The Brain Gym Signature Collections contains Light/Sound experiences designed to target and enhance specific aspects of healthy brain function. Spending time in the Brain Gym can increase the ease and effects encountered in the sessions found in the Brain Gym Collection.

The Brain Gym contains Light/Sound experiences designed to target and enhance specific aspects of healthy brain functioning.

Spending time in the Brain Gym can increase the ease and effects encountered in the sessions found in the Mind States section.

The Brain Gym has the following distinct areas…

Brain Builder: The Brain Builder section of the Brain Gym focuses on the fundamental dynamics that form the foundation of all the full Brain States sessions. The theory is parallel to the training principles found in Sports Medicine.

Brain Stabilizer: The Brain Stabilizer section of the Brain Gym acts to reinforce basic ordered conditions in your brain. The sessions are developed using classic Brain Entrainment principles and therefore differ from the majority of NeuroVizr sessions which use Brain Engagement and Brain Enrichment designs to trigger neuroplastic Change in the brain.

Brain Organizer: The Brain Organizer section of the Brain Gym is crafted with the most current and leading-edge neurological research that explores the frequency characteristics of the main neural networks of our brain. Each network performs certain specific general functions. Each network also has a certain specific Harmonic Frequencies. The aim of the Brain Organizer sessions is to reinforce healthy functioning in the target brain network.

1) Why would someone want to use the Brain Gym?

Think of the relationship between doing exercise and playing a sport. In this case, the short 5 minute Brain Gyms sessions are the “exercise” and the Mind States and Better Sleep are the “sports”. Exercises allow you to focus on building increased capacity in a targeted way in certain specific areas. Once the targeted capacity increases, that aspect of the sport will improve. So, if certain Mind States or even Better Sleep sessions seem a bit too challenging, doing some basic Brain Gym exercises can help.

2) How do I know which exercise to use in the Brain Gym?

The four types of brain exercise found in the Brain Gym are derived from sports medicine concepts. Coordination is similar to agility training that allows you make multiple sequences accurately. Flexibility relates to increasing degrees of complexity in the patterns of response. Endurance involves how long you can maintain activity and at what speed or rate. Strength associates with the intensity of challenge in a process. So, if Mind State/Better Sleep sessions are hard to follow and you lose attention, work with Coordination. If the sessions seem to jump around and it is hard to stay with the changes, work with Flexibility. If it is tough to maintain comfortable attention with the speed or rate of changes in the signals, work with Endurance. If the signaling seems to strong and demanding, work with Strength. It is not a perfect science so some exploration is also fine.

3) What is the meaning of the 1, 2, 3 rating scale?

When understanding the change dynamics of the brain (neuroplasticity), we consider the relationship between “neuroplastic capacity” and “neuroplastic demand”. In other words, how well your brain can handle certain levels or degrees of signal processing. A Brain Gym “exercise” (eg. Flexibility) has three different versions in its signal design. A #1 is like a Beginner level, #2 is Intermediate and #3 is Advanced. It just means the higher the number, the more demanding this particular type of exercise. Use common sense and start with #1. If and when it seems very easy and comfortable, move to #2 and similarly to #3 according to your own personal experience.

4) Are the exercises in the Brain Gym similar to the brain exercises that I see online in the internet?

Most “brain exercises” found on the internet (and also suggested by various authorities) are neurologically “top-down” actions involving cognition and mental challenges like crossword puzzles or learning new languages. The Brain Gym approach is called “bottom-up” and uses more of the sensory aspects of experience. These “bottom-up” light and sound experiences are closer to physical exercise and movements which are also very helpful in exercising your brain. When you move your body, you also move your brain. The NeuroVizr Brain Gym can be considered brain exercise disguised as entertainment.

These sessions work to harmonize your Circadian Cycle and normalize sleep patterns.

To start the day we have the early sessions (6am-9am) which lock in the Circadian response to first light. Some of the sessions (9am-5pm) help you learn to consciously relax when needed.
Others (5pm-7pm) act to dissipate the buildup of stress that can hijack your sleep rhythms later in the day.
Lastly, some of the sessions (7pm-9pm) will act to coax and induce sleep later on.

The goal is to shift your Circadian Cycle back into its natural movements.

Sleep is a precious experience and our health requires regular adequate time in this unique state. Our relationship to Life on Earth is harmonized in the rhythms of our Circadian Cycle which is at the heart of regulation and restoration. Modern lifestyles make it easy to lose touch with our natural rhythms and disturbed sleep can be the result. Consequently, reflecting on our general 24 hour states and activities will have a direct correspondence to our experience of sleep.

Our Circadian Cycle has four (4) unique aspects and we transition in and out of these four on a basic biological level. The four aspects are: 1) Waking, 2) Sleep, 3) Sleeping Dreams, 4) Waking Dreams. Many of us are not familiar with the “Waking Dreams” aspect even though it is entirely natural and biologically imprinted into our organism.

The Waking Dreams can have different names that may be more familiar as they relate to the transitioning in and out of Sleep. The Waking Dream state that occurs as we transition from Waking to Sleeping is called “hypnagogia” and the transition between Sleeping and Waking is “hypnopompia”. These unique states can also be summoned during the Waking daytime with a little practice in deep conscious relaxation and even short naps. Neurologically, Waking Dreams are sometime referred to as “Light Sleep”.

Waking Dreams can be considered the Fourth State of Consciousness. This Fourth State is fundamental to a healthy Circadian Cycle. If any of the four states (Waking, Sleeping, Sleeping Dreams, Waking Dreams) are extracted from our Circadian Cycle, we will become ill in various ways. Because of modern lifestyle and the prevailing use of electricity, we end up with bright nights and dim (indoor) days. We seldom devote any time to the creative darkness and deep conscious relaxation that comes easily in these ambiance. The result is a Fourth State Deficiency Syndrome and one of the chief symptoms of this troublesome syndrome is disturbed sleep.

Fortunately, we can easily get reacquainted with the Fourth State by using the various sessions found in the Better Sleep Collection here in the NeuroVizr Wellness app. Sweet dreams.

The Brain Optimizer sessions are powerful tools designed to facilitate controlled and dynamic changes in critical brain behavior. The Brain Processors and the Brain Dehabituators are distinct in their design and application. However, they both share a fundamental principle: helping to “unstick a stuck brain”. While the ways in which the brain can become “stuck” may vary, the approach to “unsticking” it must be tailored to the specific type of “glue” involved in getting stuck.

Brain Processor:

Brain Processor sessions incorporate the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) techniques. They aim to make psychological processes accessible for individuals seeking personal change. These sessions, while not traditional EMDR, utilize the broader AIP model, core EMDR methods, and compatible extensions. Innovative elements like alpha-band alternating bilateral photic stimulation are also integrated. Trained professionals can use these sessions for severe cases, while individuals can benefit from them for less intense change requirements. The sessions require a basic understanding of AIP and EMDR models. Overall, the Brain Processor sessions provide an approach that combines AIP and EMDR techniques to facilitate psychological transformation and growth.

Brain Dehabituator:

Neurofeedback utilizes real-time feedback to reinforce desired brain activity and inhibit unfavorable patterns. The Brain Optimizer/Brain Dehabituator sessions incorporate an expanded model that combines neurofeedback with additional stimulation, such as light and sound, to address rigid brain wave patterns. The approach involves three steps: Disconnect destabilizes fixed patterns, Reconnect introduces positive brain wave signals for adaptive responses, and Reinforce safeguards against returning to old patterns. By combining neurofeedback and additional stimulation, the Brain Optimizer/Brain Dehabituator approach aims to promote adaptive responses and address rigid brain wave patterns.

In Drug-Free Microdosing, we craft unique experiences through light and sound that work in a similar manner to low-level psychedelic compounds. These experiences act as guides, gently stimulating your brain’s potential for growth and change.

Microdosing appears to be an approach of gently and progressively inducing positive neuroplastic changes in our brain. The keys appear to be low-level eustress agents that are capable of safely inducing triggers of change in the brain. With repetition and eventual integration, the State to Trait evolution will occur. Exploring Microdosing (whether Conventional Compound or Drug-Free) from the neurological perspective instead of the chemical opens the doors to many critical insights.

One dynamic approach to Drug-Free Microdosing is the regular application of well-crafted Light and Sound stimulation as a series of progressive “eustress agents”. The stimulation acts in a manner similar (if not perhaps as the same) as a low-level psychedelic compound. The concept of Drug-Free Microdosing is not meant as a replacement for Conventional Compound Microdosing but rather as an optional alternative or even companion – there is no intention of discrediting the psychedelics as a means of Microdosing – if anything, these insights into the dynamics of Microdosing can be viewed as a support to the credibility of the use of sub-perceptual psychedelics when viewed neurologically as effective “eustressors” (positive stimulation) triggering beneficial neuroplastic changes in the brain.