Hello friends! Thanks to those of you who tuned in Monday night to watch the first part of my talk with Oprah on her Soul Series. We talked for two hours, and the remaining half-hour segments will be broadcast on XM Radio as well as through the webcast during the next three Mondays. How exciting!
My book has also been published by Viking Penguin Group and available at your local bookstore or online bookseller, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Sense, and Viking Penguin Group.
Finally, have you seen TIME Magazine's May 12, 2008 edition? Now look a little closer...we have tried to make it easy for you--here I am peeking out through the 'M' of TIME!
What an honor it has been to be chosen as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential in the World for 2008!
This all came about because I was invited to give an 18-minute presentation at the TED conference in Monterey, CA on February 27, 2008. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design - three wide-ranging subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future. Every year, 1300 of the world's leading thinkers and doers gather together for four days of networking, education and exposure to new ideas. Past speakers and performers have included Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Paul Simon, Richard Branson, Frank Gehry, Philippe Starck, James Watson, Billy Graham, Jane Goodall, Al Gore, and Bono. However, TED is about much more than famous names. It is about passion, laughter, beauty, and ingenuity. It is about ideas capable of changing the world, and I was given 18 minutes to share my personal story and an idea that I believed was worth spreading. My experience at TED was both phenomenal and life transforming. See for yourself by visiting www.TED.com.
Future Speaking Engagements
Catch Jill in person or tune in to watch or listen!Monday, May 12, 19, 26, and June 2
Soul Series webcast with Oprah Winfrey
Oprah.com
Each segment of Jill's four-part interview with Oprah will air for the next four Mondays starting May 12. The audio will also air on the Oprah and Friends channel on XM Radio at 9pm EDT.
Congratulations to Jill for Celebrating Life!
May 5, 2007
Now in its 11th year, Indianapolis Life’s Celebrating Life program recognizes individuals who have overcome difficult challenges to participate in the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, the largest half-marathon in the country. Celebrating Life candidates are nominated by people who know the challenges that their friend or family member is facing and have seen first-hand the strength and determination of their nominee. Celebrating Life award recipients receive an engraved award and a $5,000 donation is made in his/her name to the not-for-profit organization of the recipients’ choosing. The organizations selected by recipients are often those that have been an integral part of the recipient’s recovery or support network.
Jill and her mother GG at the Jill participating in the
2007 500 Festival Champions Dinner 2007 OneAmerica 500 Festival
May 4, 2007 May 5, 2007
One of the three 2007 Indianapolis Life Celebrating Life recipients was Jill Bolte Taylor of Bloomington, who experienced a stroke in 1996 that left her in a complete vegetative state. She has since completely recovered and she is inspiring others through her story of survival.
Ten years ago Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor was living in Boston teaching and performing brain research at Harvard Medical School. In addition, she was the national spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Bank. In 1996, her work was stopped when she experienced a major AVM stroke. At the age of 37, she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. With the help of her mother it took Jill eight years to completely recover.
She has written a book detailing the shutting down of her brain and what she needed to recover completely. The book, titled “My Stroke of Insight,” serves as a guide for recovering brain function.
Today, Jill continues to serve as the spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Bank and is the president of the Greater Bloomington Area affiliate of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She also teaches neuroanatomy at the IU School of Medicine.
The nominators wrote, “Jill is a beacon of hope. Everyone she meets is touched by her passion, her love of people, and her spirit. Her joy expands the universe.”
A donation of $5,000 will be made in her name to the NAMI Greater Bloomington Area.