Posted by shar on June 26, 2000, at 20:52:23
In reply to Re: Mind/Body/Dominance , posted by dj on June 26, 2000, at 7:21:19
> So, Shar, way back then or since did or have you (or anyone else) come across any writings on how one balances out these patterns so that one side does not dominate and distort hence knocking the balance out of whack?DJ
Hmmmm. I wonder if dominance necessarily equals distortion? For example, we know that the two sides of our bodies are not perfect mirror images of each other. Thus, if we tried to do an asana in which we were standing balanced on one foot, we would probably not be perfectly straight up and down. We would have to be a few mm's to the left or right, probably, in order to balance.So, it's anybody's guess if the brain balances in a similar way. It does a little more on the right to compensate for an absence on the left? I don't know, but that would seem fairly likely. The researchers had a very hard time calling anyone pure lefty or pure righty; most of us are in between somewhere. That's probably where our balance is.
And, it's hard to separate mind/body/spirit if we are talking about total balance (as in yin and yang). We don't see a lot in the universe or nature that is perfectly balanced (right=left), we see more right>left or left>right; so maybe the whole thing is a process rather than a phenomenon?
I didn't get the answer because I don't think anyone had asked that question. You are unique!
Namaste--
S
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