About Susan Phariss

Susan Bello Phariss is a brain fitness coach, author, speaker and founder of Brain Fitness Strategies LLC. Susan helps schools, individuals, and corporations implement strategic brain exercise programs focused on enhancing brain function. As co-creator of the revolutionary guide for parents and teachers, Have a Ball Learning: How Juggling Helps Kids Overcome Their Learning Disabilities, Susan Phariss is one of the nation’s leading experts on the topic of teaching movement as a tool for brain fitness. She has been seen on NBC, CBS, and ABC.

Susan's Credentials:

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Rhythmic Movement Training International certification:

Rhythmic Movement Training Level One: RMT and ADD/ADHD Rhythmic Movement Training Level Two: RMT, Emotions, and Inner Leadership Rhythmic Movement Training Level Three: RMT and Dyslexia

Additional RMT education:

RMT, Dreams and Inner Healing RMT, Facial Reflexes, Language and Bonding RMT and Fear Paralysis Reflex RMT in the Preschool RMT and Cerebral Palsy RMT Instructor One

Presentation Topics

The Ten Habits of Healthy Brains
Learn ten easy steps to increasing your brainpower and decreasing the odds of experiencing Alzheimers disease and dementia. Hear the latest research on brain fitness and how you can achieve a healthier brain. Add a workshop to this speech and teach your audience how to juggle—the ideal brain fitness exercise for enhancing brain performance.

Brain Plasticity: How Learning Changes Your Brain
New research has proven how brain plasticity allows your brain to continue to perform well even with Alzheimers disease. Learn the four cornerstones of brain fitness and the simple steps anyone can take to increase brain plasticity. Like they say, if you do crossword puzzles every day, then if you get Alzheimers you will be very good at doing crossword puzzles. Attendees will learn what brain plasticity is and how important it is to their golden years.

Exercising the Body is Exercising the Mind
Learn about the importance of physical movement for brain development from the world’s leading experts: babies in diapers. Babies have been developing healthy brains without adult help throughout history. What can we learn from them? Susan Phariss will share how we can change our brain function by emulating the small, rhythmic movements infants make in their first year of development. Susan helps parents and teachers understand the power of physical exercise in optimizing brain health and reveals the steps that allow them to achieve it quickly and effectively.

What Others are Saying About Susan

"WOW!"
"This was wonderful! I will use this in my class!"
"Great!"
"I want to hear more! Everyone should hear this speech!"
"This was much needed."
"Absolutely amazing!"

- Attendees
2010 Council for Exceptional Children Conference