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MNRI® Reflex Integration for Newborns
A digital copy of the manual is included with your registration.
Hard copies are available for purchase following registration.
Dates: October 14-15, 2024
Location: 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands
Address: To Be Announced
Instructor: Isabelle Fontaine
- MNRI® Archetype Movement Integration
- MNRI® Dynamic and Postural Reflex Integration
- MNRI® Oral-Facial Reflex Integration Level 1
- MNRI® NeuroTactile Integration
- MNRI® Introduction to Intronauts and Infant Reflexes Integration
The Masgutova Method® is a set of programs focused on the restoration and maturation of primary movements, reflexes, coordination systems, skills for optimal performance of natural mechanisms, developmental processes, brain functioning, and sensory-motor integration. You can read more about Reflexes and MNRI HERE.
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The Mission of the Svetlana Masgutova Educational Institute (SMEI) is to provide health, wellness and educational professionals, parents, and caregivers with non-invasive techniques to address maturational, developmental, and life challenges.
Course Description
MNRI ® Reflex Integration for Newborns offers information on specific neurosensorimotor exercises for newborn infants of the first 0-10 days of life and during the next 0-28 days and till two months of life. In this MNRI® Program we call a Newborn baby a ‘TERRANAUT’ meaning that they are exploring the Earth condition and environment around - terrestrial attraction and gravity stress, air and dryness of the environment, light-darkness, visual objects with shapes, colors and movements, spectrum of sounds, and parents touch; and training their sensory-motor and motor genetically given patterns, and creating the ground for future neurodevelopment (axons, dendrites and synapses growth), emotional-behavioral and cognitive abilities similar to ‘an astronaut’ exploring the Earth-World and its qualities.
This course presents information important to the neurodevelopment and well-being of the child and mother-child relations based on the concept of reflex integration. Each exercise proposed in this module explained, demonstrated and practiced during the course content.
- Describe the progression of primary survival and motor reflex patterns characteristics of a newborn age of 0 until 2 months of life.
- Explain the impact of birth or post-birth trauma on primary motor reflex patterns.
- Explain the protective role immature reflexes play on an infant's neurodevelopment, physical and cognitive growth.
- Describe the impact negative protection has on the developing infant’s physical and cognitive growth.
- Explain the phases of reflex maturity and how brain development is supported through the application of basic reflex patterns at the newborn stage of life.
- Explain how basic reflex patterns can be used as a preventive tool with newborns who experienced birth stress and trauma or other developmental deficiencies.
- Describe how to support the newborn’s brain development during first days and months of development.
- Describe specific developmental milestone stages which are classified into three categories: sensory-motor development, emotional interaction and emotional-social development.
- Through demonstration and hands-on practice, demonstrate the modified reflex exercises for a newborn and young infant which promote survival and safety necessary for growth.
- Apply strategies to incorporate the use of MNRI Integration for Newborn Program content into daily client home practice to impact occupational performance.
| Hour 1 | Primary Reflexes |
| Hour 2 | Motor reflex patterns characteristics of the newborn age of 0-28 days up to 2 months of life |
| Hour 3 | Impact of birth and/or post-birth trauma on primary motor reflex patterns |
| Hour 4 | Levels of reflex maturity |
| Hour 5 | Basic reflex patterns and birth stress |
| Hours 6-8 | Newborn’s brain development |
| Hours 9-10 | MNRI® program for newborn and infants with various challenges |
| Hours 11-12 | Specific milestone stages and classification into three categories: sensory-motor development, emotional interaction and emotional-social development |
| Hours 13-16 | Specific exercises for the newborn and young infant during the first 10 days of life |
Target Audience:
Speech Language Pathologists, Speech Language Pathologist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Educators, Psychologists, Physicians, Massage Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Other Health Care Providers, Parents.
Criteria for Certificate of Completion and any available Credit Hours or CEUs:
• Full attendance to the entire course
• Participation in practice with instructor feedback
• Post course evaluation
Financial Disclosure: Isabelle Fontaine receives a stipend based upon an enrollment percentage.
Non-financial Disclosure: No relevant relationship exists.
Course Disclosure: The Svetlana Masgutova Educational Institute has developed and patented a licensed technology trademarked as MNRI®. Because there are no other like-kind methods available, course offerings will only cover information that pertains to the effective and safe use of the above-named Method. This presentation will focus exclusively on MNRI® and will not include information on other similar or related methods or services.
Special Needs Requests: If you require special accommodations, please notify SMEI at events@masgutovamethod.com at the time of registration so that needed accommodations can be made prior to the course.
SMEI Cancellation and Refund Policy
Courses are subject to cancellation due to lack of minimum required participants registered for the course within 10 days of the course start date. Full refunds (or transfer of funds to online account for future use) will be issued if the course is canceled due to the low number of attendees.
We recommend that attendees who will be flying do not purchase their flight until after the 10 day window has elapsed to avoid a nonrefundable circumstance with the airline. SMEI is not liable for any ticket costs related to the course being canceled. SMEI is not liable for any costs related to transportation (airline tickets, train, taxi, etc) due to the cancellation of an event.
- Participants will receive a full refund for registration cancellation up to 21 days prior to the course.
- A 10% administration charge will be retained for cancellations within 15-20 days prior to the course.
- A 25% administration charge will be retained for cancellations within 14 days prior to the course.
Manual Download Policy
Once a student has downloaded the manual or any course resources, payment for this course can be transferred to a different time and location of the same course; however NO REFUNDS and NO TRANSFERS TO A DIFFERENT COURSE are allowed, even if the course is cancelled by the LAC or Instructor.
Transferring Policy
Participants who wish to transfer registration and payment to another
SMEI course may do so.
*Participant must have selected the course they wish to transfer to at the time of the request. All refunds will be held until the transfer course has been selected.
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