Bal-A-Vis-X

Bal-A-Vis-X is the combination of Balance/Auditory/Vision exercises as  experienced utilizing beanbags, racquetballs, balance boards.

  What will I learn in Bal-A-Vis-X? Participants will learn principles,

rhythms, patterns, procedures, and approximately 125 basic bag and ball

exercises as well as vision tracking procedure. The class is well designed

with a variety of challenging rhythms and patterns involving the balance

board for the vestibular system

Who benefits? Teachers, OTs, parents, and anyone working with students—

  including gifted students, very young, the elderly, and the physically and /or          mentally challenged, those labeled ADD/ADHD, those who have   behavioral   disorders.

What are the benefits of Bal-A-Vis-X? Rhythmic patterns

improve auditory skills such as understanding and following directions,

participation in discussions and pronunciation of words.

Visual improvements may include ocular mobility (tracking), binocularity

(teaming) visual form perception (discrimination of details),

focus attention and eye-hand coordination.

Behaviors improve with increased confidence and self esteem.

Improvements are evident in balance and body coordination.

Test scores and reading levels improve.

Who developed Bal-A-Vis-X? Bill Hubert developed Bal-A-Vis-X to use

at Hadley Middle School in Wichita Kansas. Mr. Hubert and his students present workshops most weekends throughout the school year.  Their workshops have been held across the United States and Mexico.

Who is the Instructor?  Thad Trahan was first introduced to Bal-A-Vis-X by Bill Hubert in May 1999.  After being trained, he used the program with very successful results for three years at Anahuac Elementary School.  He has made numerous presentations nationally and internationally over the past eight years.

  Level 1 and the Adaptive Bal-A-Vis-X Class is 11 hours over 2 days with a maximum of 16 students. 

  Individual one on one sessions are also available.