Welcome to Somatic Signal.
I'm Jeremy,
A neurophysiologist.
When that 2pm brain fog hits.
.
.
Forcing your way through with caffeine or sure willpower.
It creates systemic stress.
Your brain doesn't need stimulant spikes.
It might need a hardware recalibration.
And in under five minutes,
We can use targeted visual and mechanical inputs to clear cognitive fatigue.
And get your focus back online.
Let's recalibrate.
There is no correct posture here.
It could be sitting or standing.
But you might find yourself.
Activated.
Alert.
Feet can be on the floor.
Just checking in.
Bringing a little presence to your spine.
Most of your afternoon fatigue stems from starting at a screen at a fixed distance for hours.
And we're locking your visual system in a static state.
And try this.
Hold your thumb out at arm's length in front of you.
And try focusing on the detail of your thumbnail for three seconds.
Now see if you can look past your thumb.
Add a further object on the wall in the room for three seconds.
And see if you can repeat this focus zoom,
Looking at your thumb.
123.
Changing to the wall.
Bye.
Two.
Three,
Looking at your thumb,
At your pace.
Looking at the far wall.
Shifting your ocular accommodation muscles directly stimulates the brainstem circuits.
These are the circuits that control wakefulness.
And it breaks the static visual fatigue.
Now try this.
Drop your hands.
And let them rest and roll your shoulders back.
Gently.
And see if you can find some expansion.
And your front.
Finding your breath.
In the front.
And the sides.
In the back,
A 360 degrees unforced breath.
And we'll move to our breaks next to try something.
We can take five active inhales through our nose.
Followed by a slower exhale,
Also through our nose.
We're just activating the inhale just slightly,
Giving it a little more effort.
And then sensing the difference in the ease of an unhurried exhale.
These are at your pace.
You can sense a pause at the top and the bottom of your breath.
Just sensing how far down into your body your breath is going.
You might even place a hand on your sternum or your belly,
Sensing the rise and fall there.
I'm just noticing.
I'm feeling that clear oxygen and the neural alertness.
Your cognitive baseline.
It might be more clear or more sharp.
Just notice.
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Stay steady.
