Shifting Brains 

 

This is an exercise to shift gears from Brain 1 (the analytical mind) to Brain 2 (the relaxed problem-solving Belly Brain). 

 

This technique is a little involved, at first. But once you practice it once or twice, you'll get the hang of it, and you'll be able to do it on the fly!

 

• If you haven't done the Belly Brain technique yet, do it first, go here>

• or to read more about the Belly Brain, go here>
   

Exercise:

• Sit comfortably

• Close your eyes

 

• Think of (visualize) something innocuous such as a rose

• Become aware of where you feel you are having the thought/image of it (you may demonstrate this, yourself, by pointing to where on your head you feel has the best image of the rose)

 

Next,

• Think of something taxing, an upcoming challenge you have, such as a test, work, or an unavoidable meeting with someone they don’t like.

• Again, become aware of where you feel you are having the feeling about it 

 

Next,

• Think about the challenge again, and focus on it, thinking about how to solve it as a problem.

• You may think about, 

  • “What is going to happen?” “What is it going to be like?”

  • “How am I going to fix this?”

  • This is the analytical mind at work

 

Then,

• Become aware of where you feel you are having the thought, where you are visualizing and thinking about the problem.

• Stay with that for just a moment.

 

Then,

• Remember your Belly Brain,

• Bring your awareness to your Belly Brain.

• Take a moment to reconnect with the feeling of your Belly Brain.

 

Then,

• Go back to the problem,

• Bring it down into your Belly Brain, thinknig of it using your Belly Brain, lletting your Belly Brain solve it.