Mindfulness Daily Check-In April 22, 2024
Please do not do this exercise if it feels painful in any way!
Practising relaxation - Half-Salamander
1. Sit or stand in a comfortable position, with your head facing forward.
2. Shift your eyes to the right without turning your head.
3. Tilt your head towards your right shoulder and hold for 30 to 60 seconds.
4. Let your head come back up to its neutral position and shift your eyes to look forward again.
5. Repeat the same steps on the other side.
6. The half-salamander stimulates the vagus nerves — a system that controls your heart rate — and triggers a relaxation response in our body.
When done with this exercise please come back here and let us know how it felt.
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I felt a bit sleepy after doing the right side, to a lesser extent with the left side. Interesting results.
@Zeraphim
Not sure if this is the reason but the right side of the brain is the one more for creativity and spirituality and the left side for logic but I guess effects on the brain can vary among individuals.
Interesting information though, thanks for sharing!
Definitely slowed my breathing down and felt amazing afterwards. Awesome practice.
@yellowPineapple3652
Nice to hear!
