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Tag: mindfulness

art work by France Theriault

Why I choose to celebrate the anniversary of my brain injury

Image Description: A watercolour print of various pastel colours in circular patterns including pink, yellow, orange and blue. BY: FRANCE … More

alternative healing, FRANCE THERIAULT, mindfulness, resilience, women and brain injury

Selfishness or self care     

BY: ELIZABETH MacGREGOR No, I cannot spend more than two hours having lunch. No, you cannot talk to me endlessly … More

Brain injury, mindfulness, self care

Cook Up Some Happiness

BY: ALISON Working with our hands to makes things reduces stress, anxiety, and depression, symptoms common to people living with brain … More

cooking, cooking with alison, mindfulness

The passage of time after brain injury

BY: MARK KONING Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne Being a brain injury survivor … More

Mark Koning, mindfulness, slowing down

Practising Holiday Mindfulness

BY: LAUREN UHDE Let’s make this holiday season unforgettable, heart wrenchingly beautiful, and full of connection. Another holiday season is … More

holiday stress, mindful breathing, mindfulness

17 activities you can do when you’re recovering from a concussion

BY: ALISON When I was in the acute phase of my concussion, I couldn’t do anything. I thought the boredom … More

Concussion, mindfulness, persistent concussion symptoms

How a community garden helped me recover from my concussion

BY: ALISON Two years ago, a concussion left me with lingering debilitation, anxiety, and depression. I went from being an active, busy person … More

horticultural therapy, mindfulness, persistent concussion symptoms

Exercise Your Memory with an Active Singing Meditation

Meditation is often thought of a silent experience, but our new columnist Krista Schilter shares how an active singing meditation can … More

active meditation, Kirtan Kriya, Krista Schilter, meditation, mindfulness

The marvel of sight that remains

BY: COIRE LANGHAM Since I woke up mostly blind in the hospital, my idea of vision has been changing. Once … More

Brain injury, Coire Langham, mindfulness, neorological sight issues, Survivor stories, vision loss after brain injury, visual impairment

September community meeting: positive psychology

At our September community meeting, Amanda Muise and Roby Miller from Community Head Injury Resource Services (CHIRS) gave a presentation about positive … More

Amanda Muise, Amy Cuddy, CHIRS, community meeting, Frank Bruno, Martin Seligman, mindfulness, Pan Am Relay, positive psychology, Roby Miller, Ted Talk

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