Robert Cooper in his book The Other 90%, speaks of the ‘heart’ brain and the ‘gut’ brain. He tells us that whenever we have a direct experience it does not go directly to the brain in our heads. The first place it goes is to the neurological networks of the intestinal tract and heart. This is why we often experience our first reaction to events as a ‘gut’ reaction. Whether or not we acknowledge them he says our gut reactions shape everything we do. I would like to deal with the importance of this ‘gut’ reaction and how it’s essential in the development of interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. The importance of which is diminished in our current education system.
