Testimonials

"Following several months of participation by the students in the general education classroom, their (students) reflex integration significantly improved. Significant improvements in ..
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Currently the University of Kansas Medical Center in is the process of doing their own research on Yogari™.  The purpose of their study is to examine the (Read More)

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Workshops & Conferences

Yogari™ Conference Information

In addition to a full day of training on Yogari™ and education on children's reflexes, reflexes in the educational environment, and children and technology.

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Mailing Address:
Yogari™
c/o Creative Innovations
P.O. Box 190
Mulvane, Kansas 67110

Jeff Belden, an Occupational Therapist working in pediatrics, noticed an alarming trend in the elementary classrooms.  Reflexes that are normally integrated by the time a child starts Kindergarten are still very much apparent.  These are the reflexes that are normally integrated as an active child grows.  In a child that has developmental difficulties, these reflexes can hinder their growth and abilities to function.

Jeff starting looking at what environments today’s child is growing up in.  He noticed that children today have far more opportunities for technological stimulus than children from 20 or even just 10 years ago.  Today, children are likely to be inside on a computer or playing video games.  Where as children from just 15 to 20 years ago would be out riding their bikes, climbing trees, playing a pick up game of ball, play in the backyard ‘til the street lights came on.  The world is not as safe anymore to let a child have free reign outside.  Children are not getting as much physical stimuli as physical education and recess times are cut short to make time for more learning to keep up with state standards.

In making these observations, Jeff started thinking outside the box and came up with Yogari™.  Yogari™ was created using various postures from yoga and techniques used in reflex integration - kind of a East meets West theory.  In coming up with these postures, he developed a book that incorporates each posture into a story that captivates and involves the children, ‘The Amazing Dream’.