Kinesiologist - Myra Grisdale

Myra Grisdale has always been a Change Agent, a pioneer in her field, providing leading edge programs and coaching for progressive businesses and individuals. Her vast experience, passion and determination is to develop preventative programs to build self-esteem in all people including children, women and the underprivileged; to give parents confidence in their ability to raise confident children and educating society to do things differently – to reach beyond what they currently known. To empower and motivate.

Myra has a degree in Psychology, Sociology and Communication, with Post Graduate qualifications in Education, Counselling, Public Relations and Kinesiology. Myra is the co-author of the recently published book, “Why won’t my child listen?” upon which the Why Won’t My Child Listen series of workshops are based. She is an accredited Kinesiology facilitator, Life Coach and Emotional Intelligence specialist. She has extensive experience in working with children and adults with learning and behaviour difficulties, dysfunctional family situations, relationship problems, addictions and co-dependency. These workshops seek to enable parents to have confidence in their parenting and to enjoy the precious years with their young children.

She is an accomplished and accredited facilitator of the following programs:-

  • Why Won’t My Child Listen – parent effectiveness program
  • Transforming Thinking- discovering and implementing ones passion and purpose
  • Frameworks for Change (a program supporting families of addicts, drug, alcohol, gambling, sex etc)
  • Louise Hay series
  • Kinesiology
  • Brain Gym

Myra’s passion, energy and enthusiasm are infectious and inspiring. She is credible and caring, and displays insight and intuition. Her programs result in personal empowerment and motivation, enabling people to access and act upon their own potential. Her work motivates participants and clients to implement what they learn, and as they discover how successful the tools are, they become committed to implement more of her solutions.

How Myra can help to bring about lasting change by dealing with causes rather than symptoms:-

One on One consultations

Kinesiology & Brain Gym:- Educational, Counselling, Physical, Emotional, Depression, Social, Self-esteem, Health and Well being, Learning difficulties eg, ADD, ADHD, and Inappropriate Behaviour.

Myra will diagnose what the real issue is and use the appropriate techniques to support changes. Because of her large skill set, these vary from individual to individual to ensure the best outcome for the client.

If she is not able to help the client she has a wide range of colleagues to refer the client to.

Parenting

Myra sometimes works only with the parents, other times with the child and the parents or with the entire family. The desired outcome is improved relationships between child and parents. A few outcomes may be; understanding your child, managing your child’s difficult behaviour and creating a harmonious home life. (See section on Parenting)

Life Coaching

In times gone by we had the support of families, friends and a community. As we become more isolated physically and emotionally (internet etc), we lose the support and guidance of people close to us or those or we respect. Life coaching is a wonderful way of getting support and guidance through a range of situations including:

  • Career changes and decisions
  • Coping with change and transitions including bereavement
  • Family breakdowns or difficulties
  • Motivation and clarity to make decision
  • Guiding the individual or group to discover their purpose
  • Manifesting a life where purpose and passion are the key ingredients.

 

Parenting a New Way

Learn how to have a more harmonious relationship with your child.

The workshops provide practical skills, techniques and knowledge that give parents the confidence to shape their children into well-rounded individuals.

Workshops

Why won’t my child listen?

Why won’t my child listen - positively transforms parents and children’s relationships. Through various workshops, Myra shows parents a new way of parenting – one that introduces exciting new methods, attitudes and concepts. Her methodology is based on years of practical experience, research and expert training and communication tools. The workshops provide an opportunity for parents to gain a better understanding of the causes of difficult behaviour and learn new skills to bring about appropriate behaviour modification. Myra’s proven methods are guaranteed to make a profound impact on both parents and children.

You will get practical tools to deal with difficult behaviour. Learn how a child’s brain functions, how that affects their learning and why they challenge authority.

How do I get my child to listen?

Deepening awareness and understanding of yourself and your child. This workshop builds on Why won’t my child listen and gives participant case studies and real examples of techniques that work with an explanation of how they work.

De-myth the Teenage Monster

Designed specifically for parents with teenagers. In this workshop we explore the brain functions, behaviour modification and parenting techniques that work. We provide case studies, role-plays and practical experience for frustrated and challenged parents.

Why the workshops work!

Research shows effective behaviour management strategies in the early years increases self-esteem, motivation, concentration and happiness. Children of confident parents are more likely to achieve in education, and are less likely to drop out of school and become involved in drugs and criminal activities. The workshops will help you choose how you want to parent your child and get the results you want such as:

  • For Parents—Confidence, practical strategies, knowledge and understanding, less stress and a deeper appreciation of your child.
  • For Children—Self-esteem, increased learning ability, memory, focus, concentration, peace.

 

 

OTHER WORKSHOPS

Transforming consciousness through living with passion

Reaching Beyond workshops are for people wanting to become more creative, joyful, intuitive, heart directed and responsive to the uncertain times in which we live.

How this workshop can transform your life:

  • Clarify direction for your life and improve motivation
  • Identify what you really want
  • Overcome doubts and fears
  • Align what you want with your beliefs thoughts and actions
  • Find support and friends to share your life journey
  • Become more open to hope and inspirational things happening to you
  • Be part of the consciousness moving to help the global transition from competition and fear to co-operation and love
  • Be part of moving out of the old paradigm of separation, struggle and survival to the new paradigm of UNITY, CO-OPERATION, LOVE AND BEING HEART DIRECTED

Frameworks for Change

A workshop for anyone closely related to a user or addict. Drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex etc. The workshop empowers the family to not only cope with the addict but enables them to be able to continue their lives normally without the horrendous impact of having an addict in the home.

After families have done the 8 week (2 hours per week) course, about 75% of addicts take themselves in for help. The reason for the success is that the family no longer enables the addiction and changes behaviour to enable the addict to change behaviour as well.

PARENTING IS EXCITING AND FUN!!

Myra can help you prove this true.

Children do not come with an instruction manual – sadly and gladly.

There are many books written about how to raise a child,. Why then still the cry WHY WON’T MY CHILD LISTEN?

Why the cry that parenting is so difficult?

The main reason according to Myra and extensive research by many scientists and behaviouralists is that each child is different. Each child has a unique fingerprint and is going to make a unique mark on the world.

This is substantiated by the reality that often children from the same parents, raised in the same environment and treated the same – have totally different responses, behaviours and personalities.

THERE IS NO ONE WAY to raise children – scary because what do we do?

Myra teaches parents to understand themselves firsts – and then SEEK TO UNDERSTAND YOUR CHILD.

The book WHY WONT MY CHILD LISTEN, the workshop and one – to – one consultation all strive to create harmony and understanding in families.

When parents understand the uniqueness of their precious child – they can then develop the child, retaining the uniqueness. However this uniqueness may not develop in an unstructured chaotic way. Parents are shown how to create boundaries for behaviour, emotions and chores.

When parents are consistent, clear and create fair and firm boundaries, discipline and consequences - parenting is easy, and the joy it is meant to be.

When Myra works with children, parents are often astounded at how they listen to her, do what she asks them to do and creates a fun relationship with them.

The techniques she uses are easy. She does not tell what to do – instead teaches parents to listen to their children, look out for signs along the way that give clues to what is going on for the child and guides the parent how to respond.

She shows how to RESPOND rather than REACT. We all know how to do that pretty well.

Some parents have one consultation with Myra and get enough information to change their entire family dynamic.

Other families engage in entire family work to move towards positive changes.

 

Kinesiology – finding the real cause

Kinesiology creates positive and lasting changes by revealing the real causes of problems through a method of detecting imbalances in the body.

Kinesiology is the blend of western and eastern healing sciences. It treats the person as a whole. Kinesiology, a type of biofeedback, is used to detect and correct various imbalances in the body. The imbalances may relate to stress, nutrition, learning difficulties, ADD, allergies, pain, injuries depression, relationship and behavioural difficulties etc. This process leads the Kinesiologist to the source or origin of the problem, and through the biofeedback mechanism of muscle checking, the subconscious can be directly monitored. These neurological responses not only find the cause but also direct the therapist to the resolution of the problem.

How does kinesiology work?

Let us use the analogy of an electrical piece of equipment (the body), which is controlled by a computer (the brain). When it is under chemical, environment, emotional or structural stress, it protects itself by blowing a fuse -preventing it from functioning. This is when health, performance and learning problems arise. There is a ‘blank out’. A Kinesiologist locates the blown fuse (by using the ‘Muscle checking’ technique) and resets the body. The body is then able to function at its optimum.

The body stores everything in muscle memory. People often think they have dealt with issues, only to discover through Kinesiology that the real causes or origins have been buried or suppressed as a coping mechanism. When body energy is in balance the results can be surprisingly quick and long lasting, including:

  • Stress and Pain relief
  • Increased energy
  • Improved health and well being
  • Better co-ordination
  • Enhanced mental and physical performance
  • Alleviates depression
  • Improved learning ability
  • Improves relationships
  • Restores motivation
  • Increases the ability to focus, concentrate and improve memory

 

Brain Gym

Brain gym is a system of physical movements that directly enhance brain functions.

Stress and lack of brain integration are the major causes of learning and behavioural difficulties. Brain Gym uses simple and fun movements to remove neurological blocks and imbalances in the body, to enable it to learn and perform better.

The specific movements activate neurological pathways in the brain for requisite skill mastery. An integration process allows the left and right sides of the brain, the front and back parts of the brain to communicate more effectively.

Recognized in over 20 countries, Brain Gym has been taught in thousands of schools worldwide and is used in corporate, institutional and athletic programs. In Europe Brain Gym is part of teacher training.

Brain Gym prepares the person for easy and effective learning.

Benefits of Brain Gym:

  • Improvement of reading, spelling, writing and maths,
  • sporting ability
  • improved memory
  • better concentration
  • increase in co-ordination
  • greater focus
  • increase in self esteem and confidence
  • stability of relationships
  • increase in appropriate behaviour

Brain Gym prepares students for exams, physical challenges and generally for a more balanced life.