From the Brain-Based Coaching Web site . . .
Don't miss the Brain Based Coaching Special Interest Group call Tuesday, 9/18/07 at 7:00 EDT.
We will have the opportunity to hear from and talk with two very important people in the world of emerging neuroscience.
Bridge no: 1-212-457-9879 PIN 700827#
The talk will be: "Leading Your Brain Instead of It Leading You."by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD and Stephanie West Allen, JD.
This is going to be so good you'll want to invite everyone you know!
Dr. Schwartz is author of the seminal books on neuroplasticity: "The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity" and "the Power of Mental Force"co-authored with Sharon Begley, and the bestseller "Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder".
He is a psychiatrist and research professor at UCLA.
Stephanie West Allen is a lawyer, speaker, trainer, author and personal strategist. She writes what has been called the most comprehensive blog on understandable neuroscience, www.brainsonpurpose.com.
One of her specialties is neuroscience and conflict resolution. Together Jeff and Stephanie have authored several widely-quoted articles which make neuroscience accessible to the layperson (find links on the www.brainsonpurpose.com blog site.
Make sure you are there for this incredible call
If you found this book intriguing, you will definitely enjoy reading My Stroke of Insight - a Brain Scientist's Personal Journey" by Jill Bolte Taylor, and her talk on TED dot com about her stroke which is an 18 minute talk you Must Not Miss! (there's a reason it's been forwarded friend to friend millions of times!). When you read the book and see the TEDTalk, you'll understand why this Harvard brain scientist was named Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People. Her unique experience, combined with her perspective as a neuroanatomist, and her sensitivity and awareness (not to mention beautiful writing style!) has produced something so powerful and so revolutionary that I think it's going to become a transformational movement in itself. Oprah also did four interviews with her (that I was able to download on the Oprah website) that are also worth checking out. I am trying to share Dr Taylor's story with as many people as I can because I truly believe if everyone saw it the world would be so much better and people would love one another and no longer fight.
Posted by: Douglas | June 18, 2008 at 09:24 PM
Hi, Douglas. Thanks for your comment. To which book are you referring when you say "if you found this book intriguing"?
It is great to see your enthusiasm about the Jill Bolte Taylor book, etc. I posted about her a while back here:
http://westallen.typepad.com/idealawg/2008/04/some-critical-t.html
As you can see, I am not quite as enthusiastic.
Posted by: StephanieWestAllen | June 19, 2008 at 10:21 AM