Category Archives: Peak performance
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How Many Sessions of NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback?
Posted on September 22, 2021 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Sleep, Stress managementHow Many Sessions of NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback?
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NeurOptimal® Brain Training for Seniors
Posted on May 24, 2021 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, The BrainNeurOptimal Brain Training for Seniors
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Brain Training for Martial Arts and Combat Sports
Posted on March 23, 2021 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performanceI exercise – yoga, aerobics, strength training – not as much as I think I should, but regularly. Martial arts and combat sports are not my thing, but I know the appeal is there for many. Here is a five and a half minute video showing how NeurOptimal® has helped a professional boxer excel. Her […]
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NeurOptimal® and Performance Jitters
Posted on February 25, 2021 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress managementMy friend and colleague, David Delaney of Boulder Neurofeedback, has written a thoughtful and interesting post on performance anxiety for the NeurOptimall® website blog: Performance Jitters and NeurOptimal® With decades of experience as a singer and an actor, David knows whereof he speaks. Other than that comment, I’ll let his post speak for itself. If […]
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Neurofeedback for Sleep Management
Posted on February 21, 2020 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, SleepWhat does that mean, neurofeedback for sleep management? Let’s start here: When all is well, our brains manage our sleep cycles well. We wake up refreshed and ready for the day. We have energy throughout the day, including during the normal mid-afternoon dip. Sleep is a primary need It’s so important to get good sleep. […]
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NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback for Peak Performance
Posted on January 21, 2020 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performanceHow can neurofeedback help you improve your game? Here are some of the ways: Stay in the moment (this means being in the “flow” state) Reduce performance anxiety and use that energy for your game Be able to let go of mistakes and refocus quickly Improved sleep When I first started as a NeurOptimal® trainer […]
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NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback in an Elementary School
Posted on October 9, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, What to expectMy colleagues at NeurAlive Technologies, Inc., in Victoria, BC, Canada, made this terrific video about their use of NeurOptimal® in an elementary school. Parents, teachers and the children themselves describe the difference the training made. To learn more, please visit our website, or you’re welcome to comment here on the blog or email me. Catherine […]
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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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Neurofeedback – What to Expect
Posted on March 12, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Sleep, Stress management, What to expectWhen you come for a NeurOptimal® neurofeedback session you’ll be sitting in a comfortable chair watching a graphic (or you can close your eyes) and listening to music. There will be very brief pauses in the music – this is the system giving your brain the opportunity to see what it is doing moment to moment. What do […]
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