Your Attention, Please! Brain Week 2025 Is Almost Here—Don’t Miss Out!

The Virtual Brain Health Center's Brain Week 2025 starts on Monday??

I can hardly believe this is our 5th Brain Week at the Virtual Brain Health Center ! Each year, this event grows in impact, bringing together experts and brain health enthusiasts from around the world.

I’m beyond excited for Monday and all the incredible sessions ahead! 15 events | 20 experts

I wanted to take a moment to share these free opportunities with you—whether you’re interested in brain health yourself or support others who could benefit.

??? Don't wait—secure your spot today!

?? March 2025 Brain Health Tips Calendar

I know that not everyone can join our Brain Week events live or may have a full schedule next week—and that’s okay! To support your brain health journey, we’ve created a 30 Days to Better Brain Health Calendar, available for free download on our website.

No matter how you engage next week, I hope Brain Awareness Week serves as a moment to reflect on how you care for your one and only brilliant brain—and how you can start the conversation about brain care with those around you.

?Bonus Program Added to Our Event Lineup!?

Learn How Attention is the Remote Control of Your Brain

?? Uncertainty can leave us feeling scattered and overwhelmed—but what if you could recognize and harness the power of your attention?

Join Lauren Waldman, The Learning Pirate, and me for a dynamic Brain Week event exploring the connection between somatic responses, learning experiences, and attentional control.

?? Learn how your brain processes attention, explore real-world strategies to navigate today’s demanding environment, and walk away with tools to enhance your mental wellness.

Through hands-on exercises and self-check-ins, you’ll leave with the assurance that you can steer your focus toward what truly matters.

Pre-Event Kickoff: Brain Week 2025!

Join us TODAY, Thursday, March 6, 2025, for a special Neuro Nook Book Club session featuring an exclusive video message from the author of The Connection Cure, Julia Hotz—a powerful exploration of how movement, nature, art, service, and belonging can transform your brain health.

?? The Virtual Brain Health Center's Neuro Nook (book club) delves into the neuroscience behind grief and the grieving process.

?? Thursday, March 6, 2025 | ?? 12:00-12:45 PM EST | ?? Live, online via Zoom

?? The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging by Julia Hotz

Why thisbook? As the first book on social prescribing, The Connection Cure empowers you to find, experience, and implement this revolutionary medicine in your own community.

"Science shows that social prescribing is effective for treating symptoms of the modern world’s most common ailments—depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, anxiety, chronic pain, dementia, diabetes, and loneliness."

And as a general sense of unwellness plagues more of us, social prescriptions can help us feel healthier than we’ve felt in years. Learn more during our monthly discussion.

Monday, March 10, 2025

?? 11:00 AM EDT: Brain Health Social: Maximizing Brain Health Through Movement and Dance with Magda Kaczmarska, MFA | Founder, DanceStream Projects

Explore the power of dance and neuroscience in this interactive session that turns brain health into fun, accessible action.

?? 2:00 PM EDT: StrongerMemory: Simple Strategies to Boost Cognitive Health with Rob Liebreich and Jessica Fredericksen, MSW, CADDCT, CMDCP | Goodwin Living

Discover the power of StrongerMemory, a program designed to help improve focus, recall, and mental clarity through simple, daily activities.

?? 7:00 PM EDT: Starting the Conversation on Brain Health with Your Health Care Provider: Insights from a Board Certified Neurologist, Dr. Jonathan Artz M.D. | Co-Host of the Let's Talk Brain Health! Podcast

Talk brain health with a neurologist—discover key insights, proactive steps, and tips to confidently start the conversation.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

?? 11:00 AM EDT: The Harmony of Brain Health: Transforming ?Lives Impacted by Dementia Through Music and Science with Dr. Patricia Izbicki, Ph.D. and Eyleen Braaten , MPP | Giving Voice Initiative

Join us for an engaging session that explores the intersection of neuroscience, music, and scalable music interventions.

?? 2:00 PM EDT: Designing Your Personalized Dementia Prevention Plan with Dr. Mitchell Clionsky Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist | Author of Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain

Learn how to create your personalized dementia prevention plan using the new online Dementia Prevention Checklist—tailored for your unique brain health journey.

?? 7:00 PM EDT: Neuro Stretch: Expanding Your Mind to Try New Things and Thrive with LeAnne Stuver , M.Ed., BSN? Director of Lifelong Learning at the Virtual Brain Health Center

An engaging program that combines brain science, interactive exercises, and practical resources to help you expand your cognitive fitness and thrive

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

?? 11:00 AM EDT: NeuroSomatic Creativity: Building Brain Capital with the Arts with Genein Letford, M.Ed | Founder & CEO of CAFFE Strategies, Inc

Boost brainpower and resilience! Discover how music, movement, theatre & art shape minds and build essential brain skills.

?? 2:00 PM EDT: Cognition Kitchen: The 2x Brain Boost of Cooking Healthy Meals with Maggie Moon, MS, RD | Author of the MIND Diet 2.0

?Explore the cutting-edge science behind the MIND Diet and its incredible benefits for your mind, heart, and health.

?? 7:00 PM EDT: Cognitive Connections: Brain Health for All Ages with Nandita Srikumar, Founder of Cognitive Connections, Giovanna Manson-Hing, MA, CDP, CPT and LeAnne Stuver of the Virtual Brain Health Center

Explore how brain health evolves across the lifespan and gain practical tips and strategies to care for your brain at every stage of life!

Thursday, March 13, 2025

?? 11:00 AM EDT: Energy Psychology and Emotional Freedcom Technique: Practical Tools for Brain Health and Performance with Scott Fox , Mental Health and Sports Performance Practitioner | Founder of the Champion Playbook

Learn how Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) drives powerful mental and physical transformations, supported by science and real-world results.

?? 2:00 PM EDT: Brain Health Prescription (Rx): Actionable Insights from the Neuro Nook (Book Club) with Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, MA and Heather Elwell

?Learn actionable, science-driven strategies for lifelong brain health from our Neuro Nook book discussions.

?? 7:00 PM EDT: Protect Your Brain from the Lies of Bullying, Gaslighting, and Institutional Complicity with Dr. Jen Fraser, PhD | Author of the Bullied Brain

Uncover the secrets of how lies, manipulation, and gaslighting affect our brains, and learn how to reclaim your power by recognizing and resisting these toxic tactics!

Friday, March 14, 2025

?? 11:00 AM EDT: The Neuroscience of Happiness with Dr. Shannel Kassis Elhelou, PsyD of Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI)

Unlock the secrets to lasting happiness with powerful, research-backed strategies that boost resilience, deepen connections, and transform your well-being through the science of positive emotions, gratitude, and purposeful living!

?? 2:00 PM EDT: Breathing for Better Brain Health with Dr. Nick Heath , Ph.D. | Creator of the Breath Learning Center and also known as “The Breathing Diabetic”

Discover the researched connections between breathing and brain function, learn how specific breathing patterns can influence your mind, and gain practical tools to immediately apply these techniques for better cognitive performance.

?? A heartfelt request to help spread the word!

Our Brain Week 2025 events are open to individuals, groups, and communities—completely free of charge. This is our collaborative partner's collective give of the year to support brain care for our growing virtual community. Please engage with this post and reshare it to help us reach more brilliant brains!

?? Thanks a myelin in advance—I appreciate you— and I can't wait to share this incredible week of learning together. I hope you join us??