Monday, April 29, 2019

TOD - Neuroscience of Self Care by Kathryn Berkett

Neuroscience of Self Care 

Kathryn Berket

Putting yourself first - why we need to

We are working with higher level of anxiety in students. We need to learn to stay calm. Be kind to yourself.

Red/ Green brain & the sand brain concept
Green brain you an be rational
Red brain is reactive.
If you put 1 piece of sandpaper on your hand. the next sandpaper, then

If you have a sandpaper, you need to acknowledge that
Red brain friendly  staff rooms are very important.

If you feel red brain give yourself a break.It doesn't take much to sandpaper us.


The flight / flight response
Eg- Activating the stress Response
You loose your car keys - When your stressor increase, the increased chance going to die.
when we are in our red brain, we can 't switch off , the flight / flight response is activated.





Perfect Practise makes Perfect
Identify what calms you
Do that until you create a physiological calm state in your body.
Condition this moment.
Practice, Practice, Practice.


Deep Breathing
We need to teach ourselves, our kids to deep breathe when we are getting stressed. When you feel a sandpaper, reset yourself .

How to Keep the Survival Brain Calm

Some     See me......
Boys      show me! Belong






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