Software Helps Maintain Sleep Schedule

May 6th, 2015 - By admin in Sleep

This is an excellent free resource for the chronologically challenged late night student or web surfer:  http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/ It is a small program that you download and install. It takes just a couple minutes to setup, then you forget about it.  Throughout the day, f.lux will subtly and gradually alter the color temperature of your monitor. You don’t really notice it, but as the night progresses …more

Sputter Time

January 6th, 2014 - By admin in Neurofeedback News, Sleep

It is so important to have “sputter time”, down time, really, with no goals and no guilt attached! Read about how good rest can strengthen your attention span.

Is Meditation Self Indulgent?

October 4th, 2012 - By admin in Anxiety, Athletic/Performance Enhancement, Information on ADD/ADHD, Neurofeedback News, Sleep

“Acknowledging and being present with our stress through meditative practice is the best way of reducing it… Meditation is spiritual housekeeping. To meditate is to sweep the rooms of the stress of daily life. Would it be seen as overly self-indulgent to vacuum the living room before the arrival of a guest? The intimate silence afforded by meditation allows us to communicate with fewer interruptions …more

The Importance of Sleep

September 19th, 2011 - By admin in Neurofeedback News, Sleep

Sleep is key to proper brain function. Elements such mood, perspective, energy, alertness, and internal recovery are influenced directly by our sleep habits. On the whole, we are a sleep-starved nation: over fatigued and paying the price. Read more about sleep and the benefits of napping in Take a Nap! Change Your Life, a new book by Sara C. Mednick, Ph.D. Excerpts of the book …more