Dopamine and Serotonin are part of the reward and pleasure center of the brain. These hormones strengthen rationality and emotional resilience as well as personal empowerment and self-esteem; whereas Norepinephrine and cortisol trigger the fight or flight response, and are responsible for increasing stress, blood pressure, weight gain and lowering your immune function.
By implementing biomechanics and
applied physics, we are able to activate these systems under the guidance of profes- sionally trained staff. Through a series of movements and exercises with gymnastics, the mind and body are engaged simultane- ously; this is when change begins. The laws of nature, mass versus gravity, create an authentic perception of intensity. It is this experience which evokes change.
JEKL in Action The mind is a powerful tool. Its plastic-
ity allows for true changes in not only be- havior but also in physical movement, prov- ing that the mind, when engaged at peak performance, can elicit what some deem to be impossible. I experienced this firsthand when a former client of mine called me one day to say that her husband had been in a horrific car accident while driving his son to school. The catastrophic repercussions, which left him paralyzed from the neck down, also caused mental and emotional trauma for him and his entire family. His wife was desperate to help him and asked me for names of doctors, however, I was un- able to refer her to a program or physician.
They transferred him to a spinal cord hospital in Georgia where he spent over a year working on his recovery. Within that time frame, he regained severely limited arm function, but these were not the results they were looking for and they returned to Connecticut. Upon their return, his wife
reached back out to me and asked me, yet again, if I had any contacts or references that could help him with his rehabilitation. After telling her that I would rethink my network of medical contacts, she directly asked if I would be willing to work on rehabilitating her husband due to the nature of my program. Having had no prior experi- ence working with individuals with spinal cord injuries, I was hesitant but because of my previous relationship with his wife and the severity of the injury, which had affected his entire family, I believed that I had to at least entertain their request for a meeting.
After thorough examination of his extremities, and a clear acknowledgement that he could not feel or move anything from the chest down, I then asked him to think about moving his toes and repeat the action. It was then that I saw an ever so slight movement. I asked him if he could feel the movement, to which he replied, no. Despite his lack of feeling, in that instant, I knew I would be able to get him to walk again. I agreed to work with him and we started Monday.
Upon his arrival in April of 2014, and a discussion on mindset, he asked me what my goal was for him. I responded, “to have you walking before New Year’s.” He chuckled and said, “no, really?” To which I responded, “no, really!” With a glimmer of optimism, he said, “okay! Let’s go!” We were able to delve into his recovery, which while exciting to all of us, was quite daunt- ing and draining at times. From the begin- ning, it was imperative that the atmosphere remain positive, intense and challenging. For months, my partner Brian Pendergast and I were responsible for his physical sup- port, while reminding him to stay mindful about the movements we were putting him through as he was doing them. This
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