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We need to stop talking about mental health, and instead actually start doing something about it. Maya Raichoora- one of the UK’s leading mental fitness and visualisation experts presents a simple yet novel approach to training the mind and improving mental health. One of the UK’s leading visualisation experts, Maya is pioneering a mental fitness revolution. She is the founder and CEO of Remap mental fitness. Working with global brands like Nike, Lego and Barclays- she helps people think, feel and perform like the top 1%. Best known for hosting immersive visualisation events, her story and workshops will leave you feeling inspired, empowered and mentally strong.
At the age of 15, Maya was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis, an incurable irritable bowel disease. Crippled with physical and mental pain, she was told she had very little hope. After learning and practicing visualisation, the technique saved her life. She is now on a mission to help others. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
23 Comments
Amazing!! This has become one of my favorite TED talks!
Amazing!! So many golden nuggets!!
Worth watching!
That was just fabulous 😍
Fantastic – worth listening to the talk.
💚👏🏽👏🏽🌾
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Very well spoken
Great talk with loads of interesting insights. I always advocate about mind health and fitness.
Visualisation enable the new neutron pathway formed to allow you to better fit into and tackle the challenging scenarios that are going to happen to you.
Some people have no visual or other sensory imagery experiences. Check the paper "Imagery agnosia and its phenomenology". But for many visualization is very valuable.
it's amazing, I had a bad day yesterday and this video came to my YouTube homepage. Great advice Maya and TED, thanks!
Maya just like your name. Your brain 🧠 is an illusion 😉
Maya – amazing!
Fabulous talk Maya; one of the best, on one of the most important topics of our time!
Thank you for your speech 💬. I enjoyed very much 😊
Visualization works as a remembering tool (you did the thing you visualize before) or as a creative tool (you create a new image of an activity you didn't do from images of similar experiences you did do before). You can't visualize without a personal reference point.
Mental fitness, yes, but it's madness.Not for the sensitive people.
I improved my mental fitness today, by imagining what she looked like without that jumpsuit on. She packaged herself. All I did, was take off the wrapping. We could call it "creative visualization."
Brilliant. More please.
Ted talks have become "fall asleep fast" content.
Listening to this while doing needed housework and decorating a window.
Lightly taking physical, mental and emotional exercise! Thanks!!
Great message thanks