Spinning Your Brain: How Vestibular Training Revolutionizes Health and Performance with Sheila Thelen

StoryBuilders Podcast

Sheila Thelen, president of Vestibular Training Services, joins Andrew Biernat on StoryBuilders to reveal how training the tiny balance organs in our inner ears can profoundly impact overall health and performance. From working with autistic children to world-class athletes, Sheila's journey is both fascinating and transformative.

Key Takeaways:

1. The Power of Vestibular Training: Discover how this emerging health trend influences not just balance, but cognitive processing speed, spatial awareness, and even sleep quality.
2. From Figure Skating to Neuroscience: Learn how Sheila's background as a master figure skating coach shaped her unique approach to vestibular training. She leveraged her skills from sports to create innovative health strategies, showing that athletic expertise can translate into groundbreaking advancements in neuroscience and wellness.
3. Transforming Lives Across Populations: Explore Sheila's work with diverse groups, from helping ADHD children focus without medication to aiding concussion recovery in athletes, illustrating the wide-ranging applications of vestibular training.
4. Making Wellness Accessible: Understand Sheila's vision of bringing vestibular training to the general public, potentially revolutionizing how we approach balance, cognition, and sleep health.

Sheila brings these concepts to life with compelling stories from her work with NASA, professional athletes, and everyday individuals, demonstrating how vestibular training can lead to rapid and dramatic improvements in health and performance. Tune in to learn how to apply these insights to your own wellness journey and explore the potential of "spinning your brain" for better health.

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