UPDATE: Three Effective Left/Right Brain Exercises

blindfolded sculpture

blindfolded sculpture

Image by Gastev

Did you know that your brain profits from breaking your morning routine? Left/right exercises change the active half of the brain. E.g. The connections and brain sections normally active when brushing your teeth are resting, while the correspondent sections in the other hemisphere are suddenly dealing with the new task. New connections bring fresh associations.

So you might want to try these three easy to follow exercises:

Shower with closed eyes

Feel for the soap and shampoo for example. Your sense of touch helps your brain creating a map of  your shower. Other senses come into weight when optical stimuli are missing. The smell of your soup will appear more intensive etc. Read the rest of this entry »