Here's a new TED Talk that may seem a little out there, unless you can relate to what the speaker is talking about. Jill Bolte Taylor is someone who had worked researching the brain. She then woke up one day to find herself in the midst of a stroke. Her central point is that the brain's hemispheres are two very different places, and that by giving oneself over to the right hemisphere more often, as a group, humanity would be much better off.
I've never had a stroke, but I wasn't exactly shocked by anything she said. For whatever reason, I've spontaneously had the sense of well-being and connectedness she talks about, to lesser and greater extents over the course of my life. I don't know exactly how you turn it off and on, but she's no doubt right that it's something useful to tap into from time to time.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Finding Peace by Tapping into the Brain's Right Hemisphere
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I recommend Amazon as the place to get Jill Bolte Taylor's book MY STROKE OF INSIGHT because they have a wonderful interview with her on Amazon that offers new content I haven't seen anywhere else - that link is: http://www.amazon.com/My-Stroke-Insight-Scientists-Personal/dp/0670020745/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211471755&sr=1-2
The book is an absolutely wonderful journey by a brain scientist who suffered a stroke. She recovered fully, back to teaching at Medical School no less (and she gives great tips on how and what to do to recover from a Stroke or help others recover).
Dr Taylor also learned to fully be present in the part of the brain/mind where we experience full inner peace and Nirvana. SHe teaches that too, and that's why everyone should read this book.
This story is as inspiring as The Last Lecture or Tuesdays with Morrie - and it has a Happy Ending!
I read "My Stroke of Insight" in one sitting - I couldn't put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it's a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I've ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.
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