Get the old grey matter working with these exercises...
Nearly everything we have learnt about the brain we
have learnt in only the last 35 years, so we have much
to learn. It is thousands of times more powerful than
the world’s most powerful computer; it shuttles
millions of messages a second; it flashes chemical-electrical
messages instantly to every part of your body. Your
body also stores information and sends messages to
your brain. Learning to use your mind and body is the
key to your personal potential.
Lateral Thinking
- The Two Americans
There were two Americans waiting at the entrance to
the British Museum. One of them was the father of
the other one’s son. How could this be so?
  The Two Sisters
One day, two sisters decided to clean out the old
shed at the bottom of their garden. When they had
finished the cleaning, one of them had a dirty face
and the other had a clean face. The sister with the
clean face went and washed her face, but the one with
the dirty face did not wash. Why should this be so?
Can't work them out for yourself?
Visualisation
Try this with a friend, it’s amazing!
- Standing up, extend your right arm in front of you,
point your finger, and turn to the right as far as
you can with your feet still facing front, notice
where your eyes rest and make a mental note of this
point. Relax your arm.
- Now, still standing, close your eyes and visualise
your arm turning again, this time past the point you
just noted, and back again. Keep your eyes closed,
and visualise your arm turning again, past the point,
and all the way round to the beginning. Open your
eyes.
- Now repeat step 1 above. What happens? Bet your
arm goes further round this time!
Brain Gym
 Want
to wake up and be more creative? Of course you do, do
these exercises at your desk at times when things just
aren’t flowing.
- Throw an object from left hand to right for instant
brain integration, a Koosh ball is ideal for this.
- Point both your index fingers, then imagine they’re
stuck together, now, with tips of fingers on the desk,
draw a large figure 8 as though it were laying on
it’s side.
- Stand up, now raise your left knee and touch it
with your right hand, then raise the right knee and
touch with your left hand, do this ten times slowly.
A Brain Quiz
So you think you’re brainy?! Have a go at our
brain quiz now and find out how much you know…
- What % weight is your brain compared to your
entire body?
- What % of energy does your brain use?
- What side of your brain controls your right arm?
- Your ability to remember gets less as you get
older. True or False?
- How much does your brain weigh?
- How many brain-cells do you have?
- Which brainwave frequency produces the ideal
learning state?
- How many watts of electricity does your brain
generate?
- How soon after conception does the nervous system
begin to develop?
- .Who provides excellent brain-focused and bodymind
training?
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