Brain Gym Success Stories

My 10 year-old, Sam, had trouble reading and could not sit still long enough to pay attention in class. He was in the Title I reading program, and his self esteem was very low because of it. To compensate for this, he became the class clown and avoided his homework. After just 6 months with The Brain Gym, Sam is now a confident learner. He is out of Title I and actually enjoys reading! Sam’s confidence is way up and I no longer have to spend hours every night on his homework with him. - Heidi Shuman ∙ Berks County, PA

I am confident in saying that if it hadn't been for The Brain Gym, my beautiful, smart daughter would not be reading today. I am convinced that there is no way that the school or I (also an educator) could have put together a more thorough program for learning to read. It is very clear to me that she does have reading difficulties and they would have been insurmountable in an educational setting. Because of The Brain Gym, Aneesa is able to keep up in school and has received exemplary comments from her teachers. I encourage all parents whose children have diagnosed or undiagnosed reading challenges to try The Brain Gym. The investment in your child's future is one that will last a lifetime. - Danielle Malik ∙ Wernersville, PA

As a mother of 5, I happily helped 4 of my children succeed in school. But with Jennifer, it was different. She was a diligent student, but continuously struggled in school, especially with reading. It was heartbreaking to see how much harder homework was for her than for her twin brother, who was un-phased by things that were so very difficult for Jennifer. The school was very willing to help, but their programs just didn’t do the trick for my daughter, and she fought to make decent grades, year after year. Finally, we found The Brain Gym. After the six-month program, my daughter is a completely different learner! She reads for fun and is out of the Title I Reading Program at school! She now works independently, and although she still receives extra help for math, the extra help actually helps now! - Sara Harvey ∙ Wyomissing, PA

The Brain Gym has opened up doors for my daughter that I thought were closed forever. Before doing the program she planned on attending a technical school to avoid four years of college. After her time at The Brain Gym, she has confidence and has learned techniques to help her move through areas of struggle. She now plans on attending college, possibly for teaching! We were very pleased with the program and with our trainer's ability to implement it." - Cherise Harper ∙ Sinking Spring, PA

I struggled all the way through elementary and high school.  In spite of loads of help, I could barely read. I desperately wanted to get good grades, so I studied hard, but I couldn’t remember the information for tests; I processed information slowly and struggled to pay attention in class.  I couldn’t remember my math facts and really had to think – even just to add 1 to a number!  Not only were my grades super low, but I felt like I was learning nothing, that I wasn’t very smart…I felt like a huge failure. I started skipping more classes than I attended, and almost didn’t graduate from high school. I tried to go to community college, but I couldn’t pass the entrance exams in reading and math.  What kind of hope for a good future was there for a guy like me?  When I was 21-years-old, my mom found The Brain Gym and basically made me go. I had gone to other learning centers in the past and they hadn’t helped, so I thought this would be yet another failure.  I was so wrong! The Brain Gym worked on all of my weaknesses and it wasn’t long before I began to notice a huge difference.  At last I could function as an independent adult: I began remembering driving directions, remembering phone numbers long enough to get them written down, and remembering appointments on my own.  I finally learned how to read. I mean really, really read! I can even read and listen to music at the same time now and still remember and understand what I’ve read.  I can spell well enough to use text messaging (imagine a teenager unable to text because of poor spelling—yup, that was me, but not anymore).  Now I work in the heating and air conditioning industry because I want to, not because I feel stuck! I wish I had found The Brain Gym sooner!  Basically, my whole life has changed…I’m a completely different person!" - Nicholas ∙ NJ