Ithaca Brain Training and Counseling

09/09/2021

Greetings everyone. I haven't posted in awhile and wanted to reach out to the Ithaca Brain Training and Counseling community here. I am planning to offer weekly or biweekly online meditations. Please let me know if that is something of interest to you either by commenting below or sending me a private message. Also, there have been a fairly large increase in new members this year. I invite members, new and old, to reach out and share your interest in the page and if there are specific ways you feel it can serve you.

01/16/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQgqhPk1LBE

Learn Acupressure points to ease racing thoughts & disorientation. For more points go to http://acupressure.com/pain_relief.htm This special facial healing p...

05/11/2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_ElR-uPOhw
Same video suggested by Coursera

For additional videos and the video handouts visit the Long Beach City College Study Skills webpage at http://www.lbcc.edu/LAR/studyskills.cfm

04/14/2018

https://www.mindful.org/dr-dan-siegel-hearing-yes-childs-brain/

It's not about permissive parenting, says Dr. Dan Siegel in his new book "Yes Brain" with co-author Tina Payne Bryson. It's about using "yes" to find ways to relate, which encourages kids to explore and be resilient, instead of starting at "no," which shuts them down.

07/18/2016

A research-based memory building exercise:

Kirtan Kriya (which is pronounced KEER-tun KREE-a) is a type of meditation from the Kundalini yoga tradition, which has been practiced for thousands of years. This meditation is sometimes called a singing exercise, as it involves singing the sounds, Saa Taa Naa Maa along with repetitive finger movem...

07/10/2015

ADHD: The Entrepreneur's Superpower
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dalearcher/2014/05/14/adhd-the-entrepreneurs-superpower/

What do business mogul Sir Richard Branson, Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, and JetBlue founder David Neeleman, have in common? Well, besides being monumentally successful, they all have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), and, like other entrepreneurs and CEOs, some will even tell you tha…

07/08/2015

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/06/screen-addiction-is-taking-a-toll-on-children/?smid=tw-share&_r=0

American youths are plugged in and tuned out of the real world for many more hours of the day than experts consider healthy for normal development.

06/06/2015

Use the power of these smartphone apps to manage ADHD symptoms ranging from distractibility and disorganization to poor sleep and overflowing creativity.

06/06/2015

http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/vitamins-supplements-adhd

WebMD explains the use of vitamins and supplements in the treatment and management of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Find out what vitamins and minerals as well as other natural supplements can and cannot do when they are used to treat ADHD.

09/30/2014

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10205280146869713&id=1428462727

Physical movement improves mental focus, memory, and cognitive flexibility; new research shows just how critical it is to academic performance.