Institute

The SVETLANA MASGUTOVA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, LLC though relatively new in North America, is based on years of prior work through the Russian "Ascent" Education Institute of Edu-K and Psychological Assistance. This program was based on the work that began in 1980. This program was established within the faculty of the Educational Teachers University/Open Educational University and the Scientific Research Institute in Moscow.

Our Institute is supported by organizations and hundreds of specialists in Poland and in other countries - Russia, Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Hong Kong, USA, Canada, Israel, and Singapore. The natural spread of this knowledge has come, based on the advice, requests, and interest of wonderful people searching for growth and natural health. We are very grateful to each organization and to all the individuals supporting our development.

Our Institute works side by side with international leaders and many specialists in:

• Neurology, Neurophysiology, NeuroKinesiology - Prof. Ludwika Sadowska, Prof. Elzbieta Ronin-Walknowska, Dr. Bozena Dolyk, Dr. Anna Regner, Dr. Anna Wolska (Poland), Prof. Nelly Akhmatova (Russia); Dr. med Harald Bloomberg (Sweden);
• Educational Kinesiology - Dr. Paul Dennison and Gail Dennison, Pamela Curlee, Tawni Lawrence, Sharon Plaskett and many others (USA and Canada)
• Developmental Kinesiology - Renate Wennekes (Germany),
• Psychology, psychotherapy, educational and personality growth programs - Dr. Fred Donaldson (Original Play, USA-Sweden), Prof. Joanna Kruk-Lasocka (Poland)

Our goals are to create clinics and a University program based on the Masgutova Method of Movement Development and Reflex Integration, where specialists, practitioners, and University instructors will be invited to experience this knowledge. Our North American Workshop & Clinics are a part of this goal. We bring specialists from Europe to train therapists and practitioners in the Masgutova Method here in North America. The Children and Adults with Challenges Workshop & Clinic provide the therapists and practitioners who have taken many courses throughout the year, the opportunity to work directly with children with challenges under the supervision of instructors. The Children and Adults with Challenges Workshop & Clinic brings the Masgutova Method to families in North America and trains parents to continue this effective work with their own children.

Our international institute was initially established as the International NeuroKinesiology Institute of Movement Development and Reflex Integration and has since been renamed the International Dr. Svetlana Masgutova Institute (Poland). The following are some of our teaching programs:

• Masgutova Neuro-Sensory-Motor and Reflex Integration™ - Movement Development and Reflex Integration.
• Speech Development through reflex integration - influencing speech, communication, and manual skills: My Language - My World and Facial Reflexes Integration™ and Dr. Masgutova Method of Facial Reflexes Integration™
• Art-Kinesiology® - Creative Art, Drawing and Neuro-Sensory-Motor Integration 
• Dr. Masgutova Method of Audio-Visual Reflexes Integration™  
• Dr. Masgutova Method of Movement Development and Diagnosis of Reflexes Integration and Natural Learning Skills 
• Using Neuro-Sensory-Motor and Reflex Integration for Personal Growth and Success in Business

We are open to other programs and support the work of worldwide known authors such as Dr. Don Campbell ("Mozart Effect" Program) and Dr. Fred Donaldson (Original Play Method) as well as many others.
The research on Reflex Integration compiled over the last 18 years, has opened new possibilities which are at the foundation of creating many highly efficient programs. These programs mentioned earlier are the basis of founding the International Family Camps (in Poland - www.masgutovainstitute.com) and Children and Adults with Challenges Workshop & Clinic (USA & Canada) for children and adults with developmental and learning challenges (www.masgutovamethod.com).

In the USA, our Institute is supported by parent groups under the title "Children with Challenges". The organizer of this enthusiastic group is a very active and creative mother - Valerie Freitas (San-Francisco, CA). Valerie has reached a high level of success in the work with her own child. You can visit her group website and join the support group at: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/childrenwithchallenges.