Features Speaker Gail E. Dennison
"Movement is the door through which learning enters — and 40 years of practice has shown us just how wide that door can open."
Gail E. Dennison is one of the most influential figures in the field of movement-based learning. As the co-creator of the Brain Gym® program — one of the most widely practiced educational kinesiology systems in the world — her work has transformed how educators, parents, and practitioners understand the relationship between movement and learning.
Reserve Your SpotGail E. Dennison is the co-creator of the Brain Gym® program, a system of Educational Kinesiology movements developed alongside her husband Paul E. Dennison that has become one of the most widely used movement-based learning frameworks in the world. Practiced in more than 80 countries and embraced by educators, therapists, parents, and coaches across every age group, Brain Gym® has profoundly influenced how we understand the body's role in attention, learning, and self-regulation.
Over more than four decades, Gail has written 17 books on movement, learning, and whole-brain education — titles that have been translated into dozens of languages and guided generations of practitioners. Her writing is known for its clarity, warmth, and deep respect for the body's innate intelligence: the conviction that movement is not supplementary to learning but central to it.
"Movement is the door through which the brain learns — and every body, at every age, holds within it the capacity to grow, adapt, and flourish."
— Gail E. DennisonGail's work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, somatic education, and classroom practice. Drawing from research in hemispheric integration, proprioception, and sensorimotor development, the Brain Gym® program offers a body of simple, purposeful movements designed to support midline crossing, spatial awareness, and the neurological foundations of reading, writing, focus, and emotional regulation.
For the BTi Online Connect community — educators, Brain Gym® program instructors, movement practitioners, and families — Gail needs no introduction. She is, quite simply, the teacher who has shaped the field. And to have her lead our daily movement sequences across all three days of the summit is a rare and deeply meaningful gift.
Each morning of the BTi Online Connect 2026, Gail will lead participants through a live, guided movement sequence designed to open the day — settling the nervous system, crossing the midline, and preparing body and mind for deep learning and presence.
These are not just warm-ups. In Gail's hands, a movement break is an invitation to inhabit the body fully, to arrive in the present moment, and to experience firsthand the intelligence of Educational Kinesiology — the same intelligence that has guided practitioners across 80+ countries for four decades.
This is a rare opportunity to move with one of the founders of the field, in real time, across three days of an international gathering. Whether you are new to Brain Gym® or have practiced for decades, these sessions will be unforgettable.
Movements that support the brain's ability to coordinate across the body's midline — foundational for reading, writing, focused attention, and whole-brain learning.
How purposeful movement sequences engage the parasympathetic nervous system, reduce stress activation, and prepare the body and mind for presence and connection.
The Brain Gym® program carries four decades of refinement, research, and practitioner wisdom — distilled into sequences that are both simple to learn and profound in their effect.
Gail E. Dennison's writing has guided educators and practitioners across eight decades and dozens of languages. A selection of her most influential works:
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