Archive forAugust 7, 2008

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Brain

There are a number of different hand-coordination exercises that can challenge your brain and help you grow new brain connections. In fact, when children play hand-clapping games, they are doing a lot to help develop their own brains. There is no reason that this sort of self-development play should take place only in a schoolyard, though. Practicing and mastering a variety of hand-coordination games will help keep you in the habit of growing new connections for brain flexibility.

Ilchi L advice taht try this one, which is based on the old Rock, Paper, Scissors game. First, practice making the three motions with both hands until you can do it with either hand very quickly and easily. Then, try doing it with both hands together so that one hand is making the symbol that cancels the other. For example, when the right hand is making the rock symbol, the left is making paper. Continue practicing Dahn Yoga until you can do this very quickly and flu idly.

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Brain Stem, Guardian of Life

Articles on Bio of Ilchi Lee

Even more important than the neo-cortex and cerebral limbic system combined is the brain stem. This term is used to refer to several sub-cortical structures that include the medulla, inebriate, talents, and the hypothalamus. Located where the spinal cord meets the brain, the medulla is an approximately cylindrical structure about one inch long, which is responsible for regulation of respiration and blood pressure. Moving up the medulla, it swells into a structure called the pans.

The pans is responsible for communication between the neo-cortex and the cerebellum, which regulates balance and movement. The thalamus, a neurological relay station, sends sensory input to the neo-cortex. The hypo-thalainus controls food intake, sexual activity, endocrine levels, water retention, and the autonomic nervous system. In short, the brain stem is in charge of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for basic life functions of the body, including digestion, respiration, and circulation. It is the least known and yet most important part of our brain.

Dr. Ilchi a D Yoga expert

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