Join Ayla Wolf at the First-Ever Love Your Brain Global Summit (March 20–22)
- Dr. Ayla Wolf DAOM, L.Ac., Dipl OM
- Feb 13
- 3 min read
If you or a loved one is navigating concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-concussion syndrome, or the long road of recovery after brain injury, I am honored to share something very special.
This March, I will be speaking at the first-ever Love Your Brain Global Summit — a three-day online event bringing together visionary leaders in brain injury recovery to explore innovative, evidence-informed approaches to healing.
This summit is hosted by the Love Your Brain Foundation, founded by professional snowboarder Kevin Pearce after his life-altering traumatic brain injury before the Winter Olympics. As Kyla Pearce shared on Episode 45 of my podcast, Love Your Brain was created to improve the mental, physical, and social well-being of people with brain injury and their caregivers. And now, for the first time, they are gathering global experts into one virtual space.
Why This Summit Matters
Brain injury recovery is often fragmented.
Patients are told:
“Your scans are normal.”
“Give it time.”
“There’s nothing more we can do.”
Yet symptoms persist:
Headaches
Dizziness
Brain fog
Dysautonomia
Mood changes
Hormonal shifts
Sleep disruption
The Love Your Brain Summit is designed to bridge the gap between conventional care and emerging, integrative, research-informed approaches.
This is not a fringe event. It is a thoughtful, science-aware conversation about where brain recovery is heading.
About Love Your Brain
For over a decade, Love Your Brain has offered:
Research-backed yoga and mindfulness programs
Online and in-person retreats
Caregiver support programs
Education for clinicians
Trauma-informed community building
Their work integrates nervous system regulation, resilience science, mindfulness, and social connection — all grounded in outcome data. The summit builds on that foundation by expanding the conversation to include innovative clinical approaches and emerging technologies.
My Summit Talk: Ancient Healing, Modern Data
My presentation is titled:
“Ancient Healing, Modern Data: How Technology Makes Brain Recovery Visible.”
In this talk, I will walk participants through how we make concussion recovery measurable and actionable — not mysterious.
We will cover:
Making Sense of Symptoms
Brain injury is not one problem — it is a constellation of systems.
We can categorize symptoms into areas such as:
Headaches
Neck injuries
Cognitive dysfunction
Dysautonomia
Mood and mental health
Sleep disorders
Vision and eye movements
Vestibular & balance
Neurogenic inflammation
Sensory processing
This is the first step in providing individualized recovery programs.
Objective Data in Brain Recovery
We use measurable tools such as:
Autonomic testing
Cranial nerve exams
Oculomotor evaluation
Vestibular/balance testing
Pupillary light reflex testing
Exercise tolerance testing
For example:
Computerized balance testing improved from 60% pre-treatment to 92% with acupuncture
Pupil asymmetry reduced significantly post-treatment in concussion patients
Recovery becomes visible when you measure it.
Acupuncture & the Autonomic Nervous System
Over 20 years of research shows acupuncture shifts the autonomic nervous system toward parasympathetic balance — likely via brainstem and hypothalamic regulation rather than through only conscious pathways.
For patients with:
POTS
Anxiety
Sleep disruption
Orthostatic intolerance
Post-traumatic headache
This matters.
Hormones & Brain Injury
I will also discuss the often-overlooked endocrine consequences of TBI:
Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Thyroid dysfunction
Growth hormone deficiency
Cortisol dysregulation
Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Ovarian disruption
These hormonal cascades can explain:
Persistent cognitive fatigue
Cold intolerance
Worsening migraines
Brain fog
Mood instability
And yet they are frequently missed.
Who Should Attend the Summit?
This summit is ideal for:
Individuals with concussion or TBI
Those struggling with post-concussion syndrome
Caregivers
Clinicians seeking integrative insight
Patients who feel “stuck”
Anyone wanting a broader, systems-based understanding of brain healing
It is online, accessible globally, and recordings will be available.
A Different Kind of Brain Injury Conversation
What I appreciate most about Love Your Brain is their trauma-informed, community-centered approach. Brain injury is not just neurological. It is relational. It is emotional. It is social. It is identity-shifting. This summit speaks to all of that.
Join Us
🗓 March 20–22🌍 Online Global Event🔗 loveyourbrain.com/summit
I hope to see you there!
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