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A Grounded Nature

Locality: Katoomba, New South Wales

Phone: +61 438 388 664

Address: Level 1, 34 Katoomba St Katoomba, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.agroundednature.com.au/

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24.01.2022 #Neuroscience research into memory highlights the power of learning through stories to help kids build understanding and long-term #memory in even the most cha...llenging (or boring) school subjects Story-telling captivates interest and connects to memory The experiences we have as young children listening to stories provides the brain's memory storage system a foundation for learning and remembering. This foundation is two-fold. One is the positive emotional connection built through the experience of being read to or told stories. In addition, the familiarity of the narrative pattern in #childhood stories becomes a strong life-long memory holding framework. Positive emotions Listening to stories during childhood associates us with a framework of memorable, pleasurable experiences that the brain remembers and continues to seek throughout life. Often it is simply the cozy feeling of being snuggled in bed. Even for less fortunate children raised in tumultuous circumstances, a bedtime story meant a moment of relativeif only temporarycalm. Far beyond childhood, when one recalls being read to or told a story, there is a renewal of that sense of being cared for. Reactivating that positive emotional climate as narratives are heard throughout life boosts the impact of information imparted as a story. The Good Night Moon Phenomenon If you've had the pleasure of reading bedtime books to young children, you've observed one of the reasons why narratives are so compelling. During their childhood, my daughters wanted the same book, Good Night Moon, read over and over. Even after dozens of readings, they continued to excitedly "predict" what would be on the next page and take great pleasure in being "right." This Good Night Moon phenomenon, of wanting the same book read repeatedly, can be seen as the brain's seeking its own reward-pleasure response system. This manifests as the brain's response to making a choice or prediction that turns out to be correct. The reward is activated by an increased release of #dopamine. That childhood desire, of wanting to hear books read aloud and repeatedly requesting those few they know well enough to "predict," embodies those powerful brain drives that become memory enhancers. The "active listening" you've seen in children, as they anticipate and often predict what comes next, is a key to the brain storing the information in long-term memory. This desire to predict comes from a brain chemical, dopamine, that, when released, promotes feelings of deep satisfaction, pleasure, #motivation, perseverance, and memory. One of the strongest releasers of this dopamine-pleasure response stems from making a prediction and finding out it is right. During childhood, the brain is less critical of what counts as a "prediction." As children grow, the pleasure response evolves to responding to real predictions (choices or answers that are not known for sure), but during the bedtime story years, this prediction-pleasure response is activated even when the child knows with great certainty what is on the next page. In response, the brain develops the expectation of possible pleasure when it begins to hear something presented as a story. Frames for memory saving The origin of human history and the first passing on of knowledge was through the telling of stories. Storytelling was for centuries a primary source of entertainment and core of communal gatherings and special occasions. The success of stories to impart a people's history and learnings is attributable to the way the brain best stores information. Our brains seek and store memories based on patterns (repeated relationships). This system facilitates one's interpreting the world (and all the new information and choices we make throughout each day) by using our prior experiences and knowledge as a lens through which to understand the new or unknown. The mental map of the pattern of childhood stories becomes a framework upon which the brain can link new information presented in that familiar form. This story-framework is formed early and easily recognizable by its three-step progression of: 1. Beginning (Once upon a time ) 2. Problem 3. Resolution ( and they all lived happily ever after) article continues after advertisement When information, whether from algebra to history, is presented in the familiar story (narrative) form, that memory structure facilitates the brain's retention of that information. With time, that map expands to include narratives in which the ending is not limited to happily ever after. These can become opportunities for your children to learn, explore, or discover multiple outcomes or alternative solutions. https://www.psychologytoday.com//help-kids-remember-what-t #neurochild #storytelling #memory #relationship

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20.01.2022 Once we start to unpack these patterns and the trauma underneath we can learn healthy ways to connect... These patterns of protection keep up safe though as we grow older we realise they don’t serve us anymore and infact cause more pain.

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12.01.2022 We have a new name for Twenty10's fortnightly Discord chats for folks aged 12-25 - welcome to hangOUT! Thanks to all our Discord pals for helping us come up wit...h the new name. In tomorrow evening's hangOUT from 4pm - 6pm, we'll be playing some video games together. If you have a game that's easy to share over the internet (like Jackbox Games or something similar), send us a DM and we'll add it to the list! Also send us a DM if you need a link to our server. [Image description: brightly coloured text reads hangOUT on a white background with the Twenty10 inc GLCS NSW logo.]

12.01.2022 Seeking curiosity as to what is under the behaviour we see or experience my ourselves and others...

12.01.2022 Breaking our daily challenges down...change is in behaviour... one step at a time.

12.01.2022 TRANSmission is an online group from Mental Health Foundation Australia for trans and gender diverse folks aged 18+. The aim of the group is to create a sense o...f connectivity among the participants and reduce isolation. The group meets twice a month, and the next group is on Tuesday 18 August from 6pm - 7:30pm. Learn more and sign up: https://www.mhfa.org.au//support-group-for-gender-identity [Image description: A flyer with a person lying on a rainbow flag. Text reads: Gender Identity TRANSmission Support Group - Mental Health Support Groups. Support Group for LGBTIQ community. Date: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Address: Online Delivery.]

07.01.2022 We have a new name for Twenty10's fortnightly Discord chats for folks aged 12-25 - welcome to hangOUT! Thanks to all our Discord pals for helping us come up wit...h the new name. In tomorrow evening's hangOUT from 4pm - 6pm, we'll be playing some video games together. If you have a game that's easy to share over the internet (like Jackbox Games or something similar), send us a DM and we'll add it to the list! Also send us a DM if you need a link to our server. [Image description: brightly coloured text reads hangOUT on a white background with the Twenty10 inc GLCS NSW logo.]

07.01.2022 Perfectly Imperfect.....

02.01.2022 Once we start to unpack these patterns and the trauma underneath we can learn healthy ways to connect... These patterns of protection keep up safe though as we grow older we realise they don’t serve us anymore and infact cause more pain.

01.01.2022 TRANSmission is an online group from Mental Health Foundation Australia for trans and gender diverse folks aged 18+. The aim of the group is to create a sense o...f connectivity among the participants and reduce isolation. The group meets twice a month, and the next group is on Tuesday 18 August from 6pm - 7:30pm. Learn more and sign up: https://www.mhfa.org.au//support-group-for-gender-identity [Image description: A flyer with a person lying on a rainbow flag. Text reads: Gender Identity TRANSmission Support Group - Mental Health Support Groups. Support Group for LGBTIQ community. Date: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Address: Online Delivery.]