Brain Integration Blog

I recently wrote about the clearing of my ADD in my Math blog. A conversation ensued over a comment by Terry that “ADD can be a blessing at times.” I asked when that was the case. Later in the comment thread Terry made this interesting statement: “It could be the case that without ADD some people would have no drive…”

Terry’s comment got me to thinking. I’ve had many experiences in my life that were driven by the excitement of learning new things, of living a full life, of healing from my painful upbringing. Had I not been ADD would I not have had those experiences? Would I have been a depressed lump? I don’t know. I certainly don’t believe that people need to be ADD to have a large number of diverse interests. What I do know from my personal experience is that needing stimulation to keep my brain functioning led me to have many shallow experiences. What I miss about my childhood and most of my adulthood, looking back, is that while I developed a very keen sense of the gestalt (big picture) I did that largely at the expense of not going deep. I wonder if I had not needed the stimulation if I would have learned to play a musical instrument, learned to do home repairs, become an accomplished ballroom dancer, or have learned any of dozens of things that I could only have learned with a sustained level of focus. Yes, I can learn these things now, but I feel the loss of not having been able to then.

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I’ve written a post introducing readers of my cool and wildly popular Math blog to Brain Integration Technique. You can read that article as this link.

In the past I’ve never been particularly coordinated, although I love to dance (freestyle) and I enjoy being active and in my body. A few days ago I decided to support my newly integrated brain with the challenge of learning to juggle three balls. So, I ordered a set from Amazon and it arrived last night. Today, I put the balls to the test. So, what did I notice?

The first big thing I noticed was that I was calm and confident when I approached the task of learning to juggle. No anxiety about whether or not I could learn. No self-esteem issues around learning to juggle at all. Nice! I spent about 15 minutes practicing the one-ball toss, to anchor the feeling of tossing the ball from one hand to the other into my brain. Then I moved onto the two ball toss. That was harder, and after a half hour of practicing that I got to the point where I could juggle the two balls some of the time. I’ll be continuing with teaching myself to juggle over the coming days and weeks (if it takes that long). The goal is to juggle three balls.

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A deep calmness has set in today. It feels as if some deep neurological healing is occurring. I soaked in the bathtub for a good while this afternoon and felt, and still feel, very relaxed. My body is grateful for this relaxed and present state. I’m not quite sure what the connection is to Brain Integration but certainly not having a wound up brain is contributing to a much calmer presence.

The calmness and greater connection with my body has been a gradually increasing experience. It’s actually been distracting in a way in that I’ve got productive work to do and I’m not so motivated to do it when I’m so much rejoicing in the state of my body. But, I’m getting the teaching that I can have that relaxed presence and still get work done. So, even though I’m very very relaxed I’m writing this blog post, savoring my productivity along with my happy body

I believe that the couple of Jin Shin Jyutsu sessions I recently had have greatly contributed to this beautiful state, although the last session I had was three days ago. What I’m learning is that after Brain Integration there are things I need to do to integrate the Integration. Bodywork and energy work are two great ways to do that.