Food for Thought: Emotions can impact our physical well being more than we imagine

Happy Easter. Rabbits do get a mention in this video that I want to share with you. It is about our hearts and our emotions. I have been very impressed by the way our professional community has come together and supported each other through these days of social distancing and quarantining. I believe this is all part of the interwoven tapestry of our culture of care. We have through mindfulness, positive education, focusing on positive emotions created a culture that connects, cares and is resilient. These days have shown that we care for each other and for each of our students. It is why our approach to educating students, and this emergency situation, is and will be even more the right way of educating children in the 2020s. 

Why I am sharing this talk is because I have always believed that if we are going to be successful and believe in something it has to come from the heart. However, I used the word 'heart'  figuratively as I only saw it as an organ that kept us alive. This talk goes much deeper and gives us greater insight into the connection between our emotions, our hearts, and our health. Reflecting on this talk made me realize how important our mission of empowering students with skills like mindfulness and positive emotions is for them to take control of their lives.


"A record of our emotional life is written on our hearts," says cardiologist and author Sandeep Jauhar. In a stunning talk, he explores the mysterious ways our emotions impact the health of our hearts -- causing them to change shape in response to grief or fear, to literally break in response to emotional heartbreak -- and calls for a shift in how we care for our most vital organ.