A Balanced Brain:
A Multi-Sensory Program for Learning and Focus

A Balanced Brain:
A Multi-Sensory Program for Learning and Focus

Multi-Sensory Activities -- which are activities that use 2 senses at once, like sound and sight -- are some of the best activities for improving your child or client's focus, attention, coordination, and overall executive functioning. This 10-week video program will walk you step-by-step through fun but effective multi-sensory activities using a metronome.

Multi-Sensory Activities -- which are activities that use 2 senses at once, like sound and sight -- are some of the best activities for improving your child or client's focus, attention, coordination, and overall executive functioning. This 10-week video program will walk you step-by-step through fun but effective multi-sensory activities using a metronome.

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AOTA CEUs
Provides continuing education hours approved by AOTA for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants
.45 AOTA CEUs
$119
This course is approved for .45 AOTA CEUs or 4.5 contact hours

Taught by Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants with advanced training in Primitive Reflex Integration and Multi-Sensory Processing

Both program options come with a 150+ page spiral-bound workbook

10 week program: 30 Multi-sensory activity video modules

4.5 Hours of video lessons

60+ Instructional digital PDFs included

Comprehensive overview of multi-sensory processing and the functional impact on daily activities

Understanding of the functional benefits of using the metronome with learning disorders

Learn about the connection between multi-sensory processing and learning disorders; Dyslexia and ADHD

Descriptions, detailed step-by-step instructions and fun video visual demonstrations for 30 multi-sensory activities

Level up and level down activity ideas to assist with successful implementation for all abilities

Pre-made, ready to go checklists, visual charts, and detailed visuals and written instructions for each of the 30 activities in the 10-week program

This course is approved for .45 AOTA CEUs or 4.5 Contact Hours (see continuing education section below for more information)

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Designed for parents, educators and therapists looking for a step-by-step activity program that helps improve multi-sensory processing. Complete a 10-week program of activities to improve your child or client’s attention, processing speed, and academic ability and performance
$99

Taught by Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants with advanced training in Primitive Reflex Integration and Multi-Sensory Processing

Both program options come with a 150+ page spiral-bound workbook

10 week program: 30 Multi-sensory activity video modules

4.5 Hours of video lessons

60+ Instructional digital PDFs included

Comprehensive overview of multi-sensory processing and the functional impact on daily activities

Understanding of the functional benefits of using the metronome with learning disorders

Learn about the connection between multi-sensory processing and learning disorders; Dyslexia and ADHD

Descriptions, detailed step-by-step instructions and fun video visual demonstrations for 30 multi-sensory activities

Level up and level down activity ideas to assist with successful implementation for all abilities

Pre-made, ready to go checklists, visual charts, and detailed visuals and written instructions for each of the 30 activities in the 10-week program

This course is approved for .45 AOTA CEUs or 4.5 Contact Hours (see continuing education section below for more information)

See Course Summary
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Do You Have a Child or Client Who Struggles with Focus, Processing Speed, or Sensory Challenges?

1 IN 6 CHILDREN HAVE SENSORY PROCESSING Challenges that interfere with everyday functioning and learning

When a child’s brain struggles to process and organize sensory input, it can lead to poor attention, clumsy movements, emotional outbursts, and learning difficulties.

The good news? You can help your child build better brain-body connections!

This is where multi-sensory activities with rhythm and movement come in!

How Do Multi-Sensory Activities Improve a Child’s Ability to Focus?

COMBINING MOVEMENT, RHYTHM, AND SENSORY INPUT STRENGTHENs THE BRAIN-BODY CONNECTION To CREATE a BALANCED BRAIN!

The brain is constantly processing information from our senses—what we see, hear, feel, and how we move. When these systems work together smoothly, a child can focus, learn, and function with ease.

Multi-sensory activities use movement, timing, and rhythm to engage multiple senses at once, training the brain to process and respond to information more efficiently. This helps children improve skills like attention, coordination, and self-regulation.

For example, pairing a metronome beat with physical movement challenges the brain to synchronize timing, balance, and body awareness—all while staying on task. Over time, this builds stronger neural pathways that make it easier for a child to focus, follow directions, and complete daily activities successfully.

The result? A calmer, more focused, and more confident child ready to take on the world.

Could Your Child or Client Benefit From A Balanced Brain?

MULTI-SENSORY CHALLENGES IMPACT LEARNING, FOCUS, AND COORDINATION. THESE CHALLENGES OFTEN SHOW UP IN BEHAVIORS LIKE:

Difficulty Staying Focused on Tasks

Clumsiness and Poor Coordination

Struggling to Follow Directions or Stay on Beat

Emotional Outbursts and Trouble Self-Regulating

Challenges with Reading, Writing, or Learning New Skills

If any of these sound familiar, A Balanced Brain can help by improving the brain-body connection, focus, and confidence through simple, proven multi-sensory activities.

Who Is This Training Designed For?

WHETHER YOU’RE A PARENT, THERAPIST, OR EDUCATOR, A BALANCED BRAIN IS FOR YOU!

Parents and Caregivers

Anyone with a child/children in their life. Designed for child(ren) ages 6 and older!

Educators

Elementary, middle, and high school educators.

Therapists

Those who work with children in
the therapy setting; OTs, PTs,
SLPs.

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Meet Your Instructors

Learn from two passionate CertifieD Occupational Therapy Assistants

We are two very passionate Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants who specialize in Sensory Integration and Primitive Reflex Integration.

After over 10 years of working with children in outpatient settings, we realized we wanted to bring our expertise to more families and therapists. With this mission in mind, we started the All Things Sensory Podcast, and have been creating in-depth trainings to help children with sensory challenges and retained primitive reflexes.

Our goal is to empower and educate families, caregivers, therapists, and educators to ultimately create strong, confident children!

We are so excited to have you join us!

Certified Primitive Reflex Clinical Specialists

Our passion FOR primitive reflexes

We became Certified Primitive Reflex Clinical Specialists (CPRCS) in 2023, although we have over 10 years of experience.

We have the expertise, team and resources to bring this information to you in a way that makes sense. We can’t wait to hear your success stories after taking this course and putting it into action. This course combines our 9+ years of experience in occupational therapy plus hours of continuing education to make it, in our opinions, one of the best resources for sensory processing and integration.

Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, CPRCS

Jessica Hill, COTA/L, CPRCS

Rachel Harrington

COTA/L, CPRCS

Rachel is a Pediatric Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who is dedicated to helping children with different abilities feel confident in their own skin. She holds her Autism Certificate, and is continuing her education in Handwriting Without Tears, Primitive Reflex Integration, Sensory Integration, and more! Rachel lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband, two young children, and dog, and can be found outside hiking, playing games, and not taking life too seriously!
Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill

COTA/L, CPRCS

Jessica is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who specializes in Pediatrics. She is passionate about helping children become healthy, happy, and confident members of society. She has training and experience in Primitive Reflex Integration, Sensory Integration, feeding, and parent training. Jessica and her son live in Boise, Idaho with their two crazy cats and enjoy hiking, swimming, and traveling!

Here’s What You Get

AOTA CEUs

THIS DIGITAL COURSE IS A 30 Activity MODULE / 10 Week PROGRAM WITH 4.5 HOURS of video, AND 4.5 contact hours / .45 AOTA CEUs, ALONG WITH CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS and functional strategies to implement into your practice immediately to assist a child in meeting their Multi-sensory threshold

Intro

What is Multi-Sensory Processing?

Deep dive into what the program is, how to use it, and best practices working through it! Learn all about multi-sensory processing and the functional impact on daily activities. We’ll cover the functional benefits of using the metronome for all and specifically those with learning disorders.
BONUS

Research and Additional Resources

A library of research articles, blog posts, podcast episodes, YouTube videos, and more! Use these resources to help continue your multi-sensory journey.
A Balanced Brain - 10 Week Program

30 Multi-Sensory Activities with a Metronome

30 thoughtfully curated multi-sensory activities that target a variety of skills for kids and adults ages 6 years and up. These activities are designed to increase in difficulty as the program progresses over a 10 week recommended period.

From crawling, to ball handling skills, to clapping with the metronome, each activity addresses an important aspect of multi-sensory processing, primitive reflex integration, ocular motor skills, and motor coordination. Included are ‘Level Up’ and ‘Level Down’ activity ideas to assist with successful implementation for all abilities.

Created by pediatric occupational therapy assistants, these are the go-to interventions for sensory integration sessions used throughout their 10+ year careers.

The program was designed to help parents and professionals find the just right challenge for clients and children and make progress in unthinkable ways!
Intro

What is Multi-Sensory Processing?

Deep dive into what the program is, how to use it, and best practices working through it! Learn all about multi-sensory processing and the functional impact on daily activities. We’ll cover the functional benefits of using the metronome for all and specifically those with learning disorders.
A Balanced Brain - 10 Week Program

30 Multi-Sensory Activities with a Metronome

30 thoughtfully curated multi-sensory activities that target a variety of skills for kids and adults ages 6 years and up. These activities are designed to increase in difficulty as the program progresses over a 10 week recommended period.

From crawling, to ball handling skills, to clapping with the metronome, each activity addresses an important aspect of multi-sensory processing, primitive reflex integration, ocular motor skills, and motor coordination. Included are ‘Level Up’ and ‘Level Down’ activity ideas to assist with successful implementation for all abilities.

Created by pediatric occupational therapy assistants, these are the go-to interventions for sensory integration sessions used throughout their 10+ year careers.

The program was designed to help parents and professionals find the just right challenge for clients and children and make progress in unthinkable ways!
BONUS

Research and Additional Resources

A library of research articles, blog posts, podcast episodes, YouTube videos, and more! Use these resources to help continue your multi-sensory journey.
Intro

What is Multi-Sensory Processing?

Deep dive into what the program is, how to use it, and best practices working through it! Learn all about multi-sensory processing and the functional impact on daily activities. We’ll cover the functional benefits of using the metronome for all and specifically those with learning disorders.
A Balanced Brain - 10 Week Program

30 Multi-Sensory Activities with a Metronome

30 thoughtfully curated multi-sensory activities that target a variety of skills for kids and adults ages 6 years and up. These activities are designed to increase in difficulty as the program progresses over a 10 week recommended period.

From crawling, to ball handling skills, to clapping with the metronome, each activity addresses an important aspect of multi-sensory processing, primitive reflex integration, ocular motor skills, and motor coordination. Included are ‘Level Up’ and ‘Level Down’ activity ideas to assist with successful implementation for all abilities.

Created by pediatric occupational therapy assistants, these are the go-to interventions for sensory integration sessions used throughout their 10+ year careers.

The program was designed to help parents and professionals find the just right challenge for clients and children and make progress in unthinkable ways!
BONUS

Research and Additional Resources

A library of research articles, blog posts, podcast episodes, YouTube videos, and more! Use these resources to help continue your multi-sensory journey.

Physical Workbook Included

150+ Pages Of incredible course content

All of the program digital PDFs printed and organized in a workbook that includes a comprehensive overview of multi-sensory processing, program overview, detailed step-by-step instructions and photos of each and every 30 multi-sensory activities (including ‘Level Up’ and ‘Level Down’ modifications) 30 visual charts and program checklists and completion calendars. Everything you need in one place to reference quickly and efficiently for in-session and at-home use!

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this COURSE, participants should be able to:

1
State the functional impact of multi-sensory processing on daily activities.
2
Identify two activities to complete that will improve bilateral coordination.
3
State three functional benefits of using the metronome with learning disorders.
4
List one activity that uses the metronome to improve primitive reflex integration.
AOTA GUIDELINES

A Balanced Brain:
A Multi-Sensory Program for Learning and Focus

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Improve your therapy practice with A Balanced Brain: Multi-Sensory Program, an AOTA-approved, on-demand, video course designed for occupational therapy practitioners working with children ages 6 and up. This evidence-based, 10-week program uses a metronome to address multi-sensory processing skills, primitive reflex integration, and foundational abilities including timing, sequencing, and motor coordination.

Using the metronome as a cornerstone, the course introduces effective techniques to support children with diverse needs, including ADHD, sensory processing challenges, and learning difficulties. Through practical applications, live video demonstrations, and a physical workbook, practitioners will have a variety of intervention strategies to improve clients’ attention, processing speed, and overall performance during daily activities.

PD Provider Name and
Contact Information:

Harkla Co

support@harkla.co

1-844-939-2122

Speakers/Authors:

Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, CPRCS

Jessica Hill, COTA/L, CPRCS

Target Audience:

Introductory-intermediate-level OTs, COTAs, educators, and other pediatric professionals

Note: While many professionals may benefit from the course content, we can only guarantee acceptance of continuing education by AOTA.

AOTA Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Contact Hours:

4.5 contact hours / 0.45 AOTA CEUs

Time Ordered Agenda: View Here

Educational Level:

Introductory

Disclosures:

Financial: Rachel Harrington and Jessica Hill are employees of Harkla Co. and podcast hosts of All Things Sensory, by Harkla.

Non-Financial: No relevant non financial relationship exists.

Registration Information, Including Special Needs Requests:

Harkla will make accommodations following the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require specific accommodations because of a disability, please email support@harkla.co prior to beginning the course to make appropriate arrangements. Requests may also be made by calling Harkla at 1-844-939-2122 Login to your account on Harkla.co to access your course materials, video lessons, post-test, and course evaluation.

PD Activity Completion Requirements:

Record of purchase (recorded automatically by our system and checked when accessing the post-test)

Successful completion of the post-test (≥ 80%)

Attestation statement verifying the learner viewed the webinar in its entirety and completed the post-test independently (included on post-test)

Cancellation Policies:

Canceled By Harkla: This course is not presented live, therefore will not be canceled by Harkla at any time. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with accessing your course materials, please contact Harkla: support@harkla.co Harkla’s Happiness Guarantee provides full refunds if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Contact support for assistance

Canceled By Participants: Participants may cancel their purchase at any time before beginning the course and will receive a full refund. Please contact customer service for assistance: support@harkla.co

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Why Families & Therapists Love This Course

Why Families & Therapists Love This Course

Support Children With Learning Difficulties And Multi-Sensory Processing Challenges

If your client or child has sensory issues, introducing and practicing multi-sensory tasks could lead to improved:

  • Focus in the Classroom
  • Self-Regulation
  • Calmer Moods
  • Social Skills

Makes Learning Fun!

We believe that learning is more impactful when it’s fun! This course provides you with the tools to implement new activities & exercises in a positive way to engage your client or child.

Understanding The ‘Why’

We’re not here to diagnose or put a band-aid on a “problem”. Just straight forward information as to WHY your client or child may be struggling and engaging, actionable exercises that will help.

No More Guessing

With video demonstrations and clear descriptions, we take the guesswork out of helping you, and your client or child experience success. We want to make this as easy as possible for you.

LET’S GET STARTED!

A Balanced Brain:
A Multi-Sensory Program for Learning and Focus

A 10-week program of simple and fun metronome-based activities! Use movement and rhythm to help your child or client improve focus, attention, motor coordination, and multi-sensory processing abilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How Is This Course Administered?

This course is administered via online videos and worksheet downloads that you be able to access through learn.harkla.co once you have purchased!

What Is The Refund Policy For This Course?

Like all Harkla products, this falls under our lifetime guarantee. This basically means that if at any time you aren’t satisfied with the course, we’ll refund you right away.

Will I Have Access To The Instructors For The Course?

We offer the ability to book a time slot with the instructors for an extra fee, but you are able to comment within courses and get answers to those comments as you go from the instructors.

We also are very responsive on customer support and social media to connect with our community.

Is This Course Beneficial For Children Without Learning Disabilities?

Yes, without a doubt! Everyone has a sensory system and sensory preferences despite a formal diagnosis. Every child and adult can benefit from incorporating sensory activities and multi-sensory input into their daily routine!

Can Parents Take This Course?

Absolutely! The ‘Master Level’ Option will be best for you if you’re a parent. Although this course was designed with therapists in mind, the program is so beneficial for parents to implement at home with their child(ren) as well, especially if you have a child struggling with attention and focus challenges specifically.

Is This Course Research-Based?

Yes! We include the evidence-based articles we used to create this course, as well as the research we use as pediatric occupational therapy assistants that support our treatment interventions. You can find the resources and references in the last module of this course.

How Long Is This Course?

Approximately 4.5 hours that you can go through and revisit at your own pace!

What Age Range Is This Course Best Suited For?

The Balanced Brain Program is designed for children / people ages 6 and older.

How Do I Get My Certification For CEUs?

In order to earn your AOTA CEU certificate you must complete the course evaluation and pass the post-test with 80% accuracy. Then you'll be able to download and print your certificate for continuing education!

Is There A Payment Plan For The Course?

Yes! If you select Shop Pay or PayPal while checking out, you will have the option to select a pay over time plan. If you need any help with this, please reach out to us: support@harkla.co

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We don't mess around with our commitment. Unless you are 100% satisfied, we aren't satisfied either. We're a company that truly cares about you and will answer any question or concerns you have.

This means that if you are not absolutely happy with your product, we will not only refund you without question, we will cover the return shipping. There's no reason you should pay for a product you aren't happy with.

Giving Back On Our Sales

1% of all Sales are donated to GAME CHANGERS Idaho

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At Harkla, our goal is to help those with special needs live happy and healthy lives. To continue our mission and to support the sensory community, we donate 1% of every sale to Game Changers Idaho. Game Changers Idaho provides year-round inclusive sports leagues to give children of all abilities the opportunity to learn, grow & create friendships through sports. Learn more about Game Changers Idaho here.

“Game Changers Idaho strives to make an impact benefiting over 400 children with special needs in the grades of K-12 by providing adaptive sports year around in the Treasure Valley. All sports programs (7) are free to all of our families as we seek funding from the community. Harkla has been one of our most dedicated [sponsors], allowing hundreds of children play sports to their best ability! We are so appreciative of Harkla’s support.”

Gabriel Moreno
Executive Director
Game Changers Idaho

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Harkla offers easy to understand materials. Great handouts for teachers, therapist, and parents.

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