That’s
great news, but some of my readers tell me they can’t get a handle on any type
of meditation to minimize their experience with chronic pain. My response is
based on my personal experiences, keep practicing—until. I have practiced meditation
for over fifty years. That’s how long I have lived with migraine disease. I also
learned the value of focused breathing during 24 hours of labor with each of my
two children. But, it would be nearly three decades later before I learned the
value of biofeedback. I had objective evidence of how my thoughts affect the
vital signs of my life. And, now you can too.
Technology has brought us to a new place. We can monitor and
react to our meditation practices at home. We don’t have to wonder if what we
are thinking is right or helpful. So, I asked an expert about biofeedback a few
questions. The expert was once my therapist and now he is my co-author,
Dr. Jeff Miller, PhD.
Q: Is the program I used in your office still
available?
Jeff:
Wild
Divine's Journey to Wild Divine, the program you are familiar with, is no
longer available. About six programs used the fingertip sensors for both heart
rate variability (HRV) and galvanic skin resistance (GSR), also called skin
conductivity level (SCL). As new programs were developed, the company quit
supporting the sensors and went to a wired ear clip that only measures heart
rate.
Q: What is available
now?
Jeff:
Lightstone
(Wild Divine) was
bought out by Unyte™, which developed the Bluetooth version of the ear clip for
HRV. This is a plus, because the wired ear clips often fail if the wire moves.
Unyte™ IOM2 is
working on a GSR sensor, and they are selling subscriptions now rather than
software.
Muse™ is a wireless
neurofeedback device that tracks your brain signals. I use daily and I
love it. You wear it like a headband across the forehead and you Bluetooth it
to a device.
Q: Why do you love Muse
so much?
Jeff:
·
It reads your brainwaves and rewards you for increased alpha and
gamma wave production by altering the sound environment on the device such as,
rainforest, beach, ambient music etc.
·
You get real-time feedback on your mental state to help you
meditate.
·
It is very dependable and entertaining.
·
It is very intuitive and simple to learn.
·
You can wear it anywhere and use it in any situation that allows
the sensors to stay in contact with forehead and ears.
·
Muse keeps your stats like a Fitbit™ does.
·
It issues challenges and encouragement.
·
There's an expanding library of device accessible guided
meditations and discussions (Deepak does some!).
·
It is well supported.
·
At $199 Muse™ is affordable for a home neurofeedback device.
*
You can receive a 15% discount at https://choosemuse.com/
by using Jeff’s sponsor code AMBASSADOR15-20180911. The discount code is applied at checkout. My total was $169.15 and
shipping is free. In full disclosure, as a sponsor Jeff receives 10%.
Am
I promoting biofeedback? You bet I am, and can hardly wait to see the Muse in my
stocking this year. I realize meditation isn’t going to cure the illness that
causes my pain and other symptoms, but I know it will help me cope in a
positive way and bring balance to the mental, physical, emotional, and
spiritual balance we talk about in our books. It will give me some control!
In healing,
Celeste Cooper, RN / Author, Freelancer, Advocate
Think adversity?-See opportunity!
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