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Studies have shown that people learn better if they combine physical movement with their learning experience.
According to PhD Carla Hannaford, our bodies are very much a part of all our learning, every nerve and cell is a network contributing to our intelligence and our learning capability.
PhD Paul Dennison, and Gail Dennison, of Brain Gym International have concluded that Brain Gym movements in classrooms and businesses worldwide, are effective for integrating the brain before learning, work, or sports activities, as well as during breaks. Brain Gym benefits include improvements in learning, vision, memory, expression, and movement abilities, in both young people and adults.
So in preparation for your next Brain Training or Rewiring Program, try these simple
Brain Gym Exercises:
“Cross Crawl”
This exercise helps coordinate right and left brain by exercising the information flow between the two hemispheres. It is useful for spelling, writing, listening, reading and comprehension.
– Stand or sit. Put the right hand across the body to the left knee as you raise it, and then do the same thing for the left hand on the right knee just as if you were marching.
– Just do this either sitting or standing for about 2 minutes.
“Brain Buttons”
This exercise helps improve blood flow to the brain to “switch on” the entire brain before a lesson begins. The increased blood flow helps improve concentration skills required for reading, writing, etc.
– Put one hand so that there is as wide a space as possible between the thumb and index finger.
– Place your index and thumb into the slight indentations below the collarbone on each side of the sternum. Press lightly in a pulsing manner.
– At the same time put the other hand over the navel area of the stomach. Gently press on these points for about 2 minutes.
“Hook Ups”
This works well for nerves before a special event such as a test or a presentation. Any situation which will cause nervousness calls for a few “hook Ups” to calm the mind and so, improve concentration.
– Stand or sit. Cross the right leg over the left at the ankles.
– Take your right wrist and cross it over the left wrist and link up the fingers so that the right wrist is on top.
– Bend the elbows out and gently turn the fingers in towards the body until they rest on the sternum (breast bone) in the center of the chest. Stay in this position.
– Keep the ankles crossed and the wrists crossed and then breathe evenly in this position for a few minutes. You will be noticeably calmer after that time.
Drink Water
As water comprises more of the brain (with estimates of 90%) than of any other organ of the body, drinking water is very important before any stressful situation as we tend to perspire under stress, and dehydration can affect our concentration negatively.