The Cerebellum

Balance, coordination, posture, equilibrium and eye movement are all controlled in part by the cerebellum. The cerebellum controls the sequence of movements, brain efficiency and reaction timing. It also functions to calibrate motor activities such that our movements have a smooth, flowing nature to them. Because there is a significant connection between physical activity and mental functioning, pairing physical tasks with mental exercises is also very helpful for improving cerebellum functioning.

By stimulating the cerebellum through physical exercises, like standing on a balance board, juggling, standing on one leg with your eyes closed, and a variety of others, you can actually bring about improvement in concentration and reading fluency, by taking advantage of the connections from the cerebellum to the front parts of the brain.

The brain itself is called the anterior brain and cerebellum is the posterior brain, or hindbrain, or the intuitive brain. It has such importance that there are many mystic techniques to activate this power center. In the cerebellum reside the main connections that network the energies among the physical brain and the mental and astral planes. The cerebellum (latin for ‘little brain’) is located at the base of the skull just above the point where the spinal cord connects. It is a region of the brain that plays an important role in motor control. It may also be involved in some cognitive functions such as attention and language, and in regulating fear and pleasure responses. In its anatomy, the cerebellum has the appearance of a separate structure attached to the bottom of the brain, tucked underneath the cerebral hemispheres.

How the cerebellum works:

"Imagine a great day ahead of you and appreciate what you have. This though is then pulled together from the neurons of the brain and formed as an image in the frontal lobe. When we keep focus and hold that image long enough, a belief is then created, and the cerebellum is activated. This is where the idea is held as truth and your actions are then directed towards this as an outcome: your outer world will reflect this action, as you only perceive life coming from your personal truth or system of beliefs."

Spiritual concentration and religious conviction can change brain activity and boost the body’s immune system.

When we produce synchronized coherent patterns, the immune system gets very strong. These monks they didn’t get sick because their system was so integrated and so orderly that disease couldn’t live in their body. The signal that’s travelling down the central nervous system is creating amazing order that allows the body to begin to function in wonderful ways.

We know that the brain is connected to all the other physiological systems in the body, like the immune system, and the endocrine system. So this means that when you change something at the mind level, for instance a belief, you will influence not only the brain, but all the other physiological systems connected, for instance, the immune system. “As you think so shall you become” is a famous aphorism that reflects the power of the mind to shape who we are as a person, with thoughts directly re-shaping how the brain functions. If we focus on a single goal, our lives can be fundamentally changed.

The thought, how you think is the electrical charge in the quantum field. And how you feel is the magnetic charge you emanate. So how you think and feel creates an electromagnetic field that affects every single atom in your life.

Basic Cerebellum Exercises

1) Balance on one leg.

2) Balance on one leg, and kick the other leg forward, to the side, and to the back.

3) Balance on one leg, bending the knee slightly. Reach forward and let other leg go back.

4) Do the above, but go all the way to the ground.

5) Do the above with a ball or object, touching it to the floor, then bringing it up to your chest,

     and over your head.

6) Balance on one leg, and jump forward several times.

7) Put on and tie a shoe while leg is in the air.

8) Throw a ball or object in the air while sitting, and catch it with one hand.

9) Catch a ball or object while standing on a Bosu balance ball, balance board, or other tipping

     surface.

10) Use two different-sized balls and throw continuously, at all heights, left and right.

11) Bounce a ball on a slanted surface.

12) Bounce two balls at once.

13) Put letters on a ball. Say what letter is coming at you as you catch it.

14) Throw a beanbag or object in several different ways: up and down with one hand, from one

       hand to another, over your shoulder or head to catch with other hand behind you, etc.

15) Juggle two or three objects or balls.

So as Gurdjieff once told a follower, John Bennett, the cerebellum also gets rid of any superfluous ideas that are not kindred with, or corresponding to, a person’s true passions.