Shifting Brains

Exercise:

Direct the students to close their eyes

Have them think of (visualize) something innocuous such as a rose
Have them point to where they feel they 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, have them think of something taxing, an upcoming challenge such as a test, or an unavoidable meeting with someone they don’t like.
Have them point to where they feel they are having the feeling about it (maybe it’s in their chest, or their arms… it could be anywhere)
Next, have them think about the, and focus on the challenge, thinking about how to solve it as a problem. They can 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, have them point to where they feel they are having the thought, where they are visualizing and thinking about the problem. Let them stay with that for just a moment.
Then, direct them to remember their Belly Brain, bring their awareness to their Belly Brain. Let them have a moment to reconnect with the feeling of their Belly Brain.
Then, have them go back to their problem, and bring it down into their Belly Brain, letting their Belly Brain solve it.