Explore Neuroscience in Education with Dr. Lori Desautels

Body and Brain Brilliance

A Manual to Cultivate Awareness and Practices for Our Nervous Systems

by Lori L. Desautels, Ph.D

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This manual is about the nervous system and it as much for adults as it is for students! I want to give a huge shout out to Crystal Williams, Dustin Springer, Angie Zara and Rob Beltz for agreeing to sit beside me and collaborate inside this critical work! I also want to thank Regan Desautels and Alexis Gómez for working tirelessly at the new graphics, which will be a significant aspect… and cover of this manual! I want to thank Brad Weinstein and Teacher Goals for nudging me to create this manual for schools, parents and organizations! We are thrilled to share this across the world and it will be coming in 2024!

Cover illustration of Body and Brain Brilliance by Lori Desautels

"Body and Brain Brilliance’ is a deeply insightful resource that shows us how to honor the space between adult and child in a way that offers connection, healing, and growth. This beautifully written book is brimming with essential wisdom and practical strategies that open the way to respectfully and tenderly support all young people."

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Karen Young

Psychologist

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"Accessible, practical, and transformative, Body and Brain Brilliance guides educators and administrators to provide the regulated, positive repeated experiences students need to thrive. By showing how to keep our own nervous systems in mind, shift our own states, and then co-regulating with our students, Desautels provides a roadmap for how to effectively hold our students’ nervous systems in mind, even in the most challenging moments, where students are most vulnerable. If educators put this lens-shift into practice, it would revolutionize the kinds of experiences kids and teachers have every day."

Tina Payne Bryson

LCSW, Ph.D., New York Times Bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child & No-Drama Discipline

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"Once again, Dr. Lori Desautels masterfully synthesizes complex neuroscience research into accessible insights for all adults. Body and Brain Brilliance is a beacon of hope for our education system and adult nervous systems! Offering a much-needed departure from our traditional behaviorist approaches, this manual is a vital resource for a brighter future grounded in newer scientific discoveries, trauma-sensitive approaches, deeper empathy, and understanding for the entire human experience."

Sara Midura Smith

Engagement Behavior Specialist at Northwest Education Services 

“I've had the honor of reviewing early chapters, and it is packed full of activities to soothe our nervous systems and co-regulate with children. Add Body and Brain Brilliance to your summer reading list to prepare for back-to-school!”

Beth Tyson

Childhood Trauma Consultant/Trainer, Linkedn Top Voice, Child Therapist, CASA Volunteer, Co-Chair of the PA Child Abuse Prevention Team & Children's Book Author

“I've had the honor of reviewing early chapters, and it is packed full of activities to soothe our nervous systems and co-regulate with children. Add Body and Brain Brilliance to your summer reading list to prepare for back-to-school!”

Beth Tyson

Childhood Trauma Consultant/Trainer, Linkedn Top Voice, Child Therapist, CASA Volunteer, Co-Chair of the PA Child Abuse Prevention Team & Children's Book Author

“I've had the honor of reviewing early chapters, and it is packed full of activities to soothe our nervous systems and co-regulate with children. Add Body and Brain Brilliance to your summer reading list to prepare for back-to-school!”

Beth Tyson

Childhood Trauma Consultant/Trainer, Linkedn Top Voice, Child Therapist, CASA Volunteer, Co-Chair of the PA Child Abuse Prevention Team & Children's Book Author

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