https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy en-us 2021-12-08 00:08:30 UTC 2023-09-14 04:32:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1490445559/8ec22e975c6acf90f648d1ea4eb6c01d/icons8_brain_64.png 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934821511 What if we did have control over our brains, and we were just never shown how to? Dr. Shyam Bhat sparks a curiosity in my mind when he mentions that we can connect to our subconscious. 
He acknowledges, "The breath can connect us to the subconscious. A part of the mind we don't have much access to" meaning that meditation is the bridge between consciousness and subconsciousness. ]]> 2021-12-08 01:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934821511 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934824342 The augmentation of distracting factors is causing our ability to focus to decrease. Davidson explains how meditation is an urgent need to work the abilities to be attentive and fully present. 
"attention is really absolutely fundamental to all other forms of learning and the fact that we don't normally teach this to our children is just unconscionable."]]> 2021-12-08 01:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934824342 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934828953 Adults practicing meditation have had negative effects. The science behind the negative side of meditation is still missing. ]]> 2021-12-08 01:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934828953 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934830013 "In order to carry it objectively, we must know all the negative things and all the positive things. If we just talk about nice things and create illusions, those ordinary people have too many expectations. This way, they will completely lose their hope in this practice."

Britton brings up the results of her research for the negative effects of meditation in practitioners and teachers to The Dalai Lama. He acknowledges that it is necessary to be studied more before implementing it.]]> 2021-12-08 01:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934830013 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934831142 Neurologist Richard Davidson explains that scaling mental health issues and offers advice on having a healthier mind. 
One of them is meditation. Showing promising data in adults' brains. 
"This can be incorporated in routines of our daily life. So we can nourish our mind, and through it, we can change the world." ]]> 2021-12-08 01:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934831142 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934832318 "Loving Kindness" is a meditation practice that works on the value of love and empathy. It involves sharing love mentally with anyone you chose. Enforcing qualities like compassion. 
"guides children to send their positive and healing energy to people and kids in other places. It cuts across all cultural barriers, economic statuses, educational backgrounds and geographic locations."

]]> 2021-12-08 01:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934832318 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934834323 "In the first year of Quiet Time suspensions at Visitacion Valley ... were reduced by 45%"
This article from The Guardian shows that implementing meditation at school has had great success. Improving the kids' behavior towards each other as well as their grades. Meditation proves that it helps overcome challenging situations, not by fixing the problems themselves, but instead by not allowing hardships to take too much space in the brain.]]> 2021-12-08 01:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934834323 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934835387 Can meditation cause harm? This article interviews people who had adverse effects on meditation. The reasons are still unknown but it presents a need to continue investigating on the topic. To have a clearer understanding of its effects.
"More than 75 percent of research studies on meditation aren’t measuring or monitoring adverse effects."]]> 2021-12-08 01:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934835387 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934836331 This article from the NYT is about ways to try meditation, how to introduce it to children in a simple manner. 
I used the practice "Elevator Down" as my special experience at first. ]]> 2021-12-08 01:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934836331 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934836874 Even though meditation practices sound promising, there is still much to discover.
"Mindfulness is basically harmless, but it is not for all kids."]]> 2021-12-08 01:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934836874 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934841718 Implementing a meditation practice was not easy nor a direct path. We initiated with one type of meditation, but Loving Kindness" seemed like it was more necessary for my daughters at the time

"Picture yourself in a moment when you were struggling, and now we will send this glowing energy of love."]]> 2021-12-08 01:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934841718 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934952663 Meditation seems like a gateway to a path we did not know we had. Because I am a mother, I want to help my daughters have a good relationship with themselves, so I embark on a journey to learn all I can about this topic. 
If this mindful practice has scientifically shown an improvement on the adult brain. What mind-blowing benefits could it have on children? 

]]> 2021-12-08 02:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1934952663 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1935031480 The prevalence of ADHD on children and adolescents is analyzed. From the year 1997 to 2016. Concluding in a noticeable increase. 
"Among US children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 years, the estimated prevalence of diagnosed ADHD was 10.2% in 2015-2016, representing a significant increase in prevalence from 1997-1998."]]> 2021-12-08 03:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1935031480 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1935034463 Many aspects cause children starting at the educational stage to start feeling negative emotions, but meditation helps decrease this feeling and obtain a better way to adapt to hard situations.
"Due to evidence on the emergence of problems at an early age, primary care should be encouraged during early childhood stages to avoid these problems during adolescence and adulthood."]]> 2021-12-08 03:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1935034463 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941343674 2021-12-11 02:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941343674 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941346115 2021-12-11 02:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941346115 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941368045 David Eagleman takes us on a journey into the workings of the brain. Explaining some of the extensive activities that the brain undertakes. 

In chapter one, the development of the brain is brought up. How do we tackle this? Stating that the surroundings and experiences of each individual are what molds their behaviors and personalities. As we grow, we don't have much control over our influences. Especially as children, we can't control what happens to and around us. This could negatively impact who we will be in the future.]]> 2021-12-11 03:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941368045 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941480243 2021-12-11 07:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941480243 8stychgycn https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941481045 2021-12-11 07:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/8stychgycn/fqaly2wmf2fmjlzy/wish/1941481045