How to Unlock Your Skull
& Let Your Brain Breathe
Your brain, along with other vital organs like your eyes, are protected by a bony shell that you know as your face and skull. These bones are not fixed and move (slightly) every time you breathe. This cyclic movement of the cranium and face are what allow your brain to breathe, pumping cerebrospinal fluid throughout the meninges and supplying the energy hungry brain with the nutrients it needs.
The Craniosacral System
The brain and spinal cord float in a clear liquid known as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This fluid helps to protect, nourish, and remove waste from the vital tissue. Thought as the medium for consciousness, the state of the CSF will determine that of the entire organism.
At the same time, the movement of these bones go on to shape what is considered to be an “attractive” face. The face and skull widen naturally over time and allow the bones to display their features prominently. Thus, an attractive face is —in part— a communicator of a healthy brain.
People fixated on “looksmaxxing” are not totally wrong, but are approaching the matter backwards. Form and function are one, and instead of obsessing over the form, change the function instead and the form will follow. Everyone can benefit from a brain that breathes better and face that reflects this. Here are some means to go about doing just that…
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