by Sharon Huntley-Land | Sep 1, 2024 | Mindfulness Practice, Movement Practice, Systems of Your Body
Systems of Your Body 1 Dear Friend, As we prepare to return to school in the Northern Hemisphere, we also prepare ourselves for change and, in many cases, disruption to several of the systems we experience, including the systems in our body. Over the next few months,...
by Sharon Huntley-Land | Aug 25, 2024 | Mindfulness Practice, Movement Practice, Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters 10: Adrenaline Dear Friend, Have you ever experienced an adrenaline rush? What was it like? Where in your body did you feel it? How did it affect you? Did you know that adrenaline, also known as epinephrine, can positively and negatively affect...
by Sharon Huntley-Land | Aug 18, 2024 | Movement Practice, Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters 9: Glutamate Dear Friend, Are you interested in helping your students expand their learning and memory? It’s time to get excited about glutamate! Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter. Excitatory means it stimulates the neurons in our brain to...
by Sharon Huntley-Land | Aug 11, 2024 | Mindfulness Practice, Movement Practice, Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters 8: Cortisol Dear Friend, Cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, gets a bad rap as the stress hormone. But is it always a villain? Think of cortisol as nature’s built-in alarm system. It works with certain parts of your brain to control...
by Sharon Huntley-Land | Aug 4, 2024 | Mindfulness Practice, Movement Practice, Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters 6: Oxytocin Dear Friend, Oxytocin, also known as the “love hormone,” supports our ability to feel love. Feelings of love help us demonstrate empathy and compassion for ourselves and others, enabling us to develop positive relationships. John Lennon...
