Parts of the Brain!
What are the three parts of the brain we discussed?
Amygdala, Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus
Being fully present in the moment without judgement
Mindfulness or mindful practice
Practicing this can help us read social cues and respond to the facial expressions and body language of others.
Mindful Seeing
Slowing down, savouring, and noticing flavour, texture and temperature
Mindful Tasting
Being alert to the sensations in our body when we are at rest or active
Mindful Movement
This part of your brain is responsible for thinking and reasoning, also known as the wise leader.
Pre-frontal cortex
When your mind wanders to the p_______ or f_________, you are not able to be present in the moment.
Past and future
Practicing this helps us communicate more effectively with others by increasing our attention to what others say and identify details such as tone.
Mindful Listening
Using our sense of smell to be more aware of our surroundings
Mindful Smelling
What is a signal that our body gives us when we exercise and it's working hard?
Faster and Stronger Pulse (Heart rate)
Which part of your brain helps you store memories and remember things.
Hippocampus
By focusing on our breathing, we calm out bodies by slowing our heartrate. It gives time for our _______ to slow our _________ response and communicate with our __________.
Amygdala, fight, flight and freeze, prefrontal cortex
Doing a puzzle is an example of?
Mindful Seeing
What is our 'feel good' chemical in our body
Dopamine
Being active as well as __________ can cause your heart rate to go up. We can control our heart rate by deep breathing
Stress and anxiety
These are structures in the brain that allows information to be passed around
Neurons
Pausing, Listening, and Breathing
Focused Awareness (The Core Practice)
Practicing this helps us choose which sounds to focus our attention on and helps us to be thoughtful in the way hear and respond to the words of other
Mindful Listening
Our sense of smell is connected to two parts of the brain?
Amygdala and Hippocampus
During periods of high stress what HORMONE is produced in our body?
Cortisol
These are responsible for passing on a signal from one neuron to another and are responsible for some of our feelings
Neurotransmitters
Giving your brain time to process something you hear, see, taste, smell or feel before acting allows the brain to think more clearly.
Mindfulness or mindful awareness
What is the difference between looking and mindful seeing?
Looking: Just glancing at an object
Seeing: Paying attention to what you are looking at and cataloging the characteristics of the object you are looking at
Sight, Smell, Taste, See and Touch are?
Our 5 senses
So we do not hurt others and ourselves
So we are mindful of our actions