Since Alex, my constant companion, has attended all of my presentations and workshops for the last four years, I decided that I needed to teach him how to scribble so we could do the I Create What I Believe! (ICWIB) Activity Eight: What Do You See? together. It was fun teaching him how to scribble,…
Is school igniting a love of learning in your child or turning them off to it? Is school helping your child discover his or her unique learning style and how to maximize performance, or diminishing your child’s sense of value and self? In the book, Neurodiversity: Discovering the Extraordinary Gifts of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and…
We are not victims to our genes; we can actually become masters of our genetic activity because we have the ability to change our environment and our perception of our environment. In the Heal Documentary that was released last year, Dr. Bruce Lipton talked about how the findings of his scientific research revealed that cells…
I am excited to announce that as of today we have received enough money from our I Create What I Believe! (ICWIB) crowd funding campaign to offer the ICWIB training for FREE to 75 teachers! (Please note: our crowd-funding page doesn’t reflect all we have received because some people have chosen to mail us checks.)…
This short excerpt from the I Create What I Believe!(ICWIB) Instructional Guide DVD explains how the ICWIB Activity Four-Labyrinth-Activity Four can be used to relax the body and quiet the mind. This more harmonious mind state can help an individual connect more deeply to their authentic nature, create more peace in their life, and increase…
New research shows that meditation not only helps children feel calmer, but can also benefit executive functions such as memory, cognitive control, and flexibility. Additional research has also found that meditation can have its greatest impact on cognitive development in the first five years of life. This is because the brain develops connections in prefrontal…
When we are young, our minds are predominantly in a theta brain state—copy and paste. This allows us to learn an immense amount of information quickly as we adapt to new environments. Unfortunately, we don’t have the capacity to question the appropriateness of what we are learning during these early and formative years. This means…
“I am stronger because I had to be, I am smarter because of my mistakes, happier because of the sadness I’ve known, and I am wiser because I have learned.” –Unknown Personal growth does not magically happen. Growth takes place because we are challenged and instead of running away, we step up and accept the…
Over the years Nancy Marie, the creator of the I Create What I Believe! (ICWIB) program, has filmed many of her presentations for teaching purposes. In this short video clip, from the archives, Nancy explains how to use an activity as simple as scribbling to spiral inward and transform your life. In a recent interview…
When I was growing up I must have heard the phrase “Pay attention” at least a trillion times. “Pay attention to what you are doing,” “Pay attention to what you are saying.” “Pay attention to what you are thinking.” It wasn’t until a more recent re-reading of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind by Deepak Chopra that…