Over the last year Mike and I have used Tiger Woods brain as a way to illustrate how a person can learn to calm their primitive brain under stress. The fact that he can do it on the golf course but can't do it in his personal life (so it would seem) has me thinking.
The ConnectionI don't think he has realized the connection. Tiger's ability to calm his primitive brain down enough to always (or almost always) hit the ball well even when millions of dollars are at stake, is legendary. Few other athletes have done it as consistently as Tiger. Yet, in full view of his fans, Tiger has let his primitive brain run amok.
In the wee hours of the morning of November 27th, Tiger slammed into fire hydrant and a tree. Witness's say that he was in an argument with Erin, his wife. My heart aches for him. I know how painful it is to get into that kind of altercation with someone you love. Though, if its true that the lacerations on his face could have been from their altercation and not the crash, it's a pain I have not suffered myself.
What really tugs at my heart is the reality of their pain, and how easily it could have been different. Couples who experience a weekend of the Awakened Heart Workshop with Mike and I can maneuver through primitive brain reactivity with much less upset than can other couples.
I wish someone would refer them to us!