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Many years ago, we created a 30-day challenge. It was our 30-Day Multi-Sensory Challenge—and it included 30 activities with the metronome.
Our goal was to give parents and therapists a variety of multi-sensory activities to help with processing speed, auditory processing, motor coordination, ocular motor development, bilateral coordination, and more!
We recently decided that this challenge needed an upgrade, so we created an entirely new program based on the 30-day challenge and it’s FINALLY ready for you!
Introducing - A Balanced Brain: A Multi-Sensory Program for Learning and Focus
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If you're a parent, educator, or occupational therapist, you’ve probably heard about how important sensory processing is for children’s learning and development. The ability to integrate and respond to multiple sensory inputs—sight, sound, touch, and more—plays a huge role in focus, motor coordination, and even emotional regulation.
That's why we're thrilled to introduceBalanced Brain: A Multisensory Program for Learning and Focus—a comprehensive solution designed to help children, teens, and even adults build the skills they need to thrive. Drawing on years of experience and research, this program offers a proven approach to improving sensory integration, focus, and coordination.
Our program is the evolution of an earlier initiative we started back in 2018 called the 30-Day Multisensory Challenge. It began as a daily email series packed with sensory activities designed to improve skills like coordination, focus, and motor planning.
Over time, we received valuable feedback from parents, teachers, and therapists who wanted more structure, flexibility, and additional features to meet their needs. That’s when we decided to take everything we learned, expand it, and turn it into a comprehensive 10-week program!
The Balanced Brain Program offers structured activities that help children strengthen their sensory processing skills, emphasizing primitive reflex integration and multisensory learning. Here’s what you can expect:
Three activities per week designed to build skills progressively.
Modifications for each activity to accommodate different skill levels, including "level up" challenges and "level down" adjustments.
Focus on improving attention, balance, coordination, and sensory integration using tools like metronome-based timing exercises.
Adaptability for children ages six and up, though older teens and adults can also benefit.
It’s a great fit for children with ADHD, sensory processing disorder (SPD), learning disabilities, and other challenges affecting focus and motor coordination.
Research shows that when multiple senses are engaged during learning, the brain can better retain and process information. Activities that combine movement, rhythm, and sensory input not only strengthen motor skills but also build connections in the brain that improve focus, memory, and cognitive flexibility.
Additionally, retained primitive reflexes—automatic movements babies are born with—can sometimes interfere with a child’s ability to focus and coordinate their movements. Children can better control their bodies and minds by integrating these reflexes through multisensory exercises.
We know you’re eager to dive in, so we’ve included three sample activities from the Balanced Brain Program. These exercises are fun, easy to implement, and provide immediate benefits for sensory processing.
This activity targets balance, bilateral coordination, and crossing the midline (essential for brain communication). Here's how to do it:
Set the Metronome: Start at 60 beats per minute (bpm).
Modifications:
This activity engages auditory processing, coordination, and motor planning, making it an excellent whole-body brain workout!
This exercise builds core strength, vestibular processing, and targets primitive reflexes like the Landau reflex.
Get into Superman Position:
Use a Ball or Beanbag:
Modifications:
This activity enhances coordination while activating critical sensory systems like vestibular processing (balance and spatial awareness).
This exercise challenges the asymmetrical tonic neck reflex (ATNR), which can impact posture and coordination if not fully integrated.
Set Up Two Visual Charts:
Start in a Crawling Position:
Modifications:
This activity strengthens core stability, bilateral coordination, and helps integrate the ATNR reflex.
These activities are just the beginning! The Balanced Brain Program offers a complete roadmap to improving sensory integration, with video demonstrations, printable handouts, and guided instructions. It’s perfect for parents, teachers, and therapists alike.
Here’s what you get when you sign up:
A complete workbook with visual guides and activities.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
The flexibility to adapt the program to fit your schedule and your child’s needs.
BORING, BUT NECESSARY LEGAL DISCLAIMERS
While we make every effort to share correct information, we are still learning. We will double check all of our facts but realize that medicine is a constantly changing science and art. One doctor / therapist may have a different way of doing things from another. We are simply presenting our views and opinions on how to address common sensory challenges, health related difficulties and what we have found to be beneficial that will be as evidenced based as possible. By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or your children. Consult your child’s pediatrician/ therapist for any medical issues that he or she may be having. This entire disclaimer also applies to any guests or contributors to the podcast. Under no circumstances shall Rachel Harrington, Harkla, Jessica Hill, or any guests or contributors to the podcast, as well as any employees, associates, or affiliates of Harkla, be responsible for damages arising from use of the podcast.
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