making meditation more accessible

The idea that meditation can positively impact one's mood and quality of life finds support, albeit limited, in the scientific literature. And since mood and quality of life can suffer greatly after significant damage to the brain, meditation is a potentially useful treatment in brain injury rehabilitation. But because of the particular learning styles and cognitive impairments that characterize the brain-injured patient, it needs to be made more accessible before it can become a practical and effective mode of treatment.

interview with a stroke survivor

Q: What happened to bring you to Touchstone?

A: I had a brain clot. The right side of my brain was damaged and my entire left side was paralyzed. I can move it now, but I have no feeling in it. I was in the ICU for about a month. Touch and go.

about the app

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this is where you start

People are always asking me to recommend books on meditation. They say they're interested in learning more about it, but don't know where to start. Maybe this describes you. If so, my advice to you is this. You'll learn more about meditation by doing it than by reading about it. Learning how to meditate is like learning how to dance. You learn it only by doing it.

the brush

THE FEW MINUTES you spend each day moving a toothbrush against your teeth and gums you’d probably rather spend doing something else, but you make it a priority, because if you didn’t, food particles would accumulate, carbohydrates would wear away your enamel, and eventually cavities would form, causing pain or loss of teeth. So you brush them every day.

8 peaceful habits