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Biofeedback
A bio feedback training session will
enable you achieve a deep relaxation response. This response
will positively assist physical, mental and emotional balance.
Biofeedback may be even more useful for
emotional issues, such as stress and anxiety, than it is for
physical issues.
This is because stress and anxiety are both
highly affected by the environment.
Taking the time to focus on what is happening
with your body in times of stress can help to relieve the
associated symptoms.
Biofeedback is a powerful personal trainer and
will assist the sufferer of anxiety and stress to regain control
and certainty over their life.
Who can be helped?
People who exhibit symptoms that include:
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anxiety
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worry
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restlessness
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fatigue
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concentration
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muscle tension
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sleep disturbance
Many physiological processes in your body are
hard to detect, but computerised monitoring allows you to notice
them better. The monitored information is then "fed" back to you
in an understandable form.
By being able to see this information on a
computer monitor, you can learn how to control the processes
better.
Why would I care about controlling my physiological
processes?
Most people know that we control our body by
using our mind.
For example, if we are agitated, we can use our
brains (concentrated attention) to calm our body.
But did you know that many nerves that control
our behaviour actually go from the body to the brain? (in
particular the vegas nerve which is stimulated by diaphragmatic
breathing).
If you can create a calm body, you can create a
calm state-of-mind.
Please
reply if you would like to follow up on this.
The sessions, 5 weekly or fortnightly, are
30-40min in duration and are conducted from L1, 459 Toorak Rd
Toorak on Fridays ($65 per session).
Click here to view Biofeedback Research Results.
Most controlled, randomized biofeedback clinical
trials have found that biofeedback reduces anxiety as much as
popular relaxation procedures like meditation. They both may
achieve comparable results because they correct core problems in
attention, cognition, and physiological arousal. Stress
management biofeedback may help patients control the events that
trigger anxiety attacks.

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THE POWER of BREATH
How often have we
been told to take a few long deep breaths in moments of
stress?
Physiologically
breathing deeply and slowly has a calming effect on the
mind and body.
As we breathe out
our heart slows down and conversely when we breath in
our heart rate speeds up.
This change in
heart rate is called Heart Rate Variability (HRV).
A large difference
between the highest and lowest rate equates to good
health and a small difference poor health.
Over the last 15
or so years research has shown that breathing in a
controlled way can increase Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
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