How many of¡ you believe that physical problems are indications of an emotional, internal conflict? The very word ‘disease’ explains this concept perfectly. When we separate the prefix from the noun it’s easy to see that diseases are really the body’s lack of ease in assimilating something happening internally or externally.
In one sentence, I'm going to explain how emotional health is the most important element we can have in the learning environment:
'New information enters the brain through the brain stem and the brain stem guides this information, fueled by brain chemicals to the limbic system which just by chance is also known as the emotional centre of the brain, and if the limbic system determines that the external environment…NOT the new information mind you – the external environment is positive (praise from a person you value, a healthy breakfast or lunch, wearing your favourite sweater), then a figurative tollbooth positioned directly on the other side of the limbic system lets the tollbooth arm raise, this new information flows through to the frontal cortex and learning happens: however, (and you’ll see I’m saved by the transition word ‘however’ which gives me a semicolon and so we can still consider this the same sentence.. if the limbic system (remember also called the emotional centre of the brain) registers a negative external environment (an angry or frustrated teacher, a disturbing message from a friend, a recent punishment from parents), then the tollbooth keeps its arm firmly in the down position and new information stops in the limbic system, is not processed by the rest of the brain, and nothing (or very little) is learned.'
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