'The vagus nerve, emotions and the difficulty with mindfulness practices'

[kalibex]

Interesting blog post for those dealing with trauma aftermath, especially those having trouble with mindfulness practice. Recommends neurofeedback.

Van der Kolk had sent many of his highly traumatized patients to do mindfulness exercises with Jon Kabat-Zinn and found that many of them were returning in a state of upset and agitation.

“As they became silent and started to pay attention to themselves, they get overwhelmed with the physical sensations and they would flee, because being mindful means that you get confronted with your internal world.” In other words, the sensations of the internal world can be so intense that, lacking the tools to work through those sensations, people dissociate during mindfulness exercises. This is not limited to mindfulness exerces but happens in other types of movement, meditative, or healing practices, such as qigong, yoga or massage.

What van der Kolk has found to be a useful tool for moving through this difficulty is neurofeedback, which helps individuals learn to self-regulate by utilizing a feedback tool very similar to a video game that rewards the user for achieving target states such as relaxation, alertness, or focus (for more information on neurofeedback, see http://www.eeginfo.com/).

_https://healingfromthefreeze.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/the-vagus-nerve-and-the-difficulty-with-mindfulness/_

 

[emitflesti]

Hi kalibex!

Thanks for the link to EEG Info.
Looks like I have a NeuroFeedback Provider close in my area.
Ever since I've listened the SOTT podcast from, Nora Gedgaudas, regarding NeuroFeeback I wanted to be a "guinea pig" and try it out for myself!
[Link: http://www.sott.net/article/268889-Behind-the-Headlines-Nora-Gedgaudas-interview-Healing-through-NeuroFeedback-and-an-Ice-Age-diet ]


Has anybody here on the Forum has tried EEG Feedback?
I would definitely love some feedback. (PUN Intended)


In case anybody is interested, my brother also mentioned a new product that is suppose to come out in the next few months that stimulates the vagus nerve through headphones.
"Sounds" like a very interesting way to stimulate the vagus nerve while listening to your favorite music. (Another PUN Intended )
http://experiencenervana.com/