Canada: Science Meets Mindfulness
“Meditation just means taking a pause,” Ms. Henz explains.
By Saint John’s School News
February 20, 2026
Vancouver BC
Excerpt:
One student had a particularly thoughtful question: “Can we really think through our emotions, or do they just happen?” The answer is, essentially, both.
As young children, our reptilian brain is developed before our thinking brain. This is why toddlers have tantrums; they haven’t fully developed their prefrontal cortex and so do not have the language to communicate their needs other than through their emotions.
As we grow up, so too does our thinking brain. We develop the ability to think through our emotions and communicate what we’re feeling. However, that doesn’t turn off the reptilian brain, which is always trying to keep us safe.
This can result in a flight, fight or freeze response even when there isn’t a life-threatening situation to face. Sometimes a bad grade or a conflict with a friend can make our body feel like we’re facing down a bear, when in reality that is just our reptilian brain trying to keep us safe from modern “threats.”
This is why meditation is helpful, because it trains our brain to access our thinking brain even during stressful conditions. “Meditation just means taking a pause,” Ms. Henz explains. “When we breathe slowly, it signals to the brian that we are not in flight, fight or freeze mode. It sends signals to the brain that you are safe, and this helps us talk things through, rather than act first.”
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/canada-science-meets-mindfulness/
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