Balancing Your Right and Left Brain II

[miTUBO11]

have this idea years ago and mention it to some of people i know and friends, this also applies to parts of our body that are of left and right orientation. thanks for this lecture, will practice these process when opportunity arises....

i realized this and noticed that people, using their left and right [hand, feet] as regular activities as working out, dancing and running [and other activities] are kinda balanced people...

[Radicalvegeta]

Ummm AFAIK even though the switching of the brain does occur technically and the left and right brains does communicate with each other in almost all of processes like motor message passing, language interpretation etc however some people are predominantly right brained(Average/Low IQ) while the left brain dominant people have a relatively higher IQ and not to sound skeptical but i don't think you can "switch" hemisphere usage like that? please explain ?

[tubular829]

i love my right brian

[ideapaloalto]

Of course, we do switch brains quite often. However, most people in our culture stay in their Left Brain more than their Right Brain. Much more. To increase the time you spend in your Right Brain, you must use your attention to shift. "Consistently" is not the word i would use to describe this changing of the brains. The good news is that we do have control over this switching, if we want to. Creativity is increased if you spend a lot of your time in your Right Brain.

[browsenthenet]

your brain is consistently switching between left and right

[browsenthenet]

its really funny once you get it, because you cant even feel the switch when your looking at a illusion but you can see it change right in front of you!  internet i love you!!!!

[300animelover]

What if im a right?

[2patero]

SHE IS JEDI MASTER!!!!! Woman will lead the way in this great awakening!!!

[ideapaloalto]

Hello Sam, What a good idea. Looking in a mirror would certainly work. The only catch is that if you are in the middle of a business meeting and want to shift to creativity, you may not have a mirror ready. Your toe is always available. That's the beauty of it. Both brains are easily accessed.  You just need to remember to do it.

[ideapaloalto]

Hello Sam, What a good idea. Looking in a mirror would certainly work. The only catch is that if you are in the middle of a business meeting and want to shift to creativity, you may not have a mirror ready. Your toe is always available. That's the beauty of it. Both brains are easily accessed. You just need to remember to do it.

[13sam31]

I am in my toe lol no this is right the easiest way is to look into a mirror look at your reflection

[LordLarsaSolidor]

In Kill Bill vol. 1 Uma Thurman's character says "wiggle your big toe"

[ideapaloalto]

Everyone,

The more i work with all the new inforamtion on the capabilities of the Right Brain, the more important it seems to me that you tap into it as often as you can remember. How about every time you look at your watch? As soon as you know the time, then place your attention inside your body for a minute or so. If you make this a habit, before long you will find that your creative problem solving has improved, your relatiosnhps are better and your life is closer to what you want. 

[ideapaloalto]

Loverofnothingt00,

Maybe you are using both your brains. That's good. Dinvr er hsvve both, it's a good idea to put them in use.

[Loverofnothing00]

I cannot tell if Im left or right brained. I tried all the tes and some time it says Im right, and some times it says Im left

[ideapaloalto]

Hello Jynx,

You're right. i know you are right, and i have spent most of my life defending Right Brained people against the logic and analysis of the Left Brained ones. This has left scars on my psyche that slip out when I am not noticing. The Left Brain is very useful, as I tell all my students. For me, the Right Brain is more fun to use. However, using both brains is the optimum way. That's why we have two brains, I suspect.

[Jynx215]

I'm extremely right-brained, but it seems like she's biased against the left brain.

both are important, you know.

[ideapaloalto]

Hello Nikki,

Thank you and congratulations on solving your own problems. It is satisfying, isn't it? Being in control of your own emotions is a right we all have. We simply are not always aware of how to do this. By understanding the differences between the two brains, these problems are easier to solve.

[nikki8284]

Really loved yor videos. thnx alot for uploading...i overcomed various little problems which i wasnt aware b4 at all..:)

[ideapaloalto]

Hello..don't know your name but you believe anxiety is Left Brain. Do read "My Stroke of Insight" by the neuroanatomist, Jill Bolte Taylor, Plh. D. . She had a stroke in her Left Brain and survived four hours without medical care, using only her right brain. She discovered that fear is not present in the Right Brain. Only peace, joy and ectasy. You might want to try my exercise to enter your right Brain. Keep your attention in your body for 90 seconds then check out your mental state.

[neotri45]

I think your wrong about the left being filled with anxiety. the right brain is more emotionally based so I would assume there would be more anxiety in that hemisphere.

[THE48LAWS]

She's good you need a tv show i love your lectures, EXCELLENT JOB Dr.