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Noraini Mahmood

Brain Gym
Instructor, Consultant, Faculty Intern
Tampines Parkview, Singapore
Area of Expertise
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Learning challenges
  • Mental health (anxiety, depression, fears)
BIO

Noraini Mahmood was the founder/owner of Brain Body Dynamics. Based in Bahrain from 2002 to 2024, she was a pioneer in Brain Gym® and Kinesiology in Bahrain and the Middle East since 2003. She is a business graduate from the National University of Singapore.
Noraini is a certified instructor for Brain Gym & Educational Kinesiology since 1997, Touch For Health Kinesiology since 2004 and Rhythmic Movement Training International RMTi since 2014. Noraini is an International Faculty for the Brain Gym Program with Breakthroughs International, USA. She is also a professional member of the Touch For Health Kinesiology Association of America TFHKA and an instructor member of Rhythmic Movement Training International RMTi. In 2016, she qualified as a baby massage instructor accredited with the Federation of Holistic Therapies UK.
In 2004, Noraini was given an award for Excellence in Service to Brain Gym® International.
Noraini is a trained apprentice in “Original Play”™ under the mentorship of Dr Fred O. Donaldson Ph.D. since 2008. Together with Dr Donaldson and team, she has played and touched the lives of hundreds of children at the Syrian and Palestinian refugee camps and orphanages in Lebanon regularly from 2014 to 2019. She is now able to train other adults in the theory and practice of Original Play in Singapore and Asia.

Noraini moved back to her home in Singapore in 2024 and continues to build a practice developing tailor-made training, integrating Edu-K, Touch For Health and Rhythmic Movement (RMTi) for a more wholesome support for families and community and educational sectors via her recently co-founded company – The BodyBrain Approach Pte Ltd
She continues to build a Brain Gym community through her training courses and mentorship projects. Her vision is to empower each person with an inner sense of safety, love, trust and belonging. She takes each individual as a whole, being full of potential – beyond labels and challenges.