Holistic Approach to Life and Literacy

Ningwakwe/E. Priscilla GeorgeMaskwacis Cultural College

September 9, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLCk066o9sU

Up Where We Belong

We all have a purpose for being here. Creator has given us gifts for fulfilling

that purpose. Our responsibility is to help Learners

recognize their gifts and to develop them.

One way is to recognize and nurture Spirit, Heart, Mind and Body.

Four Principles/Beliefs

Attitude or InsightWhat my intuition tells me

Spirit/Vision

Mark, C. W. (2002). Spiritual Intelligence (SQ): The Symbiotic Relationship between Spirit and the Brain, Insights into the Postmodern Journey of Spirituality and Holistic Health. Bloomington, IN: Author House.

“Studies at Harvard Business School have found that managers and presidents of national and multinational organizations have attributed eighty percent of their success to acting on intuition and ‘gut feeling.’”

It integrates all our intelligences. SQ makes us the fully intellectual, emotional and spiritual creatures that we are.

Spiritual Intelligence

Feelings about self, others, the world around us

What I feel

Heart/Feelings

Braden, G. (1997) Walking Between The Worlds, The Science of Compassion.

Bellevue, Washington: Radio Bookstore Press

“The path of internal technology remembers that each cell of our bodies is approximately 1.17 volts of electrical potential...the average body is composed of approximately 1 quadrillion cells. One quadrillion cells times 1.17 volts of potential for each cell equals approximately 1.17 quadrillion volts of bio-electrical potential person...”

What I know

Mind/Knowledge

What I can do What I have done

Body/Skill

…the electromagnetic field of the heart is approximately 5,000 times greater in strength than that of the brain…

Childre, D., Martin, H. & Beech, D. (1999). The HeartMath Solution. New York, NY: Harper.

Language of origin Confidence – knowing Ability to plan, to start a process

Red/Ancestral Language

Speaking, listening, reflecting Balance, the place of choice Self-confidence, self-assuredness,

self-control and self-esteem Denotes fire – fire within

Orange/Oral Literacy

Moon – crops are planted and harvested according to the phases of the moon

Creativity

Yellow/Symbolism/Imagery

Growth – remaining true to the teachings

Respect and humbleness

Green/English or French

Truth – staying true to your vision The colour of the sky

Blue/Technology

Night-time sky – receiving messages from the Spirit World/Universe

Spiritual seeing Interpreting things from the

natural world Literacy of the Land

Indigo/Spiritual or Cultural Literacy

Healing Wisdom, the ability to understand

things True Power (inner and spiritual) Respect and know in a holistic

way

Violet/Holistic Base

Valuing Our Students/Ourselves in a Holistic Way

Reflection Question:How do we nurture our students

and encourage them to value themselves: Spiritually? Emotionally? Mentally? Physically? Ourselves?