Hula Communicates!

                                                                                photo: Sam Low.

Hawaiian Hula nonverbally communicates traditions, values, history. Let's learn about it! We can start here with this two minute video by National Geographic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXtQNVXNu-A

Let's think of food traditions as non-verbal communication.

Sharing food is a rich cultural experience. And the nonverbal elements are fundamental. Between cultures, sharing of food is a primal nonverbal communication. Hawaiians have a tradition of sharing food in a calabash bowl such as this one.

To see more beautiful calabash bowls click on this link: http://www.volcanogallery.com/KoaWoodBowls.htm

We can develop our abilities to communicate nonverbally

I want to share with you a video that Jill Bolte Taylor made where she relates her insights on left and right brain methods of communicating. After she had a stroke, and being a Neurologist who specialized in the brain, she was able to observe and understand her brain as it, without any say on her part, changed functions from verbal to nonverbal. Her insights are stunning and can push us to see ourselves in a new way. Here is the link:
http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
I believe we can use this fresh insight to begin exploring intercultural non-verbal communication.