Brain and Body

Hi, I’m Colleen Sullivan, a certified special education and elementary education teacher and a Pilates instructor with meditation and brain fitness certifications. I live in the Pleasantville community and care deeply about supporting local children and families. I started Brain and Body after seeing, in my classroom, how many skills and opportunities students were missing in a world of heavy curriculum and constant screens. I discovered that movement changed how my students accessed their world and regulated themselves, and that when given the choice, they preferred hands-on activities over screens. As a mom of a special needs child, now an adult who is thriving because we kept him moving and active, I’ve seen firsthand how powerful movement can be. Brain and Body is my way of sharing that experience with your children, through a program that is grounded in research and ongoing assessment.