The ILS is a program for improving brain and body function. The activities are fun and can easily be customized for all ages and skill levels. The combined elements of a ILS Program – music and movement – begin with building the foundational supports for body organization. As the body becomes organized, so does the brain. With increased organization the brain is able to process information from our environment, sustain attention and learn.

By addressing brain function at this foundational level, we are better able to become more mentally and emotionally resilient, more effective at school or work and potentially more socially adept. For example:

• Dynamic balance, proprioceptive abilities improve – a child finally learns to ride a bicycle

• Faster processing speed – student pays attention and catches on more quickly

• Eyes and ears are working together – third grader is now reading at grade level

• Gross and fine motor systems are integrated – handwriting improves

• Emotions are controlled – no detention, more friends at school

• Stronger working memory – better at math and reading comprehension

• Sustained attention – no longer distracting others and less impulsive

Who benefits?

Clients who demonstrate delays and/or difficulties in any of the following areas:

• Stress, feeling anxious, overwhelmed

• Processing speed

• Sensory Processing

• Motor skills, balance

• Concentration/Attention/Memory

• Speech, language

• Written expression & reading comprehension

• Social communication, behavior

What is Bone Conduction? 

A bone conductor is a transducer that converts one form of energy to another. With the ILS, the properties of sound energy are converted to vibration. The bone conductor is placed at the top of the headphones is powered by the ILS amplifier. 

The inner ear is encased in a bony structure of the skull. Bone conduction (BC) refers to sound that is conducted as subtle vibrations along the bones to the inner ear housing the organs of hearing and balance. 

The sound vibration activates both the sensory organs of hearing and the organ of balance. The vibration, in fact, is carried through the entire skeletal structure. 

Every time you speak, the sound of your voice vibrates throughout your whole body. The ILS makes use of this natural process by inserting a bone conductor into the top of the headphones. Through the unique qualities of the bone conductor one can both hear and feel the music. 

Bone conduction is an important tool to increase activations to the vestibular system. This enhanced activation results in improved body awareness, balance, coordination, and increased muscle tone. Bone is a good conductor of sound. The sound of operatic singers’ voices, for example, are carried through their entire body by the bones of their skeletal structures. 

Placed against the ear, the bone conducting sound is audible. Held between the fingers, the vibration may be palpable. The low frequencies of music have more acoustic power and generate more vibration than high frequencies. Therefore, lower frequencies will have greater effect on body organization, and the sense of being grounded.