Clinical research by Lester Fehmi, PhD, Director of Princeton
Biofeedback Center.

Dr. Fehmi found that when brain waves are synchronized in one or more areas of the brain, the brain performs better. He found we can train ourselves to have better control of brain synchrony. Synchronous activity is most prominent when the brain is in a relaxed but alert state.

 

He found simple, fast, and highly effective ways to synchronize the brain waves in the entire brain and also slow the brain waves into Alpha frequency. Practicing these methods is immediately relaxing, and also creates feelings of confidence and well-being.

 

By using  EEGs on hundreds of people, he proved that if we change how we habitually focus our attention from a narrow, concentrated way to a diffuse open focus, that is aware of open space, we quickly not only slow the brain waves to Alpha brain state, we also achieve synchronous brain wave activity in the entire brain. This is called the whole brain state. 

 

He shows that if we change our habitual narrow and concentrated focus, like we have when we are on digital devices, or reading, to a diffuse a open focus that is more aware of empty space, we not only feel relaxed and more confident, we also feel more connected to the world around us. We also feel more capable and able to surmount challenges with ease.

 

He found that our habit of narrow focus keeps the body in a stressed state of fight-or-flight. If however, we practice the whole brain state, anxiety evaporates, we feel more present and less reactive, we feel more content and things seem easier.