Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Rewire the Brain

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Jeff Tarrant, PhD, BCN Related seminars and products

NeuroMeditation Institute

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Jeff Tarrant, PhD, BCN, is a licensed psychologist, and senior fellow board certified in neurofeedback. He is the founder and CEO of the NeuroMeditation Institute (NMI), LLC and provides certification training for NMI therapists and instructors.

Dr. Tarrant is the author of Meditation Interventions to Rewire the Brain and recipient of the First Person Science Award from the Foundation for Neurofeedback and Neuromodulation Research. Dr. Tarrant specializes in teaching, clinical applications, and research combining technology-based interventions with meditative states for improved mental health. His research, featured in more than 20 book chapters and research articles, focuses on exploring brainwave changes that occur as a result of contemplative practices, technological interventions, and non-ordinary states of consciousness. In addition to his clinical background, Dr. Tarrant has also trained extensively in a variety of spiritual and meditative practices, including Zen, Vipassana, Taoism/Qigong, Arhatic Yoga, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Jeff Tarrant is the CEO of the NeuroMeditation Institute. He is the Chief Scientist and part owner of Healium, and he is part owner of Neuphony. He is a scientific advisor for Divergent Technologies. Dr. Tarrant receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He is a published author and receives royalties from Taylor & Francis.
Non-financial: Dr. Jeff Tarrant has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Objectives

1. Establish how meditation training can be incorporated into clinical practice as an adjunctive approach.
2. Construct treatment plans for depression that integrate Focus and Open Heart meditation interventions that clients can use to manage negative thoughts.
3. Formulate treatment plans for anxiety that include Mindfulness and breathing techniques that can be used to regulate the client’s arousal state.
4. Instruct clients with obsessive-compulsive disorder on the utilization of Mindfulness and Quiet Mind interventions that can help reduce OCD symptoms.
5. Communicate how Focus-based meditation interventions can be used as a complementary approach to improve attention in clients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
6. Characterize how different forms of meditation impact key regions of the brain important in helping clients manage their thoughts, emotions and behaviors.

Outline

• Focused attention meditation
• Automatic pilot: Conscious vs. unconscious behavior
• The mindfulness wedge for impulse control
• Overcome boredom: Use technology to make it more interesting!

• Attitudinal qualities: Become aware
• Thoughts are not facts!
• Mindfulness and CBT
• Incorporate the breath to reduce fear

• Mindfulness and cognitive distortions
• Deepening the pleasant
• Loving kindness practices
• Don’t forget your body: Posture matters!

• The brain and self-talk
• Open Awareness Meditation
• What the research says about neurofeedback

• Benefits of combining mindfulness with movement
• The research, benefits and limitations
• Yoga
• Qigong/Taiji Quan
• Walking Meditation

• Impact of technology overload on the brain and health
• Nature Deficit
• Benefits of combining mindfulness with nature-based interventions

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