The Owl and the Guard Dog | Zen Den
ZEN DEN - INTRODUCING MINDFULNESS • 8m 56s
Jaime tells a story from a childhood math lesson, to illustrate how the amygdala (our 'guard dog') can be so good at protecting us - a little TOO good - that it stops the thinking part of our brain (our 'owl' - the pre-frontal cortex) from doing its work!
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