A twilight talk with Caroline Seyedi – Weds 10 June
For Parents
Families with children of all ages, from toddlers to teenagers and beyond
For Teachers
All members of our school and others are warmly welcome
For Early Years Practitioners
Early years and primary staff from local settings
For Anyone Curious
No prior knowledge needed, all are welcome
We are delighted to welcome Caroline Seyedi for a twilight talk that weaves together both theory and hands-on practice. Join us as we explore Primitive Reflex Integration, and how Rhythmic Movement Therapy and Brain Gym® movements can support children’s development and wellbeing. Come ready to relax, listen and move – the pace is easy and the exercises are gentle enough for everyone.
What’s it about?
Primitive reflexes are the automatic, instinctive movements that babies make from the very earliest weeks of life. They are essential to our development – helping us to breathe, feed and begin to move in the world. As a child grows, these reflexes are gradually ‘integrated’, absorbed into the developing nervous system and replaced by more mature patterns of movement and response.
Supporting this integration through gentle, rhythmic movement is something that can nourish every child, and indeed every adult. It is both a developmental and a therapeutic approach, rooted in the understanding that the body holds deep wisdom, and that movement is at the heart of how we learn, feel, and grow.
For some children, retained primitive reflexes may be quietly showing up as difficulties with concentration, coordination, reading/writing, emotional regulation, or sensitivity to touch and sound. For all children, integrating these early movement patterns can open up a new freedom in how they move, feel and engage with the world. This work has something to offer every child at every stage – from toddlers to teenagers.