I got this from a Native American teacher of Creek language in Florida – Kate Taluga – who is a member of our group.
“I’d like to suggest a book you may be interested in reading. Heartmath! I avoided it on my shelf for years because of that word math – but the actual premise is that our heart sends off an incredible amount of energy to our students and that communication begins there. When our heart is calm, students read it. That energy aligns with the truth of what we are saying versus us saying something but really feeling something else. When heart is aligned with mind and voice, the learning is increased tremendously because students can trust us. They know we have their best interest at our hearts and they are WILLING to take in the information we are giving.”
There are many related links to this idea on this blog. Here are a few:
https://benslavic.com/blog/2009/06/22/flow-in-tprs/
https://benslavic.com/blog/2009/10/11/i-can-relax/