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Monthly Archives: May 2011
“An interconnected whole”
Dr. Dan Siegel’s conclusions about the mind support the core theme of this blog: Mind is extended. But Siegel emphasises the importance of human relationships: “Mind is shared between people. It isn’t something you own; we are profoundly interconnected. We need to make maps of … Continue reading
Posted in Cognitive science
Tagged bodymind, connection, psychology, Varela, wellbeing
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Nature connection workshops
I had a lovely day last Sunday: I was facilitating the first of this year’s Nature Connection workshops with my colleague, Karen of Green Space Coaching . We were at Hawkwood, a workers’ cooperative growing food on the edge of Epping Forest. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Ecopsychology
Tagged awareness, connection, environment, nature, senses, spirit of place, wellbeing
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Your tiny mind
Our thinking is like an iceberg, with everyday awareness at the tip and 95% of cognition happening out of sight (Lakoff and Johnson, 1999: 13). Most of the time we identify that tiny 5% as ‘self’, discounting the hidden cognition … Continue reading
Posted in Cognitive science
Tagged awareness, cognitive iceberg, connection, duality, embodied situated cognition, environment, Johnson, Lakoff, meditation, nature, spirituality, Varela
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Green spaces create healthy communities
The latest research confirms that green spaces are essential for our psychological well-being. Frances “Ming” Kuo (University of Illinois) has studied a wide range of research from the last decade. She concludes that in areas with good access to green spaces “people are more generous … Continue reading
Posted in Ecopsychology
Tagged bodymind, embodied situated cognition, environment, nature, place, wellbeing
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