Labor of love goes viral
Oxford teacher designs sensory path for autism
When Oxford special education teacher Holly Barker Clay uploaded a 96-second video to Facebook on Labor Day, she expected it would draw some attention.
The clip starts with a Bramlett Elementary student at the base of a flower with 12 leaves pinned down on the school’s floor. Each leaf has a number in the center, and the boy’s feet land with the precision of an athlete running coordination drills.
He leapfrogs landing on lily pads, side steps on a series of colorful footprints and does push-ups along the north Mississippi’s school’s hallway.
At one point, he crouches down on a log before walking along a series of black and white dotted lines. The 80foot long pattern ends with a hopscotch on alphabet cutouts.
A number of children Clay works with are on the autism spectrum, and she designed the sensory path with them in mind.
“I know how important it is that they get up and move,” she said. “It’s (the sensory path) providing them a place to come for just a few minutes and get some movement. All that stored energy gets released, (when they go back to their classroom) they can think clearly.”
Within hours, Clay’s Facebook post showcasing her school’s sensory path, the product of more than 80 hours of work, in action had more than a million views.
By Sept. 13, the video had solidly Chris Laufstein Associated Health Press BOSTON - - For millions battling daily discomfort, this news couldn’t be more exciting.
A new relief extract found in hemp is legal in all 50 States and can be purchased without a prescription.
And the best part, it comes to users in the form of a tasty gummy bear.
So you can say goodbye to pills, needles, and creams!
contains pure concentrated doses of legal hemp extract, which can help relieve agonizing joint discomfort along with general muscle aches and soreness.
It also calms, relaxes, and eases tension all over the body.
Exciting new scientific research shows that hemp extract contains special relief molecules called cannabinoids which bind to receptor cites in the brain and body. When taken orally, hemp extract activates these receptors, and soothing comfort begins to take form.
Legal Across the Nation
Recent like the developments, allow to be sold in all States without a prescription. And since it can’t get you high it’s flying off the shelves.
“Most people have no idea that pure hemp extract, like can be purchased legally anywhere in the US. And that’s because it contains no THC,” explains Dr. Joe Wezensky, who sits on the scientific board at Medici Quest.
“Instead, it’s bursting with special relief compounds called cannabinoids. These cannabinoids target special receptor cites all over the body but are most prominent in the brain.”
“This system of cannabinoids and the receptors that they bind to are called the Endocannabinoid System and science is just now unlocking its amazing medical potential”
“In fact, the initial research has been so impressive that hemp extract is now patented by the US Government (patent #6,630,507).”
“It’s also being used by athletes in the NFL, MMA among other physically demanding sports as a safe alternative.”
Clearing Up the Confusion Around Hemp
One of the biggest mistakes people make when talking about hemp extract is mixing it up with marijuana.
Although the two fall under the same plant category, cannabis sativa, they have completely different effects on the body.
Remarkably, hemp extract is 100% legal and can’t get you high (ever!). That’s because there is no THC in it, the chemical that makes you feel “buzzed”.
“Although you can’t get high from you can start feeling the relief right away” explains Wezensky.
“Most people have very low cannabinoid levels, which is why they constantly ache.
boosts cannabinoid levels extremely fast, helping relieve lingering joint discomfort ...muscle tension...and general soreness. It also eases stress and elicits amazing relaxation without feeling impaired. And what most people really love is they’re delicious and so easy to take on the go.
How it Works
Clinical studies show that cannabinoids and the receptors that they bind to are found all over your body.
However, they are most concentrated in your brain. That’s why it has such a profound impact on how you feel, especially your level of comfort.
These cannabinoids and their receptors work like “lock and key” and bind to each other triggering important biological processes.
Keeps Your Body Balanced...
The incredible impact cannabinoids have on your health is directly related to the primary goal of your Endocannabinoid System, which is to maintain a balance in the body, a physiological state known as homeostasis.
Research shows that maintaining this balance is a key to vitality and healthy bodily function.
The cannabinoids found in hemp extract, replenish your levels quickly, easing discomfort over the entire body.
Plus, by your body in (homeostasis),
also helps to relieve stress and tension... improve sleep... and even promote relaxation and calmness. keeping balance
Not Yet Sold in Stores
Hemp extract that is derived from industrial hemp, like
is 100% legal in all 50 States. However, several major pharmaceutical companies are currently testing hemp extract in clinical settings, which means it may require a prescription in the future. It’s advised to get while you can.
Taking All the Risk Off Consumers
A large percentage of men and women using experience truly amazing results. That’s why it’s now being sold with a guarantee that goes way beyond the industry standard.
“We can only make this guarantee because we are 100% certain our customers will be satisfied,” says Wezensky. We want to take full risk of consumers. So in addition to offering substantial discounts for first time customers, we also make them a huge promise that ensures they don’t have to risk a cent.”
Here’s how Take exactly as directed and you must be thrilled with the results! Otherwise, simply return the empty bottles within 90 days. Then, the company will refund your money plus give you an extra $10 for having tried the product.
Where To Find
Hemp Gummies This is nationwide it works: the official release of hemp extract in Tennessee. And so, the company is offering a special discount supply to anyone who calls within the next 48 hours.
An Order Hotline has been set up for local readers to call. This gives everyone an equal chance to try hemp extract.
Starting at 7.00AM today, the discount offer will be available for 48 hours. All you have to do is call TOLL FREE at 1-800-451-6076. The company will do the rest.
Important: Due to hemp extracts growing popularity and recent media exposure, phone lines are often busy. If you call and do not immediately get through, please be patient and call back.
crossed the territory from viral to mustwatch, having garnered more than 32 million views.
One commentator noted, that’s just shy of 10 percent of the United States’ population.
“The hype is cool, but I’m a school teacher,” Clay told the Clarion Ledger. “I work for kids.”
Case in point: Clay advised a reporter she might hear background noise during her interview. The kids Clay “works for” are preschoolers and kindergarteners, and the veteran educator was busy cleaning up her classroom when called.
To understand why more than 700,000 people have shared the video, it’s helpful to understand what a sensory path is and what it’s not.
It’s not a timeout. It’s not an excuse to miss class.
And it’s not, Clay adds, “just a series of stickers.” There is a method to the fun. As with any good teacher, she did her homework.
Clay consulted with physical and occupational therapists to ensure the pathway would be productive.
Done wrong, she explains, it has the potential to be too overstimulating.
Clay’s approach is also likely to be welcomed by advocates who have expressed concerns with how school districts discipline children with learning differences.
The sensory path is a place where students can take a breath and refocus.
Rather than treating an outburst as a behavior problem, Clay understands her students are likely expressing a sensory need. “We don’t fuss,” she said. When appropriate, a teacher might take their student to the sensory path.
As they move through the path, the student will receive encouragements.
“It’s going to be OK. You’ve got this. You know how to do it.” “It just works,” Clay said. She has plans to create another sensory path near the school’s pre-kindergarten classrooms.
Bramlett also has a sensory path outside.
On a recent school day, Oxford Superintendent Brian Harvey tried out the path.
That video has more than 700,000 views.
“Ms. Clay’s dedication to meeting the needs of her students is to be commended,” he said. “Based on the number of messages we have received from around the world, it is apparent that she has met a need that is not unique to just our students.”
Among those who have reached out? A father in Holland who wants to know if a sensory path could go in his home for his 5-year-old son and a 16-year-old girl with autism who wishes her school could install a similar path to help calm her anxieties.
Clay says she’s been touched by the influx of messages she’s received but the conversation with the aforementioned teenager brought her to tears.
Clay’s 21-year-old daughter, Madison, also has autism. The only break in Clay’s teaching career of 15 years came when she left the classroom for three years to support her child.
“It made me cry because my daughter was in the same boat,” she said. “I told her, ‘Hold on it’s going to be all right.’”
And if the teenager’s school will have her she’s glad to show them how they can have a sensory path, too.