Are your eyes holding you back?
"Brainy What-Why-How"
Your weekly nibble of brain-based tips to help you move and feel great!
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What:
Giving your brain a break from your visual system 👀 could be exactly what you need to feel better in your movement practice, or even to achieve a skill!
Why:
You may have heard me talk about the importance of the visual system on how you move, like:
using your drishti for better flexibility 👁️
exercising your eye muscles 💪
or using the eyes to teach the brain to reduce pain 👩🏫
This is because the visual system is a major player in how your brain gets information, and information from the eyes goes into SEVERAL regions of the brain.
Therefore: sometimes it might be just what you need to give yourself a Visual Reset.
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How:
1️⃣ First test how you feel. Maybe in something you're working on, like floating from downward dog to uttanasana, or a split.
2️⃣ Then cup your hands over your eyes and block out all the light.
Even with your eyes open, you shouldn't see any light.
Hold here, in stillness, breathing, for 20-30 seconds. (Yes, you can blink.)
3️⃣ Then retest your skill.
If it got better, it might be a sign that your brain would love less stimulation from your eyes.
If it got worse or stayed the same, then at least you got those few seconds of stillness 😊
Rest is productive,
Adell xoxo
Want to go way deeper on all of this geeky brain stuff?
• Join my next NeuroYoga TTC here!
• Check out the courses from Z-health, where I started my education in brain-based approaches: Click here for my discount codes on their first 3 courses!
• Practice with me on MOVE with Adell where I blend yoga + neurology to help you acquire skills, feel great, and grow older with resilience!