Neuro-plasticity (Brain Plasticity)
Your brain operates everything you think and feel, every act and sensation, through nerve fibers and synaptic connections. Until the 1990’s most scientists thought that as an adult your brain stops developing; that you use whatever you had thus far accumulated, period. Now, everyone knows that is false because the neurology of the human brain is actually made to change. This allows people to improve the skills they already have, recover from injury, and make new connections inside themselves.
It is said by many scientists that the brain is more complex than the universe. Making improvements is not complex, but requires developing one’s attention to oneself.
Even genetic and environmental factors in the making of neural circuits can change through the phenomena of brain plasticity because “The neurons that fire together, wire together.”
In this presentation by Margot Schaal, you’ll discover your own magnificent capacity for change and growth by tapping into more of your natural abilities. What is this astounding process? It is simple, yet profound. Come enjoy your individual discoveries within the group of women gathered.
Presenter Margot Schaal does brain training. For 25 years she has guided people to make improvements through their body in order to change the brain. She is a Guild Certified Practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Learning, and an Assistant Trainer of the Feldenkrais Method, Qigong Teacher and a Reiki Master. Margot’s movement background includes swimming, horseback riding, Aikido, T’ai Chi, playing violin and dance. Feldenkrais® was one of the practices that helped her heal from high impact injuries to her spine. She currently teaches Qigong and Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® online and at Coast Wellness yoga studio and has taught at hospitals and physical therapy centers; she sees individual clients for Functional Integration® in SLO. Margot helps clients in all states of health, from paraplegic to professional athlete, engage their inner teacher to increase flexibility, balance, physical performance, creativity, and to enjoy their health and life more fully. Margot currently sings in the Cuesta Concord Choir and participates at the Morro Bay Art Center, where some of her paintings have been shown. She has worked with individuals and groups for their embodiment and healing in California, Rwanda and New York City.
