What To Expect with Brainwave Optimization Calgary

To Begin
Upon arrival please check in and we will provide you with a schedule of your sessions. You will be acked to complete on online subjective and objective surveys. 

Assessment
This is the first step in the brain training process. The assessment helps us to see how the patterns of energy are laid out in your individual brain. Each brain is like a fingerprint – unique to you as an individual. Using non-invasive sensors, your trainer will collect data from seven different areas of the brain while the brain is at rest and on task. That data is processed together with the online surveys to generate protocols that we will use to help balance the energy patterns in your brain.

Pre-Session Discussion
After your assessment you will be asked to complete paperwork. At this time, if you haven’t already done so, please make your payment arrangements. During this time the trainer will be looking over the information gathered from your assessment. Afterwards, the trainer will discuss with you the results of your assessment, your goals, and how we will be working with you individually. 

You may be asked to record a short video sharing with us why you came to Brain Awakening. The video serves as a visual learning tool for our staff and may also be used for marketing purposes. If you do not wish to have your information used outside of Brain Awakening, you may indicate this to your trainer. A quick closing video will also be done at your exit interview after your last session.

Sessions
Sessions will consist of 5 - 7 protocols that are designed to help balance your brain. The trainer will place the sensors at various points on your head. During each protocol you will be listening to your own brain waves set to musical notes, as well as other sounds meant to encourage the brain towards a more balanced state.

At Brain Awakening we schedule individuals for 1 or 2 week intensives. The intensive includes brain training two times daily – including one brain assessment. Typically clients sign on for 1 assessment and 10 sessions, all accomplished within a 5 to 7 day period.

Intensives have proven to be one of the best methods to train the brain for new neuro-pathways. For the first few sessions, a brain training session will allow newly created pathways to dominate for a period of time – 24 to 48 hours – and then the older more established pathway will usually return. However, in an intensive, the old pathway does not have an opportunity to regain a dominance and therefore the newly created pathway has an opportunity to extend itself more fully and more quickly than in a training based on a once a week effort.

Helpful Hints
We recommend that you arrive about 5 minutes early to your appointments. If clients are late, we may need to cut time and/or protocol from the session. We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in this matter. It is also important to know that your brain requires additional energy during this process, and it is beneficial to eat more protein than normal while doing sessions. Plenty of water is also important.

What to Expect
Each session is conducted in a private, comfortable room. This private room has a small desk and chair for the trainer, and a very comfortable anti-gravity chair for you. Your trainer will explain the results of your assessment and provide instructions for your sessions based upon the desired results. You won’t need to think about this, your brain will catch on very quickly and will work to balance itself. During a training session your trainer will run a number of protocols structured just for you. Some protocols require you to watch the screen, others allow you to close your eyes and recline in the chair. Your trainer will explain as you begin each segment of the training. During the sessions we encourage you to stay as relaxed as possible without falling asleep. Your brain is most capable of receiving information and changing accordingly while in this state. If you find yourself falling asleep, simply wake yourself up a little and relax. It is common for people to fall asleep during their initial training. Many people are sleep deprived and as soon as the brain recognizes itself, it starts working to balance itself immediately. This is hard work for your brain and requires a good amount of energy. Some people respond by sleeping. Not to worry, your brain is still receiving the information needed to balance itself.

Similarly, if you begin to get anxious and worried about what is happening on the screen then higher frequencies tend to rise and make change a little more difficult. Please do not worry too much about what is happening on the screen. Remember that the screen is merely reflecting the activity of your brain while you are with us. The brain does not reject what it has learned during the session, but continues to work at balance and harmony even after you leave the office.

Many people will have more profound changes in between sessions as the brain works with the information it has been given. It is important to keep your trainers informed about the experiences you have. Sharing your experience allows them to accurately understand the way you respond and adjust protocols throughout your training sessions. Depending on your needs, protocols may stay the same or change regularly. Many of our clients find it helpful to take notes or keep a journal beginning with your first day of training and continuing for one month after completion.

If you have questions throughout the process feel free to ask your trainers. They will be able to answer your questions or direct them to the appropriate person.

Exit Interview
At the end of your last session, your trainer will review with you the progress you have made and what you can expect from there. Results are generally subtle at first and then they build over time. Many clients notice the most significant changes 2-3 weeks after completing training. In order for us to track your progress we ask that you rerate your goals. Our trainers will follow-up with you in three weeks and then again in three months, after completing your training here at Brain Awakening. The follow-up will be by e-mail and/or phone. However, please feel free to e-mail us at anytime to tell us how you are doing!

Surveys
There will be four total surveys that you will take. The first survey will be before your assessment. The second survey will be directly following your last session. The third survey will be at approximately three weeks after your intensive is complete during our first follow-up contact. And the fourth survey will be at approximately three months after your intensive during our second follow-up contact. These will all be the same surveys. This allows us to see where changes have occurred and track your progress. You will receive, via email, a link to the BST Optimization Suite along with your username and password to access these surveys.

Things to Tell Your Trainer 
Are you on any types of beta blockers (heart medication)? If so, it isn’t advised that you undergo an assessment or training sessions at this time. If you choose to have sessions anyway, please inform your trainer what medication you are using.

How is your hearing? You will be asked some questions as a part of the assessment process and will also be using headphones during your training sessions. Please tell your trainer if you have hearing impairment.
 
Are you sensitive to cool interior temperatures? If so, we recommend you bring  a sweater as it is important that you are comfortable while in your session. We also have blankets available for you to use.

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