The Sense of Taste

The Sense of Taste

by | Mar 6, 2011 | Science & Sensory

There are two main ways we take in the world – through the sense of taste (food) and through the impressions of our senses of the outside world.   All eating is a communion.   Through the sense of taste we differentiate between the different kinds of tastes and...
The Sense of Smell

The Sense of Smell

by | Feb 27, 2011 | Science & Sensory

It is through the sense of smell that we gather messages about the environment around us.  We are attuned to our environment with every breath we take by the automatic function of smell that detects dangers, food, and other people.   (Think about common phrases we use...
Saturday Senses – The Sense of Balance

Saturday Senses – The Sense of Balance

by | Feb 20, 2011 | Science & Sensory

The lower four senses are probably the most important in the development of the young child.  The sense of balance is perhaps the most intense to try and write in a short article!   My personal notes on this sense is well over fifteen pages and I have struggled for...
Saturday Senses – The Sense of Movement

Saturday Senses – The Sense of Movement

by | Feb 12, 2011 | Science & Sensory

I am amazed as I sit down to write about each sense how much there is to say.  I could write an entire book on each sense!!  The science of this sense could fill a week of posts.  There was no way to put everything in but I encourage you to google sense of movement to...
Saturday Senses – The Sense of Touch

Saturday Senses – The Sense of Touch

by | Feb 5, 2011 | Science & Sensory

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth —Virginia Satir On the most basic level, the sense of touch (the tactile sense) helps us to define what is self and not self.  It is a picture of boundaries. ...