How does ABM® NeuroMovement® work?
Practitioners offer gentle, movement variations and observe how the student responds. The lesson creates opportunities to notice differences, communicate preferences, and participate actively. It is an experiential learning process rather than a medical treatment or prescribed exercise program.
What does brain plasticity mean?
Neuroplasticity is the general capacity of the brain to change through experience and learning. NeuroMovement draws on learning principles involving attention, variation, comfort, and exploration. References to neuroplasticity do not mean that a particular medical or developmental outcome can be predicted or guaranteed.
What are your guiding principles?
We focus on shifting From Fixing to Connecting by using movement and the Nine Essentials of NeuroMovement which are all conditions that enhance the brain’s ability to function, grow and learn. Download an introductory E-book on the Nine Essentials here.
What does a session typically look like? Is it painful or strenuous?
Hands-on sessions, called Functional Synthesis Lessons, are gentle and focus on learning and function. The lessons are done with the client fully clothed and can be done in a combination of positions including lying, sitting, and standing. Comfort and safety are keys to unlocking a powerful organic learning process.
FAQs
Is ABM® NeuroMovement® a medical therapy?
No. Move Learn Marin provides individualized, nonmedical movement-learning lessons. Practitioners do not diagnose or treat medical conditions. Lessons use gentle movement, attention, and exploration to create opportunities for learning, choice, engagement, and participation.
How old does my child need to be for the work to be effective?
ABM NeuroMovement can be effective at any age—even for infants just a few days old.
How many sessions before I see results?
Many clients report noticeable changes within just one session, though outcomes vary by individual. Ongoing growth and lasting transformation require a process to create new positive patterns of thinking, movement, and behavior. The potency of this process relies on a collaboration between practitioner and client.
I’m not in the San Francisco Bay Area. Can I still work with you?
Yes, we offer a variety of online sessions for clients who prefer to learn remotely. This could be Online at Home Coaching (OAHC) for parents and practitioners, or individual sessions for adults for vitality and wellbeing, pain relief, and recovery of function after injury or stroke. We also teach online workshops. Contact us to explore options. We also have many clients that travel from all over the world to experience our dedicated, expert team approach.
Is it covered by insurance?
NeuroMovement lessons are not provided or billed as medical treatment and are not covered by health insurance. Move Learn Marin does not use medical diagnosis or treatment codes. Families may request invoices and accurate service descriptions for regional centers or other nonmedical funding programs to review.
“Following my wife’s stroke, we engaged in various methods/modalities of therapy all with some success. After hearing about NeuroMovement from a guest speaker in a caregivers’ support group, I did further research and decided it is something we wanted to try to help further my wife’s progress.Two and half years after my wife’s stroke, we had our first visit for a NeuroMovement session. We started with a week of lessons and appreciated the gentleness of the approach. Even in that first week we experienced a difference in my wife’s speech, which had been severely affected by the stroke. The NeuroMovement lessons improved her speech including forming sentences and accessing and finding words.Since our first visit, we have had three additional intensive weeks. Improvements in cognition, speech and movement, muscle tone and presence have been noticeable to people who are in regular contact with my wife.”- Yariv, Los Angeles, CA