Right brain exercises pdf

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Then, go to the other side and start to draw the missing profile that will complete the symmetrical vase. When you come to some certain point in drawing the second profile, perhaps somewhere around the lower forehead or nose, you may begin to experience a sense of conflict or confusion. Try to continue drawing through this moment of conflict, self observing as you draw to become aware of how you solve the problem. Edwards' explanation of this exercise.

Did you experience some conflict during the drawing? Some people actually experience a moment of paralysis, not knowing whether the line should go one way or completely the opposite direction. Let me tell you why this mental conflict happens:. First, I asked you to redraw, even twice, the line of the original, given profile, naming each feature as you drew it forehead, nose, etc.

Then I asked you to begin to complete the second profile, thus inadvertently and simultaneously completing the vase. Because the facing profile is reversed, it can only be done by shifting to the visual, spatial, relational right mode R-mode of your brain. The difficulty of making that mental shift causes the feeling of conflict and confusion -- and perhaps even a momentary mental paralysis. Didn't you feel it? The solution to the conflict, of course, is to draw just what you see without naming the parts.

Some people are aware of giving themselves instructions, such as, "Don't think about the features. Just draw where the line goes in and out.