Category Archives: Mental Wellness
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Time in Nature Boosts Vitality
Posted on February 23, 2016 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York NeurofeedbackWhile you’re deciding if neurofeedback is right for you, there’s a simple thing you can do to improve your life that is backed up by science. Research shows that spending more time in nature increases well-being and energy. A series of studies published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of Environmental Psychology found, […]
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The Value of a Good Night’s Sleep
Posted on January 26, 2016 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, SleepSleep and peak performance I’m always happy when I see popular media publicizing the value of a good night’s sleep. This Huffington Post article is titled 14 Highly Successful People Who Prioritize A Good Night’s Sleep. All of the people mentioned excel at what they do. Sleep and peak performance go hand in hand. I […]
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Neurofeedback for Peak Performance
Posted on August 17, 2015 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress managementAround 2008 or 2009 I started noticing mentions in the media related to neurofeedback for peak performance. This ramped up even more during and after the 2010 Olympics. In 2010 and again this year I also told the story of my husband’s experience with neurofeedback and his long amateur career as a softball pitcher. Here’s […]
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How Much Choice Do You Really Have?
Posted on July 26, 2015 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainThe New York Times once published an interesting article titled, “Did Your Brain Make You Do It?” As a neurofeedback trainer, I’m always interested in research and speculation about the brain. This is a food for thought article as well. The authors, John Monterosso and Barry Schwartz, make interesting points and raise important questions. Here are […]
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Meditation and Compassion
Posted on August 25, 2014 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York NeurofeedbackDr. David Steno, director of the Northeastern University Social Emotions Group, wrote an interesting article in the New York Times this summer titled The Morality of Meditation. Meditation has gotten a lot of good press in recent years, with research indicating benefits in everything from lowered blood pressure to improved job performance. Dr. Steno’s recent research […]
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What can Change with Neurofeedback?
Posted on July 15, 2014 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, What to expectBelow is a sampling of NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® changes my clients have reported Healthier sleep habits and improved 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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Our Brains are Wired for Connection to Others
Posted on June 23, 2014 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainForbes Magazine recently published an interesting article titled Study: To The Human Brain, Me Is We. Here’s the heart of the article: A new study from University of Virginia researchers supports a finding that’s been gaining science-fueled momentum in recent years: the human brain is wired to connect with others so strongly that it experiences what […]
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The Brain is not as Simple as We Thought
Posted on February 18, 2014 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainHere is a short quote from a very interesting KU Leuven article titled ‘Brain waves’ challenge area-specific view of brain activty. (KU Leuven is a Belgian research-oriented university founded in 1425.) Our understanding of brain activity has traditionally been linked to brain areas – when we speak, the speech area of the brain is active. […]
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What is neurofeedback?
Posted on January 21, 2014 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackYour 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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How can Neurofeedback help with so Many Things?
Posted on September 9, 2013 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackIt’s a great question, and one that sometimes has people ambivalent about trying neurofeedback. How can it be that good? How can anything help with problems ranging from depression, anxiety, insomnia… and the desire to lower your golf score? Here’s why it can be that good. Neurofeedback works directly with the central nervous system (the […]
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