What do your eyes have to do with your core? EVERYTHING
"Brainy What-Why-How"
Your weekly nibble of science-backed goodness to help you move better and feel unstoppable.
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What (the TL:DR)
One of my private clients had a seriously sideways forearm stand — her legs were leaning right like they were trying to hail a cab. 🚕
I gave her a simple eye drill and BAM — straightened up in one second. No, I'm not exaggerating.
No extra effort. Just brain magic.👀
Why (the geeky neurology)
Your eyeballs are VIPs in the nervous system.
Most body muscles get instructions via nerves from the spinal cord. Not your eye muscles.
They’re directly wired to your brain like: “Excuse me, we have FRONT ROW ACCESS.” 🧠✨
That means tiny eye movements can trigger huge shifts in things like reflexive stability.
And bonus? You can target the left and right sides separately.
In this case:
➡️ Her right side was wilting.
➡️ Her right eye was lazy.
➡️ We woke the eye up = her body followed suit.
No force. No "fixing".
Just freaky-cool neuro wizardry 🧙♀️
How (apply it to your life)
Now, will the same drill work for you? Who knows. Brains are delightfully unpredictable.
(That’s why my Functional Neurology Training exists — more on that in a sec* 👀)
But here’s a fun experiment:
Film yourself crossing your eyes toward your nose, your nose bridge, and your “third eye.”
Watch the video: is one eye being a bit of a diva and refusing to move?
Now ask: does that same side of your body feel less stable or strong? If yes, bingo. You might have a fun little eye-brain-body connection to play with.
💡 Bonus: just doing the eye drill might give you a weird burst of energy — it can light up parts of the brain that dial up your system’s “oomph.”
Wanna go deep?
If you’re curious (and a little nerdy like me)
Check out my Functional Neuro training where you can learn ALL of this neuro stuff that’s
aching to spread from my brain to yours
Questions? Rants? Eye movement confessions? Get in touch— I love hearing from you.
With love and slightly crossed eyes,
Adell xoxo
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