As Gestalt sports trainers, we train to regain the perception of the whole that can be overlooked when focusing solely on individual components.
Gestalt essentially describes what a healthy brain does.
Just as a healthy body can achieve more, the same is true for a healthy brain. While a healthy body may still experience injuries and illnesses, it tends to recover more swiftly. This principle is equally applicable to a healthy brain.
recognizing the individual parts it is familiar with and understanding the connections between those parts to form a cohesive perception of the whole.
A healthy brain sustains the cohesive whole. It does this by interpreting the world through two distinct perspectives:
We move parts to reshape the whole, creating new opportunities as current ones fade. In this way, the whole transcends algorithms. It continually generates something greater than the sum of its parts. It embodies the principles of Gestalt—what is beautiful, true, and good—the essence of the full human experience.
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# What Prevents Us from Sustaining a Healthy Brain
Although every part is essential—since a whole cannot exist without them—focusing on individual parts diminishes the brain's capacity to understand the whole. Lacking this holistic perspective leads us to piece together familiar parts in an algorithmic fashion, much like artificial intelligence. We should not overlook the importance of the whole; therefore, it is essential to restore brain health lost by focusing solely on individual parts. Engaging in activities that enhance the perception of the whole is vital for this restoration.
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Adult all-ability @ St Albans (35)
Sat 06 Jul
|Loreto College, St Albans
Play basketball to boost openness, connection, and flow.
Time & Location
06 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
Loreto College, St Albans, Loreto College, St Albans, Hatfield Road, St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3RQ
Guests
About the event
Players learn - at the moment it is clear - it is not going to go to plan - to pull themselves forward to find what else is possible. Wow moments. For those who want to get into school, club, or higher-level scrimmages - we help you access leaps in performance by creating - Wow moments - when a game is not going to plan.
Mixed and all-ability
Adults 16+ to amazing
7pm - 8pm
Saturdays
St Albans
SkillsofWow.org is the governing body for those who coach the skills of Wow.