Neuroplasticity in Motion: Rewiring the Brain Through Movement

Format: On-Demand Online Session—watch the recording at your convenience and learn at your own pace.

Watch the recording at your convenience and learn at your own pace.

Earn: One continuing education hour (0.1 CEUs) pre-approved by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) and the California Board of Recreation Therapy Certification (CBRTC).

Price: $30.00

Please note that is may take up to one business day for us to send you the recordings.

Description: This 1-hour interactive session introduces a brain health fitness program, Ageless Grace®, that stimulates participant’s brains through movement, music and imagination. Intentionally nourishing the brain-body connection daily can help improve health and well-being, reduce stress, keep the brain agile and the body responsive. When body, mind, spirit, and emotions are in balance, health and well-being follow. Re-opening old and creating new neural pathways, and learning how to respond, react and recover helps to build cognitive resilience which can be drawn on as needed. These movements can be used with all ages and abilities and can be used in therapeutic and administrative settings to teach new skills creatively and provide often needed “brain breaks.”

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

· Define and explain neuroplasticity.

· Explain how physical activity enhances learning abilities.

· Describe how cognitive reserve and neuroplasticity are linked.

Presented by: Karen Haseley, Certified Ageless Grace® Brain Health Educator & Trainer; retired CTRS

Karen Haseley is a retired certified therapeutic recreation specialist and certified Ageless Grace® Brain Health Educator and Trainer. Retired from the City of Greenbelt, MD, she has worked with individuals of all ages and abilities. She planned and implemented the senior citizen programs for Greenbelt as well as providing all necessary accommodations for those with disabilities so they could participate in the City’s recreation programs. She became an Ageless Grace® Educator in 2013 and a trainer in 2015. She is a graduate of the Neuroscience Academy with Dr. Sarah McKay. She has presented with Ageless Grace®creator, Denise Medved, at the National Recreation and Parks Association annual conference in 2017 and has presented at numerous state and local conferences as well. She continues to teach Ageless Grace® virtually for the City of Greenbelt. She loves certifying new Ageless Grace® Educators to teach Ageless Grace®.