“Traditional rehabilitation exercises typically ended after a few weeks, when a patient stopped improving, or ‘plateaued,’ and doctors lost motivation to continue. But [Paul] Bach-y-Rita, based on his knowledge of nerve growth, began to argue that these learning plateaus were temporary—part of a plasticity-based learning cycle—in which stages of learning are followed by periods of consolidation. Though there was no apparent progress in the consolidation stage, biological changes were happening internally, as new skills became more automatic and refined.”

-NORMAN DOIDGE, The Brain That Changes Itself

These classes combine fundamentals of boxing with Feldenkrais in order to stimulate the brain and nervous system in novel ways. Boxing training has been shown to help the functioning of people with Parkinson’s. Feldenkrais is widely known to be highly beneficial for those with neurological issues. Check the story below with CBS’s Leslie Stahl to see how her husband is using boxing to help with his condition.