Awakened Mind Training

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We owe the discovery of the Awakened Mind pattern to C. Maxwell Cade. He wrote about this in his ground-breaking book, The Awakened Mind: Biofeedback and the Development of Higher States of Awareness. Cade was a distinguished British government physicist who revolutionized radar and extended his understanding of light and sound into the field of mind research. As a master hypnotist, Zen meditation master, and co-founder of the British Society for Psychical Research, this scientist and mystic recognized that all things, including the brain and body, are composed of the frequencies of light.

Anna Wise worked closely together with Cade. She examined artists, composers, dancers, inventors, mathematicians, and scientists. She also measured CEOs and directors of large corporations in the boardroom and at work. She discovered that the brainwave pattern of ‘high performance, creativity, and ‘peak experience’ are the same as the brainwave patterns of Yogis and Swamis. She found that at the moment of insight: the ‘ah-ha moment’ or the ‘eureka moment’, the brain would show the Awakened Mind pattern.

Cade and Wise developed the Awakened Mind Method.

Awakened Mind training in combination with the system is Awakened Mind Brainwave training. This is training the brain by means of training the brainwaves. Advanced computer technology and software allow brainwaves to become visible with EEG. Brainwaves can be influenced positively, using several methods that are based on the self-learning ability and flexibility of the brain. The software functions as a Mirror to your mind.

Brainwave training is training the brain by means of training the brainwaves. Advanced computer technology and software allow brainwaves to become visible with EEG. Brainwaves can be influenced positively, using several methods that are based on the self-learning ability and flexibility of the brain.

By using the adaptation process of the brain we can (among other things) reduce stress, enable easier access to different states of consciousness, and/or improve performance, depending on our goals. The EEG makes it easier to achieve whatever goal you have, as you have a ‘mirror’ to train with. The EEG reflects your state and brainwaves in real-time.

When your brain is active, little electrical impulses are circulating through your brain. These electrical impulses vibrate and form waves we call brainwaves. These brainwaves come in different frequencies. A specific bandwidth of these frequencies has a specific name. We have the Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta bandwidths.

Electroencephalography (EEG) is an electrophysiological monitoring method to record the electrical activity of the brain. Neurofeedback uses advanced computer technology and software to make these brainwaves visible.

4 electrodes will be placed on your head measuring your brainwaves, sending the data back, and producing a visible image on the computer screen.

Seeing what is happening on the screen can help you to influence the waves in a ‘positive’ way. This can be achieved by using various methods that focus on the self-learning abilities of your brain. This means that your brain receives immediate positive feedback when showing the desired pattern. Result: your brain is, or rather your brainwaves are, going to reorganize. Which pattern is going to be the desired pattern for you, depends on you as an individual, your goal, and your current state of mind.

Through this adaptation process of the brain, stress can be reduced or disappear entirely. Performance can be enhanced, effectiveness improved and intuition becomes accessible. Other states of consciousness, too, can be reached easily and more quickly than before, depending on your goal of course.

It is important to realize that the EEG is a way of measuring your current patterns and making them visible. It is a Mirror for your Mind so to speak. The hardware and software themselves or the electrodes do not stimulate your brainwaves. Any change in patterns will be accomplished through the self-learning abilities and flexibility of the brain.

The self-learning ability can be ‘activated’ by the training software. The feedback/reward for your brain, when showing the desired pattern, can be music or a film. Another possibility is feedback on subjective observations of the body. A different state of consciousness generates different sensations within your body. If you have learned how a specific state feels, it’s easier to generate this state by getting your body into that ‘state’ first. This form of training is done by means of guided visualizations, rather than the training software.

In clinics, brainwave training is used as a form of Neuropsychology. A famous example is the USA-based Swingle Clinic, which specializes in this type of therapy. In the Netherlands, Neurofeedback is also acknowledged as an official therapy by the NIP (Dutch Institute for Psychologists). Brainwave training, therefore, is used in different areas and manners.

Brainwave training is used in the Awakened Mind Method as a learning tool combined with coaching. I focus on Self Development, Peak Performance, and Business Performance Training. So my use of EEG is totally different from how it is used in clinical Neurofeedback. This is why I have incorporated a list of contra-indications which you will find below. If you are interested in this form of training with the system I strongly suggest that you go through the list so you know if this kind of training is suitable for you. Of course, as an Awakened Mind coach I also work without the brainwave training with the system.

This is a list of contra-indications for brainwave training with the system:

• Addictions (exceptions: addictions that do not have a link with a dependency on substances. For instance: gambling, shop addiction, gaming, smoking, etc.)
• Psychotropic substances
• Illnesses of the nervous system
• Epilepsy
• Psychoses
• Personality disorders
• Depression (clinical)
• ADD
• Mental handicap
• Pregnancy (in some cases because of the deep relaxation)

In between sessions you always have the opportunity to contact Suzanne with a quick question or a brief comment you wish to share. You will always receive an answer or response within 24 hours.