Opposite-Same movement
Do ordinary things in a different way
Getting oxygen t o the brain to keep it alive and growing
Exhale, then inhale Sing, whistle, laugh, exercise
Stop Stress Damage
Power of words Negative arrows
Take control of your perception of what is happening
The more you do — the better you are!

3. Comments after using Brain Growth and Repair T e c h n i q u e s
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"Thanks for teaching me how to get up from my chair without causing my hip to
'catch' and feel so painful. I don't limp a s I w a l k anymore." Individual client.
"One of my great j o y s today w a s the feeling I had w h e n I raised my rib cage and
head then breathed deeply. I t c a m e e a s i e r and lasted longer. Thank KOI////" recovering
scoliosis client.
" I brought my daughter to see you when she was eleven, she is now in college
and doing very well, thanks to what you taught us, " workshop participant.
"I will be 91 years old next week, and since I have been using the breathing,
brushing, and other techniques you teach, I have cut my blood pressure medicine in half
(OKed by Dr.), and do not have to use my cane for walking any more," excited and
regular workshop participant.
"Thank you for getting my legs to be the s a m e length. That hasn't happened in a
long time. I t has made me feel a s if I a m walking on air." During an individual session.
" I met a w o m a n at the Y and she told me about her 'floaters' disappearing. S h e
told me t h a t she thought it w a s the 'brushing' she had learned in your Brain workshop.
She w a s surprised and pleased."
"This presentation on Brain Growth and Repair has been a life-changing
experience. I w a n t to thank you for sharing this information."
"For such a long time I thought I w a s mentally retarded because I w a s having s u c h
a hard time in school. A psychiatrist finally told me I w a s not mentally retarded, and now
you have given me s o m e w a y s I can help myself become a better learner. Thank you so
much for the Brain Growth yNorkshop."
"This workshop on Brain Growth has been the most valuable time I have ever
experienced. Thank you so much."
"While I waited in the doctor's office, I practiced deep breathing (the complete
exhaling then relax and let the oxygen rich air come in). The doctor w a s surprised to
note that my blood pressure had greatly improved." w o r k s h o p participant
" I appreciate the gentle method that you used to get my head to move further than
I thought it would ever go again." client with 10 year history of scoliosis.
"When I arrived at your workshop, I had stuffy sinuses and when I left they were clear. I think
the brushing did it. Thanks,"
"Since I have been crosswalking my math facts, the a n s w e r j u s t pops up in my
brain w h e n I need it." 3rd grade tutoring student

4. "Since I have been using the Brain Growth and Repair techniques taught in your
workshops, I no longer experience the beginning Alzheimer symptoms which had been a
concern to me." workshop participant.
"My husband now enjoys reading for pleasure instead of forcing the very necessary
reading for his business. I t used to be torture for him. He got through college having his
books read to him because of dyslexia. He can also now write his own fax m e s s a g e with
good spelling. Thank you." private client.
"My balance is great again. I no longer have to use a cane for walking since I have been
'brushing' my brain. Everyone is amazed." a workshop participant
" I can walk backward now. I haven't been able to do that since my stroke. Now
my husband and I can go dancing again." workshop participant."
" I can lift my recovery arm three times a s high after you worked with
me to communicate to my brain to release the holding muscle. I t took j u s t a
few minutes, using touch, energy, and imagery," a volunteer participant in
a Brain ^Ciga/r workshop.
" I can feel the touching in my hand and I haven't felt anything there
since my stroke," participant in Brain /?e^a/rworkshop a s she did the
'sawing of the fingers'.
"My floaters disappeared after I did some of the brushing my eyes and
my brain," reported at workshop.
"My wife is now picking up her recovery leg and placing her foot firmly
on the bottom of the pool a s she w a l k s forward, holding to my hands for
security," husband of stroke recovery person during private session.
"My arm is no longer 'glued to my side' a s it has been since my
accident 30 years ago. My brain released it with j u s t a few minutes of the
touching and movement of your hand." client
" I had a headache w h e n I came to the workshop, but after brushing
my eyes/brain for a few minutes, it is gone."
" I was dreading going to my high school reunion, but after I crosswalked the
statements you suggested, I had a wonderful time." Workshop participant
" I had been a 'blood to the quick' nail-biter until I crosswalked some of the
statements you suggested. Now, just look — beautiful and long."