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Limitless Mind

Exercise Your Brain: The Promise of Neuroplasticity in Everyday Life

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June 21, 2013 – June 23, 2013
Location:
Rhinebeck, NY
Course:
SM13-2302-356
Teacher:
Jill Bolte Taylor, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, Marsha Lucas, Les Fehmi... See More
Tuition:
$395
Continuing Education:
12.5 hours Learn More
SM13-2302-356Jill Bolte Taylor, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, Marsha Lucas, Les Fehmi, Susan Shor Fehmi, Paula Oleska, Kimberly von Brandenstein, Lynda Greenberg,
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Scientists have long believed that by the time we turn 21 our brains stop growing. Recent discoveries have proven this is not so. Every day and for our entire lives, our brains are evolving in response to our experiences, thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Omega has brought together a distinguished group of explorers in the field of neuroplasticity—the study of the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections—to show us how we can dramatically improve our brains and our lives.

Delving into the inner workings of the brain, the arts, meditation, relationship practices, and mind-body exercises, we learn tips and tools to enhance our creativity, problem-solving, relating, and attention skills for years to come. Mental health professionals interested in learning about neuroplasticity will find this program to be a significant contribution to their practices.

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Lynda Greenberg is unable to be part of this workshop. Kimberly von Brandenstein will be taking her place.



Continuing Education
  • NBCC - Certified Counselors +$35
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 Faculty also recommends you read the following books in preparation for the course:

  •  The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation by Barbara Arrowsmith Young 
  • The Open-Focus Brain: Harnessing the Power of Attention to Heal Mind and Body by Les Fehmi and Jim Robbins
  • Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
  • Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head by Carla Hannaford
Schedule
Friday Evening
8:00 pm -10:00 pmMarsha Lucas leads us in a short meditation to center and ground us and prepare us to learn.
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, author of “The Woman Who Changed Her Brain”, shares her insights and experiences gleaned from decades of developing and implementing brain exercises to improve the abilities of her students .
Saturday Morning
9:00 am -12:00 pmKimberly von Brandenstein leads us in an experience of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, based on the groundbreaking work of Lynda Greenberg. Tap into your creative right hemisphere through hands-on exercises during this morning session.
Saturday Afternoon
2:30 pm – 5:00 pmLes Fehmi, creator of the Open Focus technique, and his wife Susan Shor Fehmi, will speak about their background and research as some of the first explorers into alpha frequencies. Les and Susan will guide us deeply into the alpha state in order to dissolve pain and discomfort, and access new levels of peace and calm.
Saturday Evening
8:00 pm -10:00 pmDr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of My Stroke of Insight, will share both her personal and professional experiences of neuroplasticity in this lively talk.
Sunday Morning
9:00 am-10:30 amPaula Oleska, one of the preeminent teachers and practitioners of Brain Gym, will show us how to move our body to improve memory, reading comprehension and other cognitive functions. These will be easy techniques you can bring home.
10:30 am – 12:00 pmMarsha Lucas, author of Rewiring Your Brain for Love, will guide us through mindfulness practices that will help change how the brain does relationship. Although relationship is one of the primary areas where we can get stuck, the brain is brilliantly wired to learn how to fall in love again when we show it some new tricks.
Teachers
Jill Bolte Taylor
Jill Bolte Taylor

Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD, is a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, who in 1996 experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain. Her New York Times best-selling memoir, My Stroke of Insight, and her 2008 TED presentation, which has become the second most viewed TED Talk of all time, are based on her experience. drjilltaylor.com

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, MA, is founder of the Arrowsmith Program, an assessment process and program designed to stimulate and strengthen weak areas of cognitive functioning. Her work has been recognized as one of the first examples of the practical application of neuroplasticity. She is author of The Woman Who Changed Her Brain. barbaraarrowsmithyoung.com

Marsha Lucas
Marsha Lucas

Marsha Lucas, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist who has been practicing psychotherapy and studying the brain-behavior relationship for more than 20 years. Lucas specializes in how the human brain works—or often doesn’t—in relationships. She is author of Rewire Your Brain for Love. marshalucasphd.com

Les Fehmi
Les Fehmi

Les Fehmi, PhD, is director of the Princeton Biofeedback Centre and founding member of the Biofeedback Society of America. He developed Open Focus™ training and specializes in multichannel, phase-synchrony neurofeedback. openfocus.com

Susan Shor Fehmi
Susan Shor Fehmi

Susan Shor Fehmi, MSW, is executive director of the Princeton Biofeedback Centre. She has been teaching Open Focus™ and neurofeedback for more than 20 years, specializing in the integration of neurofeedback, attention training, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. openfocus.com

Paula Oleska
Paula Oleska

Paula Oleska, MA, is a renowned lecturer and teacher in the pioneering discipline of developing intelligence through movement. Founder and president of Natural Intelligence Systems, Inc., she maintains a private practice in New York City. naturalintelligencesystems.com

Kimberly von Brandenstein

Kimberly von Brandenstein is a certified teacher and graduate of the special teaching program at California State University, Long Beach, with Dr. Betty Edwards, renowned author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Von Brandenstein also has worked with Dr. Edwards at the New York Botanical Gardens Intensive Workshops, which had been held annually in New York City.

Lynda Greenberg
Lynda Greenberg

Lynda Greenberg, MFA, a practicing artist in Long Beach, California, teaches art courses at Antelope Valley and Harbor colleges and institutions around the country. While teaching at California State University, Long Beach, she was trained by and worked with Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, for more than a decade.

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