Category Archives: Mental Wellness
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NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback for Performance Anxiety
Posted on June 11, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress managementIn 2016, Science Daily published an article titled, Why your brain makes you slip up when anxious. What makes auditions, performances, giving speeches, just generally being on the spot, so anxiety-provoking? According to previous research, people literally exert more force when they know they’re being watched. The pianist presses harder on the keys when there […]
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Neurofeedback for Stress
Posted on May 8, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress management, What to expectNeurofeedback is one of the best stress-busters I know. Here are the kinds of things my clients say: I have time to respond now rather than react. It takes more to get to me. In the past I would have been up worrying about what happened. I just went to sleep. I had the same […]
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What is Neurofeedback?
Posted on February 12, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Sleep, Stress management, The BrainYour brain is the most complex system on Earth. It possesses an amazing ability to organize itself. Neurofeedback works with the electrical activity of that system. What is neurofeedback? Via pauses in a sound stream that are precisely timed to register state shifts in the brain, NeurOptimal®® Dynamical Neurofeedback® gives your brain information on what it’s doing which your […]
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NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback for Sleep Management
Posted on January 15, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, SleepIt’s so important to get good sleep. There was a time when we believed that the brain just shut off during sleep, but that’s very far from the truth. Learning is integrated, hormones are produced, toxins are cleared out, and much more, all functions that happen during sleep. Sleep is a primary need During a […]
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Neurofeedback for Peak Performance
Posted on November 27, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress managementA common use of NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® is for peak performance, in sports or on the job. I have a past client who had seen his success in playing pool increase from his NeurOptimal® sessions. I asked him whether he would be willing to write about that. He was, and here is what he wrote: I was initially […]
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NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® Personal Trainer
Posted on October 30, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Personal SystemI believe the NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® home system is the best on the market. It’s so easy to use, you can be running sessions within an hour after you’ve unpacked the box. It comes with everything you need, and you get the same state of the art neurofeedback as the system that professional trainers use. […]
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Driving while Distracted
Posted on August 28, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Stress management, The BrainWhy is this post on the blog? It’s not directly related to NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® – or is it? Driving while distracted A few years ago, Jane E. Brody in her New York Times Personal Health column wrote an article called Keeping Eyes on Distracted Driving’s Toll. Jane quoted Dr. Amy N. Ship of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ship […]
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Neurofeedback – What Kind of Changes Can Happen?
Posted on July 31, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Sleep, Stress management, What to expectBelow is a sampling of NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® changes my clients have reported Promotes healthy sleep habits and sleep management Having more fun being with their children. “They don’t get to me as much.” Worrying less Going for a walk and noticing more details and color Pleasant instead of stressful dreams A fight with a spouse and […]
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Neurofeedback behind the Wheel
Posted on December 19, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress managementWhat does “neurofeedback behind the wheel” mean? I don’t mean hooking up your brain and training while driving. That would at the very least get you some strange looks at stop lights. Here’s what I do mean: If you have ever arrived at a destination with very little memory of how you got there — while driving […]
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Neurofeedback and Exercise
Posted on October 31, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainWe all know exercise is good for our physical fitness. What about mental fitness? Most of us know from personal experience that we may feel better emotionally if we move our bodies around more. I remind myself of that if I don’t want to go to the gym… I’m always happier when I’m done, and […]
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