Tommy was a gifted child, and no one thought he had a problem. However, his parents confided in me that he had insomnia and was grinding his teeth at night. Tommy took school seriously, and so did his parents.
After the Get Sensational Attention program, we realized Tommy had a lot on his shoulders. He was an older brother. He was responsible for everything, including his little brother. We talked to the parents about lightening up on homework and his little-brother-responsibility. Tommy needed time to be a little boy. He needed time to giggle, goof off, and just be with his peers.
In the movement class, the lessons softened up his stiff barrel (responsible) ribcage and let go of his jaw of anxiety. Parents reported that after the twelve lessons Tommy stopped grinding of teeth. “He started snoring so loud we could hear him from his bedroom into the living room,” the mom said with a giggle.
