NEUROPTIMAL ADVANCE BRAIN TRAINING
THE NEW NEUROFEEDBACK
High-level sports performers know how important to be able to stay calm, yet alert and decisive when under pressure. This is sometimes known as being in ‘flow’ or ‘The Zone’.
In a study by Dr. Corydon Hammond, published in the Journal of the American Board of Sport Psychology (2007), he explores how neurofeedback can be used to boost performance in athletes of various sports. By quieting and focusing the mind, neurofeedback helps athletes get “in the zone” more easily and stay there, even under immense pressure. In addition, the therapy can help to improve cognitive function after a mild head injury, or help athletes control their emotions in the middle of stressful events.
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Neurofeedback can help undermine one-way, negative thinking. Athletes are subject to slumps in sports, not because of what’s lacking in their bodies, but because of what has gotten into their brains. If their performance persistently declines, it is easy for athletes to get in a mindset of, “I’ll never be good again” or “I’ll never break this bad streak”. Streaks and slumps are the enemies of peak athletic performance, but they are inevitable. You can’t be “on” every single day. Neurofeedback can help one dispense with a bad day or performance without internalizing or obsessing over it.
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Neurofeedback aids in the brain's ability to focus. And focus is essential for athletes. But with all the distractions of a sporting event, it is a struggle to stay in the moment and not allow one’s concentration to fritter away. As goes focus, so goes one’s performance. A mere millisecond of mental drift can undermine years of training and careful preparation.
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Neurofeedback may increase neural plasticity, which helps the central nervous system better cope with stress.
Olympic Rower Govert Viergever did a dozen neuroptimal sessions and the result is significant. According to Govert. it is noticeably much easier to achieve a deeper meditation state. "Usually I first had to put a lot of effort in quieting my mind. Now this is occurring seamlessly". This is very helpful to achieve focus and concentration. Something that he uses during his matches and upcoming championship. NeurOptimal sessions also contribute to overall feelings of well-being.
Good performance is a sum of physical and mental capabilities. Sometimes the limitations that the athletes face during the workout and actual competitions are not brought about by their physical incapabilities. They come about due to cognitive demands that stem from fatigue.
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So, does brain training really work? There is evidence that points to better performance and resilience after training. This training is meant to enable the mind to overcome negative events. It also helps the athlete rise above accidents and failure for a starring performance. Read what Dutch Olympic rower (M4) Govert Viergever has to say about his NeurOptimal training experience.
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There is evidence that links slower reaction time to increased likelihood of getting musculoskeletal sprain and injuries to the knees, and the ankles. The communication for the muscles in these areas to contract or relax comes from the brain.
BENEFITS
The brain of an expert athlete is different. Whether it’s picking up a curveball out of the pitcher’s hand or spotting an open man out of the corner of your eye, athletes have to be experts at taking in visual information, processing that information into manageable “chunks”, and then making rapid and precise high-speed decisions.
Peak performance training helps elite and recreational athletes, and business executives up their game. Whether making perfect turns in a ski race, executing the flawless golf swing, or excelling in the board room, training your brain to compete is cutting edge.
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Benefits include managing stressors while competing and creating better focus from a physiological level. This impacts better decision making, impulse control, increasing endurance, and increasing intensity of focus.
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Cognitive tasks become easier. The capacity for stress goes up while you manage cortical excitement. You stay alert and engaged, without becoming overly excitable. Stress recovery, stress capacity and stress regulation are all impacted.
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Improved brain function creates a more robust and flexible nervous system. It has been shown to help with stress, anxiety, memory loss, sleeplessness, learning challenges, physical injuries, pain, addiction, depression, and other disorders. Clients report that they feel increased clarity and focus in their daily lives, as well as an increased sense of lightness and joy. These benefits add up to achieving your personal peak performance in all areas of your life.
WHAT IT IS NOT?
NeurOptimal® is not a series of games or puzzles to “exercise” the brain.
It is not a medical treatment.
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Nothing is put into your brain.
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There is no diagnosis.
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* All brain frequencies are trained concurrently.
WHY DO BRAIN TRAINING?
Relief of Client Concerns: Elimination of client concerns resulting from physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual imbalances
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Personal Growth: More fulfilling relationships, healthier work/life balance, deeper spiritual connection, ability to stay in the present
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Academic Optimization: Improved test scores, better information retention, increase focus & concentration
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Peak Performance: Higher level of achievement in sports, career, and creative art forms
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Best you can be: While no trainer can guarantee you a particular result, we do know, regardless of why you came to us, that we can help you be the best you can be. Watching our clients transform their lives is one of the most rewarding aspects of being a brain trainer.
SPECIFC BENEFITS TO CHILDREN AND STUDENTS
​NeurOptimal® neurofeedback training is well-suited for children and students if they experiences any of the following:
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Struggles academically, socially and/or at home
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Consistently underperforms
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Is very stressed out and/or anxious
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Feels down and/or depressed
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Has difficulty sleeping / experiences fatigue -Feels unmotivated
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Has poor coping skills
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Has difficulty with focus and attention
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Has difficulty with task completion
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Teachers say, "your child is smart but..."
Our training will benefit children to be calm, situationally aware, flexible, focus and sees things positively.