Is your natural inclination visual, auditory, or kinaesthetic? How can you apply this knowledge to deepen your connection with others – and, most importantly, with yourself? Human development specialist Dr Melodie de Jager explores our sensory systems and preferences, offering practical tips on increasing our awareness, enhancing self-care, and even choosing spot-on gifts.   

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In ep. 152 of the weekly podcast series Calm, Clear and Helpful, Melodie clarifies

• our deep need for connection

• why we cannot lie to ourselves - or others

• how we pick up, for instance, anxiety on a sub-cortical level

• the senses we most often use to connect: the sense of touch (kinaesthetic), smell, taste, hearing and listening, and sight

• why a person whose primary sense is smell may find it difficult to travel

• learning more about the sensory preferences of significant others

• how a certain underdeveloped sensory modality may contribute to a partner’s feeling rejected

• how to determine your own primary sense, using a simple exercise (scroll down for the link)

• spotting others’ sensory preferences by observing their tempo, tonality and words – and eye movements

• how to apply these insights to improving your relationship with your child

• why you may desire what seems like an extravagant item

• Melodie’s 3 tips on awakening your senses.

In this podcast episode, Melodie refers to the neuroscientist Stephen Porges; Dr Wilder Penfield; John Grinder and Richard Bandler; and Bruce Lipton.

How to determine your sensory preference

with added Mind Moves: https://www.mindmoves.co.za/2018/03/28/eye-movements-tell-us/

Download “Senses”, your free e-book by Cozette Laubser:

Go to  https://www.asibhale.co.za/Books/Health-Family/index.php/

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Contact details

Dr. Melodie de Jager, human development specialist, author and keynote speaker from Johannesburg, is the founder of the BabyGym and Mind Moves Institutes.

melodiedj@worlonline.co.za
Tel. 011 888 5434
44 7th Street, Linden, Johannesburg

Websites:
www.mindmoves.co.za – www.schoolreadiness.co.za – www.mindynamix.com - www.seniormindmoves.co.za

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BabyGym Institute International

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Books written by Melodie:
Available at www.mindmoves.co.za/shop/

https://www.mindmoves.co.za/ - click on Find an instructor if you are looking for guidance

Lees hoekom babas moet kruip en hoe om dit aan te moedig.

Original music by Mart-Marie Snyman

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Photograph of Dr. Melodie de Jager: supplied