Our Rise-N-Lead internship helps individuals develop confidence in leadership through helping them learn to guide their thoughts. We understand that a huge part of coaching is having the courage to step up and lead someone else. This is why we help our interns learn to guide their thoughts.

The fir...

The Corpus Callosum becomes stronger when it is used. Because of how the brain processes, motor activities call on the Corpus Callosum to be activated. When we add strategic cross lateral movements, we ask the Corpus Callosum to work even more! The more the Corpus Callosum is asked to work, the more...

Our Parkour program focuses on the mindset of "Fit to be Useful". This concept means we are seeking to get better (mentally and physically) so we can help others. When we focus on becoming better with altruistic motives, it removes the focus from "Am I good enough?", "Is the other kid better than me...

Our Early Childhood program helps young developing brains interact with challenges in a positive environment. This builds a foundation of seeing challenge as good. As a child accomplishes hard things they have never done before, this builds a foundation of proof to the child that "I can do hard thin...

Often the way to breakthrough and freedom is through the challenge, not avoidance of the challenge. The very thing that can bring release is often that ONE THING we just really, really want to avoid. 

When talking about stress this often looks like a person wants to avoid what makes them feel stres...

Our Early Childhood program focuses on helping children as young as 12 months old and as old as 4 years old create neuro pathways that will help them for the rest of their life.

As we introduce movements a child may not have been exposed to yet, this helps them create new neuro pathways in their br...

Stress causes a reflex reaction that triggers the eyes to "move peripherally so they can take in as much of environment as possible." (Smart Moves, Hannaford). This means if a child finds school stressful (common among children with dyslexia) their body will trigger a response that makes it even har...

The mind and body are not two separate things that develop on their own. They are two very connected elements that play a vital and intertwined role in the development of a child. A strong body creates a healthy environment for a mind to thrive and grow. 

As a child moves and plays and learns new p...

The job of our brain job is to keep us alive and safe. To simplify things our brain makes neuro pathways in areas that it things are important. It decides if something is important based on how much we use it. The more we trigger a neuro pathway, the more the brain knows that particular thought, pro...

Parkour is way more than jump on things and run on roofs! Actually, running on someone else's roof without permission is trespassing! Parkour is about learning how to become the best version of yourself you can be. On the first look it looks like learning to overcome physical challenges and develop ...

Often a diagnoses from a doctor or label from a teacher can feel like a death sentence. Diagnoses and labels are handed out in our society so nonchalantly as if to say, "Here is the limit we have placed on your child, accept it and move on."

One of the most important things for a parent of a child ...

Stress is normally not thought of as a positive thing. Reducing stress is often considered good. However, stress often is present in areas we don't realize. Stress is also often a major contributor in a challenging situation, often more than we may be aware.

Stress triggers a reflex that causes the...

Hannaford shares in Smart Moves that "Research shows that two regions at the front of the Corpus Callosum in ADHD... are markedly smaller than those of non-ADHD people."

Melillo explains in Autism that the Corpus Callosum is "the bridge that links the two sides of the brain." Melillo also shares in...

Skipping is more than a playful thing that kids do (or used to do). Skipping is a brain development movement that engages both sides of the brain and causes the Corpus Callosum to develop. Having a strong Corpus Callosum is critical to developing full logic reasoning skills as well as being able to ...

Stress is known to not be good for overall health. Beyond general health, the effects of stress on a child's mental development is tremendous. A brain cannot properly process and develop while under stress. This is why movement in a non-competitive environment is important for a child's health and d...

Every child's brain is different. Genetic genes leading towards Dyslexia, Autism and and other learning difficulties can't be changed; however, the impact they have in the child's growth, development, and life can be impacted.

In a study at the University of Illinois rats who did precise, nimble mo...

Developing the ability to use both sides of the body in a coordinated manner is a major development milestone. It starts with learning to crawl and expands to being able to walk, balance, and eventually run.

The more opportunities a young child is given to practice tasks that require balance, the m...

Formal reasoning skill comes when the brain can process efficiently between both sides of the brain.

As a child grows they develop Neuro networks which provide the foundation for the rest of their life.

The more a child uses both sides of the brain the more the areas of the brain that communicate ...

Our Early Childhood Pre-parkour program is designed to support growth and development in toddlers in many critical areas. At the core of this program is the benefit of developing neural networks that prepare a child for a life full of movement, healthy choices, confidence, creativity, ability to thi...

At Parkour East Texas we are not a cheap program that throws a bunch of kids into one class so the cost to the parent is less.

We are not about quantity over quality. We are committed to serving less students deeper instead of more students in a cheaper manner. Cheaper means less quality that we ca...

In 2022 we had our first group of interns. This was created as a way to take the learning, leadership, and character development opportunities deeper. It was also created as a way to raise up new coaches. 

This first internship was 1 day of me fire housing everyone with a TON of material that I cra...

In 2013 I, Hannah, was looking for a method to connect with youth of the community in a meaningful manner that the would enjoy. I was introduced to parkour by a friend and from the first day I knew parkour was going to be my thing. I started driving the Dallas to train at a gym there. In 2014 I took...

One of the biggest and most impacting steps of our Pre-Assistant Coach Intern Track to coach journey is obtaining an individuals ADAPT Level 1 certificate.

This is about so much more than a piece of paper with a coaching certificate. 

Starting in October of 2025 Parkour East Texas will only higher...

The last few blogs we talked about part 1 and 2 of our mission at Parkour East Texas to partner with parents in raising unusually confident and humble leaders.

Part 3 is our pre-assistant to coach training program. This is our deepest program of leadership, personal development, and radical transfo...