Three elite performers using neurofeedback, Well, don’t freak out yet. No, this article doesn’t assume you know what is neurofeedback. So hang around for a while and read some fantastic stuff about the brain and its ability to be trained for optimal performance. What is Neurofeedback? In its essence, neurofeedback is a non-invasive, drug-free reward-based training program for your brain. …
Have you heard of brain waves? Granted, they are all the rave recently and rightly so! Brain waves are rhythmic oscillations that neurons produce in synchrony. These waves contain information in small packets that help you perform tasks in your life. Talking on the phone, taking notes in class, driving listlessly along that freeway, brain waves have got you covered. …
What Is qEEG? qEEG brain mapping refers to the analysis of digitized EEG, or popularly known as “Brain Mapping.” The qEEG extends the analysis of EEG interpretation, and this helps in gaining a better understanding of EEG and brain function. qEEG is nothing but a procedure processing recorded EEG activity measured from a multi-electrode recording employing a computer. Various algorithms …
Brain activity dictates everything that you feel and eventually do or choose to do. While normal brain function is a common phenomenon, few people have chronic emotions or brain imbalances impacting their lives. But what if there was a way to “unlearn” certain bad habits like chronic anxiety or “learn” to improve mental performance. In order to understand what neurofeedback …
Why is understanding brainwaves important? A healthy brain has an optimal speed. To demonstrate, think about your brain speed like shifting gears on a bike. A healthy brain should be able to access these brain speeds/states effortlessly. In fact, qEEG Brain Mapping gives you a visual representation of how your brainwaves are shifting gears. For example, if your brain …
Productivity is the efficient usage of resources like time and energy to meet objectives and targets. Higher productivity translates to accomplishing set goals faster, and thus improving efficiency. Employees’ mental performance directly impacts their productivity, and thus their contributions to an organization. Therefore, to heighten productivity, mental performance enhancement is a necessity.
Yoga for mental fitness is a powerful brain-training experience that combines the practice of yoga asanas (postures), breathing techniques, and hand mudras to develop a heightened awareness of the present moment combined with mental fitness techniques to train the mind to focus on desired experiences and outcomes, create balance between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, reduce the …
Neurofeedback for better sleep. Neurofeedback (NFB) or Neurotherapy is a type of biofeedback using real-time displays of brain activity. The main objective of neurofeedback sessions is to self-regulate certain brain functions to deal with issues or improve overall brain performance. The typical neurofeedback session consists of placing sensors on the scalp for measuring electrical activity in the brain. Screens that …
Brain optimization can improve performance in every area of your life. Your brain determines how you think, feel, act and how well you get along with others. To improve performance in every area of your life, it starts with the brain. This six-part, science-based workshop series takes you through the necessary components to improve your overall emotional, mental and physical …
Biofeedback is a mind-body technique used to improve your overall mental and emotional fitness. Biofeedback works by attaching sensors to various parts of your body to measure physiological activity like brain waves, heart rate, muscle tension, body temperature and more. The benefit of wearing the sensors is so you can see these measurements in real-time on a computer screen. With …
Albert Einstein said it best, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over-and-over again and expecting different results.”
Feedback is one of the lowest cost, biggest impact processes available. Feedback gives us insight on how others perceive a product or service, how others perceive our performance at home, at work, at school and in our relationships. Feedback allows the ability for growth and change.
More than you would believe, people often ask, “Can you train your brain?” The answer is, “Yes.”
Performance is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical. Since this is true, why do we spend most of our time training the physical? Let’s focus on mental edge fitness. As a former women’s college basketball athlete, I remember spending countless hours in the gym or in the weight room working on my strength, stamina and jump shot. Then, we …
