Meditation Heals Brain Injuries

A tech CEO's experience with meditation as a recovery protocol for brain injury, where medical experts across different disciplines unanimously recommended meditation as the primary treatment.

Expert Consensus on Meditation for Recovery

• Multiple types of experts consulted:
  • Neurosurgeon
  • Psychiatrist
  • Shaman
• All experts unanimously recommended meditation as the key recovery tool

Personal Meditation Journey

• No prior meditation experience
  • Had tried before but struggled and gave up
• Post-injury meditation practice:
  • Became a regular meditator
  • Currently taking Vedic meditation classes
  • Reading meditation-focused books (e.g., "Becoming Supernatural")
  • Actively working to improve meditation practice

Recovery Protocol

• Initial phase:
  • Stay in dark room
  • Avoid reading
  • Minimize visual stimulation
• Transition to meditation practice
  • Used as primary recovery tool
  • Led to sustained lifestyle change

Impact and Transformation

• Meditation "unlocks a lot" according to subject
• Led to broader life changes:
  • Increased focus on health
  • Changed relationship status
  • Shifted professional priorities
  • New focus on causes beyond work