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Ep. 015 Knitting, Meditation and Changing Your Brain for the Better

Ep. 015 Knitting, Meditation and Changing Your Brain for the Better

FromTeaching Your Brain to Knit


Ep. 015 Knitting, Meditation and Changing Your Brain for the Better

FromTeaching Your Brain to Knit

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Brainy Part starts at: 14:05; Behind the Redwood Curtain starts at 28.20.
Catherine talks about her progress on the Meadowlark Shibori Jacket by Gina Wilde out of Alchemy yarn and her new project Clapo-Ktus by Loredana Gianferri in a beloved skein of Goth Sock.  Margaret kind of winged it with a long, narrow drop stitch scarf out of  Recycled Sari Silk.
Then in the Brainy segment, Catherine talks about how meditation can actually increase the grey matter in your brain and reduce the size and therefore the reactivity of the amygdala.   She also shares information on a program called Knitting Behind Bars.
Margaret describes the logging history of the redwoods and current efforts to be more sustainable.
Catherine's knitting tip is change up needle sizes when you're knitting -- have one project on larger needles and another on smaller.
The incentives to join the Ravelry group continue. 
Released:
May 2, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Margaret and Catherine talk about what they are learning from their knitting, something about the brain or learning, Behind the Redwood Curtain, the area where they live along the Northcoast of California, and a knitting tip