Susan
A. Matthews, M.S.
Shanti School of Internal Martial Arts
An Institute of Research and Education
Southwestern Colorado,
USA
970-903-5723 Contact
Susan
Brain
Workshop™ Programs are presented in Seminars offered nationally. If you
would like to sponsor a Brain Workshop seminar with Susan Matthews please
email Susan Matthews at mail@susanamatthews.com.
Brain
Workshop™ Seminars
with Susan Matthews, MS, ND
Improve
Balance and Memory.
Heal Brain Injury.
Reverse Aging.
Use
Mind-Body Integration for Higher Consciousness. Advanced
Training for Patients and Caregivers, Tai Chi, Movement Specialists and
Therapists.
New Brain Workshop™ with Susan Matthews Fall Prevention and Balance ~ The Art of Moving with Power and Grace
June 22, 2013 Cortez, Colorado
Dr. Susan Matthews is a neuroscientist who has researched spinal
cord plasticity, stroke, retina, neuroendocrinology (brain hormones), and
dopamine neurophysiology (Parkinsons). Dr. Matthews is an anatomist, biomechanist, a ballroom dancer and a 30-year tai chi master.
Workshop Contents:
Balance Training. Learn
powerful, yet simple, tools and exercises for stress reduction, posture, fall prevention, rejuvenation & longevity, long-term rehabilitation for mobility disorders, brain injury, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, PTSD, improve memory and slow aging. Learn
how to use movement as a meditation and to repair brain injury. Learn essential nutrition for the brain.
Call Susan Matthews to Register 970-903-5723 or email mail@susanamatthews.com
Cost: $45 half-day, Register before Jun 15 ($50 after); $85 bring a friend discount before June 15; sliding scale; ask about scholarships.
Location: Millennium Center
20 W. Main St.
Cortez, Colorado
Why does tai chi work? Watch this 5-minute video showing how a person can improve balance better than normal. Email Susan for an interesting article on Brain Rhythms.
What are the important components of a tai chi program or any exercise program for stability and balance? Watch this 10-minute video on Five Key Elements for Neuroplasticity. Learn how to exercise to maximally activate the brain to repair, change and grow. larger version
Five 'sudden symptoms' of stroke:Recognizing these could save a life – even a young life
Posted: 02 May 2013 06:35 AM PDT
Quickly recognizing the signs of stroke and seeking immediate medical care from stroke specialists can minimize the effects of the disease or even save a life. Stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States and the No. 1 cause of adult disability. Nearly 20 percent of strokes occur in people younger than age 55.
DANCING WITH CHI™is one of the most
effective and exciting
movement and
brain
training available.Learn More
Dancing with Chi™ combines Tai Chi and Brain Workshop™ with powerful and graceful movement, in a powerful exercise program designed to maximize and integrate physical health, rehabilitation, energetic and spiritual well-being. Prevent falling by learning how to move and how to use your mind. A fun way to retain or regain the vigor of youth, the program addresses many of the conditions of aging and can be used to alter the progression of disease. We specialize in Movement Disorders, Parkinson's, Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Neuropathy. Dance and move, think and feel chi as energy, for better balance, strength, flexibility, mobility, brain health, circulation, digestive health, incontinence. Excellent tools offer powerful training supplements for any person teaching other forms of exercise. Join us in a journey that empowers with new ways to think and move through life. A new way to think and move becomes a powerful force to healthy holistic function.....learn more
For
current schedule of workshops in Southwestern Colorado, New Mexico, Laguna Beach,
CA, and Wilmington, NC, email or call:
Susan Matthews at 970-903-5723, mail@susanamatthews.com.
Single Registration generally $85 full day/ $45 half day.
Professional Development: Participants may receive Certification for
Brain Workshop™ Clinic for Neural Rehabilitation and are eligible for
CE Hours (8). Another link to 10-minute Brain Workshop Intro.
Workshop
Content:.
Part
1- Dynamics of the Spine
Central Equilibrium Balance Training.
Hip and Spine Biomechanics.
Part
2- Mental Practice
Stress Reduction and Relaxation Practices. Help for depression.
Improve Sleep. Improve Memory. Practices to Integrate Mind, Physical Movement,
and Energy.
Part 3- Dancing With Chi
Have fun moving with music and dance, no experience required. Learn revolutionary biomechanics and internal movement principles involved
in synchronicity, rhythmicity, and bilaterality for harmony in mind and
body. Walking training included.
Now, you can order the 2-volume DVD set "Training Your Mind
& Movement to Change your Brain." ($39.95) (detailed description) 2-DVD set
Nutrition
for the Brain! -- Body Balance™
is recommended as whole food nutritional supplementation for your brain
that provides essential nutrients, trace minerals, vitamins, and amino
acids. Body Balance™
is 98% inner-leaf aloe vera juice providing the most essential element
to reduce inflammation and toxicity! Chronic inflammation and toxicity
in the nervous system is now recognized as the predominant underlying
condition in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, MS, fibromyalgia, as well as chronic
pain, migraine, allergies, Lupus, and autoimmune diseases.
New research! Plaque formation (a buildup of a
protein in brain cells)
is critically involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers
found that specific antioxidants such as those found in Vitali-C Plus
inhibit plaque formation. Moreover, specific antioxidant molecules
were also capable of robustly breaking up the plaques! Call Susan 970-903-5723.
Testimonials from participants!
—Multiple
Sclerosis and Brain Workshop
Dear
Susan,
It is difficult to find words adequate to describe the depth of my gratitude
to you. You gave of your time, your energy, your compassion, your wisdom
100% yesterday, to such an extent that it seems to me as if that aspect
of yourself who taught me is forever with me. I am profoundly grateful
for what you have shown and given me - and how flat those words fall
next to the actual experience. Gerry, too, was transformed by hope and
thankfulness yesterday, and in fact both of us were moved to tears on
the drive home. You are a healer and teacher in the deepest sense of
those words.
Today I am in no pain whatsoever, and am still walking better - though
I have not practiced yet today. My tiredness last night was delicious
and normal - no fatigue or exhaustion, just a sense of pleasant glowing
accomplishment and readiness for rest. You were so right yesterday when
you said that we had pushed through to a new level - for me, it represented
the "forced evolution" that comes from walking a genuine spiritual
path: the sensations and new information were slow to process by the
time the afternoon tai chi class started, but by sitting and absorbing,
watching and feeling, the integration process began and will never stop
- it is a dynamo.
Thank you and bless you always, Susan.
Connie
—Parkinson's
After
being diagnosed with Parkinson's (experiencing tremor, fatigue,
balance issues and sleep issues) over a year and a half ago, I started
working with Susan and Brain Workshop exercises.
I
can say today that, rather than progressing in symptoms, I am not progressing.
My doctor is thrilled. Balance is not an issue! I use Susan's
breathing and meditation techniques for getting back to sleep at night,
and I can quiet my tremor to a great degree.
Instead of stiffening, my body is moving and becoming more flexible
than it has ever been in all my 64 years. My spine has become straight
again! I am opening up rather than closing down. I will continue to
practice this method for the rest of my life and tell my friends.
Thank
You , Joseph
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"Susan
came to an ongoing group in Leland, where we live, and led us in a one-hour
class. We found her knowledge of anatomy and style of working with energy
and body movement so appealing that we invited her to our home for a
private session. We now regularly use two of her DVD's for practice.
And we are so pleased and excited that she is returning for a full day!"B
& V
Hello
Susan,
I want to thank you and the staff of the White Oak Institute for the
seminar on Saturday. The wealth of information was a blessing. The DVDs
are useful in helping my wife and I put new life into our long time
practice of Tai Chi Chih and also to enjoy the new form you presented
at the end of the workshop. Again, I thank you for coming to Asheville.
All the best! Roger Wheelock
—Multiple
Sclerosis and Body Balance
This
story begins
when I was a 16 year-old ballerina in 1976. I struggled to find the
energy to sustain myself through daily lessons, rehearsals, teaching
schedules and high school studies. Throughout college, marriage and
the birth of my children this search for energy continued.
Frighteningly,
on July 4, 1999, my vision spontaneously blurred and I was extremely
affected by a host of symptoms. They included: dizziness, heart palpitations,
acute fatigue, insomnia, numbness and tingling in my extremities, inability
to concentrate, short term memory loss and slurred speech. It hurt to
do the laundry. Finally, the doctors gave it a name: Multiple Sclerosis.
During
the following eight months, I immersed myself in a battle for health.
In June 2000, I began taking two ounces of Body Balance per day. Within
two days, the blurry vision cleared and a welcome energy had me back
on my feet. I enthusiastically rode this wave of health for about six
weeks before that roller coaster of intermittent fatigue and depression
began to take hold again.
Blood analysis results that showed my calcium, magnesium, chromium,
and phosphorus levels still to be low even though I had been taking
these supplements in pill form for the past 11 months. At this point,
I reviewed the ingredients in OsteoProCare and it was obvious to me
that I had to add this formula to my arsenal. Within
a few days of taking OsteoProCare, the numbness and tingling disappeared.
It
is hard for me to describe or find the words to describe what these
products have done for me. After 23 years, I finally found what I have
been searching for. I am experiencing significant and consistent health.
Day after productive day, I marvel at the absence of those symptoms
that plagued my life and crippled my spirit one year ago. My hair is
even growing back in!
Life
is a dance again! Julie
Daly
Colorado
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A
friend of mine that is 44 years old has had MS for four years
and was getting worse. They gave her a new drug at Christmas time that
nearly killed her. I asked her if she would try Body Balance three months
ago. She went to her doctor last month and he could not believe how
much she had improved. Her doctor has now cut her medication. Thanks
to Body Balance, I have my friend back. Glenda
Powers
Cambridge, OH
—Lower Brain Stem Stroke
With
all the stress, Enar had a lower brain stem stroke. He nearly
died on the way to the hospital. It left him paralyzed in the throat
and with special disorientation. We got him out of the hospital on a
stretcher.
The
doctors wanted to put him in a nursing home, because he was so weak
(114 lbs) and had to be fed through a tube in his stomach, and was deteriorating.
We took him to Norm Burba, MD, who introduced us to Body Balance. Along
with taking him off the chemicals and drugs they had him on, we fed
him blended real foods and lots of Body Balance through the day and
night.
He
has made such a dramatic recovery that the speech therapist is using
the product and recommending it! He literally has blown away the statistics
on lower brain stem strokes. In 30 days, he can swallow and talk once
again, has gained 20 lbs he lost and his equilibrium is returning. I
highly recommend trying Body Balance!
June
Fridh North Carolina
—Severe
Depression
My
friend, who is in her early 30’s, was suffering from severe depression.
I read about how the lack of certain minerals can cause depression.
I told my friend about Body Balance. She was so skeptical, she probably
only took the product out of friendship. However, the improvement was
so remarkable, that my friend made the comment, that she would never
be without Body Balance! Thank you, because now I have my friend back,
the way she used to be.
Brenda
—Migraine
I
have suffered with migraine headaches for over 22 years. The first 20
years they were few and sometimes far apart, but within the last 2 years
the migraines became frequent (as many as 3 a week). They were actually
destroying my life, marriage, business—everything. The migraines were
so severe that I had to go to the hospital for pain and nausea medication.
I have no hospitalization insurance, so I knew that we could not afford
too many more trips to the hospital.
Since
my last trip to the doctor I started on Body Balance and Sunset. I have
only bad one headache since. This is nothing short of a miracle. I could
never tell you what these products have done for me, what Life Force
and the Hillmans have brought to me through these products. It is incredible!
Judy Miller