Mental Exercise Biofeedback

This interactive program is designed to help and aid one to uncover the body’s own natural ability to relax and decompress from day-to-day work overload. It monitors the physical & emotional responses to activities and provides feedback that helps learn how to activate and balance oneself. The program measures body’s reaction to one’s physical and mental energy.

The body’s innate relaxation response is an incredibly effective remedy for stress and anxiety.

This program utilizes finger sensors to monitor the person’s internal physiological states and provides a feedback aiding the person to learn to control these states. The program measures Skin Conductance Level (SCL), indicating sweat gland activity, and the Heart Rate Variability (HRV), the difference in heart rate from one heart beat to another.

Increased perspiration is a sign of increased autonomic nervous system activation which is associated with increased energy — positive as in excitement — and negative, such as nervousness. The person is expected to attain the goal of a greater HRV in order to complete a program activity. Both SCL and HRV can be displayed on the computer monitor at any time during a session.