DYNAMICS INTRA & INTER

DEVELOPMENT
LOVING AND EMPOWERING MIND & BODY
9.5.19/9.12.19
WHY THE BRAIN-BODY CONNECTION IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN WE THINK
WORRAL, 2018

“OUR BRAINS AREN’T FLYING SOLO;

OUR EMOTIONS ALSO COME INTO PLAY WHEN
WE’RE INTERACTING WITH THE WORLD,
NEW RESEARCH FINDS.”
WHY THE BRAIN-BODY CONNECTION IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN WE THINK
WORRAL, 2018

“THERE IS A LOOP BETWEEN THE BODY AND THE

BRAIN.”
WHY THE BRAIN-BODY CONNECTION IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN WE THINK
WORRAL, 2018

“TRANSPLANTATIONS DO AFFECT PEOPLE’S

OUTLOOKS AND EMOTIONAL BEING.”
WHY THE BRAIN-BODY CONNECTION IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN WE THINK
WORRAL, 2018

“THE ENVIROMENT FLOODS THE BRAIN WIH THE

EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT 10 MEGABYTES OF
INFORMATION PER SECOND.”
WHY THE BRAIN-BODY CONNECTION IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN WE THINK
WORRAL, 2018

“IF WE WANT TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS,

WE SHOULD NOT REDUCE THEM TO PROBLEMS OF
THE BRAIN.”
BRAIN HEALTH FOR THE SUPER EMPOWERED PERSON
NUSSBAM, 2015

“BRAIN HEALTH IS APARTICULALRY IMPORTANT PART

OF THIS GOAL BECAUSE THE BRAIN IS THE
EPICENTER FOR NEARLY ALL OF THE HUMAN
BODY’S FUCTIONS.”
BRAIN HEALTH FOR THE SUPER EMPOWERED PERSON
NUSSBAM, 2015

BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE BRAIN:

 THE HUMAN BRAIN WEIGHS ABOUT 3 POUNDS.
 EACH BRAIN HAS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF BRAIN CELLS
CONNECTING WITH NEARLY 10,000 OTHER BRAIN CELLS.
 THE BRAIN IS NEARLY 60 PERCENT FAT THAT INSULATES BERVE
TRACTS TO RAPIDLY TRASMIT INFORMATION BETWEEN CELLS.
 THE BRAIN DEMANDS 25 PERCENT OF THE BLOOD FROM EACH
HEARTBEAT.
 THE BRAIN CONTINUES TO LEARN, CREATE, AND PRODUCE-
REGARDLESS OF AGE.
BRAIN HEALTH FOR THE SUPER EMPOWERED PERSON
NUSSBAM, 2015

BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE BRAIN:

 The cortex (grey matter) is the site of conscious information processing,
while the limbic system and subcortical structures (white matter) tend to
help with emotional, procedural, and subconscious processing.
 The brain is affected by sleep, nutrition, education, stress, anxiety, mood,
pain, safety, poverty, fear, love, hope, and many other factors, all of which
promote or impede brain health.
 Lifestyle remains a critical factor for overall health and for brain health.
 Female and male brains process information differently.
TIPS

DIFFICULT TASK ENVIROMENTAL EMOTIONAL COGNITION SOLUTION

FACTORS RESPONSE/
REACTION

1LEAST DIFFICULT

2 AVERAGE

3 MOST DIFFICULT
SHARING
DYAD
BRAIN HEALTH FOR THE SUPER EMPOWERED PERSON
NUSSBAM, 2015

TIPS FOR BRAIN HEALTH:

 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
 MENTAL STIMULATION
 SPIRITUALITY
 NUTRITION
 SOCIALIZATION
 POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR BRAIN HEALTH
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BRAIN HEALTH FOR THE SUPER EMPOWERED PERSON
NUSSBAM, 2015

“OUR BRAINS DESERVE INCREASED ATTENTION, CARE, AND

A LIFELONG SHAPING FOR HEALTH-

BEGINNING RIGHT NOW,

TODAY.”
MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY

MINDFULNESS
defined as bringing one’s complete attention to the experiences in
the present moment in a nonjudgmental or accepting way

5 FACET:
Non reactivity, non-judging, acting with awareness, describing, &
observing
MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY

THE STRUCTURE OF THE MINDFUL BRAIN

CONCLUSION:
MINDFULNESS WAS RELATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN PARTS OF THE
SOMATIC MARKER CIRCUIT OF THE BRAIN.

(EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY)
MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY

RAISIN EXERCISE
THE WAY THE RAISIN LOOKS
HOW IT FEELS
ITS SMELL
ITS TASTE
MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY

RAISIN EXERCISE
THE WAY THE RAISIN LOOKS
HOW IT FEELS
ITS SMELL
ITS TASTE
MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY

MINDFUL SEEING

TRY TO NOTICE THE VIEW FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF

SOMEONE UNFAMILIAR WITH THESE SIGHT
MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY

MINDFUL LISTENING

A. THINK OF ONE THING ARE STRESSED ABOUT.

B. THINK OF ONE THING THEY LOOK FORWARD TO.