To learn about fetal brain development is to experience the incredible beauty of the brain unfolding into a "mindful" person well before birth; to learn about lifelong brain development is to ponder the brain's capacity for increasing synaptic connections throughout life; to learn about the power of mind/body connections is to consider the awesome possibilities of unlocking human potential at every point along our journey through life.
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