Welcome to Mindstage:
Mind & Body Performance Training

A fit mind is just as important as a fit body

Mindstage offers personal development in Brain Gym®, stress management and brain function awareness. Through workshops and conferences you can experience learning not only with your mind, but with your whole body.

Mindstage primarily operates in Winnipeg, Manitoba and surrounding areas, but is available to travel to you. Training sessions can be done anywhere people need training: schools, businesses, one on one, senior centres and community groups.

What is Brain Gym®?

Brain Gym® is a program that consists of specially designed movements to enhance brain processes.

Successful brain function requires efficient connections across the neural pathways located throughout the brain. Stress inhibits these connections, while the Brain Gym® movements stimulate a flow of information along these networks, restoring the natural ability to learn and function with curiosity and joy.


Young children experience: that brain development does NOT happen without movement. The first six years of one’s life are significant for the brain to develop fully. During the stages of early childhood development like rolling over, sitting up, crawling and standing, important brain body connections are being made. Brain Gym® movements further activate the development of these critical neural pathways that will enhance the child’s coordinated movements, visual and auditory skills, growing independence, and language.

Students experience: that learning new information is NOT only a brain function. Our bodies are very much a part of all our learning. The simple body movements of Brain Gym® stimulate the brain in a way that eases the absorption of new material. Students using Brain Gym® notice improved concentration, focus, attentiveness, self-esteem and attitude toward school. This newfound confidence will serve them well throughout their life.

Adults experience: that drugs are NOT the only way to deal with stress. Managing some of our everyday stress through the use of Brain Gym® movements helps to create calm in our day. The Brain Gym® movements can be added into a work day or home life to synchronize our body and mind and ease the stress that we carry. This reduced stress and clarity of thinking gives us back control of our life.

Seniors experience: that declining brain function is NOT inevitable. Using Brain Gym®, many have found that they are able to improve their cognitive functioning and maintain mental fitness. They experience the ability to manage or prevent confusion, lack of concentration, poor recall, limited thinking patterns, depression, lethargy, lack of motivation, low self esteem and seeming inability to learn new material. This gives them an increased sense of independence and control over their lives.

About Mindstage

Mindstage specializes in brain fitness. Started by Noreen Kolesar to meet the growing need of people who are looking for tools to keep their minds sharp, expand their creative thinking and manage stress.

A generation or two ago physical fitness was becoming a new industry. Gyms and health clubs started springing up all over the place. Today, mental fitness and brain-body connection is getting people’s attention. Students are under ever increasing pressure to perform well academically. Adults are faced with rapid change in the work place that requires continual training and retraining. Seniors, watching their friends suffering from dementia are constantly battling to keep their minds sharp.

Mindstage offers performance training for your mind and body no matter what your stage.

Noreen Kolesar is a certified Brain Gym® instructor and an energetic presenter with many years experience in presenting workshops and training sessions. She obtained certification through the Educational Kinesiology Foundation in 2000. Now she presents a variety of Brain Gym® related training programs to schools, individuals, businesses, government, and community groups.

Her sessions are packed with information and are highly interactive as participants experience learning not only with their mind, but with their whole body. Training sessions can be anywhere from 1 hour long to 3 days.

Shakespeare said “all the world’s a stage”. Mindstage will help you prepare for your best performance.



Mindstage Presents

 
Mindful Quote:

“No matter how old you are, exercise increases your memory, your ability to think clearly, and your ability to plan.”

Daniel G. Amen, MD
Change Your Brain, Change Your Body
Mindful Tip:

Eat 2-3 walnuts a day to improve your brain power and memory, and slow down the aging of your brain.

Mindful Fact:

Your brain, more complex than any computer, operates on about the same amount of power that would light a 10-watt bulb.

Mindful Exercise:

Daily write a Ten-Thing List. It could be Ten Places you want to visit, Ten Names you could call your new puppy, Ten Things you would do in an hour of free time, or Ten Lists you could write for this exercise.