Blog Post: “Gearing Up for School: Easing Teen Anxiety with Forbrain”
Bonjour, Listening Lab crew! As a teacher’s aide prepping for the school year, a Tomatis Method practitioner, I’m seeing back-to-school stress and jitters—everywhere. Teens especially face rising anxiety: new classes, social pressures, looming tests. At Listening Lab St. Louis, we’ve got a secret weapon to help: Forbrain, a Tomatis-inspired tool to boost studying and calm those nerves. Let’s get ready for fall!
Teen anxiety’s on the rise—studies show 40% of U.S. teens feel stuck in worry, with school as a top trigger (grades, peers, schedules). The Tomatis Method, my core practice, rewires listening to ease stress, using high-frequency sound to spark neural pathways. Forbrain brings that power home—a sleek headset that uses bone conduction to sharpen focus and confidence. Teens wear it while studying, speaking, or even reading aloud, and it’s like a gym for their brain.
Here’s how Forbrain helps:
Focus Boost: Bone conduction sends your teen’s voice directly to their inner ear, enhancing auditory processing. I’ve seen classroom kids go from scattered to sharp - they can actually hear their own voice in real time via air conduction. Their attention is now focused on their own speech, not distracting noises around them.
Anxiety Ease: Speaking or reading with Forbrain builds self-assurance—teens hear themselves clearly, reducing test jitters. It’s science: high frequencies stimulate the vagus nerve, calming the nervous system.
Study Smarts: Studying aloud is twice as effective as in silence. Reading aloud allows a student to actually hear what they are looking at while also hearing their own mistakes. It’s perfect for any subject!
School’s starting—now’s the time. As your “personal trainer for the ears and brain,” I’m challenging teens and parents: try Forbrain’s 20-minute AM routine to prep for fall. Wisdom starts with listening—!
Book by August 31 for a back-to-school boost at www.listeninglabstl.com or grab a chat—let’s make studying calmer and smarter.
See you soon!
Mary Clare
Learning aloud has double the impact.