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Is Neurofeedback Training Helpful for Peak Performance?
- By Clare Albright
- Published 01/20/2010
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Peak performance is all about being at your best at will. You've had those moments when everything was clicking; when everything you looked at was in "high definition," crisp and clean; when your hearing was as clear as if you were in a recording studio, and sensations that normally escaped your awareness made themselves known in a dynamic way. If only you could harness those moments, and bring them to the fore when it is crucial to be at your peak.
The ability to operate at your best, reliably and consistently is not reserved for the elite. What if you, as a parent, for example, could step into the feeling of being completely calm, loving, and in control, even when chaos was ensuing all around you? With neurofeedback, it is possible.
Or, can you imagine being as razor sharp, with every client, in every session, as you have experienced only a handful of blissful times in the past? Once again, with neurofeedback, this desire is feasible, and more importantly, very useful for both you and your clients.
Are you a top salesperson in your company? If so, why not shatter your previous records and help even more people, putting a big chunk of additional cash in the bank this year while you're at it?
Neurofeedback therapy has also proven to be very effective in improving sports performance. While a mental aspect is present in virtually every known sport, one would be hard pressed to find an athletic activity where the "head game" plays a bigger part than it does with golf. When a golfer learns to access certain states of mind, the ability to get into the "zone" at will naturally takes his or her golf game to a whole new level.
Writers, musicians, dancers, teachers; the list could be nearly endless. Virtually any occupation or activity that involves the brain would be greatly enhanced through neurofeedback.
-How Does Neurofeedback Therapy Work?
Through a variety of "exercises," your brain will receive positive reinforcement when the brain waves operate in the desired manner. Regardless of the brain region or frequencies that are being trained, there is a component of relaxation involved. By allowing the brain to relax, it is feasible to train precise changes in brain state in very exacting locations, and in very specific ways.
Neurofeedback never "pushes" for anything to occur; neurofeedback simply tells the brain when the desired state is happening and then reinforces it.
One advantage of using neurofeedback to improve your golf game, your parenting, or your career is that you will most assuredly experience pleasant and positive shifts in other areas and contexts as well. Will it be your golf game or your sleep that will improve, or will it be your parenting skills and your energy levels?
The key with using neurofeedback for peak performance is that, most of the time, there was nothing wrong to begin with; you are not using neurofeedback to correct a "problem", you are only taking something that was already working well, and making it work even better!
The ability to operate at your best, reliably and consistently is not reserved for the elite. What if you, as a parent, for example, could step into the feeling of being completely calm, loving, and in control, even when chaos was ensuing all around you? With neurofeedback, it is possible.
Or, can you imagine being as razor sharp, with every client, in every session, as you have experienced only a handful of blissful times in the past? Once again, with neurofeedback, this desire is feasible, and more importantly, very useful for both you and your clients.
Are you a top salesperson in your company? If so, why not shatter your previous records and help even more people, putting a big chunk of additional cash in the bank this year while you're at it?
Neurofeedback therapy has also proven to be very effective in improving sports performance. While a mental aspect is present in virtually every known sport, one would be hard pressed to find an athletic activity where the "head game" plays a bigger part than it does with golf. When a golfer learns to access certain states of mind, the ability to get into the "zone" at will naturally takes his or her golf game to a whole new level.
Writers, musicians, dancers, teachers; the list could be nearly endless. Virtually any occupation or activity that involves the brain would be greatly enhanced through neurofeedback.
-How Does Neurofeedback Therapy Work?
Through a variety of "exercises," your brain will receive positive reinforcement when the brain waves operate in the desired manner. Regardless of the brain region or frequencies that are being trained, there is a component of relaxation involved. By allowing the brain to relax, it is feasible to train precise changes in brain state in very exacting locations, and in very specific ways.
Neurofeedback never "pushes" for anything to occur; neurofeedback simply tells the brain when the desired state is happening and then reinforces it.
One advantage of using neurofeedback to improve your golf game, your parenting, or your career is that you will most assuredly experience pleasant and positive shifts in other areas and contexts as well. Will it be your golf game or your sleep that will improve, or will it be your parenting skills and your energy levels?
The key with using neurofeedback for peak performance is that, most of the time, there was nothing wrong to begin with; you are not using neurofeedback to correct a "problem", you are only taking something that was already working well, and making it work even better!
Clare Albright
For more information about Neurofeedback, go to http://www.NeurofeedbackBook.com Dr. Clare Albright is a psychologist (CA License PSY11660) and a Neurofeedback practitioner and can be reached at (949)454-0996
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