Frequently asked questions

1. What does Train your Brain Ltd offer?
The Train Your Brain Ltd programme encompasses Biofeedback and Brain Gym
exercises, nutritional and educational guidance if required.

2. How do children and young people benefit from biofeedback?
Biofeedback training has been shown to increase the ability to pay attention, focus
and therefore concentrate. Studies have demonstrated that students with ADD
who have completed the training have also shown significant improvements in
classroom performance.

Biofeedback is mentioned in the book “The Indigo Children” by Lee Carroll and
Jan Tober, page 191, states that,
“Biofeedback training rewards are increased performance at school, work,
enhanced self-esteem, and realization of untapped potential. After the initial
course of training, people rarely need further consultation, training or medication.

3. What is the method of biofeedback used?
Everyone’s brain produces electricity and brain waves of different frequencies
that are involved in different mental states.
People with attentional problems, tuning out and day dreaming, fidgeting and
hyperactivity are controlled by their brains functioning differently.
The biofeedback training can change they way the brain is used therefore
allowing;

• enhancing positive feelings of relaxation, while concentrating
• enabling on task behavior, with less stress
• improve performance in work or play
• improves memory
• enhances sleep patterns
• improvement in language and communication skills

4. Does it hurt?
NO, biofeedback that is offered by Train Your Brain Ltd is a very user / child
friendly technology. Using a headphone device, three sensors are placed on to the
clients head, one on each ear lobe, and the other in the centre of the forehead.

5. Over what time scale is training needed?
The training runs over a minimum of 10 weeks, at three times a week.
Usually there are changes seen in functioning between 2 and 4 weeks, 6 to 12
sessions, but of course individuals have different needs and therefore have
different training rates and outcomes.

6. How do children and young people benefit from integrated Brain Gym exercise?
Brain gym or educational kinesiology is a student centered approach to learning
which uses movement activities to allow the learner to switch-on the brain/body
connections blocked by stress, allowing the natural learning potential to emerge.
Once the individual learns to move correctly integration becomes automatic
choice and the students does not depend upon Brain Gym movements to maintain
integration.

NB: Many families using Brain gym as a ‘team effort’ have found great benefit
for the whole family. Participation in Brain gym can bring about less stress; more
of a relaxed feeling and thinking, sharpened thinking, improved concentration, It
opens the brain to learning and promotes well being.