Tools: Hookups and Cross Crawl

These are positional tools from a set of tools called Brain Gym. I frequently use the hookups position myself and recommend it to my clients. You can do hookups lying down, sitting, or standing. It's useful to calm yourself, relax, energize yourself if you are tired, and also to do right before falling asleep at night.

I often combine it with yogic breathing, doing the hookups position for a few minutes, then doing a series of yogic breathing breaths.

Click here for a photo example of the position (referred to as Cook's Hookup), also of cross crawl, which is useful too. You will need to scroll far down the page until you see the photos.