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Creating a change of mind
Neurofeedback
A Brain Training Tool
Our bodies and brains develop patterns based on our environment and experiences. These experiences can trigger “disorders” that are exacerbated by stress. The brain reacts to stress by creating electrical activity patterns, which manifest as symptoms like anxiety or depression.
The process of general neurofeedback trains the brain to use a different electrical response. It reinforces a feedback loop to create a more healthy stress response by becoming flexible and resilient. Your brain learns to adapt and respond quickly to environmental changes and turbulence without worry.
The NeurOptimal® Difference
A System for Everyone
Kristen Baird-Goldman runs a neurofeedback training company and integrated psychotherapy practice, where she helps her clients understand that we are all a combination of nature (genetics) and nurture (environment).
Whether you are in the office or in the comfort of your own home, NeurOptimal® works the same way.
Essentially, you have two small sensors that attach to the sides of your head that track the activity of your brain. While this happens you either listen to music or watch a movie. As you’re watching and the machine picks up on your brain moving into a place of “instability,” it changes the information that you are receiving by either pausing the movie or music which causes the electrical activity in your brain to redirect and train itself.
NeurOptimal® Fits Everyone
NeurOptimal can help with: General Wellness, Infants/Children/Teens, Adults/The Elderly, Couples/Families, Athletes, Creatives, Corporate and Executive Training, Bio & Life Hackers
ADHD & ADD
Studies have shown significant improvement in patients with ADHD using neurofeedback. Improvements have occurred in areas of attention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. NF training has also had a positive effect on the executive function system with improvements in organizing, planning, motivation, self control and emotional regulation.
Studies have shown significant improvement in patients with ADHD using neurofeedback. Improvements have occurred in areas of attention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. NF training has also had a positive effect on the executive function system with improvements in organizing, planning, motivation, self control and emotional regulation.
TRAUMA & PTSD
Studies have shown the use of neurofeedback for the treatment of PTSD and other stress disorders to be an excellent alternative for patients who struggle with traditional methods of therapy or who have not experienced significant improvement using other forms of therapy. One of the main effects of neurofeedback on trauma is the shifting of the brain back to what is considered to be an optimal state which starts to reprogram that “fight of flight”response to one that is more supportive and flexible to deal with every day challenges but also to work towards a place of understanding the root of their trauma to start reprogramming healthier responses.
ANXIETY
When you look at the brain function of someone who is experiencing anxiety in real-time, there appears to be a disconnection in signals betweean the hemispheres in the brain when someone experiences anxiety. In this case, neurofeedback helps to expand the connectivity by enhancing those signals and connection between the two hemispheres of the brain, thus allowing for a much more regulated response. This type of reprogramming doesn’t just help during neurofeedback sessions but has actually proven to have a lasting effect on this type of bodily response.