Insights for Clinicians

Basics of Biofeedback

Biofeedback is a system designed to enhance self-awareness and self-regulation. Biofeedback uses physiological measurements such as skin temperature, respiration, heart rate, muscle tension, and skin conductance, which are recorded and then ‘fed back’ for interpretation and adjustment. In the case of neurofeedback, this measurement takes place for the electrical signals of the brain, as recordings […]

Traditional wooden water wheel spinning at Tsumago - juku in Tsu

Acceptance as a Process

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has considerable overlaps with mindfulness, as it emphasizes “Active, nonjudgmental embracing of experience in the here and now.[1]” The initial focus is observing our thoughts, emotion and language, and there is a move toward transparency with the scope of our experience. It is quite common, if not universal, that we […]