Let Your Spirit Soar And Play An Air Guitar!
If you look at a human brain, you will see that it’s split right down the middle into a left half and a right half. The two halves only share slender connections and they operate independently of each other.
Most of us are only acquainted with our left brain. That is the one that does all the linear thinking and verbalizing. Our language centers are on that side of the brain. If you, like most people, spend your time listening to or creating an inner dialog and only think spatially and in pictures when you sleep, you are living in your left brain.
The right brain is a wonderful world of color and music. That is where the seat of the imagination lies. The only connection outside of sleep that most of us have with the wisdom of the right brain is through the works of musicians and artists. Many psychologists are now suggesting ways to activate our right brain creative capacity. One of the things they suggest, believe it or not, is playing air guitar! Living in a left brain world is kind of like wearing a black helmet that keeps your imagination from taking flight. Playing air guitar is like throwing that restrictive helmet away.
If air guitar does not appeal to you, then you can choose another media for your right brain imaginary journey. In this example, however, we are going to choose a Dreadnought acoustic guitar. Music is the ‘language’ through which the right brain expresses itself and so is the perfect choice.
It goes without saying that you can choose a Takamine acoustic guitar if you prefer. It is an air guitar, after all! Since you are not actually playing the instrument right now, picture your ideal guitar in your mind. Feel it in your hands. Admire its beauty. Now start playing the guitar in your mind. A riff you already know may pop into your head or you might be surprised to find yourself playing something totally new and original!
Can you hear the music playing in your mind? Good! That means you have just activated your right brain. You will probably not play for long before you return to your habitual left brain thinking. A good way to stay in the right brain longer is to fill in the experience with pictures. Imagine yourself playing to an appreciative audience. Fill in the picture with details.
When you’re done, you will probably feel refreshed and invigorated. Your right brain is not restricted by time and space and will have given you a break from the limitations imposed by your left brain. Try activating your right brain. You will be astounded by the difference it will make in your outlook on life!