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To improve focus and attention, we teach several techniques. They include tools for Relaxation, Memory and Imagination, Mental Imagery, Self Talk, Deep Breathing, and Meditation; these are combined with the power of Neurofeedback to train the brain for optimal performance. The absence of tension and anxiety improves focus and attention. Relaxation:How are biofeedback and neurofeedback used for relaxation? In a relaxed state, you go into "alpha state," creating more brainwaves in a healthful state of consciousness. This enhances your ability to move away from anxiety/negative thoughts to a state that is more conducive to performing well. Learning relaxation will...Recharge the mind | ||||||||||||||
Memory and Imagination:Memory is the ability to re-create the past. We recall shapes, colors, faces, emotions, voices, and smells. Past events live again in us, perhaps even more intensely than when they initially occurred. Through memory, events in our lives can be remembered and savored again. Imagination is the ability to create. Breaking the bonds of the known, the mind generates new forms, ideas or images, music or prose, mathematical insight or mechanical invention. A gifted imagination, rather than re-creating, originates positive thoughts. At Performance Edge, we help you maximize this process. We weave together information already stored in your memory and help you to clearly identify the vision you have. We all have memories. What counts is how we use them. Do we use them to console, distract or torment ourselves? At Performance Edge we will teach you to use your imagination to prepare for action. Mental Imagery:Mental Imagery is the technique of creating a Blueprint of Achievement! Images are mental representations taken from our personal experiences. The process of visualization allows you to create mental images that enhance performance. You select positive images that affect how your body responds to certain situations. By controlling these images, you maximize your performance. This process can be used to decrease stress, focus attention, solve problems, develop skills, increase energy, control emotional states, motivate, and mentally rehearse performance. How does it work?Images can be a way of coding instruction for movement. We form an image of a particular movement and train that movement. At Performance Edge, we help you form an image of a particular movement and train you to use that movement in imagery. This transmits electrical impulses to muscles and the nervous system, both involved in performance; the progress of this mental training is measured with biofeedback and neurofeedback. Imagery is used to:
Improve concentration Self Talk:Self Talk techniques are also called affirmations: strong, positive self statements, spoken in present tense about a goal to be realized. It is conscious and carefully worded to guide behaviors in a constructive way, and is used to transform perceptions of daily events from negative to positive. Self Talk helps to focus on personal strengths. Deep Breathing:Proper breathing not only relaxes but enhances performance by oxygenating blood, energizing the brain and the nervous system. Deep breathing uses the diaphragm, allowing the abdomen to move out and the lungs to expand, filling the lungs from the bottom. For deep breathing to be effective you must be in concentration, observing your own breath. Meditation:Meditation describes the techniques used to discipline your attention. It involves the practice of uncritically focusing attention on one activity, learning to be in the present moment, while clearing the mind of all other thoughts. Through meditation, you learn that being in the present moment is more important than focusing on one task. Meditation can sharpen your perceptions and until you see more clearly what is happening during your performance. Meditation is passive relaxation with a positive focus. |
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