NeuroMeditation Techniques for Clinicians: Evidence-Based Strategies for Treating ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD

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Jeff Tarrant, PhD, BCN Related seminars and products

NeuroMeditation Institute

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Jeff Tarrant, PhD, BCN, is a licensed psychologist, and senior fellow board certified in neurofeedback. He is the founder and CEO of the NeuroMeditation Institute (NMI), LLC and provides certification training for NMI therapists and instructors.

Dr. Tarrant is the author of Meditation Interventions to Rewire the Brain and recipient of the First Person Science Award from the Foundation for Neurofeedback and Neuromodulation Research. Dr. Tarrant specializes in teaching, clinical applications, and research combining technology-based interventions with meditative states for improved mental health. His research, featured in more than 20 book chapters and research articles, focuses on exploring brainwave changes that occur as a result of contemplative practices, technological interventions, and non-ordinary states of consciousness. In addition to his clinical background, Dr. Tarrant has also trained extensively in a variety of spiritual and meditative practices, including Zen, Vipassana, Taoism/Qigong, Arhatic Yoga, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Jeff Tarrant is the CEO of the NeuroMeditation Institute. He is the Chief Scientist and part owner of Healium, and he is part owner of Neuphony. He is a scientific advisor for Divergent Technologies. Dr. Tarrant receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He is a published author and receives royalties from Taylor & Francis.
Non-financial: Dr. Jeff Tarrant has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Additional Info

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.

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Objectives

1. Communicate how meditation changes the structure and function of the brain.
2. Determine which meditation practices might be best suited for certain mental health concerns.
3. Analyze how brain wave patterns can influence states of consciousness and mental health expression.
4. Investigate how movement and technology-based approaches to meditation can enhance experience and increase homework compliance.
5. Employ supplemental practices that can be effectively combined with meditation to enhance benefits.
6. Evaluate ways in which standard meditation practices are (or are not) trauma informed.

Outline

Your Brain on Meditation

• How meditation changes the brain
• The 4 types of meditation styles
• How to talk to clients about meditation
• Brainwaves 101
• Matching meditation with mental health goals
• Choosing a NeuroMeditation style for your client
• Using the NeuroMeditation Styles Inventory (NMSI)

Focus: Strategies to Build Concentration & Self-Monitoring

• The unfocused brain
• Focused attention meditation for ADHD and PTSD
• Engaging the frontal lobes
• The body as biofeedback: posture, standing, & movement
• Breathing pacers and heart rate variability biofeedback

Mindfulness: Strategies to Manage Stress and Anxiety

• Brain patterns associated with chronic stress, overthinking, and worry
• Mindfulness as the antidote: activating the insula
• Mindfulness begins in the body: yoga and qigong
• Thoughts are not facts
• Informal/daily approaches to mindfulness
• The mandalynth and virtual reality
• Trauma informed approaches to mindfulness

Open Heart: Strategies to Improve Mood

• The depressed brain: frontal asymmetry
• Accessing positive emotions: appreciation and gratitude
• Fake it till you make it: engaging the body
• Connecting to others: lovingkindness/ compassion
• Strategies for chronic depression

Quiet Mind: Strategies for the Busy Brain

• The brain and self-talk: the default mode network
• Automatic self-transcending meditation: TM and Zen
• Open focus techniques: finding spaciousness
• Entrain the brain: increase alpha with audio visual entrainment
• Time in nature

Integrate NueroMeditation in your Clinical Practice

• Limitations of the research and potential risks
• Top indicators that NeuroMeditation is right for your clients
• Trauma informed approaches to meditation
• Helping clients establish a home practice
• Trouble shooting barriers to practice
• Additional resources

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Psychotherapists
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Addiction Counselors
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Physicians
• Case Managers
• Therapists
• Nurses
• Other Mental Health Professionals