Journey from observation to actualization

How quickly can the brain rewire?

Think back to the last time you learned a new skill.
Perhaps you picked it up right away - no iteration needed. Yet depending on the complexity, a new skill can take weeks, months, years or even a lifetime to build. Science can’t provide a fixed timeline for change - and if a TikTok or Instagram influences says otherwise…..thank you, next! There are too many variables (human, natural, supernatural?) to say - ahh, yes, here is the one-size-fits-all-solution-to-everything.
But here’s the good news…you’re never too late to learn something new. It’s called neuroplasticity. A buzz word across the internet - especially in scientific and secular or Buddhist meditation communities.
And applying mindfulness to any skill building has the potential to result in “transformative health behavior change.”

In 2020, I learned I have not one, but 2 lazy eyes.

Plus I learned a shit load of other things …

Grief is an overwhelming painful emotion with absolutely no predetermined timeline, therapy can work, brain rewiring and epigenetics is REAL and mindfulness can change your life.

Yeah…this time was wild. Yet it gave me a reason to learn, to grow, to go inward. And now I want to share my learnings with you.

Hi! I'm Kim

So I started to get curious about…

Mindfulness

I’m a 15+ year yogi, but my practice completely changed when I integraed somatic awareness - a fancy term for mindfulness of the body. In fact, I’m 🤏 close to a handstand. Y’all…this is ONE example of how mindfulness impacted my day-to-day life.
Therapy

As James Clear writes, accountability “creates an immediate cost to inaction.” I don’t believe we’re meant to go it alone. I chose to invest in cognitive behavioral therapy, physical therapy, massage therapy and vision therapy. Which really begs the question…what is therapy?
Neuroscience

When I learned the eyes are an extension of the brain, I started.to dig dig dig into neuroscience, neuroplasticity, epigenetics…you name it. I even debated going back to school for a degree in neuroscience.
Time

It takes time to change. It takes time to notice the change. It takes time to notice the pattern of change. So perhaps this category is really patience and self-compassion, but for the hardened, like me, time is more accessible.