The right brain doesn’t process with words but with visuals, so one of the quickest ways to activate it is with an image. It’s not for nothing that we say “a picture says a thousand words”. The left brain doesn’t like to lose control, so it’s likely that when you read the example below you will think something like “this sounds silly” – that message comes from your left brain. The best way to manage this is to say to yourself, “Let’s just give it a little try.”

Ask yourself: what colour would you like your summer to be? What kind of things come to your mind with that colour? How can you bring these ingredients into your summer – in small and big ways?

When reflecting on these questions, a lot of people think about things like “time with people we care about, being in nature, doing our hobbies”. The right brain has a lot of wisdom about what is important to us and with our right brain, we fully experience and enjoy the present moment. When we stop thinking about the past or the future – this really helps us de-stress.

3 ways to engage your ‘right brain’ to de-stress and re-energise