Fit Brain Fit Body: 6 Essential Pillars for Training the Brain

Published: March 17, 2022, 3 p.m.

Ildi Varhelyi studied physical therapy, massage therapy, neurology, movement therapy, kinesiology, yoga, nutrition, breathing, and sport performance to provide better services for her clients and students. A few years ago Ildi suffered from an incident that left her with a broken neck, injured spinal cord, and disabled arms. She opted for no surgery. Despite the debilitating injuries, she managed to fully rehabilitate herself using her own toolbox that is based on techniques engaging the brain and the nervous system. Sensory re-education, vision work, breath work, movement therapy and more, are all part of her repertoire in helping people in pain, people suffering from dizziness and vertigo, people with recurring injuries and neurological diseases. After her incident and successful recovery she decided to dedicate her practice to educate and teach people about the importance of brain health. This is how NeuroCentric Health and Fitness was born. Today, Ildi is completely pain free and has resumed all her favorite activities; basketball, running, yoga, indoor rock climbing, swimming and since moving to Naples she become addicted to pickleball.

Ildi contributes her full recovery and painless daily living to the preventative exercise and brain training she has done prior to the incident. "I deeply understand what it means to be in pain, what it means not to be able to move, and how much the fear of moving might result in more injury. That fear itself can hinder and/or possibly break the recovery process . I too was told by medical doctors that I will never be able to move freely and completely, and that I will have to live the rest of my life in pain.