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As our happiness is so intrinsically linked to the thoughts that occupy our mind, it is useful to
discover, in simple terms, how thoughts work, how they are processed within our brain and how
we can control their use to our advantage in our mind.

For many years I have been fascinated (at a lay mans level), with the workings of the brain, how
our thoughts are processed and how the quality of our thoughts impact on key areas within the
brain that affect our emotions, behaviours, physical, mental and spiritual states.
In this session, I have reproduced a simple understanding of how the key elements inter-relate.

I am immensely grateful to Steven Holland of www.hiddentalents.org in the USA for his kind
permission to use his wonderful graphic images and the content of his website, which contained
by far the best information on the workings of the brain, in a language even I could understand.

As the title suggests, this section will cover the simplified workings of the brain and the process of
thought.

You have three brains
It may come as a surprise to you to learn that you have three brains, each one having evolved
after the other.

At the base of your skull is the “Primitive” or “Reptilian” brain. It is the part of your brain that
keeps you breathing and your heart beating. It controls some of your more basic reactions,
like whether to fight or take flight in the face of danger and controls your sense of territory,
explaining the discomfort you may experience when someone invades the personal space of
your comfort zone.