Comments on: A scientist and her stroke of insight

By: rhea

rhea — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:12:41 +0000

Fascinating lecture. I love the TED stuff.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:08:05 +0000

Thank you for that. Jill Bolte Taylor’s My Stroke of Insight is one of the most incredible stories I’ve heard in a long time. Her TEDTalk video blew my mind wide open to new possibilities. On the one hand, there’s what she went through and how she emerged from it. On the other hand, there’s what she can teach all of us.
I saw the 4 part Oprah interview on Oprah dot com Soul Series and I did learn a lot from that, but I’d like to find our more of how to do what Dr. Taylor did, without having a stroke of course!
Thin how many of us are living too much in the head, and not the heart. And of course, you can’t get more left brain than a Harvard Brain Scientist. Isn’t it ironic that she should be the one to have the stroke and transform from the quintessential left brainer into this “”seen the light”" disciple of finding inner peace?
I hope this movement keeps going. Maybe there will be My Stroke of Insight classes where we can practice what Jill Bolte Taylor is preaching.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:24:05 +0000

The New York Times Sunday Newspaper on May 25 had a great two page article on Jill Bolte Taylor and her book, “MY STROKE OF INSIGHT”. Her book is a must read and this NY Times article - called “A Superhighway to bliss” is worth checking out too.

By: Fisher

Fisher — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:06:26 +0000

I read “My Stroke of Insight” in one sitting - I couldn’t put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it’s a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I’ve ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.

By: Ron Schoof

Ron Schoof — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:36:27 +0000

Dave, I am so moved by this I am at a loss for words at the moment. I can tell you what Dr. Taylor (I assume that she is a Doctor) said has had a profound effect on me but I can’t describe it. I will have to rewatch this again…and more than once before I can begin to verbalize what real impact her message has had on me. A truly fascinating presentation and I hope there are lots of responses. I want to hear what others think.

By: Dave Schoof

Dave Schoof — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:45:51 +0000

I love it whenever science catches up to the wisdom of the spiritual traditions. And for some funny reason, I am always moved when a scientist discovers this - it’s more powerful to me than a spiritual guy discovering science. Go figure.