Brain Hormonics train your brain for your health The Susan Deacon Property Group - http://www.susandeacon.co.za

1. what is Brain Harmonics?
Brain Harmonics is a process of assessing each unique brain, finding out
how your brain patterning looks when busy and at rest and then optimising
its performance through training.
who does it help?
Helps enhance performance: actors , atheletes, students and business execs
Helps people with: addictions (e.g. smoking, substance abuse), anxiety,
brain injury, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, depression,
eating disorders, epilepsy, low energy, low immune system,
memory problems, obsessive thinking, panic attacks, posttraumatic stress
disorder, stress, unresolved emotional issues (e.g. anger, unhappiness)
Helps children with: attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism,
learning disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
how will it help me?
It can help you break bad habits, let you sleep restfully, enhance your outlook,
improve concentration and improve motivation, help you focus
and deal with the task at hand. It will quieten the little voice in your head,
help eliminate stress and anxiety. And help you on the road to a healthy brain function
and appropriate response. Most people can learn to change brain wave patterns
with neurofeedback equipment. Many conditions such as depression, anxiety
and attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) respond well to treatment.
Brain Harmonics training is the process of normalizing brain wave patterns in
specific regions of the brain that influence our emotional state and cognitive
performance. It can also be used to balance out the electrical distribution in
the brain. It has been successfully applied to a number of conditions.
how does Brain Harmonics work?
Brain waves rise & fall in rhythmic and arrhythmic patterns. Neurofeedback thresholds
are set to reinforce the wave at just the right time in the natural cycle.
For example, if a beep is sounded every time your pattern of brain waves moves into
an alert state, then focusing is enhanced.
The brain is a marvellous organ, it pairs the beeping with the change in brain wave patterns.
Your brain knows you want to hear the beep, so your brain cooperates and works with
the training - it’s as simple as that.
Healthy brain wave patterns are reinforced by Brain Harmonics training & frequent training
will likely increase your ability to stay focused without equipment.
Discipline is an integral part of most training programs.
In the same way, Brain Harmonics training is done two to three times per week.
Brain Harmonics training is all about learning. Each person’s rate of learning is unique,
some respond more quickly than others do. The total number of sessions may vary
anywhere from 10 to 30 hours, broken into 2,3 or 4 hour segments, or more, depending on
the severity of the disorder or on what you aim to achieve.
Adequate sleep and good nutrition also boost training results.

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what is special about Brain Harmonics?
The increased speed of computer functioning in the last decade means that during
neurofeedback the brain is now rewarded fast enough to understand exactly which
behaviour is being rewarded. In the past this was a problem, since the reward needs
to be achieved within 1/10 000th of a second.
Secondly, every brain is as individual as a fingerprint. Once we have measured the
activity of your brain using an EEG machine, we then work out a training plan based on
the imbalances we see from your assessment.
Thus we do not diagnose or treat any ailments, but simply address imbalances where
we see them. In conjunction with your particular requirements from the training,
the plan will be further fine-tuned.
For example, the training plan for a person who wishes to improve sleep patterns may
be different if that person’s primary focus was sports performance enhancement.
what is neuro feedback?
Neurofeedback is the science of changing brain waves by giving your brain
real time feedback on the current state of your brain activity – information that
can help you train your brainwaves to change. Its like gym for your brain.
Neurofeedback, also known as EEG Biofeedback or Neurotherapy, is a ground breaking
technique that challenges the brain to function better.
This powerful brain-based technique has been successfully helping clients around
the world for over 30 years.
It is a non-invasive procedure with dramatic results for a multitude of symptoms.
During neurofeedback, brainwave activity is measured, and when the brain produces
the correct waves for a particular situation, it is given rewards through sound and visually.
The brain is a completely self- serving organ, and very quickly recognises that when it
follows the rewards, its own functioning improves. As the brain practices the tasks set for
it, it grows stronger, in the same way that an exercised muscle grows stronger.
This enhanced brain now has the ability to react more quickly and appropriately to a
given situation.
how is technology used?
High tech brain imaging has opened a large window of understanding of the brain
and we now know that the functional brain does more than just serve as a centre of
cognition and memory. Numerous studies have revealed the brain’s role in emotional
processing, the development of the conscious self, and various personality traits that
are central to our ways of being.
Scientists have concluded that ethical decision-making and behaviours are not always
rooted in psychological processes or early childhood learning.
Severe head injuries may cause character disturbances and breaches in personal
integrity and we know that dysfunctional brains make dysfunctional decisions.
Research has shown that “the brain of the violent patient is clearly different from that
of the nonviolent person”(Amen, 1998, p212) .
what is a brain wave?
Any of several patterns of electrical activity in the brain defined the the frequency they run at.
During brain training you actually see the various brain waves at work and at rest.
what is a neuron?
Neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system, and are the messengers of information.
They relay information from the brain to various parts of your body via neural pathways.

3. what happens in a session?
During sessions you perform tasks at a computer all the while given immediate
feedback on your brain activity through state-of-the-art software.
Brain Harmonics schedules individuals for as many sessions as are necessary.
Client’s can book 3 or 4 hour sessions a few times a week, as long as they are
consistant or intensive. The intensive includes brain training 2 to 4 hours daily - including
one brain map assessment to begin the intensive, as well as a free follow up assessment
3 weeks to 3 months later to determine progress. Typically clients sign on for 1 assessment
and 3 four hour sessions to be a total of 12 hours, all accomplished within
a 7 to 10 day period.
Intensives have proven to be one of the best methods to train the brain for new
neural pathways. For the first few sessions, a brain training session will allow newly
created pathways to dominate for a period of time 24 to 48 hours and then the older
more established pathway will usually return.
However, in an intensive, the old pathway does not have an opportunity to regain a
dominance and therefore the newly created pathway has an opportunity to extend itself
more fully and more quickly than in a training based on a once a week effort.
During the sessions, you will undertake a variety of tasks on the computer depending
on what you are trying to achieve. EEG measurements will be taken from relevant
positions on your head while you are carrying out the tasks, and feedback will be given
to your brain by means of earphones and visually on screen.
A fully trained neurofeedback practitioner will guide you through every step of the procedure.
how did my brain become unbalanced?
Our brains sometimes do not produce appropriate brainwaves because they get out of
balance due to stress, information overload, illness and other factors.
If you are unable to sleep, your brain may have too many beta waves at the back of your
head. Conversely, an over abundance of delta and theta waves at the front of your head
may mean you have difficulty in focus and concentrating.
If imbalances are severe, disorders such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may result. Neurofeedback addresses problems of
brain disregulation. They include the attention deficits (ADD, ADHD), anxiety - depression,
spectrum behaviour disorders, various sleep disorders, headaches and migraines,
PTSD and emotional disturbances. It is also useful for organic brain conditions such as seizures,
the autism spectrum, and cerebral palsy.
am I too old or too young for brain training?
Any age group from children to adults will benefit from the neurofeedback and
Brain Training through Brain Harmonics
is it dangerous?
Not at all, it is non-invasive assessment and training. Brain training doesn’t teach tricks
or techniques. Your brain changes itself – you don’t have to “think” about it or “try”.
Your brain gets the feedback and moves in the desired direction.
is Brain Harmonics a solution to life challenges?
We each have bad habits or less than optimum performance in some areas of our lives.
This can be something as simple as inability to remember, or it may be a drug or alcohol
dependency. There are all types of cure-alls today for whatever ails us - unfortunately,
most of these cure-alls are at best temporary fixes.
Brain Harmonics provides a simple process to help our clients create permanent life changes.
We use cutting-edge neuro training to help our clients achieve optimal results in real time.
Brain Harmonics provides individual clients a structured approach to overcoming many
personal issues. Talk to us about turning your life around. Children and adults benefit equally.

4. what is the process of Brain Training?
Assessment
This is the first step in the training process. The assessment helps us to see how the patterns
of energy are laid out in your individual brain. Each brain is like a fingerprint, unique to you
as an individual. Using non-invasive EEG electrodes, we will collect data from different areas
of the brain while the brain is at rest and on task. That data is processed to generate
protocols that we will use to help balance the energy patterns in your brain.
The assessment is free of charge when the Brain Training is done.
Pre-Session Discussion
After your assessment you will be asked to complete paperwork. At this time, if you haven’t
already done so, please make your payment arrangements.
During this time the trainer will be looking over the information gathered from your
assessment. Afterwards, the trainer will discuss with you the results of your assessment,
your goals, and how we will be working with you individually.
Sessions
Each training session thereafter takes 3 hours, and generally it's best to do 2, 3 or 4 hour
sessions per day or every alternate day (hence the term "intensive") until all sessions are
complete, children under 12 complete approximately 1 hour at a time.
Sessions will consist of approximately 7 protocols that are designed to help balance your
brain. The trainer will place the electrodes at various points on your head. During each
protocol you will be listening to your own brain waves set to musical notes, as well as other
sounds meant to encourage the brain towards a more balanced state.
Post Assessment
We do a complimentary follow up assessment to track your progress and to allow you to see
the difference that Brain Harmonics training accomplishes.
what about medications that I take?
It is importatnt to stay on the medications that you take until your brain starts to balance
As the brain starts to balance through Brain Training, the dosages of your medications
should be reduced as they may start to become strong and you may feel the effects of
over medicating.
Your brain is now able to do the job that the medication was doing and does not need
that much help anymore
why would I want to change my brain waves?
Our brain produces different waves as we perform various activities.
For optimum performance, running requires beta waves and sleeping requires delta and theta waves,
so you wouldn’t want to be driving a truck when your brain is deep in delta-theta wave territory.
The ideal is rather that your brain produces the appropriate brainwaves for your current or desired activity.
how do I optimize the process?
All you are required to do is starting the week prior to training, during the week of training,
and for 3 weeks afterwards, is eat lots of protein and drink lots of water, take Omega oils
to aid in building the new neural pathways and get plenty of rest.
You should abstain from alcohol, recreational drugs, sugar, caffeine and junk food during
this period. The reason for this is that your brain will be building new neural nets, and you would want
to afford your brain the best opportunity to accept these changes in order to benefit fully.
There are some games and exercises that some people are required to do (depending on their imbalances)
and these teach your brain how to keep developing good neural pathways.