different parts of the brain actually respond to various activities. so everything we teach them whether it s being mindful of your senses or taking three brain breaks a day, they now can tell you a second grader can tell you how it affects the brain and how it allowsia to think better when they re more grounded, more relaxed and more conscious because they know the prefrontal cortex is actually the thinking brain. it s where you can learn better, make better decisions, better analyze things and actually feel better. so we give them these tools. that is fascinating, the idea that if you teach them about the biology yes. the physiology of your brain, it is going to help you deal with the emotions that you feel. exactly. because what s happening now is that children will know when they re stressed. now they realize sometimes they ll come up to the teacher and say i think i need a brain break. they can control that through interestingly enough breath and breathing changes the
she danced her way into our hearts. that s dan, goldie. and cracked us up along the way. excuse me, is green the only color these come in? goldie hawn s bubbling persona set the gold standard for the jeperation of comedic actresses. but unlike her often ditsy characters, she bought the hollywood gang. you think just because i m a movie star i don t have feelings. both in her career calling her own shots and in her personal life alongside her long-term partner, actor kurt russell. forever and ever. now i m happy to share this with you. it is a brain break. she s embarked on a role of a
joe. and later comedy icon goldie hawn on making her own rules in both her professional and personal life including i m happy to share this with you. it is a brain break. her role of a lifetime, helping children with their mental health. is that part of your super power? it is possible i may not see the end of the deal. did you mishandle that? i don t know if we mishandled. i m a little fistful. this is not where i thought this story was heading. good evening and welcome back to who s talking. tonight we start with a divide inside the republican party. on capitol hill hard right members clash with moderates over a massive defense bill. while on the campaign trail the gop presidential candidates are fighting for a place on the debate stage next month as front-runner donald trump continues to hedge on whether
sets the gold standard for a generation of comedic actresses. i m going. unlike her ditzy characters, she bought the hollywood. you think just because i m a movie star i don t have feelings. both in her career, calling her own shots, and in her personal life alongside her long-term partner, actor kurt russell. forever and ever. cleat now. i am happy to share this with you. it is a brain break. she has embarked on the role of a lifetime, helping children with their mental health. goldie hahn, welcome, i am delighted to get to meet you. and to sit down and talk with you. thank you. i want to start with something that people don t know about you. or most people don t. in 2003, you started a classroom program called mind up to help kids dealing with stress, anxiety, depression. how does it work?
that is fascinating, the idea that if you teach them about the biology, the physics, the physiology of your brain, it is going to help you deal with the emotions that you feel. exactly because what is happening now is that children don t know when they are stressed. now they realize that sometimes they will, to the teacher and say i think i need a brain break. they can control that. through, interestingly enough, breath and breathing changes the brain. it isn t just a fun thing to do. i mean, basically will say well, we breathe anyway. but the conscious breathing is different. and once you breathe deep you understand how to do that, then it quiets the brain. once the amygdala, which we call the barking dog in there, is that you quiet him down get him relax, in which case, the prefrontal cortex opens up, lights up, and there it goes, now i can breathe. and they know how to do that now. self-regulation.