• 50 Karl-Böhm-Straße
  • Vaterstetten, BY, 85598
  • Germany

3-Day Workshop with Dr. Jeff Tarrant, Thomas Feiner and Normen Schack

"I spend a few hours of meditation every day - if we get neuroscience e-based enlightment - then no need for these things" - Dalai Lama

Does your mind often wander when you go to bed?

You love meditating – but you don’t know if you are actually doing it right?

You want to enhance your neurofeedback training and provide effective treatment interventions against AD(H)D or depression?

Then you are welcome to join Dr. Jeff Tarrant, Thomas F. Feiner and Normen Schack on a journey to broaden your mind and open your heart.

Neurofeedback and meditation – both are ways of training your mind and your brain. And both can be combined to a great effect: Achieve deeper states of meditation by getting immediate feedback on your brainwave state. Or improve your neurofeedback sessions by helping your clients to focus.

This workshop is unique in that it doesn’t require you to have any prior knowledge about meditation.

We also welcome Neurofeedback beginners as well as professionals. Neuromeditation can offer something for every level of experience.

The good thing is: Everyone can learn these techniques by using Neurofeedback equipment.

Our first Neuromeditation-Workshop in Germany will also be streamed live, from Oct. 9th - 11th in Baldham, Munich

FAQ:

How can neurofeedback help in meditation practice? Neuromeditation is the application of brain-based principles to meditation practices.

We can determine our meditative style based on the way attention is directed during our meditation, our intention during the practice, and the way the practice impacts the brain. By knowing how you meditate you can choose a style of practice to best match your goals.

By providing the meditator with immediate feedback on their brainwave state, a Neurotherapist can help define and refine the process, potentially increasing motivation, interest, and impact. Incorporating neurofeedback into a meditation practice can potentially help with these concerns. In addition, because meditation and neurofeedback are both involved in the training of mental states, it seems obvious that these practices could be used to enhance each other, either in an attempt to achieve deeper states of meditation or by combining them as a treatment intervention for specific mental health conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, or depression.

What can I expect from this workshop? This is a hands-on, practical workshop. As part of this training, you will receive both 2-channel and sLORETA NeuroMeditation protocols for each meditation style and taught how to modify them for your individual purposes. The morning session each day will be devoted to didactic learning while the afternoon each day will be practicum-style, allowing an opportunity for participants to experience each of the NeuroMeditation protocols. The approaches to EEG NeuroMeditation taught in this workshop can be used immediately to achieve deeper states of meditation or as a treatment intervention for mental health conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, or PTSD.

Note: While we will be primarily using BrainMaster equipment, protocols can be adapted for other systems. We will explore both 2 channel and sLORETA protocols for each style.

Do I have to bring my own neurofeedback equpiment? You may, but you do not necessarily have to bring your own equipment. If you don't own a neurofeedback device yet - no problem. We got enough devices on site for you to try out and work with. In both cases, it would be ideal if you could let us know in advance. Thank you!

Instructors:
Jeff Tarrant, Ph.D., BCN
Dr. Jeff Tarrant is a licensed psychologist, board certified in neurofeedback and a Global Neurotherapy Initiative (GNI) Instructor. He is the founder and CEO of the NeuroMeditation Institute (NMI), LLC and provides certification training for NMI therapist and instructors.

Dr. Tarrant is the author of, “Meditation Interventions to Rewire the Brain.” Other recent works include the book chapter, "Neuromeditation: An Overview and Introduction" in The Handbook of Clinical Qeeg and Neurotherapy. He is a regular presenter at national and international conferences and has a private practice in Eugene, OR, USA where he specializes in the use of EEG NeuroMeditation.

Websites:
www.DrJeffTarrant.com
www.NeuroMeditationInstitute.com

Facebook:
Dr.JeffTarrant
NeuroMeditation

Normen Schack, NMI Instructor

Normen Schack is a certified occupational therapist and naturopath in Hannover, Germany. Since 2009, Normen has been working with neurofeedback and biofeedback and has become a popular international trainer. He has certifications as a QEEG Expert, Neurofeedback, Peak Performance, and NeuroMeditation Instructor. Currently, Normen is the Director of one of the largest neurofeedback institutes in Germany. 

Location: Karl-Böhm-Straße 50

85598 Baldham, Munich GER (map)
Cost: $950 Euros

Please note: Registration is limited to 12 people to support deeper learning and practical application. Thank you for your understanding.

Satisfactory Completion: Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the workshop verifying 24 hours of training in EEG NeuroMeditation. This workshop fulfills the didactic requirement and 6 hours or mentoring toward certification as a NeuroMeditation instructor 

Questions? Contact Dr. Tarrant at 573-268-7867 or dr.tarrant@hotmail.com

Agenda:

 Day 1 – Friday

 8:00am – 9:00am – Introduction & Orientation

  • Pragmatics for the Workshop

  • Introduction of Attendees

  • Introduction & Background of Instructor

 9:00am --10:00am -- Your Brain on Meditation

  • Meditation as Mental Training

  • Meditation Defined

  • How Meditation Changes the Brain

  • The 4 (primary) types of Meditative Practices

    • Meditation Brainwave Basics

  • Matching Meditation with Goals and Needs

    • Mental Health Implications

  • Choosing a NeuroMeditation style

    • Self-Assessment: NeuroMeditation Style Inventory (NMSI)

 10:00am – 12:30pm – Introduction to Focus NeuroMeditation 

  • Focused Attention Basics

    • Tips and Strategies

    • Guided Practice

  • Focus Meditation and ADHD

    • Research evidence: meditation improves attention and cognitive functions

    • Meditation changes theta/beta ratio

  • Brain Networks and Focus Meditation

    • Primary brain regions involved in Focus Practice

    • Focus NeuroMeditation protocols: 2 channel and sLORETA

  • Focus Meditation Coaching Strategies

12:30pm – 1:30pm – Lunch

1:30 – 4:30 – Hands-On Practicum 

·         Working with Focus Protocols

4:30-5:00 – Wrap-Up

Day 2 - Saturday

 8:00am – 10:30am –Mindfulness & Anxiety

  • Anxiety and Stress: the Link

    • The Mind Creates Stress

    • Predicting the Future

  • Mindfulness Defined

    • Ways to Practice

    • Mindfulness Begins with the Body

    • Mindfulness & Grounding

  • The Story-Telling Mind

    • Thoughts are not facts!

    • Challenging the Storyteller

    • Daily Mindfulness

  • Mindfulness Meditation Basics

    • Mindfulness Tips: RAIN

  • What about PTSD?

    • Mindfulness as a Trigger

    • Relaxation as a Trigger

    • Trauma Informed NeuroMeditation

  • The Anxious Brain

    • Brain Regions

    • Research

  • Brain Networks and Mindfulness Meditation

    • Overlap with Focus

    • Salience Network

    • Mindfulness Brainwaves

    • The Research

  • Two Forms of Mindfulness

    • Thoughtless Awareness

    • Thoughtful Awareness

    • Mindfulness NeuroMeditation Protocols

  • Related Strategies to Quiet the Brain

    • Virtual Reality

    • RSA Breathing

 10:30am --12:30am –Open Heart & Depression 

  • The Depressed Brain

    • Frontal Asymmetry

  • Lovingkindness/Compassion Meditation and the Brain

    • The Research: Brain Regions

    • The Research: Brain Waves

    • Lovingkindness vs. Focus Meditation

  • Virtual Reality + Neurofeedback

  • Open Heart NeuroMeditation protocols

    • 2 channel

    • sLORETA

  • Accessing Positive Emotions

    • Appreciation

    • Gratitude

  • Deepen the Positive

    • Taking in the Good

 12:30pm – 1:30pm – Lunch

 1:30 – 4:30 – Hands-On Practicum 

  • Working with Mindfulness & Open Heart Protocols

 4:30-5:00 – Wrap-Up

 

Day 3- Sunday

8:00am – 10:00pm –Quiet Mind NeuroMeditation

  • Quiet Mind Basics

  • Quiet Mind Brainwaves

    • Zen

    • Transcendental Meditation

  • Quiet Mind Tips and Strategies

    • Open Focus

    • Audio Visual Entrainment

  • Quiet Mind Brain Regions

    • The Research

    • Quiet Mind NeuroMeditation Protocols

      • 2 channel

      • sLORETA

  • Additional Strategies

    • Supplements

    • Essential Oils

    • Music

    • Vibroacoustics

10:00am – 12:00am – Deep States NeuroMeditation

  • Insights from Psychedelic Medicine research

  • Psychedelic medicine and mental health

  • Consistent brain patterns of the psychedelic state

  • Altered States Brain Waves

  • Altered States Brain Regions

  • The Entropic Brain

  • Altered States Neurofeedback

  • Preliminary Data

  • Applications

  • Adjunctive Strategies

 12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch

 1:00pm – 4:00pm – Hands – On Practicum

  • Working with  Quiet Mind and Altered States NeuroMeditation Protocols

4:00pm – 5:00pm – Final Comments 

  • Questions/Concerns

  • Wrap Up

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