<p dir="ltr"><strong>How Skateboarding Can Help Heal Trauma</strong></p>

<p dir="ltr">We were also honoured to have Joel Pippus from Hull Services (in Canada) as a guest speaker, presenting on his work and research around the brain, emotional trauma, and skateboarding’s ability to heal the brain from trauma. His presentation built off of the short documentary released in 2018,<a href="https://vimeo.com/281117753"> Push to Heal</a>, which explains the concepts in detail.&nbsp;</p>

<p dir="ltr">Joel shared the below infographic he developed, showing how each level of brain development can benefit from skateboarding. There are four levels of the brain:&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
	<li>Brainstem - sensory;&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Diencephalon - pattern/repetition behaviour;</li>
	<li>Limbic system - relational skills;&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Neocortex - cognitive (ie. tricks/complex skills).&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
