Head injury? Even if years ago, you may need these two drills...

"Brainy What-Why-How"

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What:

A lot of people who experience injury to their brains are left without proper treatment.

This can result in a slew of symptoms* that Western medicine usually fails to link to the brain, such as depression, insomnia, or even PCOS.

But there are a few "brain drills" that anyone can do that are...well...just really really good for brains in general but can go a long way to help someone who's struggling with chronic issues due to an old concussion:

1: Drills that activate the visual and vestibular systems

2: Breathing drills

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Why:

The brain -- but especially a damaged brain -- needs two things to survive (i.e. stop brain cells from dying, which is a major problem with head injuries!):

🧠 Activation (getting information from the rest of the body)

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🧠 Fuel (namely in the form of glucose and oxygen)

How:

One super easy way to bring activation to SEVERAL areas of the brain that affect loads of other areas is to do something called a Vestibular Ocular Reflex drill:

👁️ Keeping your eyes focused on a single point (the closer it is to your face, the harder it will be), move your head in different directions:

⬅️➡️ left to right (rotate chin towards shoulder) 

⬆️⬇️ up and down

↩️↪️ side to side (ear to shoulder) 

One super easy way to help the brain become more efficient in gathering fuel from oxygen:

🌬️ Air Hunger:

Stay relaxed while you practice:

  • Pausing your breathing while your lungs are empty

  • Optional: add in simple movements such as squats, jumping jacks, or push ups

  • Breathe in once you get the urge to inhale. You should be able to recover within 2 breaths. 

Over time, you'll be able to increase the time you spend holding your lungs empty. 

Simple, but super effective! Like practising kindness 😘 

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*I go into the details in my Brain Injury lecture for my NeuroYoga YTT. I've just made that lecture available as a stand-alone workshop which​ you can purchase here​ for just $5. 

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