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Rich Vander Wal is a para athlete, recreation therapist, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and an inspiration to all. In this episode, Rich tells us his story of transformation after having experienced a traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in 1992, which resulted in complete T4 Paraplegia. These days Rich is a Recreation Therapist and Founder of Neurocore Physiotherapy, a rehab centre for individuals with neurological conditions, a father and family man, an elite athlete, and keynote speaker helping people find fulfillment in their lives. Rich's story epitomizes human resilience and being able to reclaim your life after suffering a life-changing accident. After suffering a complete T4 paraplegia in a motorcycle accident, Rich's whole world was shaken. His whole life suddenly had to change as he embarked on a journey on learning how to live a fulfilled life after the accident. After spending months in rehab learning to work his body in new ways, and learning to use his new equipment, Rich found himself again in sports and athletics - albeit now he had to also redefine training as a para athlete. Rich got involved in just about as many sports as he could - rowing, tennis, cycling, swimming, skiing, and mountain biking. Sport and athletics is still an essential part of Rich's life. Rich has represented Canada in rowing, tennis, and alpine skiing and is currently training for a triathlon event. Rich became a recreation therapist and advocate for people who have suffered serious injury or medical conditions after being inspired by his own rehab team. Now he is the inspiration to many others and strives to show people how it is possible to reclaim your life after a massive change. Rich's Bio The Person Rich brings a unique approach to Neurocore as he designed and built much of the space to reflect a calming, non-traditional atmosphere where someone with a neurological condition will have the opportunity to exercise in an accessible, warm and friendly environment. Having experienced a traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in 1992, which resulted in complete T4 Paraplegia, Rich brings a wealth of personal life experiences to individuals living with a neurological condition and the challenges that may accompany this life change. Re-evaluating his personal values led him to Brock University where he was a recipient of the prestigious Price Waterhouse Coopers Gold Medal for Entrepreneurial Excellence in 1998. He graduated with a Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies in 1999 and went on to attain an Honour's post-graduate certificate in Therapeutic Recreation from Georgian College in 2000. In 2013, Rich was awarded the Georgian College Board of Governors Distinguished Alumni Award. As a qualified Recreation Therapist at Neurocore, Rich can help you to enhance your mobility skills further or work with you to develop new skills in an activity or sport of your choice. The Professional Working as a Recreation Therapist for 5 years at Toronto Rehab. Institute, Lyndhurst Centre, he worked to re-establish the “Outdoor Cottage Program”, lead the “Community Integration” Program and created a new “Get Outside” program to allow clients the opportunity to develop skills and increased confidence when using their new mobility aids. Rich still continues to assist clients and therapists with development of practical skills to enhance function and Quality of Life. Rich's dual interest for providing education and acting as a resource for customized seating and competitive sports equipment encouraged him to seek a position at Motion Specialties in 2006. He currently continues part time in this role as an educator and sales consultant with a focus on adaptive sports. Rich's unique teaching ability and life experience is an inspiration to anyone who attends his talks. He has been pivotal in providing education series a
The Elite HRV Podcast: Heart Rate Variability, Biohacking Health & Performance, Quantified Self
This week, Jason chats with Nick Bolhuis, peak performance expert to the world's top athletes and executives. Tune in as they discuss how measuring your neurological function can improve your mental and physical health and performance. Show Notes: 00:22: Welcome Nick Bolhuis 01:27: How did the Neuropeak Pro business develop? 04:19: A clinical and performance based approach to neurological function 06:58: QEEG: neurologically, how is this person wired? 09:20: EEG and HRV 12:23: Performance and breathing 14:33: Optimization for golfers 18:52: From Pro-Athletes to Executives: what techniques are similar? 24:18: Working smarter, not harder 28:11: Is there a secret sauce to breathwork? 29:54: Stress recovery tests 36:55: Breathing and sleep techniques for parents 40:36: Biofeedback/neurofeedback programs 43:18: Thank yous/farewells Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-bolhuis-b3a41929/ Neuropeakpro.com Speaker Bio: Nick Bolhuis is the VP of Performance Programs at Neuropeak Pro. He works with the world's top athletes, executives, and high level performers to gain a mental edge through state of the art brain performance training, helping people improve sleep, cognition, mental acuity, focus and stress management. Nick directs diagnostic and clinical operations for Neurocore, managing the company's growing team of licensed clinical specialists and specifically trained client advocates across all Brain Performance Centers. He has served in a variety of roles in the past decade — among them, peak performance training with business executives and professional athletes. Nick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University.
Neurocore CEO, Mark Murrison joined Justin to talk about telehealth counseling and at home brain training, as well as offering free counseling to medical personnel and first responders.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is a major investor in Neurocore, a company based in Michigan that claims to help kids with various attention deficit disorders. Since taking office, she's kept her stake in the company and invested even more money in it. In the third and final installment of "Ethics Be Damned," APM Reports investigative journalist Tom Scheck joins Lizzie O'Leary of Marketplace Weekend to parse DeVos' potential conflicts of interest. Plus, what happens if watchdog groups use ethics as a political weapon? To read Tom's full investigation, visit apmreports.com/ethics.
Vegan, vegetarian, mom, dad, doctor, coach. How does labels impact your behavior and core values. Is refusing to be labeled just a scapegoat for living without boundaries? On this episode Lys and Jaye re-visit a recent hot topic, this time from a different perspective. Plus why going dairy free is imperative to your health especially as African-Americans. Also in this episode: -What the heck is Neurocore and why didn't we know about it -Chitlins and what?! -Say these 2 words to become more believable -African American blood isn't good enough -Do Black Americans lack culture
Neurocore and the Education Secretary The new Eduction Secretary of the United States has caused some controversy in the past months since her appointment over her views on special education, and her financial ties to a company called Neurocore. Specifically, she seems to have no interest in special education at all. Indeed, one of the […] The post Special Parents Confidential 54 Neurocore and the Education Secretary appeared first on Special Parents Confidential.
Nick and Marc debate the prospects of newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Listeners are welcome to ask a question, suggest a topic or share their thoughts: ask@stateofedpodcast.com Subscribe to us on iTunes Links from the show: Rolling back rights for transgender students Neurocore article (NYT) For profit schools (NYT) Read Jeremy Scahill
Dr. Tim Royer of Neurocore goes inside Pete's brain!
Опасно-эклектичная и индустриально-изысканная смесь современного племенного вайба в сочетании с урбанистичным текстепом в легкой нейроокантовке в моем небольшом гостевом миксе для подкаста NEUROCORE, авторами которого является молодой диджейский проект BIOCORPSES из Новосиба!Полная версия подкаста доступна здесь : vk.com/biocorpsesmusic?w=wall-…Почувствуйте звуки у себя в голове ... и сердце! 1. Fade - Tribal Dancer VIP 2. Axon and Killawatt - Level_Up 3. Nickbee & Malk - Lost In The Woods 4. Fade - Robotic Funk 5. Alix Perez Ft.Phace and Misanthrop - Burn Out 6. Cern - Hollow Moon 7. Detail - Exhaustion 8. InsideInfo & Mefjus - Blunt 9. Emperor feat. Georgia Yates - Begin 10. Andy Pain - U 11. Lynx feat. Hellrazor & Bobby Esmond - Bobby Says 12. Freeze - Clash Dub
Опасно-эклектичная и индустриально-изысканная смесь современного племенного вайба в сочетании с урбанистичным текстепом в легкой нейроокантовке в моем небольшом гостевом миксе для подкаста NEUROCORE, авторами которого является молодой диджейский проект BIOCORPSES из Новосиба!Полная версия подкаста доступна здесь : vk.com/biocorpsesmusic?w=wall-…Почувствуйте звуки у себя в голове ... и сердце! 1. Fade - Tribal Dancer VIP 2. Axon and Killawatt - Level_Up 3. Nickbee & Malk - Lost In The Woods 4. Fade - Robotic Funk 5. Alix Perez Ft.Phace and Misanthrop - Burn Out 6. Cern - Hollow Moon 7. Detail - Exhaustion 8. InsideInfo & Mefjus - Blunt 9. Emperor feat. Georgia Yates - Begin 10. Andy Pain - U 11. Lynx feat. Hellrazor & Bobby Esmond - Bobby Says 12. Freeze - Clash Dub