Brain Anatomy
This part of the brain is in control of our emotions and our "fight, flight, or freeze" mechanism.
These two actions combined help us increase our ability to focus. You do these a lot in mindfulness exercises.
Listening and Breathing
Black History Month occurs in this calendar month.
February
True or False: Schools used to have students make up snow days on Saturdays.
True
This part of the brain helps us make decisions and plans.
PFC (Prefrontal Cortex)
This is a cell in your brain that can form new pathways to make things easier for you to do after practice.
Neuron
She helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom in the 1800s.
Harriet Tubman
Thought the 2020 Tokyo Summer olympics were sadly cancelled due to the pandemic, the 2022 Winter Olympics are still set to begin next February in this Chinese capitol.
This part of the brain houses our memories.
The goal of mindfulness is to help us get information past our amygdala to this part of the brain so that we can make a choice rather than let our fight, flight, or freeze take over
PFC
She triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus.
Rosa Parks
In the age of COVID where restaurants have been struggling, many have creatively incorporated these snow huts originating from Greenland to be used as private dining pods.
Igloos
This large part of the brain is where the majority of thinking occurs.
the Cerebrum
When we practice this kind of listening, we can build our range of mindful responses to stimuli (information we receive) so that we rely less on fight, flight, or freeze.
Mindful listening
This late actor played baseball legend and African American pioneer Jackie Robinson in the film "42". He was also the star of the Marvel film "Black Panther".
Chadwick Boseman
Most reptiles thrive in hot climates, but different variations of this snake can be found even in parts of the globe as cold as Canada and Scandinavia
The garter snake or grass snake
This part of the brain controls movement and coordination. You use this a lot at PE
the Cerebellum
The RAS system in our brain acts like this kitchen tool, filtering information that comes in to help us focus.
a strainer or colander
She was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics.
Gabby Douglas
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won this award for the third time in the 2020 season.
MVP (Most Valuable Player)