I've been wanting to write about Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor for a while now and was inspired by the news of her appearance today on the Oprah show.Dr. Taylor was one of the keynote speakers at the International Brain Education Conference held this year at the United Nations. I was honoured to have the opportunity to meet her at the UN when she arrived. When I shook her hand to welcome her, I felt her warm, open heart and her strong energy.
Dr. Taylor's story has touched many. Inspired by her brother's struggles with schizophrenia, she became a Harvard-trained brain scientist who advocated for people with mental illness. At the age of 37, she experienced a stroke and had the unique experience of watching herself as she lost functioning in the left side of her brain and her language and analytical abilities.
Through the stroke, she gained a greater awareness of the right side of her brain and developed her intuition, creativity, and sense of inner peace, an experience that has changed her life. She is now dedicated to helping others balance their brains to improve their quality of life and the lives of others--through the arts, meditation, yoga, and other methods such as Brain Wave Vibration.
You can read more about her appearance on the Oprah show here:
You can also watch, listen to, or download Jill Bolte Taylor's series of interviews with Oprah on the Soul Series webcast, recorded for Oprah's XM Radio show:
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