Charlotte Tomaino, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist with thirty years of experience and is dedicated to helping patients develop practical solutions for the traumatic loss of brain function. She is a full-time clinician in private practice in White Plains, New York.
"Charlotte Tomaino has written a compassionate and hopeful book
based on both science and spirituality. Her backgrounds as a former
nun as well as her current professional as a neuroscientist,
combined with hard-won personal knowledge due to a brain injury in
a close family member, make this a compelling, helpful, and
authentic read. Helpful for anyone who has a brain and wants it to
keep working or work better in the the future."
—Bill O'Hanlon, author of Do One Thing Different
"Awakening the Brain offers the wisdom of experience from Charlotte
Tomaino, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist and a spiritual pilgrim.
Hope for regaining brain function after trauma and for
transcendence of our human consciousness to awakened states is
skillfully shared in these pages."
—Joyce Whiteley Hawkes, PhD, author of Cell-Level Healing and
Resonance
"This book can change your life! Its rich blend of scientific
information, stories, and personal experience illustrate the
ability of the brain to stretch and expand, opening the possibility
of a new consciousness. Charlotte Tomaino brings a lifetime of
knowledge and practice to this uplifting guide to self-growth and
awareness. Illuminating the interaction between the brain, faith,
spirituality and personal choices, Tomaino offers hope that each
person can achieve an enlightened state that will enrich their
lives and transform the world. Maryknoll Sisters have benefited
from her caring and perceptive paths to healing and enlightenment.
This book enables others to drink from this fountain of wisdom and
knowledge."
—Sister Janice McLaughlin, MM, president of the Maryknoll Sisters,
Maryknoll, New York
"Dr. Tomaino’s brilliant work as a neuroscientist and devoted
spiritual practitioner has birthed an inspiring, practical book
that offers readers all that they would want to know about the
undeniable partnership between the human brain and inner spirit.
Written in language the layperson can readily understand and, most
importantly, confidently integrate into their daily lives, it
speaks volumes of wisdom, grace, and compassion."
—Michael Bernard Beckwith, author of Spiritual Liberation:
Fulfilling Your Soul’s Potential
"The Awakening Brain is a refreshing reminder of the power of
thought and the ability to transcend perceived limitations. It
guides us on a path in which we make conscious choices. We can
change our thinking, which will change our brain and ultimately our
reality."
—Mimi Guarneri MD FACC, author of The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist
Reveals the Secret Language of Healing
"In this unique book Dr. Charlotte Tomaino has deftly brought
together her extensive knowledge of neuropsychology, spirituality,
and multiple forms of therapy into an integrated whole, and she
does so in terms of both theory and clinical practice. Yet the text
and illustrations can be readily understood and implemented by
everyone, from professionals to patients and from interested
students to general readers. Dr. Tomaino speaks from three decades
of clinical experience as a very successful neuropsychologist who
has also incorporated into her work her wide knowledge from many
areas of life such as meditation, yoga, relaxation, mindfulness,
and a variety of spiritual paths.
You will learn about the brain's 'awe-inspiring ability to change,'
especially when you discover how to make beneficial neurochoices in
your daily life, which can lead you to new insights, life-mastery,
and eventually, inner peace. Dr. Tomaino has successfully treated
many kinds of patients, including brain trauma cases, stroke
victims, and learning disability students, and she describes in
detail the specific neuropsychological, cognitive, motivational,
emotional, and educational techniques used by her and her
colleagues. Yet, all this valuable information has been presented
with a charming writing style that, as well as being pleasant to
read, is leavened with personal anecdotes, lucid analogies,
representative case histories, and lots of compassion.
May I suggest that his book by Dr. Tomaino should be placed at the
very top of your non-fiction Wish List."
—Alexander Bannatyne, PhD
Retailing Insight Review:
As science and spirituality continue to move closer to each other,
most of us have gotten used to hearing how ancient spiritual
philosophies are being applied to scientific fields such as
medicine and psychology. Most familiar is mindfulness practice,
which is now influencing many branches of psychotherapy. Author Dr.
Charlotte Tomaino, a clinical neuropsychologist and former Mary
Knoll nun, has refined the science of mind and spirit and applied
it to the specific niche of rehabilitating and expanding brain
function. She specializes in helping people with traumatic brain
injuries. This book puts the protocols she developed while working
with her clients into a form that is accessible to a much broader
audience. Drawing on the biblical tradition of storytelling, she
combines cutting-edge information with practical applications. This
book stands out in the crowded field of the science of awareness.
Consider displaying it with a reprint of the 1994 Time magazine
article that propelled her ground-breaking work into the
spotlight.
"A neuropsychologist and former Catholic nun explores the
relationship between the brain and spirituality."
—Publishers Weekly Review
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