Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD, is a Harvard trained and published neuroanatomist. In 1996, she suffered a stroke and as a result, she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. It took eight years for her to completely recover all function. In 2008, Dr. Taylor gave the first TED talk that ever went viral. Her memoir My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey spent 63 weeks on the NY Times bestseller list and is translated in over 30 languages. Dr. Taylor has written a...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 47
A Conversation with Special Guest Donna Jackson Nakazawa Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning science journalist, an author of six books, and an internationally recognized speaker. Her work explores the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, human emotion, and new opportunities and ways for healing. She is the bestselling author of The Angel and the Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Donna Jackson Nakazawa discuss: the sma...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 46
A Conversation with Special Guest Linda Graham Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. Linda integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology in her international trainings. She is the author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster and the award-winning Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being . In thi...
Dec 01, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 45
A Conversation with Special Guest Linda Graham Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. Linda integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology in her international trainings. She is the author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster and the award-winning Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being . In thi...
Nov 17, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Conversation with Special Guest Margaret Paul Margaret Paul, PhD, is a co-creator of “ Inner Bonding ®, a 6-step spiritually based therapeutic modality that heals shame, and the resulting self-abandonment, that is often the root cause of anxiety, stress, depression, low self-worth, addictions and relationship problems.” Dr. Paul is a relationship expert, noted public speaker, workshop leader, educator, chaplain, consultant, author, and artist. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Margaret Paul discu...
Oct 26, 2020•59 min•Season 2Ep. 43
A Conversation with Special Guest Shelly Lefkoe Shelly Lefkoe is a co-founder and Vice President of Lefkoe Institute, a San Francisco Bay Area firm whose mission is “to significantly improve the quality of life on the planet by having people recreate their lives and live as the unlimited possibilities they are.” Shelly has had the privilege of helping thousands of people examine and eliminate limiting beliefs, and one of her passions is working with parents. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Shel...
Oct 05, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 42
A Conversation with Special Guest Shelly Lefkoe Shelly Lefkoe is a co-founder and Vice President of Lefkoe Institute, a San Francisco Bay Area firm whose mission is “to significantly improve the quality of life on the planet by having people recreate their lives and live as the unlimited possibilities they are.” Shelly has had the privilege of helping thousands of people examine and eliminate limiting beliefs, and one of her passions is working with parents. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Shel...
Sep 28, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Whether home schooling or sending your teen to school under the Covid-19 requirements and restrictions, there are ways to calm yourself and your teen, reduce stress and anxiety, and create inspiring and effective learning processes for the teenager. In this episode, Anat Baniel discusses: her passion for and approach in working with teenagers; the importance of being open and using the 9 Essentials to engage with teens; examples of how to create opportunities for your child’s brain to learn and ...
Sep 21, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Whether home schooling or sending your preteen to school under the Covid-19 requirements and restrictions, there are ways to calm yourself and your preteen, reduce stress and anxiety, and create inspiring and effective learning processes for the preteen. In this episode, Anat Baniel discusses: the challenges of learning and studying at home, for both children and adults; how to connect with your child by observing (using awareness) and asking questions; the importance of using flexibility, creat...
Sep 14, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Whether home schooling or sending your child to school under the Covid-19 requirements and restrictions, there are ways to calm yourself and your child, reduce stress and anxiety, and create inspiring and effective learning processes for your young child. In this episode, Anat Baniel discusses: the heightened awareness in typically developing babies and young children; how to use the Awareness Essential with your child to potentiate the learning process; the importance of observing your child an...
Sep 07, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Whether home schooling or sending your child to school under the Covid-19 requirements and restrictions, there are ways to calm yourself and your child, reduce stress and anxiety, and create inspiring and effective learning processes for your preschool child. In this episode, Anat Baniel discusses: how we are born with a brain that is built to learn; that no matter what is going on, your child is learning; the importance of following the interests of your child, and not “forcing” learning by dri...
Aug 31, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 37
We Are the Medicine: Prioritizing Possibilities to Mitigate Childhood Trauma and Promote Healing and Flourishing Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH, is a professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Health University. She also serves as the founding director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI). Dr. Bethell established and leads the National Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Christina Bethell discuss: the science of t...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD, is a Harvard trained and published neuroanatomist. In 1996, she suffered a stroke and as a result, she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. It took eight years for her to completely recover all function. In 2008, Dr. Taylor gave the first TED talk that ever went viral: My Stroke of Insight . Her memoir My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey spent 63 weeks on the NY Times bestseller list and is translated in over 30 languages. I...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Martha Herbert, PhD, MD, is a pediatric neurologist, neuroscientist, systems thinker, and writer who trained in medicine at Columbia University, Pediatrics at Cornell-New York Hospital and Neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Herbert is author of The Autism Revolution and a certified Anat Baniel Method® NeuroMovement® Practitioner. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Martha Herbert discuss: why movement is so important to a human’s learning process ; how Neur...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Michael Merzenich, PhD, a world-renowned neuroscientist, is the “father” of brain plasticity science. Dr. Merzenich was awarded the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, for his work in discovering adult brain plasticity and applying its principles to improve the human condition. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Michael Merzenich discuss: how brain plasticity can be used to improve your life at any age ; the key is to wake up the brain and provide the conditions for it to learn and evolve; “miraculo...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Growing the Inner Trifecta of Calm, Contentment, and Love In these unprecedented times of the corona virus pandemic, developing inner calm, resilience, and well-being is especially important. For parents homeschooling their children, and for those with a child with special needs, these practices taught by Dr. Rick Hanson, a Master teacher, therapist, and scientist, are invaluable. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Rick Hanson discuss: why Rick participated in the documentary A Life Unbound; how w...
Aug 10, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Geordie Trifa is a Canadian film producer, director, and director of photography who has an extraordinary gift for storytelling. He has produced and directed countless commercials and short films shooting on nearly every continent on the globe. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Geordie Trifa discuss: how he reconnected with his childhood friend Allie to tell the story of her son Nash in the documentary film A Life Unbound; his new film Pandemic Elementary , coming out in the fall, which features ...
Aug 07, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 31
The Art & Science of Seeing Possibilities - An Interview with Filmmaker Geordie Trifa Geordie Trifa is a Canadian producer, director, and director of photography who has worked in the film and television industry for nearly a decade. Geordie’s feature documentary, A Life Unbound , was released in 2018. Geordie is currently in post-production for a feature documenting his personal experience as a parent seeking tools for optimizing the homeschooling of his daughters during the pandemic. In th...
Aug 05, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 30
How to Apply Positive Brain Change Principles for Success Schooling will most likely still be affected by the impact of Covid-19 in the fall. Homeschooling will either be a necessity or a choice for many families. In this episode, we address some of the challenges facing children, parents, teachers, and caregivers as education is moved to the home and online. Anat discusses: the huge challenges with schools being closed during the pandemic; a new NeuroMovement® Online at Home Coaching program de...
Aug 03, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 29
In this podcast, Anat interviews Richard Miller, PhD, a world-renowned spiritual teacher, author, yogic scholar, researcher, and clinical psychologist. He has worked with veterans, homeless people, women who have escaped human trafficking, people suffering from chronic depression, and others with post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Miller is the founder of iRest®, a simple and accessible form of meditation designed for modern day living, and what he calls “tools for life.” These tools empower yo...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 28
The Holidays can be a wonderful time of the year when you get to spend time with family. At the same time, they can also be stressful for many people. Learn how you can use the 9 Essentials , NeuroMovement® video lessons, and other tools to relieve your stress and enhance your well-being over the Holiday season. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Neil Sharp discuss: how to use movement and the Essentials to prevent atrophy when a broken limb is in a cast; autism signs to look for in your grandchil...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this podcast, Anat interviews Linda Graham, MFT, a mindfulness teacher and world-renowned resilience expert. Linda teaches that resilience is a foundational practice for coping with the inevitable ups and downs in life. She teaches tools to develop a resilience mindset that can be used to cope with disappointments, difficulties, and even disasters. Parenting can be demanding and having a child with special needs makes it even more so. In this interview, we focus on why and how Linda’s approac...
Oct 29, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 26
When taking care of our children, especially if a child has special needs, our focus turns fully on our child. Parents often need to be told of the importance of taking care of themselves. This is easier said than done. In this episode, we will explore the why and the how of taking care of yourself. In this podcast, Anat Baniel and Neil Sharp discuss: a certain amount of stress is good for optimal health; however acute, ongoing stress can adversely affect your brain and your ability to function;...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 25
Michael Merzenich, PhD, a world-renowned neuroscientist, is the “father” of brain plasticity science. Dr. Merzenich was awarded the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, for his work in discovering adult brain plasticity and applying its principles to improve the human condition. In this podcast, Anat interviews Dr. Merzenich, who has been a big supporter of NeuroMovement® and the 9 Essentials . He states: “Anat Baniel has developed powerful, practical strategies for improving your abilities and bui...
Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode, we focus on adults and how this Method can help you overcome pain and limitation. Discover what is possible when your brain is provided with the conditions and information it needs to heal and thrive. In this podcast, Anat Baniel and Neil Sharp address: questions regarding how NeuroMovement® can help painful spasticity, painful injuries, pain from Lyme disease, stroke recovery, vision loss, and other kinds of trauma; examples of how to use movement and the 9 Essentials to commun...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 23
It’s an exciting time for children, parents, and teachers as the new school year begins. In this episode, we answer questions from parents and teachers, and discuss how the 9 Essentials can be applied in the classroom to help promote learning for all children. In this podcast, Anat Baniel and Neil Sharp address: their recent experience working with a school system in Canada—a special project to train teachers, aides, and staff to apply the 9 Essentials in the classroom; what teachers teach and w...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 22
The 9 Essentials of Anat Baniel Method® NeuroMovement® offer you and your child powerful, concrete ways to tap into the brain’s enormous potential. Discover how to easily implement the Essentials in daily life, and overcome limitations and reach higher levels of physical, emotional, and cognitive performance. In this podcast, Anat Baniel and Neil Sharp address: questions about the 9 Essentials , and how to use the Essentials with children on the autism spectrum and children with other special ne...
Sep 02, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Awaring —the action of generating Awareness —is to be knowledgeable about what you are doing, sensing, thinking, and experiencing at any given moment. When you are aware, you are fully alive and present. Your brain is working at its highest level, noticing subtle nuances of what is going on around and within you, revealing options and potentials, greatly accelerating learning. In this podcast, Anat Baniel and Neil Sharp discuss: Awareness is an action that can be practiced and developed in yours...
Aug 26, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Einstein said: “Imagination is everything. It is the preview to life’s coming attractions.” Through imagination, your brain figures out new possibilities before actually having to perform. Your dreams give you a unique life path to follow and guide your brain to continue growing and developing. Imagination and Dreams give you and your child the ability to create something that has never been there before, transcending your limitations. In this podcast, Anat Baniel and Neil Sharp discuss: how to ...
Aug 19, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 19
The brain is either in a learning mode—the Learning Switch is on—or not. Repetition, drills, and everyday stresses all tend to turn the Learning Switch off. The same happens when a child has special challenges, or a person has suffered trauma or injury. For the brain to properly do its job, the Learning Switch needs to be on. Once on, at any age, life becomes a wonderful new adventure, filled with movement, creativity, and new possibilities. In this podcast, Anat Baniel and Neil Sharp discuss: h...
Aug 12, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 18
