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Reading Comprehension and Retention

9/25/2012

So I've been complaining about crawling, but I have two breakthroughs to discuss directly related to crawling and developing my mid brain. First, yesterday evening I was sitting down to read, and I noticed what felt like a small space in my brain that allowed for some peace and quiet. My brain is constantly overrun with stimuli that I cannot get to quiet down. The few times my brain does get some rest is when I meditate, especially with my yoga nidra, and when I'm in Bikram yoga classes. The Bikram yoga takes such effort that I am only able to focus on the poses when I'm in them. But this was not one of those moments. I sat down and I felt a small amount of quiet space in my head. It is so difficult for me to describe, but it feels amazing. It hasn't gone away either. I am sure that as I continue to develop my mid brain via crawling, the calm space in my head will increase and eventually take over the constant dribble of craziness that is currently running amok.

Second, I sat outside in the sun yesterday to read a couple of articles on incivility in higher education. Today, I sat down at my computer to write about incivility and realized I did not have my articles with me. However, I was able to retain much of what I read. This does not usually happen with my brain. I tend not to comprehend or retain information that I have read, which leads to me having to re-read materials over and over and cite verbatim rather than paraphrase. Today was different. Today I realized I had retained the information and could actually paraphrase the articles that I read. That is one of the most exciting outcomes of Brain Highways yet. Yippee!!

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Mid-Brain Development

9/21/2012

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I don't know why, but mid-brain development via crawling on the floor is NOT easy! In my Brain Highways literature, I read where crawling is supposed to be easier than creeping, but I'm just not feeling it. I do, however, realize that I've been creeping for 8 weeks and only crawling for about 4, so I suppose it could get easier, but right now it is painful. My knees hurt, my right wrist hurts, and it's just such an awkward position to be in. At least with creeping, I glide across the floor, and it's not that uncomfortable. My heart rate still increases while I creep, but the crawling is not pleasant for me.

I'm putting notes up all around the house to remind myself that I must develop my mid-brain, and of course the only way to do that is to crawl. So every day I just have to trudge through this crawling thing. I really hope it gets a little easier. I'm trying to have a more positive outlook about it, but that's difficult too. Perhaps I need to reframe my thoughts about crawling. Maybe next time I write about crawling, I'll have a more positive outlook.

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Health Changes at the Fundamental Level

9/15/2012

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I'm noticing some very interesting things with the creeping and crawling. I have mentioned that I have had chronic pain for YEARS! While I intuitively knew that Brain Highways would help with the pain mentally (by calming my brain and lessening my angst), what I didn't realize is how much it would help on an externally physical level. Let me explain what I mean by that. I've said before that my right side of the neck and left hip, knee, and foot have given me trouble for a great many years. However, the knee has been problematic for up to 20 years. I remember trying to hike maybe 15 years ago, and going uphill wasn't a problem, but downhill was excruciating! My friends could hike downhill no problem, so naturally, I felt like an idiot, wondering why I was so out of shape! The knee hurt like hell. I suppose I began to compensate more and more over the years, and what I've ended up with is seriously tight hip joints to go along with the knee and foot pain.

Moreover, my left shoulder blade has popped and hurt for 20 years as well. For years when I used Nautilus machines, I could never do the vertical fly for my chest because that left shoulder was too messed up. Now I can do that exercise and move my shoulders around no problem. So here's the kicker with Brain Highways...

The physical aspects of creeping have built up my neck and shoulders tremendously! I posted the picture of my back muscles on the 12th of September. All of that creeping (7 weeks now) has created such a strong back and neck that I no longer feel the same problems I had when I used to sit at my computer to type. It's truly amazing. Additionally, the way I move my legs when I creep has helped to loosen the hip joints. I still have a long way to go for my hips to open up, but creeping is helping with that. Now, of course, my Bikram yoga is also helping to open my hips (they hurt horribly right now because they are getting better).

When I crawl, I feel pain in my right wrist and in my left knee. It isn't so painful that I can't crawl, but it's quite noticable. Again, intuitively, I believe that the crawling is working on some fundamental level to repair some problems that have likely been with me my entire life. In Brain Highways, the argument is that the various primitive reflexes affect muscle tone, especially postural issues. This seems spot on to me. The creeping and crawling are building major muscle tone in ways I would have never imagined, and because of that, lessening my pain on a different level than just mentally. It is awesome!

Finally, my own personal opinion is that some people who have been told they have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (a horrible label the U.S. government gave this chronic problem) and maybe even some diagnosed with Fibromyalgia may be dealing with a larger issue of brain disorganization. As I continue to work on my brain disorganization and continue to learn more about the brain, I will keep you posted on my thoughts about the link between CFS/FMS and brain disorganization. Imagine... 45 minutes a day of creeping and crawling may help some with these chronic illnesses get better. That would be a far better choice than all the pharmaceuticals, and definitely a better option than lying around all the time feeling absolutely miserable. I know because I was there. CFS and FMS are REAL problems, and we (as a society) need to figure out what is causing them so more people can feel better. Below I've uploaded my latest creeping and crawling video. As ridiculous as it may look, it works. Plain and simple.

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Brain Highways

9/12/2012

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Today I'm writing another update regarding Brain Highways. I have been creeping now for 61/2 weeks and crawling for almost 2 weeks. Although I haven't noticed any differences related to the mid-brain, I have noticed some differences due to the pons development. I've mentioned those changes in previous posts. However, some new areas I'd like to touch on include pain issues. For years I have had a tremendous amount of pain in my neck, especially the right side, and in my back and leg, both on the left side. In fact, when I would walk, I could feel the strain in my left foot, pulling all the way up into my back.

Because of the proprioceptive work I've been doing for Brain Highways, and because of my Bikram yoga, especially the balancing poses, I do not feel a lot of that pain in my back, foot, and leg anymore. Most of the pain I experience now is related to yoga stretching and strengthening of the muscles - so a GOOD pain, not the bad pain I experienced for years.

My neck is also much better. Although my neck is sore when I creep, I have noticed major changes when I'm not creeping. I can sit at my computer for much longer than I ever could before because now the neck pain is slight. I used to have pain levels of 9s and 10s, and now they are 3s, sometimes 4s (on a scale of 1-10). When I crawl, I feel a pain in my right wrist that shoots up to my neck. I have super tight scalenes, so I believe all this creeping and crawling is building the muscles in my neck and certainly in my arms and back. In fact, I'm going to include a picture here of my new back muscles. I attribute them to both Brain Highways, compliments of creeping, and Bikram yoga. I've never had back muscles like this - ever!! It's quite exciting to feel this good!

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Brain Highways

9/6/2012

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I'm in week 6 of my Brain Highways course, which means I've been creeping for a total of 14 hours or so, and I graduated to crawling last week. I now do both creeping and crawling daily and will continue for several more months. As bizarre as this may seem to you (and seems bizarre to many people), it is most assuredly working. How do I know? First, I have been waking up before 8 am almost every single day for the past two weeks without any alarm. This is unheard of in my life. I used to have to set 10-15 different alarms just so I could get up before 9, and if I had to be up early, like around 6, I was better off staying up all night. Second, I usually cannot focus when there are background noises around me. Yesterday, I was listening to something on the TV and my boyfriend had the stereo pretty loud in the other room, and I was able to tune it out! Third, my obsessive thinking has calmed down. It is still there, but not as prominent in the foreground as before.

These are just a few changes that I've noticed. I will continue to write about this wonderfully brilliant program and my success with it. It is a slow process of reorganizing the brain but TOTALLY worth it!! If you are interested in learning more, please check out BrainHighways.com. You can watch videos, read materials, and take a free assessment to see how organized your brain is.

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