Foundation Two
Mind-Body Awareness
The bridge between reflexive movement and intentional thought.
Mind-body awareness is the bridge between reflexive movement and intentional thought. Once primitive reflexes integrate, the nervous system continues hierarchically on to the next stage of development.
Primitive reflexes are about survival. Mind-body awareness is about control.
Mind-body awareness allows a child to sit upright without effort, move smoothly through space, and direct attention where it needs to go. Before a child can pay attention, read, write, or reason, the body must be organized.
The Three Systems
The Vestibular System
The vestibular system is the brain's primary organizer. It develops early, functions constantly, and informs the brain about the body's relationship to gravity and movement.
Proprioception
Proprioception is the brain's ability to know where the body is in space without visual input.
Interoception
Interoception is the brain's ability to sense and interpret internal body signals — hunger, thirst, fatigue, heart rate, breathing, pain, and emotional states.