Learn to Love Yourself’- Rev. Dr Roy Pereira SJ at St Aloysius BEd College Seminar

Mangaluru: B. Ed College, a premier teacher training institute of the city organized a one day seminar on the topic, ‘Developing Flexible Behaviour Patterns and Creativity through Neuro plasticity.’ Rev Fr Dr Roy Pereira SJ, Vice-Principal-Academics, St Xavier’s College, (Autonomous) Mumbai, was the resource person. He defined the concept ‘Neuro-plasticity’ and explained the relationship of the brain with the nervous system.

The daylong session continued with experimental evidences of studies of the brain and functioning in the context of the mind-body connection. He also illustrated with different activities the development of creativity and flexible behaviour patterns. Some of the strategies used were getting oneself out the comfort zone, developing the ability to laugh at oneself. His session also focused on hope, faith and love as the cornerstone of being persons who are positive and having the ability to love and accept others as they are. He also spoke on the left brain and the right brain functions and also threw light upon the research in neuroscience which says that the  brain is, unsurprisingly, much more complicated than a simple left/right binary, and  that creative thought can be determined by how effectively the brain can communicate between different regions that usually work separately.

Lehera BS and group invoked the blessings of the Almighty. Fr Eric Mathias SJ, Director, delivered the welcome address. Lalithanjali delivered the vote of thanks. Dr Mrs Farita Viegas, Principal, graced the occasion. Fr Nelson compered the seminar. The session ended by students’ interaction with the speaker of the day by clarifying their queries.