The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
​                                              - Eleanor Roosevelt -

The answer to yesterday's Brain Teaser is "M".
Next brain teaser:
I run, and it runs. When I stop, it still runs. What is it that I am speaking of?
Check back tomorrow for the answer plus a new brain teaser.

CEREBRUM:
"Welcome to Thinking Town!"
Come visit if you want to ...

•      move your body!
•      solve a problem!
•      remember stuff!

THALAMUS Sensory City!
​Visit us for all your touchy-feely needs. We take and process information from your five senses.

HYPOTHALAMUS
COME ON DOWN TO TEMPERATURE TOWN!
Looking to control your body's temperature? Well, you've come to the right place. We've got the shivers and the sweats to keep your body cookin' at around a comfortable 98.6 degrees fahrenheit ( 37 degrees C)!
​Eat, Drink, Sleep, Repeat.
We keep track of all your thirst, hunger, and sleep needs.  Visit us for personal alerts.

PITUITARY GLAND
Your neighborhood pea brain! 
Come visit us if you're looking to grow! If you lived here, you'd be BIG by now.
 It's the size of a pea, but it's famous for helping bodies grow.

CEREBELLUM
The tiny butt of the brain. Come visit if you're in search of:

•      inner balance
•      coordination
•      smooth moves

BRAIN STEM
Keeping bodies alive 365!
Come see us if you enjoy activities such as...
          Breathing
                Digesting Food
     Having a Heartbeat

All our roads lead to the Legendary Spinal Cord.
Where mail carriers are standing by to sort through the millions of messages sent back and forth between the brain and the rest of your body.

SPINAL CORD
You've Got Mail!
As your personal postal services, we will deliver messages to and from your brain and your body faster than you can lick a stamp.

AMYGDALA
​We got the feels!
Twenty-seven human emotions to choose from, including ...

• happy
• sad
• scared
• angry
• surprised
• disgusted

Tomorrow find out how a fully functioning Brain is a Team Effort.

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Life is a dance. Mindfulness is witnessing that dance.
         - Amit Ray -

We all want our bodies to be at their best, and we work hard to get the body we want. But what about developing the mental abilities that we want? We tend to neglect our brain. Our brain needs our attention and care BUT that doesn't have to be boring, and we don't have to shy away from the fun. Join us every day for riddles that are challenging, fun, and interesting subjects that accommodate many different thought processes. The answer will be given tomorrow before the new riddle is posted.

What will always be in a minute and twice in a moment, but it will not be present in a thousand years? (Check tomorrow for the answer)
 

The way your brain works is pretty complex - and fascinating. Every week we will take a closer look.
 
The brain is mission control to the entire human body – a virtual computer operating from within your skull, commanding every movement, every thought, every memory, and every emotion. Even while you sleep! It’s powerful. It’s bossy. It’s spongy, and it’s the most complex organ of your entire body.
 
The brain contains billions of teeny-tiny nerve cells called neurons that act like messengers, sending information to and from the brain and the rest of your body. It is divided into two hemispheres, or sides. It is much more complicated, but for the most part, each side works to control one half the body. The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, and the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body. Sit back and enjoy the tour of the brain.

CBIS is currently looking for volunteers to facilitate our weekly Men's Group, Art Program, and Walking Program. If interested please contact us!

Presented on Zoom by Dr. Susan Hutchinson, faculty member at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Learn how recreation and leisure experiences can be used to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and other limitations. Link to Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4115089393