My colleague booked into a one-day BodyTalk Access Course, which teaches DIY techniques including ‘cortices’ (below), which helps to reduce stress and sharpen mental focus. ‘It’s like toothpaste for the brain, leaving you with a lovely zingy feeling. On a busy day, I do it several times: it really helps.’
Cortices Step By Step, (part one of 5 of BodyTalk Access)
The cortices refer to the four brain lobes (sections); this two-minute technique helps reduce stress.
- Place your left hand, fingers closed, on the back of your head at the base of the skull.
- With the fingertips of your right hand facing the back of your head and spread out, gently tap your crown while taking one deep breath in and out.
- Next, breathe deeply in and out once while tapping the centre of your chest under your collarbone with your right fingertips slightly spread.
- Move your left hand up a hand’s width, and repeat steps 2 and 3.
- Repeatedly move your left hand up until you’ve covered the mid-line of your skull from the base to just above your eyebrows. Your right hand stays tapping your crown then chest each time; when your left hand reaches the crown, just tap on top of it with your right hand.
- Now cover the sides of your head (just above the ears) with both hands, fingers pointing backwards.
- Remove your right hand – leaving the left in position – and tap your head and chest, as in steps 2 and 3.
- Repeat on the other side of your head.