About Educational Healing
Educational Healing was established to provide alternative treatments to medication for children diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, Anxiety, Depression and other Learning Disabilities. Also, Educational Healing was organized to allow children or adults to achieve their peak performance in the educational or social setting. When a child or adult becomes stressed and anxious, their systems are out of balance and their brain patterns have down shifted into lower, survival brain areas, apart from the prefrontal cortex. Based on the most recent research, the prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain with the most impact on focus, attention, impulse control and decision-making. These are the very aspects of behavior that children and family members with ADD/ADHD characteristics find difficult. Research has also determined that a high percentage of children or adults who exhibit ADD/ADHD type behavior have experienced ear infections, other diseases, food allergies or verbal abuse. These experiences have led to blocked neural development for being able to hear and process auditory information quickly and accurately. These children find it difficult to hear and understand what is being communicated. Their auditory system is inefficient and slow in its processing. They simply are unable to take in information, process it and act upon it with ease. For instance, in a classroom situation, because they cannot understand the directions given by the teacher, they will become frustrated, either tuning out or acting out.
Educational Healing has cutting-edge, non-invasive therapies. Specifically, treatments such as Neurofeedback, Wellness Kinesiology and Brain Gym are multi-modal approaches that allow the patient to be calm, focused and relaxed. First, Neurofeedback, also known as EEG biofeedback, is a learning procedure that has been involved in treatments enabling participants to normalize behavior, stabilize mood and improve their cognitive performance. It works by allowing people to watch their brain activity, and through this, find a way to correct or improve it. Neurofeedback monitors brain activity through sensors attached to the scalp with the key frequency components filtered out and sent to a computer. These filtered brain waves are then ‘fed back’ to the individual in the form of a video game displayed on the screen and the participant learns to control the game by altering particular aspects of their brain activity. This alteration in brain activity can influence cognitive performance and once learned, is permanent. Second, Wellness Kinesiology developed by Dr. Wayne Topping, uses muscle testing and body awareness to identify what is unduly stressing the system and uses emotional stress release, brain integration and nutrition to help bring the mind and body to a state of wellness. Third, another primary cause of fidgety, hyperactive behavior is due to an unintegrated symmetric tonic neck reflex (STNR). In normal development this reflex is matured or completed by age two. If, however, the child fails to do enough crawling, this reflex remains active, causing involuntary movements that interfere with the child gaining control over the body. An immature STNR makes it difficult for the child to sit still at a desk or chair and interferes with postures required for reading and writing. The child cannot relax, fidgets frequently and finds it very difficult to get comfortable. Often the child will slouch with legs straight out, sit in a chair with feet tucked under the body or hook their feet around the legs of the chair. These children squirm, are easily distracted and often do not finish their homework or put down any answer just to get done. The more failure they experience, the more they tend to avoid written work. By doing Brain Gym activities, the crawling stage is soon completed and the STNR becomes integrated. Subsequently, the child can sit still and focus. Call 973-579-2063 for more information.
About the Director
"Several years ago, I began to question the use of medicine in the treatment of young children with learning challenges."
"I had heard of a new approach for helping students diagnosed with ADD/ADHD called EEG Biofeedback or Neurofeedback. After extensive research and personal exposure to this technology, I felt it was more than just a little promising. In fact, the results were truly amazing and no medicine was involved."
"Since I began this process, I have been exposed to other treatments which complement Neurofeedback."
Educational Healing is dedicated to helping children, teens, and adults achieve peak performance through utilizing these techniques.
Pam Warehime
MAT
Certified in Applied Neuroscience
Pam Warehime is the founder of Educational Healing. She is also the Owner/Director of Bright Beginnings Learning Center in Sparta, NJ. She has earned her Master's Degree in Early Childhood Administration from Kean University. Additionally, she has obtained her Graduate Certificate in Applied Neuroscience. In the Fall of 2007 she will be starting the Neuroscience & Education program at the Teacher's College of Columbia University. Pam is licensed in The Listening Program and Neurofeedback.
