Our brain is a story of two halves – two hemispheres – left and right.
Our left hemisphere, largely manages language, logic, maths etc., while our right hemisphere deals with spatial abilities, facial recognition, visual imagery, music and so on.
Even though each lobe is dominant in some areas, each also has an application in areas that appear to be none of it’s business.
For example, if we want to be regulated emotionally, we must use our capacity for logic, while equally, if we want to make good decisions, we need to include our emotional capacities.
In this video, Dr. Dan Siegel – a pioneer in the field of interpersonal-neurobiology – describes the importance of balance between the hemispheres and the surprising outcome when it is achieved.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPjhfUVgvOQ]
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Trick photo, decapitated man with bloody knife, holding his head
Date: ca. 1875, George Eastman House Collection
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Terrific post ~ mindfulness helps us step back into the role of detached observer so that we can see our emotions as they arise without getting swallowed up by them . . . losing our head in the process. 😀
Terrific post ~ mindfulness helps us step back into the role of detached observer so that we can see our emotions as they arise without getting swallowed up by them . . . losing our head in the process. 😀
All health is definitely in balance it seems!
All health is definitely in balance it seems!