Secret of Brain Training : Brain Training

Article by Amit Singh

Keeping your brain fit is as important as keeping your body fit. Health of your brain plays a critical role in almost everything we do – be it thinking, remembering, working, playing and even sleeping. But we usually ignore this fact that brain too needs to be kept hale and hearty. Peak performance brain training is essential for anyone wanting to be at their best in the 21st Century. We’ve had lots of focus on getting fit and eating the right foods over the last 20 years, but very little attention is given to your brain. It’s amazing really because this is like the source of the stream, and everything else flows downhill from there. You absolutely have to be performing mentally at your very best, if you want to surge ahead in life.

There are some simple brain training ideas you can use to achieve and maintain peak performance. Breath control is a great place to start. By taking slow, deep breaths you calm and centre yourself. Whenever you are in a peak performance state, you can anchor that condition with a physical gesture or action like making a fist and punching the air. You will need to repeat this anchor many times to drive it home. Then when you want to get back into that peak performance state you can repeat the anchor and it will trigger the same set of emotional and physiological states you were in before. Relaxation and visualization practice also plays a huge part in getting to be the best that you can be. Brain Entrainment or Brainwave Synchronization is a way of training your brain muscle. Just like we train our body with physical exercises, we could train our brains with specially created audio sounds.

Brain cells are called neurons and communicate with each other through electrical impulses. These electrical impulses have a wave length which is commonly referred to as Brainwaves. Brainwaves could be measured by an EEG monitor and is quoted in Hertz. Learning new things also can improve brain power by increasing the connections between neurons and the brain. Find something that really sparks your interest so you stay engaged in the process of learning. Do you like to work with your hands? Try knitting or making greeting cards. This also helps to build hand-eye coordination. Do you want to be active? Try a new sport like soccer, golf or hiking. Does food interest you? Taking a cooking class can help you to learn a new skill as well as give you an opportunity to socialize more.Memory exercises can be quick, simple techniques that give your brain the stimulation and charge it needs to stay sharp. Improve your brain power by taking the time to consciously give your mind the workout it needs! This initiative will help people of all ages take more control of our brain health in the same way we care about our nutrition and body health. Once we can unlock this part of our brain and have it in our hands on demand, imagine the possibilities and applications that it can have for us in our everyday learning. Skills will be absorbed, information and techniques learnt all the more easier – we can apply ourselves in life, in our work, in our relationships with that much more ease. Science and its spiritual counterparts are offering you the key to unlock the power of your mind. I suggest you take it.