Neurofeedback Training - The Gym For Your Brain
We all know the benefits of keeping fit. It’s very common knowledge that exercising every day or at least a few times a week is highly recommended and has many, many benefits for your physical and mental well-being.
But what about your mental fitness? Did you know your brain, just like your body, is responsive to “exercise”? Just like have a fitness regime, you can also create a training schedule that functions like a gym for your brain. Neurofeedback is especially effective. This is a non-invasive, drug-free, highly safe and naturopathic means of training your brain for better performance and improved overall wellness. Thirty-three minutes is all it takes, as you sit back in a recliner chair listening to music. It’s the opposite of a workout in this respect – it’s more like a relaxing meditation – which you may like after going to the gym!
Neurofeedback sessions is like yoga for your brain. And just like physical exercise, a consistent neurofeedback regimen has all kinds of benefits including more restful sleep, reduced stress and anxiety, improved memory and concentration, more focus and awareness, and many more as listed on the Neurofeedback Perth website.
In a way, neurofeedback training (otherwise known as biofeedback) builds “muscle” and “burns fat”. It trains your central nervous system to work more efficiently, and that results in many significant life improvements including:
Resilience: just like exercise builds endurance, neurofeedback can help your mind “bounce back” from day-to-day challenges and stressors. When you are emotional overwhelmed, the brain can become consumed with thoughts and not function at its best. Neurofeedback can help your brain cope better with these daily life occurrences, so you can function better.
Flexibility: Stress, inactivity and natural ageing can make you physically stiff and inflexible. If you don’t consistently exercise, your body is forced to work harder to accomplish even basic daily physical tasks. Similarly, neurofeedback works your brain’s “muscles” and makes it so that daily tasks consume less mental effort. Instead of staying stuck on a problem, brain training helps your brain find better solutions.
Stress Reduction: One of the primary benefits of physical exercise is that it triggers the release of endorphins, hormones and chemicals that help de-stress our bodies. Neurofeedback, in a very different way, is very relaxing, often being likened to meditation and is excellent for stress reduction.
Focus: Yoga is probably the best exercise that encourages mental discipline through sustained concentration. Similarly, neurofeedback helps to improve consistent focus and concentration. Essentially, neurofeedback teaches your brain to pay attention without all the sweat of a yoga class!
Core strength: Some types of exercise can isolate certain muscle groups for improved strength, but not strengthen other areas of the body. The problem resulting in your body is out of balance – for example you may have strong arms and have weak legs. NeurOptimal Neurofeedback training doesn’t spotlight any particular area of the brain. Instead, it is a “whole brain” approach, much like how rowing and yoga benefits your whole body, this type of neurofeedback builds “core strength” within your brain.
So after your gym training session, why don’t you come in for a brain training session?
