Getting Focused
What are the 5 senses that we can mindfully observe in order to enhance memory, problem solving, relationships, creativity, and physical performance.
Listening Seeing Smelling Tasting Movement
What is Perspective Taking
Perspective taking is the ability to see situations and events from the viewpoint of another person.
What is Gratitude?
Gratitude is a feeling of thankfulness and joy we feel in response to something we've received.
Why practice mindful listening?
We become more focused and responsive to our environment by participating in mindful listening activities.
What is Optimism
Optimism is a way of seeing life hopefully and having an expectation of success and well-being.
How does gratitude affect our brain?
When we think of someone or something we truly appreciate our bodies calm themselves.
Why Practice mindful Seeing?
Mindful seeing exercises helps us become increasingly attuned to observing details by slowing down and focusing our attention.
What is the definition for RAS.
The RAS helps keep the brain awake and alert and is the brain's attention-focusing center.
What does optimism do for your brain.
It increases pour brain capacity, relaxes our amygdala, creates chemical balance in our brains to allow our prefrontal cortex to take charge.
What are the basic skills for emotional intelligence?
Compassion and empathy
Why practice mindful smelling?
This is another way to notice details in the moment, become more attuned to our environment, and build neural pathways.
Why is the RAS so important?
Because the brain cannot process the millions of bits of sensory information coming in at once. The RAS will decide on what is relevant and then routed on to its appropriate destination. What's irrelevant is blocked.
How can you build optimism?
By recalling a happy memory
What are mindful actions
Mindful actions take acts of kindness to the world beyond the classroom.
Why practice mindful tasting?
Mindful tasting helps us identify discrete taste sensations, build descriptive skills, and approach food with a healthy outlook.
What type of people have trained their RAS to choose the most pertinent sensory stimuli.
Athletes, Musicians, Scholars
What is neuroplasticity?
Neuroplasticity allows us to train our brains, as we train our bodies to learn a sport. During brain training, repeated thoughts and experiences strengthen neural pathways which over time come into play automatically.
Human brains are hard-wired for altruism. What is altruism behavior?
Altruism is behavior that benefits someone else rather than oneself.
Why practice mindful movement?
To move mindfully is to pay close attention to the sensations of our body when it is at rest and when it is active. This helps us build neural pathways that help us respond to our body signals.