by Siegfried Othmer, PhD I s it not remarkable that the entire field of education regards the challenges faced in education entirely without reference to the brain? This holds true from Arne Duncan at the Department of Education down to the local school board and even to the teacher in the classroom. It is almost […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 6 September 21 (Sunday) The day of our trip to Dharamsala had arrived. The hotel limo took us to the airport at 6:30 in the morning, a time remarkable only for the dearth of traffic at that hour and the liberty that provides for the resident monkeys, who were out […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Sight-seeing Day 5 September 20 (Saturday) Barbara and Virginia had made arrangements with a very knowledgeable guide to see Old Delhi. Off they went early in the morning, starting in the narrow alleyways of the spice market, densely packed with merchants hawking spices and teas, bangles and saris, all best observed […]

L anier Fly, who’s been using neurofeedback at his Newport News, Virginia practice Fly Family Therapy and Neurotherapy for 15 years, believes that he received a higher calling to use his skills to help the people of the Congo. He prepared a team of five colleagues to travel to the Bukavu in eastern Congo. Lanier […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Sight-seeing Day 4 September 19 (Friday) Breakfast took place in the richly appointed, cavernous dining area designed “1911” for the year that New Delhi became the capital of India. The occasion was the Delhi Durbar of 1911, which celebrated the wedding of King George V and Queen Mary. The king announced […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Travel Days 1 & 2 September 16 – 17 (Tuesday-Wednesday) Thanks to frequent flyer miles that had piled up over the years, we were able to take this opportunity to fly in comfort to India via Virgin Atlantic Airways. The thought of sleeping in coach for all those hours on two […]