Movement that Matters: neuropathways of learning
with Lisa Brodrick
📅 Sunday, September 7
🕑 2:00–4:00 PM EST
📍 Ohana Rising Yoga School (Bradley Beach, NJ) + Zoom
💲 $55 (recording & movement trail guide included for all registrants)
all are welcome.
register here
🎥 Can’t attend live? A recording will be sent to all registrants.
✨ How Children Learn ✨
Children learn when they feel safe and supported.
They learn when their nervous systems are calm.
They learn when their bodies have rhythm, hydration, and consistency.
They learn best in environments that honor their whole being: body, mind, and emotions.
✨ Children thrive when movement is meaningful... when it prepares their brains and bodies to feel safe, focused, and ready to learn. This workshop will share Movement that Matters: adaptable, science-backed tools and simple, powerful movements you can bring into your classroom, your home, and your daily rhythm.
Through these practices, you’ll discover ways to nurture:
🌱 Sensory integration: helping children organize and respond to the world around them
💛 Social-emotional learning: building resilience, focus, and emotional regulation
🌈 Neurodivergent support: honoring the unique pathways of every child
🌱 What You’ll Learn
✔️ Practical movement tools for home and classroom
✔️ Simple techniques to support focus, calm, and regulation
✔️ How movement supports brain–body development and learning
✔️ Strategies that enhance sensory integration & emotional wellbeing
✔️ Adaptable tools for all ages: pre-K through high school (and adults, too!)
These practices are for all ages: from pre-K through high school (and adults, too!) and can be used in classrooms, homes, and daily life.
🌱 For those called to go deeper, this work also lives at the heart of my Wild Roots Children’s Yoga Training, a full certification designed to support teachers, parents, and caregivers in guiding children with movement, creativity, and embodied learning. 2026 dates TBA. Please be in touch to host or attend any Children's Yoga Certification: hello@ohanarising.yoga