Why maps are the key to great movement. Yes...maps!

"Brainy What-Why-How"

Your weekly nibble of brain-based tips to help you move and feel great!

No. 6

What:

Your brain has maps of your body. 

Just as you might use a map to get around a new city, your brain uses maps to understand what's happening in each part of your body.

But if an area of your map is blurry, you can experience a threat response* from that area of your body.

*pain, discomfort, fatigue, lack of coordination, loss of mobility, loss of strength, et al.

Why?

Your brain always wants to keep you safe. And...

It feels safer if it can predict and clearly see. (Just as you probably feel safer if you have a really good map of an unfamiliar city you're in -- Learn a little more about brain maps in this video excerpt I made for you.)

Maps can become "blurry" when the brain doesn't get enough information from an area. 

This can occur through some sort of injury, surgery, or a number of other experiences. 

But it can also occur through a LACK OF MOVEMENT. Because movement gives the brain information!

So if you hardly ever move your shoulders into this position in everyday life:

Then your brain hasn't had a lot of data to populate its map of your shouldersin this position. 

It may therefore feel threatened when at a yoga class, you do something like this:

How:

How to apply this information? 

You can give your brain more information by moving an area (such as your shoulders) deliberately, with intention, and through gentle and progressively harder movements.

It's exactly what we do with the shoulders, hips, AND ankles in today's newest flow on Move With Adell: 

​Gentle Shoulders and Hips Navigation Flow ​

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This month our theme is Ahimsa, so as Richard Branson said...

"Respect is how you treat everyone, not just those you want to impress."

Thank you for reading! Hit reply if you have any questions! 

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Wishing you clear and detailed brain maps,

Adell

Want to go way deeper on all of this geeky brain stuff?

• check out my discount codes for Z-health University courses (where I learned the majority of this -- seriously it's mindblowing) 
• check out my Brain Based Creative Sequencing Course -- everything you need to get moving in new ways in accordance with how your brain best functions! 

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