4/06 Healing Spaces and Places
Welcome to Week 9 of Our Online Brain Fitness Class
BHQ site: (www.brainhq.com)
Healing Spaces and Places Lesson
Many of our normal routines have come to a temporary halt and we find it necessary to adjust how we live and find new routines and new ways to stay positive. In this age of information, we have a wonderful tool we can use to help us stay connected with what is happening in the world, and with our families and loved ones. We can continue to learn, grow, and experience innovative new forms of communication if we work to keep alive our sense of commitment to positive aging, no matter what. It’s not easy, but the key to getting through this can be summed up in one word: Resilience!
In lieu of our regularly planned lesson this week, we felt it timely to explore the wonderful concept of healing spaces and places. Going forward, we will be introducing several lessons that explore the “Healing Power of . . .” various things in our lives. The lesson this week will explore how our surroundings can contribute to our healing and well-being in general, and how our environment affects our brain. Click her to view the Interactive lesson or you can open and print the Lesson Handout here. When you're done, take the quiz.
The BrainHQ Connection
As Debbie explains in her Healing Spaces Lesson, there is a healing space within each one of us that we can access whenever we want to - within our brains.
In 2014, the Dalai Lama, who is very interested in science and neuroplasticity, visited with Dr. Michael Merzenich and Dr. Edward Taub, in Alabama to learn how their work in brain plasticity was being used to help people with neurological challenges. His visit was prompted by the work of Dr. Taub who had pioneered a revolutionary approach to stroke rehabilitation. Dr. Merzenich's explained how the same principles can be applied to promote healing and alleviate pain in everyone. If you'd like to learn more about this meeting, you can click here to hear a partial podcast of their meeting about the healing power of the brain.
Zoom Session
Zoom Session: This week's Zoom Session will be on Wednesday, April 8th. This week, our lessons are quite different, but you can learn a lot from both, so please join us for the entire session, if you'd like to. Feel free to drop in to whatever sessions work best for you. Here’s our schedule of events:
6:30-7:00: For ALL! Q&A time about any of the BHQ exercises or navigating the BHQ or class websites.
7:00-7:30: We will focus on the Weekly Basics Introduction to the Brain lesson
7:30–8:00: We will focus on the Weekly Topics Lesson – Healing Spaces and Places
Just click here to follow the instructions on the Home Page by scrolling down to Weekly Zoom Sessions. Or you can go directly to the Zoom site by clicking here.
Note: If it’s your first time participating in a Zoom session, you can try getting on the site early to see how easy it is to get it set up. We begin our BHQ Zoom at 6:45, so try getting on at about 6:30 and call if you have any trouble. You can participate by video and audio, or just listen in by phone. Please let us know if you need help! Call Pat’s cell at 619-818-3953. If you’ve been on Zoom before, you will appreciate this new Zoom Video that Mary created to help you learn about some of the features available to you while on the site. See you on Wednesday.
Enjoy the lessons, and have a brain-healthy week.
Contact Us
Need help? Contact us at:
Pat Mosteller (pmostell@sdccd.edu) Cell 619-818-3953 - Online classes
Mary Burns (mburns@sdccd.edu) - Online classes
Debbie Flores (dsflores@sdccd.edu) - Cell 619-608-9001 --Online classes & Wednesday AM and PM classes at the Kroc Center
Janet Blair ( blusdbits@gmail.com ) - St Pauls Plaza. Contact for Support and Lesson Review
Yael Lorberfeld (ylorberfeld@sdccd.edu) . Mondays at the Kroc Center, Wednesdays at the College Ave Senior Center (Temple Emanu-El), and Friday mornings at the La Jolla JCC.
Marilyn Kessler (marilynk@ifssd.org) - Mondays at the College Ave Senior Center (Temple Emanu-El)