Biofeedback @ tranquilminds Biofeedback = health and performance training Biofeedback is a technique that measures bodily functions and gives information about them in order to help train you to control them. It is a method to visualize the psychological processes which are taking place inside the body, triggered by nervous system. Biofeedback uses feedback from the following measurements: - GSR (Galvanic skin response) which measures electric conductance due to minute amounts of sweating on the skin - Heart Rate Variability (HRV), which is an advanced method of measuring the heart rate - Continuous Skin Temperature Measurement - EMG (Electro Myo Graph) which measures muscle tension, Respiratory Rate monitoring, which monitors breathing patterns which can get erratic under stress. - EEG (Electro Encephalograph) most important indicator of Brain activity, to measure the levels of relaxation By watching these measurements, you can learn how to alter these functions by relaxing or by holding pleasant images in your mind.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:08:10 +0000
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