BRAIN GYM EXERCISES

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 Another of the brain gym
exercises that help with
spelling, writing, listening,
reading and comprehension
by coordinating the right &
left brain. Brain gym
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CROSS
1. exercises.
CRAWL
 Stand or sit. Place your
right hand across the body
to the left knee as you
raise it, and then do the
same thing for the left
hand on the right knee just
as if you were marching.
Do this for 2-3 minutes.
  This free brain exercise
increases blood flow to the
brain. The extra blood flow,
the extra water, switches
the brain on, improves
attention required for
learning& performing.
 Position one hand so that
there is as wide a space as
possible between the thumb
and index finger, like a large
BRAIN letter “L”.
2.
BUTTONS  Place your index and thumb
into the slight indentations
below the collar bone on
each side of the sternum.
Press lightly in a pulsing
manner.
 At the same time put the
other hand over the navel
area of the stomach. Gently
press on these points for
about 2 minutes.
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  Improve visual attention &
eye mobility needed for
reading.
 Align body with a point at
eye level. This will be the
midpoint of the 8.
 Choose a comfortable
position for drawing the
lazy 8, adjusting the width
and height to fit your
needs.
3. LAZY 8S  Start on the midline and
moves counterclockwise
first, up, over, and around.
Then move clockwise: up,
over, around, and back to
the beginning midpoint.
 As the eyes follow the lazy
8. The head moves slightly
and the neck remains
relaxed. Three repetitions
with each hand separately
and then both together.
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 One of our free brain
exercises helps increase
attention span.
 Reach up above your head
with your left arm,
lengthening from your rib
cage. Hold your arm just
below the elbow with your
right hand.
 Now isometrically activate
ARM
4. your left arm for a few
ACTIVATION
seconds in each of four
positions away from your
head, forward, backward,
and toward your ear. Rest
four left arm again at your
side. Now stand and let
your arms hang
comfortably by your sides.
  Are examples of how
effects of exercise include
improvement of mood,
lessening of anxiety.
 Stand or sit with the right
leg crossed over the left at
the ankles.
 Take your right wrist and
cross it over the left wrist
and link up the fingers so
that the right wrist is on
top.
5. HOOK UPS
 Bend the elbows out and
gently turn the fingers in
towards the body until they
rest on the sternum (breast
bone) in the center of the
chest. Stay in this position.
 Keep the ankles crossed and
the wrists crossed and then
breathe evenly in this
position for a few minutes.
You should feel noticeably
calmer after that time.
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 Helps with spelling, short-
term memory, listening
ability & abstract thinking.
 Perform this brain training
exercise by using your
thumb and index finger to
gently pull and unroll the
outer part of the ear,
starting from the top and
THINGKING
6. slowly moving to the lobe.
CAPS
Pull the lobe gently. Repeat
three times.
  Improves concentration, attention,
comprehension, imagination and
endurance. Brain gym exercises,
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 Reap the beneficial effects of this
exercise by standing, arms length
away from a wall, placing your
hands (shoulder-width apart)
against it.
 Extend your left leg straight out
behind you so that the ball of your
foot is on the floor and your heel
is off the floor and your body is
CALF slanted at 45 degrees.
7.
PUMPS  Exhale, leaning forward against
the wall while also bending your
right heel and pressing your left
heel against the floor. The more
you bend the front knee, the more
lengthening you will feel in the
back of your left calf.
 Inhale and raise yourself back up
while relaxing and raising the left
heel. Do three or more times,
completing a breath with each
cycle. Alternate to the other leg
and repeat.
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 The elephant is a brain
training exercise that
activates all areas of the
mind/body system & is
highly recommended for
children with attention
deficit disorder.
 Place the left ear on the
left shoulder then
THE
8. extending the left arm like
ELEPHANT
the trunk of an elephant
with knees relaxed; draw
the infinity sign (crossing
up in the middle) in front
of you. Switch arms after
three to five complete
signs.
  Energy yawn is one of the
brain gym exercises that
relieve the stress that
interferes with learning &
ENERGY performance.
9.
YAWN  Simply massage the muscle
around the TMJ
(temporal-mandibular
joint) at the junction of
the jaws
 Positive points helps
relieve stress & improve
memory.
 Lightly touch the point
above each eye halfway
POSITIVE between the hairline and
10.
POINTS the eyebrow with
fingertips of each hand.
Close your eyes and
breathe slowly and deeply
for a few seconds. Release
& repeat 3 times.