What does the heart have to do with neurofeedback? When most people understand the term "neuro", they think neurologist, neurology, neurosurgery...i.e., related to the nervous system and especially the brain and spinal cord (otherwise known as the central nervous system). What does the heart have to do with nervous systems??   more »

I often am asked about what to expect when people are thinking about or starting neurofeedback training. "How fast does change happen?" and "How soon will I start to notice changes?" are the most frequent questions. I totally understand why people want an answer to this question. Unfortunately, I have to give that all-time number one frustrating answer: "It depends." But I have thought of a metaphor that I think helps to explain why I can't predict what change will be like for any one person. Let me know if this makes sense to you...   more »

1. Start with a healthy amount of Heart. 2. Add one effective and efficient Brain. 3. Mix thoroughly. 4. Let sit. 5. Check occasionally (especially in cases of environmental disturbances); add a pinch more Heart at least every 24 hours to maintain healthy growth. And that's it! Easy, eh? What's that? You're not an experienced Evolution cook? No problem...we'll take it one step at a time!   more »

I've been planning a series of posts on the importance of including the heart in our personal evolution efforts.

"The heart?", you may say, "what's that got to do with neurofeedback??" -- Stay tuned for the answer to that one!

Anyway,  today I came across this quote and thought it miught whet your appetite if I shared it with you.

Mind and heart are only different aspects of us.

- Gary Zukav, The Dancing Wu Li Masters 

In posts to come, I'll be expanding more on the science and practice of learning to really Listen to our Heart.

Sydney got migraines. Serious migraines. Every day. Sometimes she would get a migraine shortly after getting up and it would last until she went to bed that night.You may know what that's like. ... Sydney worked with me using a neurofeedback technique called passive infrared hemoencephalography or pirHEG, for short.   more »

The on-line Discovery Channel has a great little article on what makes people resistant to stress. I'll give you a quick summary so we can go on...   more »

I am frequently asked by my clients about strategies to improve their brain's performance other than neurofeedback. Here's something to consider:    more »

"I don't get it", I can hear you thinking. "How can this CARE approach to neurofeedback possibly work? I'm just sitting watching a screen and listening to music and my brain changes? How can that happen?"   more »

After I finished and posted my article on personal growth as a responsibility, I went off for the weekend and a little light reading. Well - what a surprise! -    more »

I just came across an interesting Review of Mind Wide Open on Dr. Patsi Krakoff's new Brain F-x blog. This is a book by Steven Johnson that discusses how the brain's activities affect our everyday lives.    more »

Do you ever feel like money or time spent on developing yourself is "selfish"? And even if you don't think so, how often have you had it said or implied by others? Many people, women especially, have been raised to think if they are doing things for themselves instead of others they are somehow being "self-centred". ...    more »

In my "Brain Tales" section, I thought I would take the opportunity to share real stories about how neurofeedback feels or how it impacted someone's life. The premier Brain Tale is by a business coach I met in a listserv I belong to. Lyle was never my client (what a commute that would have been -- Alberta to Ontario! ;-), but someone I encouraged to explore neurofeedback to help with his fibromyalgia. Did it? Well, I'll let him tell the Tale!    more »

Most of the time, we hear about all the children being diagnosed with ADHD, but have you thought about what happens when these children grow up? Even without a formal diagnosis of some kind, how many times have you felt you weren't paying adequate attention, weren't focused enough, didn't follow-through in ways you would like? The following article, from the Science Daily website, gives some current information about ADHD in adults and describes a bit about the use of neurofeedback as an alternative to medications.   more »

Here 's a news story I thought you might find interesting... Treatment helping eliminate seizures 06:35 PM CDT on Monday, May 23, 2005 By JEFF BRADY / WFAA-TV The human brain remains by far the most complex and mysterious organ in the body. But cutting-edge neurofeedback at a lab in Dallas is helping doctors and patients learn more. One family traveled south from Ohio so their daughter could get help training the brain. Cassandra Wilson, 9, is a skater who floats on ice despite her epilepsy. Her Dad tapes every skating session, each a neurological mystery. "She has over 200 seizures a day," father Tom Wilson said. "It's like static on a radio - it's constant. She can't ride a bike, she falls off a bike, but she can walk out on two thin blades and ice skate." "I feel like it goes away when I'm on the ice," Cassandra said.   more »

On my website, I talk about neurofeedback as a tool for personal change and growth and emphasize that I am not doing "treatment" when I work with someone using neurofeedback. Why do I emphasize this? Why is it so important?    more »