“I have a hard time focusing”. “I get distracted easily”. “I lose my train of thought”. These sentences are examples of a common deficit found in people living with brain injury, stroke, concussion, dementia, and a wide range of other neurogenic communication disorders: impaired attention. There are many domains of cognitive-communication that SLPs address in therapy (e.g. attention, memory, processing,… Read More »5 Tips to Improve Attention
The end of the year is upon us, and for many people that means it’s time to set New Year’s Resolutions. I put those words in capital letters because resolutions can take on a daunting, larger than life quality. Though the list of goals we create for ourselves for the coming year starts out as motivation to make changes for… Read More »Intention Setting for the New Year
The holiday season is upon us, and though it is a time for celebration, it can also be a hectic time of year for many people. The various activities that make the holidays special – decorating, shopping for gifts, planning and attending holiday parties (though virtually this year!) – can leave us feeling burnt out and exhausted. There is, of… Read More »12 Days of Wellness
Last month, The New York Times Magazine published an article about Adriene Mishler of “Yoga with Adriene”, describing how her already incredibly popular, free YouTube yoga channel has become even more popular during the pandemic. There are many known benefits of yoga for the mind and body, and now more people are discovering the benefits of practicing yoga at home.… Read More »Benefits of a home yoga practice
This post summarizes a research study that looked at the effect of mindfulness and yoga on brain structure. The researchers found significant increases in brain matter concentration in participants who completed an 8 week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course. Read on to learn more about the study, why brain matter concentration matters and the body of evidence that points to a… Read More »Can mindfulness change brain structure?
There’s no denying that 2020 has been an unpredictable whirlwind of a year. With the holidays officially upon us, we thought we’d put together a little Gift Guide, with 10 gift ideas connected to speech and language, wellness, and brain injury recovery. Please feel free to share any other gift suggestions for our community in the comment section below. JOURNAL… Read More »Holiday Gift Guide 2020
We are so excited to introduce you to Lotus Speech and Wellness, an online resource focusing on holistic approaches to improving speech, language, and cognition for individuals with brain injuries. We are two speech-language pathologists (SLPs), Caitlin Chambers and Katherine Noyes, who met in graduate school in Boston, MA in 2009. We’ve stayed close friends ever since, and among other… Read More »Welcome to Lotus Speech & Wellness