Body to Brain LearningÂ
Neuro-development & Learning Connections.
Promoting, teaching & supporting a neurodevelopmental &  functional approach to learning. Â
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When students struggle despite good teaching and their own efforts, the missing piece is often neurodevelopmental.
Body to Brain Learning helps educators and allied health practitioners understand how neurodevelopment shapes learning—and what to do when neurodevelopmental factors create barriers to success.Â
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We help learning professionals—educators, therapists, and allied health practitioners—develop skills to identify, assess, and address neurodevelopmental factors including neuromotor immaturity (retained primitive reflexes), sensory processing and sensory-motor development.
Our approach is built on a straightforward principle: "If the body doesn't support the learning process, it can interfere with the learning process."
We've organized our approach around the Brainbow®—a proprietary model showing how brain development impacts learning and function. This neurodevelopmental lens helps us move beyond symptoms to understand and address the root causes of learning difficulties, underachievement, and behavioral or emotional challenges.
Developed by Dr Christine Payard, the Brainbow® is the foundation of all Body to Brain Learning professional learning opportunities.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PATHWAYSÂ
Getting Started with Neuro-developmental Learning
For parents, educators exploring the field, and practitioners seeking foundational knowledge
New to understanding how the body and neurodevelopment influences learning? Our microcourses introduce you to the fundamentals—what to observe in students and clients, how primitive reflexes and sensory maturity and processing affect learning, and why vision plays a crucial role in classroom and clinical success.
Microcourse options:
- How the Body Tells the Learning Story
- Vision and Learning
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For Educators: Body to Brain Learning @ School
Refine teaching practice with a neurodevelopmental lens—fully aligned with the Australian Curriculum and AITSL Standards
Teachers already work hard to meet diverse learning needs in the classroom. Body to Brain Learning @ School doesn't add more to the curriculum—it provides a different lens and approach for understanding why some students struggle. It helps teachers identify, assess and address neurodevelopmental foundations that need support using practical, movement-based strategies.
Educators learn about primitive reflexes and immature motor and sensory systems that interfere with learning, understand why certain students can't sit still or struggle with learning activities, and implement evidence-informed interventions within classroom routines.
Delivered through our network of trained Regional Facilitators across Australia.
For Allied Health Professionals & Practitioners
Grow your neurodevelopmental practice with specialized tools and support
Working one-on-one with children experiencing learning difficulties? Our professional support options help you integrate neurodevelopmental approaches into your therapeutic or educational practice.
Available support:
- Brainbow® Kit: Purchase and build your own Brainbow® for your practice (ships nationally and internationally)
- Professional mentoring: Individualized guidance for complex cases
- Consultancy: Tailored support and professional learning for your specific practice context
These options suit neurodevelopmental practitioners (INPP trained), occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists, learning support teachers, and other professionals who want to incorporate neurodevelopmental assessment and intervention in their work.
"The body trains the brain & grows our mind preparing and supporting us in lifelong learning. The 'Body to Brain Learning' approach is about how that happens & how we can use that information to help others improve their learning journey. "
Dr Christine Payard (PhD) Founder & Director of "Body to Brain Learning
"Body to Brain Learning @ School"
BODY TO BRAIN LEARNING ACROSS AUSTRALIA
Body to Brain Learning @ School (B2BL@S) is delivered through a growing network of trained Regional Facilitators across Australia, bringing neurodevelopmental professional learning directly to schools in metropolitan and regional areas.
Our B2BL@S Regional Facilitators are experienced educators and neurodevelopmental practitioners who have completed comprehensive training in the Body to Brain Learning approach. They deliver B2BL@S programs in their local areas and provide ongoing support to schools implementing neurodevelopmental strategies.
This approach to learning has changed teaching practice, experience & learning outcomes.
Knowing how to identify learning issues faster and how to address those issues through simple, planned, developmental movement activities, has helped change student learning outcomes, teacher satisfaction and overall wellbeing of students and staff.
“Our school data sets across the board, that includes NAPLAN, teacher judgements… all of our PAT Maths, PAT Reading, PAT Grammar, PAT Spelling, our SMG’s, our benchmarking, our running records are all showing growth for every single student and for a lot of our students more than 12 months growth.” (Peter Harrison, Principal, Tyers Primary School, Victoria, 2019)
"I always knew it was important. Now I understand why and I can use that information to understand and help my students more quickly." (Suzanne, Prep Teacher).
"The Body Writes & Tells the Learning Story."
An introductory, one-hour course.
Join an introductory short course about neurodevelopment & learning; how we learn to learn; and why the early years are so important for later learning and functional success.
This is a special offer with time-limited bonuses.
Learn more about our introductory course!Stay informed, learn more and join us in the Body to Brain Learning Professional Development & Practice Building Series.
Sign up for updates and training information about professional learning opportunities as they are offered, where they are offered and how they are offered.Â
All our teacher training is aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and supports the delivery of the Australian Curriculum. If you have specific CPD requirements for your allied health profession that we meet through our course delivery, let us know. We may be able to help you gain professional recognition for these learning options.
A snippet of info about us:
The Body to Brain Learning Professional Development Series has been developed by Dr Christine Payard (PhD),
Neurodevelopmental Educator, Founder and Director of Integrating Thinking and Body to Brain Learning.
Body to Brain Learning is the Professional Development Division of Integrating Thinking.
Learn more about Dr Christine Payard (PhD) and Integrating Thinking on our ABOUT US pages.
