Parenting Emotionally Intense Gifted Children

8 Sep 2012

Parenting Emotionally Intense Gifted Children Article reblooged from:  Parenting Emotionally Intense Gifted Children. By Lesley Sword What is Emotional Intensity? Giftedness has an emotional as well as intellectual component. Intellectual complexity goes hand in hand with emotional depth. So gifted children not only think differently from other children they also feel differently.    Emotional intensity … More Parenting Emotionally Intense Gifted Children

Reflection 3: What if?

8 Sep 2012

I just finished reading an article by Jeff Warren in the new Scientist issue of Dec. 24th which is confirming some of my thinking on Highly Sensitive People and embodied thinking. Embodied thinking is a term that encompasses both cognition and sensorial intelligence. Scientists now know that whales and dolphins have advanced sensorial abilities. Their … More Reflection 3: What if?

Reflection 2: Multi Sensory Intelligence is not a disability

8 Sep 2012

Multi-Sensory Intelligence is not a disability. I am starting to see a pattern in my readings and what I am observing in our experiences here.  Our body and it’s many biological, emotional, social, spiritual  and physical sensors form a very complex natural communication system that is not limited to feeding the inner self.  This system … More Reflection 2: Multi Sensory Intelligence is not a disability

Einstein, YouTube, and New Media Literacies in the Connected Age on Vimeo

5 Sep 2012

Einstein, YouTube, and New Media Literacies in the Connected Age on Vimeo on Vimeo Einstein, YouTube, and New Media Literacies in the Connected Age by DML Research Hub Plus 1 year ago / Creative Commons License: by nc Angela Maiers helps schools and educators understand and implement new media literacy programs and practices. She is … More Einstein, YouTube, and New Media Literacies in the Connected Age on Vimeo

Alliance for Wild Ethics || Animism, Perception, and Earthly Craft of the Magician || Copyright © David Abram

23 Jul 2012

An incredibly beautiful text. Alliance for Wild Ethics || Animism, Perception, and Earthly Craft of the Magician || Copyright © David Abram. From:  The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, Taylor and Kaplan, ed., published by Continuum, 2005 Animism, Perception, and Earthly Craft of the Magician by David Abram, Ph.D. Although the term “animism” was originally … More Alliance for Wild Ethics || Animism, Perception, and Earthly Craft of the Magician || Copyright © David Abram

Sweet Tides of Change

14 Jul 2012

I love this paragraph. It summarizes our times so beautifully…. From:1,000,000 Strong Against Offshore Drilling Two Views of Our Future “..mainstream economics pays little attention to the sustainable yield thresholds of the earth’s natural systems. Modern economic thinking and policymaking have created an economy that is so out of sync with the ecosystem on which … More Sweet Tides of Change

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: How Our Senses Influence Creativity

12 Jul 2012

Reblogged from: Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: How Our Senses Influence Creativity.   Do you focus on the forest or the trees? Whether you have more of a global (holistic) or local (detail-oriented) processing style influences how you fundamentally perceive the world, and it is one of the most prominent factors influencing creative thought.   Beyond … More Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: How Our Senses Influence Creativity

Unconscious Creativity, Conscious Creating | The Creative Mind

12 Jul 2012

Reblogged from: Unconscious Creativity, Conscious Creating | The Creative Mind. Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.” Jean Cocteau How much of creative inspiration and problem solving is from our unconscious, and how can we get more in touch with our vast inner landscape? This famous “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” is … More Unconscious Creativity, Conscious Creating | The Creative Mind