Keynote Speakers Our keynote speakers are diverse in their expertise, and will inform and inspire about the possibilities offered through the world of movement.
You can read more about them below. If interested, register for one of the keynote presentations even if you can't attend the full or partial conference. Just use the PayPal button at the bottom of the page. Click here to download a brochure outlining the keynotes.  Paul Dennison was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1940. Paul did his doctoral research on reading and cognitive development at the University of Southern California. His clinical studies on the causes and treatment of learning difficulties resulted in the development of the Educational Kinesiology and Brain Gym®programs with his wife Gail Dennison. These programs are now used in more than 80 countries worldwide and translated into more than 40 languages. He is the author of Brain Gym and Me; Reclaiming the Pleasure of Learning and co-author of the newly revised and expanded Brain Gym Teacher's Edition.  Charles Krebs, PhD, Saturday, 10:30-12:30 Charles is a former Associate Professor of Biology, University of Maryland, with fifteen years teaching and research experience; then a Research Scientist at the Queenscliff Marine Science Laboratory, and Chief Analytical Chemist and Head of the EPA Water Quality Laboratory for the State of Victoria, Australia; has published scientific papers & two books, A Revolutionary Way of Thinking and Nutrition for the Brain. Charles has worked with Clinical Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, Neurologists and other health professionals, to develop the Learning Enhancement Acupressure Program (LEAP), a very effective program for the correction of most learning problems. He conducts scientific research in various fields, teaches and lecturers on LEAP, Kinesiology, Anatomy and Physiology and Neurology internationally.  Paul Madaule is the Director of The Listening Centre in Toronto that he founded with Dr. Tomatis in 1978. Paul is the author of When Listening Comes Alive, available in ten languages as well as numerous articles on the educational and therapeutic value of music and voice. His primary focus is on using listening training and voice work with children with developmental delays, learning disabilities, auditory processing disorder, ADHD, and autism. With adults, listening and voice work helps singers, musicians, students and professionals in the performing arts, public speakers, and teachers. Drawing from 35 years of clinical experience, Paul has developed Listening Fitness with the LiFT® an educational intervention for professionals to incorporate listening training within their own practices and classrooms. |