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Read about 6 myths of online learning, which we discussed in our Erasmus+ project on informal moments.

Learn about recreational spaces for educational venues including light, sound and colours. Interview with 3 architects from Austria.

In this blog article, the author reflects about the benefit of online learning, including the topics climate, accessibility, time, diversity and economic.

Juggling, band project, meet-up at wonder.me are methods for informal moments experienced at the online symposium for women*networks.

We have 3 brains in three areas of our body: the encephalic brain, located in the head and responsible for analysing and interpreting received signals; the heart brain, located in the heart area and responsible for emotional insights; the enteric brain, located in the area of the stomach and responsible for action.

Humans have known about essential oils since ancient times for their physical-emotional effects. Essential oils are an effective and practical help for sustaining psycho-physical wellbeing and they can be effectively integrated into daily habits.

Jon Kabat-Zinn, the father of modern mindfulness training, has identified 9 key attitudes of mindful living that are all interconnected whilst still maintaining their very distinctive features. Deepening these key attitudes can help us to lead better, more satisfied and more successful lives.

Development relates to the ability to organise knowledge, not simply to the amount of knowledge possessed. According to Kegan, development is not about the accumulation of knowledge and skills, but about the development of a higher level of complexity, with which to apply knowledge.

It was previously believed that emotions arose from deep primitive faculties in the brain, and that there are six or seven basic emotions which have to be tamed or controlled. The contemporary perspective states that emotions do not arise from deep structures, in contrast with cognition. Emotions are instead viewed as cognitive processes, generated by our brains to match the situations we are in.

The following is a summary of literature on different models for and perspectives on mindsetting, as well as on the progressive evolution of emotions, with the aim of determining whether emotions are expressions of fixed states of mind arising out of an individual‘s existence, or whether they are the changeable results of new knowledge, intentions, (logical) convictions, and decisions.

Emotional intelligence is generating a safe and creative working environment, and this is an essential ingredient for a competitive advantage built on the imperfect and inimitable uniqueness of a soulful and purposeful organisation.

This article looks into the role of emotions and reflective practices as a source for profound learning and cultivating emotional intelligence. The article is based on the work of practitioners currently facilitating process oriented experiential learning courses in the area of leadership. It highlights the current need for an authentic and embodied leadership approach and for the cultivation of emotional intelligence as the specific skill embodying this approach.

Gestalt therapy views human existence from a holistic perspective and is concerned with integrating its different dimensions: sensory, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual.

Gestalt therapy views human existence from a holistic perspective and is concerned with integrating its different dimensions: sensory, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual.