MNRI® Introductory to Reflex Integration for Epilepsy | July 6-7, 2025 | Online

Introductory to Reflex Integration for Epilepsy • Online

Prerequisites: MNRI® Dynamic and Postural Reflex Integration AND Tactile Integration 

Date: July 6-7, 2025 (this 6 hours class is divided over 2 days)

Class schedule: 14.00-17.15 hrs Amsterdam Time Zone 

Instructor: Laurie Longest

Coursefee:  € 279 First Attendance. Repeaters: 40% discount. 

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Course Overview:        

Epilepsy is a seizure disorder that involves loss of consciousness and motor (muscular) control. A person with a seizure disorder often experiences muscle convulsions. The condition is caused by a sudden change in electrical activity in the brain, as result of chemical changes in nerve cells. Seizures have different forms, and can affect different people in different ways.  

Class covers: 

• Definition of epilepsy
• Classification and types of seizures, including non-epileptic seizures
• Brief neurophysiology of the seizure
• The process of seizures and it’s negative effect on neurodevelopment and learning
• MNRI® approach in working with epilepsy 
• MNRI® Seizure Protocol  

  Learner Objectives:

• Explain the development of epilepsy, risk factors, forms of epilepsy (seizures) and syndromes associated with it.
• Describe the effects of seizures on physical, emotional and cognitive development.
• Describe the neuro-anatomical dysfunctions of the brain at seizure, how stimulus processing takes place in the brain during a seizure, and how the brain negatively effects the reflex patterns at the time of a seizure.
• Demonstrate how to utilize the reflex integration tools during an epilepsy attack, preventively when there is no epilepsy attack and to recognize and observe the causes of epilepsy seizures.
• Explain the diagnostic tests for epilepsy and tools to provide the reflex protocol in order to accompany first aid for attacks, accompanying attacks and caring for the individual.
• Explain the MNRI therapeutic protocol used during seizure and after waking up.

• Agenda:

  Hour 1
  • Introduction
  • Definition of Epilepsy
  • Classification and types of seizures, including non-epileptic seizures
  • The role of reflexes at seizure and negative effect of seizure on reflex and neurodevelopment maturation.  

  Hour 2
  • Neurofysiology of Epilepsy. Ivan Sechenov’s idea of trans-marginal excitation and eupepsia
  • The process of seizures and it’s negative effect on neurodevelopment, and learning

  Hour 3
  • MNRI® approach in working with epilepsy. Concept, rules and strategies.

  Hour 4-5
  • MNRI® Seizure Protocol: demonstration and practice.

  Hour 6

  • MNRI® Seizure Protocol: demonstration and practice.
  • Discussion and Q/A