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Back to School - Movement Inspirations
Summer inspirations with a fun fan favorite, two new/old singing dances and our annual Toolkit for Movement Educators
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
Agile Aging • Senior Wellness
Our dynamic balance program helps prevent falls and reduces fear of falling with twelve progressive exercises using imagery, storytelling, and music.
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
Space is Human
a classic article by British poet and movement educator Paul Matthews. In 1921 Fritz von Bothmer was asked by Rudolf Steiner to develop the gymnastic…
Lazy Lout - A favorite imaginative tag game for 9 year olds +
An engrossing scenario sets a vibrant encounter that is more than Blob Tag with this rediscovered childhood favorite. Found in a English translation of…
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
A Movement Mentor's Back to School Toolkit for Teachers
Curriculum guide, lesson planning tool, print resources for teaching movement, games, and physical education in Waldorf and other school programs…
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
Creating Characters for Movement
Who is Uffe the Gnome and how'd he get from the hills of Big Sur to schools, camps, early childhood circles and home play? Inspired by the movement…
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
Movement For Balance
Not a still point of perfection, balance is a dynamic activity at every age, and key to preventing falls as we age. Our sense of balance involves three…
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
Movement, Dance, and Autism
First dances and valuable research news about movement and autism, featuring innovative work at Meristem in California
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
Movement and a Mountain
orienting to spaces and forms in a California landscape Growing up in the iconic desert resort of Palm Springs, my movement senses and spatial…
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
Movement for the Eyes
Three exercises to reduce eye strain and increase ease for over-worked eyes
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
Movement and Learning
How a young child's movement helps develop the brain for learning and for life, with practical tips for daily activities to enhance movement and sensory…
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
The Best Exercises You Never Heard Of
Anyone can love these simple exercises. Regular-age people like me and you can easily weave these into our daily lives.
 • Valerie Baadh Garrett
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