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NEUROFEEDBACK FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOP

2007-04-24T15:57:00.000Z

NEUROFEEDBACK FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOP—
A UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCE JUNE 4-8th & SEPT. 24-28

Lynda Thompson Ph.D and Michael Thompson, M.D. of the Biofeedback Institute of Toronto and ADD Centres Ltd., will once again be offering an introduction to basic concepts in applied psychophysiology:

" Neurofeedback Combined with Biofeedback and Metacognition"

The course is accredited by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, and provides up to 37 hours of BCIA didactic training. Chief Instructor will be Lynda Thompson Ph.D.
Guest faculty will be professor Vietta Sue Wilson, Ph.D of the Dept. of Kinesiology Health Science, York University and James Thompson, Ph.D, presenting Basic Concepts in Applied Psychophysiology.

The workshops combine comprehensive instruction in the basics of Neurofeedback while experiencing Canada’s breath-taking summer & autumn scenery. The location of the training is Burleigh Island Lodge at Burleigh Falls, a small inn on the shores of Stoney Lake in the
scenic Kawartha Lakes district north of Toronto, Canada.

Because of the unique location, the workshop will have a strictly-limited enrollment which also ensures the possibility of hands-on experience for all participants. There will be opportunities each afternoon for relaxing by the lake, as well as nature walks, boating, fishing and swimming. There are ancient indian rock paintings at the far end of the lake which can be visited.

INFORMATION : http://www.addcentre.com/
905-803-8066 lyndamichaelthompson@gmail.com

HEART RATE VARIABILITY TRAINING SUITE

2007-04-24T15:25:00.000Z

The HRV Training Suite, designed by Dr. Donald Moss and Dr. Fred Shaffer is based on the latest research and clinical experience, helping newcomers apply heart rate variability training.
Licensed health professionals can learn how to measure HRV from an EKG signal or from peripheral blood flow (HR/BVP) and respiration.
The suite includes specialized software display screens to support a variety of convergent training strategies to produce increased heart rate variability. The suite also includes a clinical guide that can help get started right away in this exciting field.
The software and documentation in the suite teach techniques necessary for increasing heart rate variability. HRV can be of particular value to psychologists and other health practitioners and therapists.

For information: http://www.bfe.org/store/HRV%20Training%20Suite.pdf

Young Berlin Footbal Players Learn Bio-Feedback with Dr. Bruno Demichelis

2007-04-23T21:02:00.000Z

Following a keynote address to the 11th Annual Meeting of the BFE, Dr. Bruno Demichelis, the famous Head of Sports Science, AC Milan Football Team, took time to teach some future soccer greats the finer points of biofeedback. The youngsters, who attend grade school in Berlin, learned about optimizing their performance and health--a life skill according to Demichelis. The young students were captivated by the computers and software for sports applications & biofeedback, developed by Thought Technology Ltd. of Montreal, Canada. Several of the young athletes were " hooked-up" in order to measure their biofeedback responses to stimuli. Dr. Demichelis taught them how to relax under stressful situations and how to improve their performance on the soccer pitch. He also showed them ways to train their powers of confidence using numerous visualization techniques.

Demichelis uses the same techniques and many more advanced for the players on the

AC Milan Squad, who have just won their last four matches allowing them to enter the finals

round leading up to the World Cup.

The young Berlin footballers learned how to concentrate and focus to get into " the zone " for peak performance during competitions. Physical fitness is key to performing well, but mental preparation also makes a big difference with respect to performance Demichelis told them; it can also help reduce physical injuries.

Using ProComp Infiniti, professional athletes allow themselves to be measured for seven physiological signals --- from brain waves and muscle tension to heart rate and respiration.

Athletes soon learn how to achieve a meditative state and maintain this mind-set while visualizing videos of their recent performance on the football pitch.

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News & Upcoming Workshops & Conferences

2007-04-23T17:47:00.000Z

BFE 11th Annual Meeting in Berlin....Wunderbar success

from left to right - Dr. Erik Peper, President of the BFE, Dr. Bruno Demichelis - For 20 years the Head of Sports Science for AC Milan Football Team, Dr. Vietta 'Sue' Wilson, author of 'Optimizing Performance and Health' BFE Suite, Lawrence Klein, V.P. of Thought Technology and Luca Righetto, Italian Distributor of Thought Technology.

BERLIN, Germany -- The BFE's 11th annual Meeting was held February 27th-March 3rd and all participants came away with new knowledge or new friendships. The Scientific Program of the BFE began April 27th with two lectures. Dr. Vietta 'Sue' Wilson, gave an hour introductory lecture on Biofeedback and Neurofeedback's use in Sport Psychology. Dr. Bruno Demichelis gave a ninety minute lecture on AC Milan's use of the Mind Room and Sport Psychology and Sports Medicine by one of the world's leading sports club, in the most popular international sport, football.
The BFE meeting also featured paper sessions and poster presentations. The one and two day workshops were well-attended by clinicians from Europe and North America. The workshops also demonstrated the latest equipment and suites developed by Thought Technology Ltd of Montreal, Canada. http://www.thoughttechnology.com/
The scientific program featured lectures and symposia, including workshops by doctors Lynda and Michael Thompson, authors, educators and founders of the Toronto ADD Centre (http://www.addcentre.com/). Teaching ergonomics was the Winner of the Governors Award of California, Dr. Erik Peper who just published a book to prevent repetitive strain injury, "Muscle Biofeedback at the Computer ".

The social events were most entertaining and participants are already noting dates in their
agendas for the next annual meeting which takes place next February in Salzburg, Austria For Information: http://www.bfe.org/meeting/12th/Salzburg.pdf

OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE & HEALTH --- BFE WORKSHOPS COMING TO MONTREAL CANADA IN JULY JAZZ-----LAUGHTER----LEARNING

It begins with an International Jazz Festival, then the BFE two day workshops in both English & French, followed by the" Just for Laughs " comedy festival.

Dr. Vietta " Sue" Wilson will be teaching a workshop, "Optimizing Performance & Health". Dr. Wilson , renowned for her work in sports psychology since 1971, taught sport psychology, counseling and bio-feedback assisted self regulation at the graduate and undergraduate level for over 30 years.

Drs. Nicolina & Ray Pavlov will be teaching a similar workshop in French called,

"My Stress, Your Stress: Impact of Predisposition, Age, and Learning on Stress

Management".

Participants in the two-day workshop will learn to differentiate the innate from acquired in our stress response and especially learn to understand how and why we respond to stress in the way we do, and most importantly, how to change.

There will also be a general workshop on BioGraph Infiniti 3.5 on July 11th and on July 12th

an ADVANCED BioGraph Infiniti workshop.

The workshops take place from July 9-10th at the University of Quebec at their downtown

Montreal campus ( *just two blocks from the Jazz and Comedy Festival )

WELCOME TO THE BFE BLOG !

2007-04-22T23:07:00.000Z

Welcome to the BFE BLOG ! Home of news, information, research notes
and links to some of the most exciting research in Biofeedback from around
the world. We encourage you to peruse the blog for timely information about
upcoming workshops and conferences, as well as important links to research
papers, and new technology, equipment, software and suites.