Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain: Applying the Exciting New Science of Brain Synchrony for Creativity, Peace and Presence

By Patt Lind-Kyle
Energy Psychology Press, $26.95, 263 pages

Author Lind-Kyle takes the reader on an extensive neuro-anatomy expedition; introducing Enneagram personality typing and some Eastern thought before getting into the actual meditation exercises she recommends to alter brain wave function. Carefully omitting the word “yoga,” Lind-Kyle explains the physiology of meditation by exploring its chemical and physical substrates. The last third of the book explores the meditation exercises that Lind-Kyle recommends for balancing brain patterns based on her work with meditation techniques and the electroencephalograph. The author recommends the methods to reduce stress, alter obsessive thoughts and correct personality anomalies.

The scientifically minded will be annoyed at her continued use of the word “evolution,” both as a word to describe the true Darwinian “survival of the fittest” and the chemical changes that take place in the individual human brain as a result of learning. They will also be put off by Lind-Kyle’s reference to DNA and genes as separate units of heredity. However, anyone truly interested in neuroplasticity and meditation will be fascinated by the effort to bring healing and change to the average person.

Reviewed by Shelli Ellsworth