My therapist told me today that NPR is doing a fascinating series of shows this week about the cerebellum. It obviously caught my attention. Here it is. I kinda always thought that the cerebellum only affected physical stuff, boy was… Read More ›
Yoga
Balanced Brain
Everyone who has had a stroke knows the name Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor. Maybe not everyone, but if you don’t know that name, you should. She has dedicated her life to studying the brain and then she had a stroke herself. … Read More ›
Sleep and Rest
There is a theme in stroke recovery and that theme is ‘repetition.’ I say it all the time. But I think I say it too much. I think I’m giving the wrong impression. It’s easy for me to say that… Read More ›
Trunk Ataxia
I told a couple of people that I would research trunk ataxia and see if I could make any specific suggestions other than just strengthening the trunk. I never had trunk ataxia. I had ataxia BAD, still do but it’s not so… Read More ›
Meditation Practice
The more I read, the more I’m convinced that meditation is the secret to recovering from a brain injury. Here, here, and here. There is a mind-blowing amount of research that supports the beneficial effects of meditation on the brain. So… Read More ›
