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Sound Therapy

“Everything Is A Vibration.” – Albert Einstein Music, sounds and frequencies can be used to impact human health in many ways. There are specific audibles that are regarded in alternative medicine to be particularly healing for the human body. While the concept that sound frequencies can actually alter human consciousness and promote healing sounds a… Continue reading Sound Therapy

Aaron Baker

Healing After Injury: Therapy, Expression… Recovery

Art as Therapy Art was always a part of my life growing up. As a little boy, I loved to draw with pencils and crayons, and finger paint with watercolors, gauche or oils. Art class was the highlight of a school day. It was a time when I could fall deep into a wonderland rabbit… Continue reading Healing After Injury: Therapy, Expression… Recovery

Aaron Baker
Accessible Grand Canyon

Accessible Grand Canyon

A Pleasant Experience For My Wife, Baby & Me We were headed West on Interstate 40, happy and joyful from our recent visit with my grandfather in Northern Texas. This was Cayla’s (our 7 month old daughter) first road trip, and our first as a young family, so we decided to extend the trip by… Continue reading Accessible Grand Canyon

Aaron Baker

Six Tips For A Productive Day

Back To School… Or Work How many times have you heard it? “2020 has thrown me a curve ball” and 2021 has not been much different. The impact of COVID-19 has led to many variations of what a “typical” day entails. Whether you have switched to working from home, virtual learning for your children, or… Continue reading Six Tips For A Productive Day

Aaron Baker
steps for mindful breathing

A Few Simple Steps For Mindful Breathing

“Mindful breathing isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.” – Sharon Salzberg Six days after my accident, while in ICU, fully paralyzed and strapped to a rotating bed, I was intubated on a ventilator and fed through a tube. I was about to go from bad to worse. My lungs filled with… Continue reading A Few Simple Steps For Mindful Breathing

Aaron Baker
The Paralympic Journey: Aaron Baker with his Mother

The Paralympic Journey

There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games that coincide with the Olympics every four years. The six broad categories for competition are: amputee, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, wheelchair, vision impairment, and “others.”

Aaron Baker

Spinal Cord Injury Virtual Events

A calendar or list of helpful online resources and events for our spinal cord injury community.

Aaron Baker
Aaron Baker, Shield HealthCare's Spinal Cord Injury Lifestyle Specialist

Aging with Spinal Cord Injury

We all age... and many things that were once easy become more difficult. This is true for everyone, but especially people with a spinal cord injury.

Aaron Baker
How I Maintain A Positive, Optimistic and Flexible Frame Of Mind

A Pivot Mindset

How I Maintain A Positive, Optimistic and Flexible Frame Of Mind I will begin with full transparency – I do not have a clear and positive mindset every day. The ebbs and flows of daily life can oscillate like ocean waves that sweep my unchecked emotions into turbulent white water. As, too, my body’s fluctuating… Continue reading A Pivot Mindset

Aaron Baker
father with a spinal cord injury

Welcome Home, Baby!

My fear of becoming a father with a spinal cord injury vanished the moment Cayla was placed in my arms. I was scared I would not have the energy or strength to spare to rear another life. I was wrong.

Aaron Baker
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