Award winning positive psychology speaker and consultant Shawn Achor delivers a funny and informative 12-minute TED talk called The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance. He knows whereof he speaks. He applied to Harvard on a dare and went on to win awards there as a lecturer. He’s also very funny. And he gives simple, straightforward […]
Comments Off on Positive Brains and Peak Performance Continue Reading...Neurofeedback is becoming part of the training programs of more and more Olympic athletes. The Wall Street Journal talks about it in this article titled Mental, Physical Training for Olympic volleyball. Neurofeedback and the Olympics – training for them – is becoming more and more commonplace. It makes sense. Among other ways it can aid performance, neurofeedback improves […]
Comments Off on Neurofeedback and the Olympics Continue Reading...Mayo Clinic neurologist J. Eric Ahlskog, MD, PhD, spoke about a recently conducted review of the research on aerobic exercise and benefits to the brain. They concluded that “you can make a very compelling argument for [aerobic] exercise as a disease-modifying strategy to prevent dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and for favorably modifying these processes […]
Comments Off on Brain Benefits from Aerobics Continue Reading...Award winning positive psychology speaker and consultant Shawn Achor delivers a funny and informative 12-minute TED talk called The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance. He knows whereof he speaks. He applied to Harvard on a dare and went on to win awards there as a lecturer. He’s also very funny. And he gives simple, straightforward […]
Comments Off on Positive Brains and Peak Performance Continue Reading...A short article published in March of 2012 in the Norwich Bulletin is titled Neurofeedback Training May Enhance Athletic Performance. The article does a nice job of outlining the kinds of peak performance related traits that can benefit from neurofeedback. The author, Dr. Melissa Perkins-Banas,says this: New research continues to demonstrate that sports performance enhancement requires the […]
Comments Off on Neurofeedback and Sports Continue Reading...Can neurofeedback be helpful for those who work in one of the arts? In my experience, absolutely. This is often referred to as peak performance training. Some of the positive changes my creative clients have experienced are: Elimination or reduction of stage fright. Increased productivity. Greater understanding of their own creative process. Increased ability to […]
Comments Off on Neurofeedback and the Arts Continue Reading...Neurofeedback got an amazing amount of positive mentions in the press related to Olympic success. Just one example: Neurofeedback was used as in the training programs of the entire Canadian moguls and aerials teams. Peak performance, of course, applies to anything we aspire to in life. Increasing your ability to stay in the moment (which […]
Comments Off on Neurofeedback, Peak Performance and Olympic Gold Continue Reading...How can neurofeedback help you improve your game? Here are three 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 Of course, this doesn’t just apply to sports; but here’s […]
Comments Off on Neurofeedback and Peak Performance Continue Reading...Below is a sampling of changes my clients have told me about just in the last two weeks. Sleeping through the night instead of waking up two or three times Having more fun being with their children because of being really with them instead of distracted Worrying less For the first time in this person’s […]
Comments Off on Neurofeedback – What Kind of Changes Can Happen? Continue Reading...The bottom line with people is usually: Can neurofeedback help me with what I want to see change? Because it works with the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), neurofeedback has the potential to affect a broad spectrum of the things people want more of or less of. So stress reactions, low mood, […]
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