My Cosmic Stroke is a remarkable true story shared by Ashima Kahrs, who at the tender age of twenty-one suffered a debilitating stroke. This narrative explores the personal trials, paralyzing fears, and conversations with death that were a part of the unfolding. Learning to embrace the grace of humility, the mystical gifts of compassion, and the potentials of treatment possibilities are explored.
With her training as a speech-language pathologist, Kahrs provides a look at strokes from a medical professional's inside view through a unique blend of storytelling, humor, and humility. Kahrs also explores multiple alternative healing options that continue to enrich the healing process to this day. Lessons in humility and gratitude fill this narrative as deeper understanding unfolds.
Divided into four parts entitled "The Wake Up Call," "Unfolding Wisdom," "The Integration Begins," and "Unlimited Potentials," these deeply personal tales bring clarity to a wide range of complex issues as they follow Kahrs's extraordinary-if erratic-journey, and the lessons she gained through gentle guidance and patience.
These colorful, yet overwhelming, events encourage her to learn and explore the wisdom afforded her as her ongoing recovery exceeds expectations.
In the vein of Jill Bolte Taylor's My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, this book is for health professionals and laymen alike who are curious about the broad range of available options for treating those with neurological issues-and who want to embrace the evolving nature of wellness.
About the Author: Ashima Kahrs is a therapist, a teacher / facilitator, a writer, and an avid traveler. A perennial student, she is fascinated by the unknown, always searching for hidden clues, somehow restless for the deeper meanings.
Her early training was as a speech-language pathologist, a career she pursued after suffering a stroke at the age of twenty-one. Much later she was certified as a massage therapist and Authorized Continuum Teacher.
Kahrs currently resides near Charleston, South Carolina, and travels frequently to explore new possibilities and visit her children and grandsons.
My Cosmic Stroke was written to encourage a dialogue between skilled professionals in both traditional and alternative medicines.
