View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/jill-bolte-... Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened -- and has become a powerful voice for brain recovery. Talk by Jill Bolte Taylor.
This was so emotionally moving. Ive seen this before but for some reason this time it was speaking directly to ME and my heart. I will take this information through out my day and no matter what comes, I will remember Jills words, and whats really important. That we are ALL ONE. We have a choice to engage in that blissful right hemisphere where peace dwells. Beautiful!
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That was so moving, really made an impact on me. "Information in the form of energy streams in simultanously through all of our sensory systems in the form of energy and then it explodes into this enormours collage of what this present moment looks like, what it tastes like, what it feels like, what it looks like and what it sounds like... In this moment we are perfect, we are whole and we are beautiful." Wow.
ppl spend there whole life meditating to see even for a second, the things she described... I've been there for about 3 minutes during meditation was so excited I was instantly back in my body and very upset I could hold that state of mind longer...
What incredible insight. I am a 12 year stroke survivor and I had virtually NO awareness of what was happening to me, I'm thankful that Mother-in -law knew the signs. I had an experience also, but it was not quite the same. Kudos Jill!
Wow, how amazing that she got to go through that experience with her knowlegde of the brain then come and share it after the recovery. You are inspiring Jill
this was the most insperational video. i have been trying to explain to many people the method that i use to remain so eternaly happy but still able to function in "reality" i understood every bit of it and can relate. i have been able to flip the switch between my "personalities" for year though nvr able to explain it. i choose who i will be on a momentary bases and yes it is so much nicer, enjoyable, and peaceful when i am able to be just one. i hope that u are able to inspier more lifes.
Sometimes when I have a really bad migraine I watch this, as I am now, in order to feel better. If this migraine ends up being a stroke... Maybe I'll get to see nirvana too. Maybe it won't be too bad. Thank you, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor.
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How profound and amazing that Julie is able to tell her story from such a neurological and physiological position. Her recovery is beyond amazing. In tears 😭 over the restoration and revelation.
She had a pretty abstract experience, but I can definitely see this balance of power that she's talking about within my own mind. Maybe not in those exact words, but I've observed these things inside of myself.
I CANNOT BELIEVE I'VE FOUND SOMEONE WHOS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE OF ME!!! I've named my analytical brain, in a way the consciousness that I was before the stroke Jan. I RELY ON JAN. Jan has almost become her own self trying to rope the Sam that I am back in.
So inspiring. It answers questions I have pondered for 44 years. It tweaks knowledge already in the public domain. It would seem that that there is a left brain Ego based on thought that leaves us isolated and alone and a right brained based on feeling and consciousness where the ego is part of ever increasing circles. This knowledge has relevence to therapies religon sport and science. In team sport we are seperate and yet very united to the other players and the ball.
While it was a bit overly spiritual for my taste it was still very moving. Those who say they learned nothing from this video misunderstand TEDs purpose of giving insight and perspective in to the world we live in and to make us think.
My brother suffered a Massive Stroke at 59, he’s 61 now nothing has changed, Aphasia, right side of his body paralyzed. Has no insurance.....it’s a slow Suicide 😥
शिवोहम शिवोहम। निरवाना शतकम आपने यह अद्भुत आनंद दैवीय शक्ति सत्य सबको बता दिया है। Namaste. bliss of atma always with you .may all the humanity in this lifetime attain to this peacefulness. सभी को यह सुख प्राप्त हो।
Ms Taylor represents the difficulty of explaining non verbal experiences in verbal terms. It sounds nuts. Her experience parallels that of others who have mystical/transcendent experiences, whether it be, for example, religious ecstasy, near death experiences, drug induced "trips", etc. The symbolic "language" we identify with in artists, musicians, mystics, in our dreams, etc., are attempts to transmit/channel the reality of what usually remains unconscious.
Id love to have heard more about the WHY, WHEN en WHERE. And also she talked about how we choose to use any side... How exacly do we choose this? How do we manipulate this? (for treating mental desease for instance)
I’m 23 and just had 3 strokes last month. They still don’t know eBay caused the clots so I’m afraid I’ll have more but this is exactly what it felt/feels like. I had symptoms switch from one side of my body to the other. Things were abnormal I guess to my strokes as well as me being so young with no family history related. If anyone has ideas, lmk. We’ve tested all the common causes so are trying to see if it’s something like a rare disease now I guess. I’m scared of leaving my body and my mind again. Life is beautiful and I want to stay. The pain is worth it for the good moments.
Hello! is there a way that i can add spanish subtitles to the video? i ll do it myself. There are lots of friends to whom i would like to share this, but they don t understand english...
8:30 She says that she feels like her energy is expanding and how it is getting bigger and bigger and reach out larger. I am no druggie, straight edge, not a moment of my life is delusional from substances. But I have always had this feeling of expanding every since I am a kid, now I wonder if there is something wrong with my left cerebral hemisphere.. Because I had that feeling, to me its not energy thats expanding, it is my body being stressed out to size of galaxy.
+Leon Wong Me too. Usually it's my hands that seem to be changing in size, usually when I am lying in bed. I don't think there is anything wrong, I think it is because parts of my brain are falling asleep (maybe the same parts where she had her injury) while other parts are still awake to watch.
+Super Nova Yep, in bed, lying down, ready to sleep. I woke up because I felt I was expanding somehow. You sound right, I can not think of a time where I felt it while being awake, isn't that weird that we feel like this way? huh
+Leon Wong You can train yourself to stay in that in-between state, but it takes some practice because you have to pay attention but also keep your mind relaxed. That trance state is related to hypnosis and astral travel, and maybe lucid dreaming.
+Leon Wong Don't worry about it. It's something often felt in transcendental meditation. Lose awareness off the body but feel very expansive, very wide, and it feels very familiar.
I don't wanna compare it to the natural process of feeling nirvana with your own powers, but i experience I guess something similar on shrooms and LSD and it felt great!! time expanded, emotions flow and I detached from anxiety and overthinking, and i felt love, peace and clarity. I read that these synthetics could open all the neurological paths and rewrite some blocked paths on yoru brain, like a snowfall :D a bit o f reset.
She reminds me of a neurology professor my father had in college who had terrible vertigo. He didn't treat it because he thought the impact it had on the brain was "fascinating to experience." I feel like telling her... LADY, STOP ENJOYING YOUR STROKE! GO TO THE HOSPITAL!!!!
If you are on a high like I was after seeing this, DO NOT read the comments. Those who most need to hear what she's saying are making themselves known.
I feel like I have a constant stroke in the left side of my brain :s Though I don't know if this is so bad at all? I have no stress and I feel so relieved most of the time. However I prefer more left side brain activity because I lack logic thinking >
