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Mind and body control - how to channel your ‘internal telekinesis’

The dark nights have arrived, and right on cue, Mike Flanagan has turned his attention to one of Stephen King’s most iconic tales of teenage torment and supernatural terror... Carrie. The story of a schoolgirl with telekinetic powers - the fictional ability to move objects using the mind alone - has gripped our morbid imaginations for decades. Little wonder, then, that this horror classic is getting a new lease of life in a television adaptation. But while we ourselves may not be able to bend spoons or move furniture, we do possess our own real-world form of ‘internal-telekinesis’. Through mental focus and controlled breathing, we can influence our heart rate and help calm an overworked nervous system.