Kirsten
@rootyarn
Following threads of not knowing and seeing what structures they form. Delighting in the pulse of life and the moment. Trusting in living systems, the cosmos and the trip that is life.
Kirsten
rootyarn.com
The Insular Cortex
The insular cortex plays a key role in how the body registers interoceptive awareness. The insula is the "interoception center of the brain" (Mahler, 2017). The insular cortex plays a vital role in several activities:
The insular cortex plays a key role in how the body registers interoceptive awareness. The insula is the "interoception center of the brain" (Mahler, 2017). The insular cortex plays a vital role in several activities:
- The perception of pain
- The primary emotions from happiness, joy, anger, and disgust
- Awareness of bodily states
Megan Anna Neff • What is Interoception?
Work with textured objects, especially from nature…
Eg a leaf
Or an apple, orange…
blindfold ppl and give them an orange slice/apple slice
Get them to figure out what it is
Ask them later how they did this
Get them to write the word
Ask them how one experience relates ro the other
Ask them which of the two they would keep if they could only choose one
FEP/Physics of living systems/Eco Psych etc
Good summary of selfhood, perception and body vs brain.
Like conclusion, re story and sensation
Read more about from ‘Seth’
It means that the really important sort of censorship we ought to worry about pertains less to the management of information, and more to the management of attention.
James Williams • Stand Out of Our Light: Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy
from ‘Stand out of our Light’ by James Wilson Williams
Teachers should be guides of the learning journey, not authoritative instructors ready to dish out abuse or punishment when the child expresses non-conforming behaviors.
Leyla Acaroglu • System Failures: The Education System and the Proliferation of Reductive Thinking
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Johann Hari • 4 highlights
amazon.com
Shared as part of 10×100 meeting - looks like a great resource to dig into
