Key Takeaways
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- Activities, thoughts, electrical impulses are all used as healing techniques as it spurs the brain to form new and/or stronger neural connections. As the senses are the brain's way of interacting with the world, it makes sense to use one's senses to stimulate and mold the brain
- Pain is processed in the brain and it has the ability to turn it off at times
- Patient must actively engage and learn about treatments for them to have the biggest impact
- Exercise and mental stimulation are both key to a successful brain health program
- Lasers can be utilized to help heal and / or stimulate the brain and other areas of the body
- Do not underestimate the importance of natural light in the healing process
- Feldenkrais, a French physicist was also an acclaimed Judoist and spent a lot of time learning about how the body and mind are interconnected.
- Awareness through movement - move your body very slightly and notice how it affects the rest of your body. Through these practices, he was able to help a lot of people who had chronic pain in different areas of their bodies become fully functional
- Aim to never move or do anything compulsively - do them slowly, gracefully and mindfully
- Speaks of people with eye issues and how they were able to heal themselves with certain Buddhist practices such as placing the palms over the eyes and imagining blue/black. Like everything else, the eyes are intricately tied to the brain and are the first part to change before the brain
- Music is also a potent way to reach the brain. Music can be used to rewire and teach the brain new connections
- Dr. Tomatis figured out that one can only sing as well as one can hear. However, one can train themselves to hear better and therefore sing better (using the electronic ear)
- People tend to speak out of one side of their mouthes. Right side generally associated with better listeners
- Paul Madaule and Dr. Tomatis at the Listening Center - have had amazing success with autistic children and other mentally challenged cases
- Rates of autism have skyrocketed and many think that reducing inflammation is key to reducing the symptoms
- Dyslexia doesn't just affect reading abilities but every aspect of their lives
- Chanting can either add or detract energy - high frequency adds. This is part of what keeps Benedictine monks energized on so little sleep
- Mozart is the most commonly used form of classical music for listening therapy
- Low intensity lasers, pons tongue stimulator and sound therapy have all been effectively used to rewire the brain. Light therapy, tai chi, yoga, music, etc. all used for brain health
- Electromagnetic currents and magnetic fields have been used to help bones heal faster
- Dr. Roth in Canada uses matrix repatterning to help patients rewire their brains and bodies
What I got out of it
- Fascinating book on how alternative approaches have been successfully used to heal and improve the brain