Embodied Learning

09/28/2026

If children do it, we should do it too.
Between August and September, seven hundred and thirty (730) early childhood educators, teachers and assistant teachers, administrators, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech pathologists, nurses, caregivers, and caretakers across the US did it: Metaphorically entering the body and the mind of a Child who is trusted to explore, discover, learn, create, grow, and think independently.

✨ Book your next faculty’s PD at the link in bio!

🫶 Thank you to the school administrators who shared footage of our training sessions. There are more to come.
Stay tuned! 🔥

09/25/2026

09/25/2026

The 2026 "Back-to-School PD Training Tour" has been an incredible adventure and learning curve. From Northern California to South Florida, then a first-time stop in Minneapolis, MN, continuing through DC, MD, NJ, CT, and NY, and ending in the heart of Manhattan.

Hundreds of educators explored firsthand how to observe and learn from children if we acknowledge them as "creators of knowledge."

My biggest takeaway from the 20+ trainings held between August and September is that, nationwide, in infants' households, tummy time has dropped sharply, causing a mind-blowing increase in child-to-parent co-dependence.

Early childhood educators asked how to support independence, child-guided discoveries, autonomous initiatives, and ideas.

In the trainings, they found the answer: pause focusing on skills (things we teach children), and start seeing, encouraging, observing, and assessing competencies (things children can learn by themselves).
How? Start honoring each Child's sensory and motor abilities, balance, muscular vibrations, and discovering their voice, possibly by staying on the ground as long as possible.

Here are some of the training session photos and videos that school administrators kindly shared with me. I will publish more as more footage comes in.
Have a nice weekend! ❤️

04/07/2026

This is my advanced PD Training called “Between Motion and Emotion.” 
Its focus is exploring the connection between and autonomous social-emotional learning. 

With the wonderful team of educators at Language and Laughter Studio in Brooklyn, NY, we used this practical approach to research the origin of ideas, initiative, invention, and independence in today’s young children. 

We identified co-dependence, control, and permission as the hurdles to children’s decreasing self-guided, independent, natural drive for discovery, curiosity, and play. 
We then did some research on how to create an educators’ culture and school environment that offers space, time, and tools for children to grow and develop away from adults’ anxiety, direction, and instruction.

Thank you to the school’s founder, , for this huge opportunity for collective growth in early childhood education!

03/31/2026

What a sensational 2026 first quarter! 💥

I met with returning clients to continue the training work, focusing on “Motion and Emotion” and exploring movement as a foundational, universal language.

I brought the workshop “Your Child Has Superpowers!” to parents and families at schools I’ve been proudly serving for a while.

Finally, my PD session on “Sensory Learning and Movement” (in custom-made formats) reached new clients (and some old friends ❤️) in Northern California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and South Florida! 😎

Thank you to all the extraordinary teams of educators and teachers I had the joy to meet along the way! 🙌🙌🙌

I will need all their energy for Q2, when I will complete deep mentoring work for schools in Queens, NY; Maryland (Baltimore and Oxon Hill); and Coconut Grove (Miami, FL). 
I will also work with an amazing, huge team of home-visiting professionals in Connecticut. Can’t wait!

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It’s time to book your summer and back-to-school PDs! 🌞

📍California: July 27 - August 6

📍Florida: August 17-19: Florida

📍 NY, NJ, CT, DC, VA, MD:
August 20 - September 4

⏲️ Spots are limited, and demand is high:
Find “PDs for Early Childhood Educators” at the Link in Bio and submit your training request!

02/28/2026

Among the “100 Languages of Children” (Loris Malaguzzi), there are 2 “languages” that are universal and precious for children’s healthy development: sensory exploration and movement. 

With the brilliant, international educators of , we started exploring the natural, independent processes of “learning how to learn” and “learning how to think” by practically hopping into the body and mind of children and discovering how these two languages (senses and movement), which every individual on the planet owns and shares, give access to the ability of creating knowledge autonomously.

Thank you to Tessa’s Marketing team for taking and sharing these beautiful photos.

12/29/2025

Welcome and thank you to the Q4-2025 new clients!
It’s always a joy meeting open-minded teams of early childhood educators who are eager to explore childhood, feel engaged by young children’s current challenges and needs, and seek ways to evolve the educator’s role to assist children on and along their individual learning and development pathways. 

Thank you also to the many returning clients who enjoyed my “advanced” PDs and to those who have chosen a long-term mentoring and consulting collaboration with me to improve their quality of service to children.

2025 has been an excellent year for , as a growing movement of courageous early childhood administrators and educators is ready to investigate new ways to support children in “Learning how to Learn, Learning how to Think, and Learning how to Use Knowledge.”

I’m ready for 2026. I’m nearly booked out for Winter and Spring, and you can start booking your Summer and Back-to-School PDs by January 5.
I look forward to seeing you all with new questions, stories, and smiles in the new year! ✨

10/05/2025

Here are all the Q3 New Clients! 🙌
Thank you for the courage and trust to book dynamic, hands-on trainings that can be brought back into the classroom for a rewarding and authentic child-centered work.
Every PD session has been a unique opportunity for me to learn more in detail about the new needs, patterns, and challenges young children have been experiencing inside and outside schools. Your stories and observations are fueling the research for new ideas and solutions to make the services for early childhood more meaningful and purposeful every day.
I look forward to continuing the work and the research with each of you! Always believe in children. 🙏

09/30/2025

After two great PD sessions, with the handout, I shared a testimonial form with the personnel of Rebecca School.
Here is what happened:

★★★★★
Tom offered an amazing professional development day to our staff at the Rebecca School. His PD is rooted in human development and the need to be connected in a meaningful relationship with materials and people. His philosophies aligned with the DIR Floortime® model that our school uses, and many of the activities were not only for professional development – they can be carried over to the classroom and beyond. 10 out of 10.

★★★★★
One word- perfection!
In my 25 years of education, hands down the Best professional development session. 
BRAVO… ENCORE!

★★★★★
Embodied Learning was not a typical ice breaker/team building experience. Tom was incredibly engaging, and the experience produced genuine fun! Whether you are a sensory motor novice, seasoned OT, or anything in between, you’ll be sure to learn and re-experience play in a way that will take you back to your childhood. Would highly recommend for your next PD training!

★★★★★
I had the privilege of attending Tom’s presentations twice, and each experience was remarkable. His background and communication style captivated me when he first visited our company. His creativity and energy are truly inspiring.
I appreciate how his activities are engaging, but also meaningful and purposeful. They foster cohesiveness and social interaction while highlighting individual uniqueness. 
Tom’s presentations encourage us to view our surroundings from new perspectives and see everyday situations as opportunities for learning and connection, especially in supporting our children.

★★★★★
This presentation was undoubtedly my favorite I’ve had in this field, and left me inspired to try new approaches to hopefully be able to use to help both others and myself!

★★★★★
Tom’s training is recommended 10/10. He is engaging, funny, and interesting. It was easy to pay attention to. I did not feel judged or preached to. I was able to participate, have fun and enjoyment, and learn through an active, physical experience that also included connecting with my colleagues.

09/10/2025

Mission accomplished! 🌞
The Back-to-school Professional Development Tour is in the books.

📈 Between 8/14 and 9/5, I had the joy and pleasure of delivering 16 epic PD training sessions to 707 early childhood educators, administrators, occupational therapists, and speech pathologists in FL, MD, VA, DC, NJ, CT, and NY.

🎈 We worked intensively on the contrast between control (direct instruction) and contemporary young children's needs for space, time, and freedom to make autonomous discoveries and build competence and confidence in independent and collaborative learning.

🥇 Thank you to all the participants and clients, old and new, for your smiles and dedicated engagement!

📣 Bookings for 2026 are now open! Check the link in the comments for inquiries and reservations.

Always trust children.
Have a great school year! 🌺