Brigitte Jia hosts a meditative hour that includes research on the neuroscience behind staying connected during the lockdown of the corona virus. Forced isolation studies conducted on animal species that have definitive social orders have returned results that evidence a hugely negative impact on subjects’ brains, cognition and physiological conditions that is replicable in human cohorts. Brigitte discusses long distance planning using Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, etc. If you’re looking for activities to engage in with long-distance friends and family during the quarantine period, you can try some of the following: • Watching movies together via Netflix Party • Hosting weekly remote “book clubs” • Holding weekly art sessions • Cooking or baking together in a video call • Group study sessions for high school and college students • “Ordering” dinner together • If you’re a musician, playing duets and ensemble pieces over video Excerpts from Richard Wagamese's Embers, is read. Calm.