Fearing – The Amygdaloids (video)

Must see this musical lecture on fear

Joseph LeDoux, author of the Emotional Brain and Synaptic Self uses music to present mini lectures on fear and the amygdala. Read the text shown below the video for additional clarity. I marvel over LeDoux’s masterful work.

Amygdala De-Dah! (video)

Shift from fear to cheer, harnessing the brain’s amygdala with vibrant movement

The Amygdala part of the brain’s limbic system registers intense feelings, preparing the body to fight, flee or freeze instantly should there be a threat. Some people overreact to stressors rather than stepping back, analyzing the situation and taking a more rational approach.

Why not harness the amygdala, using cheers, handshakes, and other energetic actions like dancing and sports to arouse intense feelings of joy? At the Illinois conference for Health Physical Education, Dance and Recreation professionals showed ‘A-Mig-Dah-La’ gestures then created De Dah! with a simple cheer!

Daily Physical Education with vibrant movement is an excellent way to help students regulate intense feelings in wholesome ways – important during these stressful times.

Achieve Happiness (Video)

Why are we happy? Why aren’t we happy?

Dan Gilbert speaking at TED expounds on happiness, relating your feelings to research. Enjoy this lighthearted talk reinforcing our prefrontal cortex’s capacity to manufacture happiness. Interesting how bounded and unbounded ambitions and fears impact us differently. Quite surprising.

Early Childhood Expert Lyelle Palmer

Watch Dr. Palmer’s Video on Early Childhood Stimulation

Lyelle Palmer is one of the most knowledgeable educators in the world centering on Early Childhood Development. He was instrumental in designing the SMART Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training, a body and brain enhancing program designed to mature children’s sensory and motor systems, preparing them to succeed in reading, writing, math, and other academic skills. (SMART will be featured in tomorrow's Boogie Blog.)

In this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NqUVvcuyc8, Dr. Palmer emphasizes the importance of fun, relaxed, and joyful feeling tones to help the child connect better with the environment. He points out how fear and punishment impedes growth, narrowing the child’s perception. Lyelle is a joy to be around... his neurostimulation programs exude this happiness.

Jeff Haebig