March 29th 1998
"BALANCE THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAIN" PART 2
Flower and Gem Essences:
Australian Flower Essences:
Massage of the head:
After having learnt in other lectures how to massage the face and the neck I will describe to you how you can massage your skull. Sit or lie down in a comfortable position and breathe through your mouth into the upper chest.
Gerda Boyesen used to talk about "hills and valleys" on the skull. Hills are swollen areas containing fluid and often sensitive to touch, valleys are mostly dry and depleted areas that need to be vitalized. "Valleys" usually need strong pressure whereas "hills" can respond to very light touch.
I still tend to add pressure on swollen sensitive areas by pressing them and lying on the back to use the weight of the head as pressure until the "bubble" bursts sometimes with a loud watery explosive sound similar to the blockages behind the ears.
Very light touch can stimulate sensitive brain waves and cause lots of different sensations, images and responses on other places of the body. For this kind of work you need time and patience.
Massage on the back of the head and the forehead is usually the best way to go to sleep. It is good to start with neck massage to relax the neck muscles and vertebrae first.
Aurawork on the head is very calming too. "Spirals" can be drawn out of the top of the head to reconnect with the spirit. "Padding" of the aura and balancing by holding your hands on the aura above the ears can have a relaxing effect. Spirals can be moved out from the ears as well (see the chapter about the ears)
Paul and Gail Dennison developed the "Brain Gym" a selection of exercises which are taught in primary schools in Germany to help the children overcome learning difficulties.
There are exercises for "middle line movement" helping the pupils to be more able to cross the middle line between the right and left side of the brain, stretching exercises and energizing exercises.
Inability to cross the middle line can lead to Dyslexia and learning difficulties.
I only want to mention a few exercises.
"The lazy 8's" is an exercise where we draw a big figure eight with our left arm in the air or on a black board at least threee times
"Double doodle": We draw lines on a black board with both hands simultaneously. Head and eyes should be allowed to move.
Some of the exercises are commonly used in gymnastic classes:
"Neck Rolls": We breathe through an open mouth and gently roll the neck from one side to the other in a circle. This exercise helps with earthing, centering and relaxes the central nervous system.
One exercise is called "the energizer". In yoga they call it "Cobra": We lie on the front, the hands and forearms under the shoulders. Then we breathe in and slowly lift head, neck, chest and arms. The throat has to stay open, the energy should move upwards.
The last exercise I want to mention is breathing into the belly, the hands both crossed on top of the belly. A rhythm of 3 counts in, 3 counts holding and 3 counts breathing out is recommended. The palms should be lifted by the breath.
These exercises are also good for a stiff neck. That brings us to the next chapter about neck and shoulders,
After having explored the arms and hands and their link with heart and chest we will dedicate one chapter to the area of our body that is getting most of the tension: Our neck and shoulders.
Working on computers, typewriters, telephone, watching television, driving, playing the piano, the flute, the saxophone and the clarinet are just some of the activities which often have a tensing effect on our neck and shoulders.
The front of the neck, the area of breathing and swallowing is just as important as the back. Often clients complain about a blockage in their throat. They feel as if they have swallowed an object, their voice tends to be too high or husky, they keep coughing without a cold.
The back and the front of the neck work together as a team just like man and woman whereas the front is symbolizing the open receiving part connected with the mouth and the back of the neck stands more for the male supporting and strengthening part.
The neck is the link between the head and the body. Breath, food, energy and fluids have to pass through the passage of the neck upwards and downwards. When the neck muscles and tendons are tense, when the vertebraes are calcified and stiff the passage can easily be blocked. The results can be bad posture, breathing problems, chest problems and many other symptoms.
Next week we will concentrate on shoulders and neck.