Teaching Little Brains

Have you ever tried to memorize a speech or presentation? How did you do it?

You likely spent hours repeating and rehearsing line by line, for hours and hours. Unfortunately, rote memorization is one of the most inefficient ways to remember information.

Today I teach you an ancient memory technique, called the Loci method (or "Mind Palace" for Sherlock fans) that will save you time, and help you become a master of your memory. 

Loci is the plural of Locus, which means location.  So, the history behind the loci method, or memory palace takes place 2500 years ago in ancient Greece, where an orator named Simonides (sy-MON-i-deez) was giving a speech inside a stone banquet hall.  Just after stepping outside to chat with someone, the giant stone building collapsed, and everyone inside perished.  And, their bodies were unrecognizable.  

But, Simonides realized that he was able to identify the remains because he remembered where each person was sitting - he could associate each person with a location.

As a human, your memories are wired to be associative.  That means, we store information based on what it is associated with.  It’s called elaborative encoding. it’s how our short term memories become long-term - by connecting a new memory with a pre-existing one.  Every memory has another memory attached with it.  And, the stronger the attachment, the more easily that memory can be recalled.

In this episode, we build a mind palace together, and try this out for ourselves!

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Creativity is all over the place.  It is all around us.  You can see it in artwork, or music, or poetry, or even in architecture, science & engineering, and nature. 

But, where does it come from? And what is happening in our brains when we’re being creative?

I explore that today, and how we can learn, hone, and teach creativity and innovation.

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I can’t even tell you how excited I am to be hosting my guest today!  Sara Longoria is an energy medicine practitioner with a background in biomedical science & neurophysiology.  Today, she explains how her RMM tapping works on a biological level to get deep into the root of your emotions to clear out all the gunk and get you what you want rapidly.

This conversation is jam packed with value. You are definitely going to want to listen to this more than once!


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Let's talk about sleep, baby!

How did you sleep last night?  Were you "out like a light"?  Or, is your bed a magical place to go to remember all the things you were supposed to do that day?  Why is that?  Do you suffer from "Exploding Head Syndrome"? What is your brain even doing while you're sleeping?

That's what we talk about, and more, in this episode! 


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We don’t know what September will look like at this point.  And, even if they did have a set plan for us now, it will most likely change a number of times before (and after) we start back to work.  And that unknown is an uncomfortable place for many people to sit.  The unknown can be scary for people.  Especially if it is a place where the looping thought track is narrated by the news or social media, or other fear-based, stress-perpetuating source. Stressing about it, is not only unhelpful, but is actually harmful to your health, and can compromise your immune system.

Where your focus goes, your energy flows, so focus on the things you can control. Because there are lots - what you consume, how you spend your time, what thoughts you have. AND, there are some practical things as well to help us prepare for a successful return to school. 

We go over all of that and more inside this episode! 

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Which do you think would take longer:

Kicking 10 soccer balls - one at a time - down a field into the net, 
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Kicking all 10 balls down the field and into the net at the same time?

You may be surprised at the answer... and the consequences of holding onto that belief and practice. Multitasking costs us dearly. It costs us our 2 most valuable asset - our minds, and our time!  Find out how Multitasking can actually cost you precious hours of every day!

Monotasking is the new Multitasking!  Get with the times! 

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James Clear - Atomic Habits

People say, "If you don’t know where you’re going, you may not like where you end up." Having a vision of what we want for our future, is the first step in the journey.  

Vision priming helps us set that destination, that “where we end up” point, and keeps it squarely in our sights in our conscious and subconscious brain.  It puts our brains to work to help us get there. 

It's like how the picture on the box of the puzzle helps us know where and when to put in the pieces to complete the puzzle - to match the picture/vision.

What kind of puzzle-doer are you? 

• A reluctant puzzler?
• A puzzle enthusiast?
• A casual puzzler?
• An on-special-occasions-only puzzler?

Today, we'll create the picture on the puzzle box - set your future vision, and learn how to prime it into your brain to help you step into your future self.  Be prepared to become a Puzzle Master!

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When you hear the word, "gunk", what do you think of? 

Our brains and bodies are full of it.  Today, we learn how to clear that all out to open up space for the shiny, sparkly, healthy thoughts and feelings to take its place.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), or "tapping" is an incredible and effective technique for clearing out all our stored gunk. I'll share with you what it is, why it works, the brain and health benefits, and how to do it.  We'll even try it out for ourselves. And, of course, we'll talk about how it can be used with the Little Brains in our lives to help them thrive.

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Love is our most fundamental, base energetic vibration as humans. The heart is the organ most often associated with the feeling of love, and the brain is often associated with thinking, and logic. But, did you know that your heart has its own brain? A "heart-brain"  AND it's connected to our... head-brain.  WOAH!

Today we'll talk about how that works, what that means, and the implications for the creation of your future.

All you need is love! 

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What is it that gets you out of bed and keeps you going every day? What do you believe is important for yourself?  What is important for students? What do you value most? What do you want them to leave their time with you having learned?

Your why will help you push through when things get rough - really rough.  On the other hand, if your why is not strong enough, you’ll likely give up when you run into any kind of resistance. Today, we dive deep into our whys - 7 levels deep, in fact.

Areas to start investigating your whys:

Ask yourself, "What do I believe about.."

• Health
• Fitness
• Love
• Household "chores"
• Parenting
• Teaching
• Getting Outside
• The environment
• Social Emotional Learning
• Children

then, keep asking yourself "Why is that important to me?" to each response until you get 7 levels deep.

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