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#47 From: "Rob Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:57 am
Subject: Invitation to submit articles on Bio/Neurofeedback and related subjects 		smilezyg
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It's almost two years since I ran the last Winter brain meeting. Doing the meetings for 15 years was a wonderful experience in building a temporary community for sharing ideas and resources and making friends. Marriages were started, babies were made...

I've been working long and hard at a new approach to building a community of biofeedback and neurofeedback practitioners and people who are interested in the field and related areas.

After a lot of time, work and web software development, we're finally very close to taking a re-invented futurehealth.org live.

The plan is to turn futurehealth into a media/community blog site and news aggregator like my site, www.opednews.com, which has grown so it will reach over 800,000 unique visitors this month. That site has over 20,000 members, over 40 volunteer editors and publishes about 2500 content items (articles, diaries, polls and news links) a month.

My hope is to provide the resources to build a community on-line that supports sharing of information and support regarding biofeedback, neurofeedback, behavioral medicine, various models of psychotherapy and treatment of a multiplicity of diagnostic cateories-- for both practitioners and laymen.

My hope is YOU the members of the biofeedback community, will post articles and diaries/blogs to the site, using the site to get the word out about the field. Early adopters will get their own free member page and archive where their articles, comments, etc. will be accessible. Unlike listserves, which serve a great purpose, the community blog pulls discussions together based on articles, diaries, polls and news links, with comments threaded at the end of the different kinds of content. And the "Long tail" keeps them alive and accessed for years.

The goal for this email is to encourage a number of you to post articles to the site-- either new or reprints. You'll sign up as a member, create a bio and profile, including an image of yourself, if you like. This can include your website. Commercial providers may create personal pages, without their commercial site and may buy advertising.

It's easy to post articles. Once we have a good start on articles, we'll go live and submit the site to be crawled by google news, like OpEdNews.com has been, for the past five years. This will really help expand coverage of biofeedback in the "news-sphere."

Some content will be more conversational. That will fit better as a diary/blog. We'll also be signing up with technorati, to maximize blog posting pickup and indexing as well.

Articles can be 300 words on up to thousands of words on almost any health/mind/body/heart/spirit topic you like-- client oriented or scientific, data-based or speculative.

To make the site really soar, we'd love to have some volunteer editors to help evaluate articles in the article queue, cover specific topics and recruit new authors. If you have any interest in getting involved as a volunteer editor, please drop me an email, even if you only have an hour a week. This can be a stimulating, fun role where you can develop new skills, relationships and projects dear to your heart.

Remember, we'll be happy to work with reprints of articles you've published elsewhere. I encourage you to sign up as a member and post content. Eventually, we expect to charge practitioners to be members and use the site. For now, the first 200 practitioners/educators, etc. to sign up and post content will be grandfathered in free for at least three years from when we go live.

If you are a vendor, with a product, course or book to sell, please get in touch with me to discuss special ad rates to those who are founding advertisers with us. We already reach a lot more people than AAPB or ISNR. I expect that once the site goes "dynamic" with regular addition of new content, the traffic will soar. This will be good for the whole field and particularly those of you who have posted content to the site.

So sign up as a member here. You'll be submitting to a back panel setup that we expect to take live in 10-20 days, absolutely by the end of November.

BTW, we will not be doing "links" because each member can include links to his or her non-commercial site. If you are an individual doing training, you ARE permitted to list your training, though we reserve the right to change our policies.

Cordially

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Rob Kall
opednews.com, (reaching 700,000+ unique visitors, 200 countries a month)
The Rob Kall Radio Show 1360 AM, reaching metropolitan Philly and South Jersey
www.futurehealth.org, www.storycon.org, www.positivepsychology.net, www.quotationscentral.com, www.sphincterpolice.com,
211 N. Sycamore St. Newtown, PA 18940
215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374
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"I honestly believe the future's going to be millions of little things saving us."
Pete Seeger on Democracy Now

"Sometimes the head steals the heart's best blood."
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

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#46 From: "Robert Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Wed Jan 9, 2008 2:07 pm
Subject: 'Winter Brain's evolution-- a biofeedback community blog and media site 		smilezyg
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I'm not doing the winter brain meeting this year, probably not again. But there are plans to replace and hopefully enhance some of the best features of the meeting-- the information sharing, the community...

I've been working hard on my website for liberals, www.opednews.com and it's doing well-- seeing close to half a million unique visitors, over 30 million hits a month, over 50,000 articles published, over 8000 members, 1000+ writers, 25 volunteer editors....  That project, which started out as a simple blog, has turned into a separate software development project. The website www.opednews.com was developed by my new company, populum.com, which will be releasing more websites in the coming year.

The  plan is to re-invent Futurehealth.org as a community blog/media site, where, hopefully, we can establish a digital community that replaces and expands, year-round, the sense of community and sharing that the Futurehealth meetings produced.

I will use the same web software technology I invented and designed for OpEdNews.com. This will do something else important for biofeedback/neurofeedback-- create a dynamic media site which generates a far greater number of articles on biofeedback and neurofeedback than have been published before. Hopefully, as these get picked up by news search engine crawlers, the exposure for the field of bio/neurofeedback will be dramatically increased.

To make it a success, we're going to need writers-- lots of writers-- practitioners, researchers, consumers, patients.

We will also need editors and an advisory board. If you'd like to get involved, drop me an email,

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Rob Kall
opednews.com, (reaching 480,000+ unique visitors a month)
www.futurehealth.org, www.storycon.org, www.positivepsychology.net, www.quotationscentral.com, www.sphincterpolice.com ,
211 N. Sycamore St. Newtown, PA 18940
215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

"I honestly believe the future's going to be millions of little things saving us."
Pete Seeger on Democracy Now

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#45 From: "Robert Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Tue Mar 6, 2007 12:56 am
Subject: Early invitation to Volunteer Editors and members for A Biofeedgback media/ Blog COmmunity 		smilezyg
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Early invitation to Volunteer Editors and members for A Biofeedgback media/ Blog COmmunity

I am looking for

-a handful of people who will be volunteer editors with the soon to go live Futurehealth blog community and media site.

-an unlimited number of writers and bloggers on biofeedback, neurofeedback and related mind body and alternative health approaches.


For about six months, I've been telling a number of people that I am building a community blog site for biofeedback and related areas of interest. The interest has been fantastic both from practitioners and vendors.

The project is moving along nicely.

Basically, we are starting with my www.OpEdNEws.com website and customizing it to meet the needs of the new biofeedback community being built.

The goal is to create a site where a conversation can be started where people can post articles, blogs and discussions that have threaded commenting enabled. That will make it so much easier to follow discussions.

The site will also, soon after its' going live, also offer events and calendars.

Every user will have his or her own member page.

Vendors will be able to either post products for futurehealth to sell or will be able to advertise on the site.

My hope is that members will post articles on biofeedback and related areas. With OpEdNews, I was very successful at getting the site accredited by google news, so just about all articles are spidered by google news. I will work to get futurehealth authorized as a credentialed google news site. Until then, we hope to set up futurehealth so all articles are simultaneously reprinted to OpEdNEws, so they will be spidered through OpEdNEws.


The benefits of using the site include:

-participation in a lively online community of fellow colleagues
-your own member page, with links to your home site for your practice.
-access to some amazing web 2.0 technology, including easy embedding of youtube, audio, images and more into articles and blogs.
-easy to use software for blogging and publishing articles.
-participation in a new concept in the field of biofeedback
-expanded visibility for yourself as an expert
-access to the latest news and developments in the field.
-support for different groups within the field-- public or private
-sharing in the creation of a site that has the potential to dramatically increase the public awareness of the fields of biofeedback and neurofeedback.
-articles, conversations and blogs that are archived by date, subject, location and group, so they are easy to find.
-member archives listing all aritlces, blogs, comments, polls, events for each member. (polls and events will be coming soon)
-participation in content, some of which will be included in a newsletter sent to subscribers. (already, there are over 3000 subscribers on the list)

The site is in beta test mode now and is not yet accessible to the public. I'll announce the go-live when it happens, hopefully between the end of March and mid April.

I'll be happy to answer any questions you have. Please email me through the listserver and offline at rob@....

Please feel free to forward this message to any listserve groups or lists you choose.

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Rob Kall
opednews.com,
futurehealth.org, brainmeeting.com, storycon.org, positivepsychology.net, quotationscentral.com
211 N. Sycamore St.
Newtown, PA 18940
215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

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#44 From: "Robert Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:06 pm
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I just got this book review from Thom Hartmann. I forward it to the two biofeedback groups because the AAPB meeting is coming up in Monterey and the book's story takes place in the Monterey of an earlier era. I thought some of you might enjoy the read of the book as well as the touching story Thom Hartmann shares.

Rob Kall

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Hello again -

This is a book review I just published for Buzzflash (they support their site by selling books) that I thought you may find interesting. You can pick up the book through their site at the link in the previous sentence.

"Cannery Row" by John Steinback - Thom Hartmann's "Independent Thinker" Book of the Month Review

Submitted by BuzzFlash on Mon, 01/29/2007 - 7:46am.

THOM HARTMANN'S "INDEPENDENT THINKER" BOOK OF THE MONTH REVIEW

"Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Reviewed by Thom Hartmann

Arguably, there's nothing whatever political about "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck. It chronicles the lives of some of the residents of Monterey, California in the early 20th century, before the great ecological disaster (mostly over-fishing - it's still debated) of the mid-1940s that wiped out the sardine harvest and threw the boom town into bust. There's Doc, the central focus of the novel, based on a close friend of Steinbeck's, Edward F. Ricketts, one of America's most famous marine biologists. And Mack, who's always trying to do good and never quite making it. And an entire cast of characters that reflect the aura of America in the 1930s.

On the other hand, one could argue that the book is entirely political - today - because it shows us a slice of America before the Great Corporate Homogenizers got ahold of us.

Before we walled ourselves into our highly-mortgaged houses to stare for hours, alone, at our TVs, eating the mental gruel of multinational corporations who profit from wars.

Before our highest ideal - our "American Dream" - was to build up a small business so we could sell it off to Disney, as did the woman Bush congratulated in his State of the Union speech, but when the real American Dream was grounded in community, safety, friendship, and a healthy acceptance of eccentricity.

In 1968, I hitchhiked from Michigan to San Francisco, lived there for half a year, and then hitchhiked back. Every city was different. Restaurants were locally owned. Hotels and motels had eccentric names. Every main street was different. It was fascinating, an exploration in a very literal sense, discovering hundreds of communities that were all uniquely different from each other. Cannery Row: (Special Centennial Edition) by John Steinback

But after Reagan's "revolution" and he stopped enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act for all practical purposes, mega-corporations moved in. For much of the 1990s, I made a living in part as a consultant to a variety of organizations, leading me all around the USA (and the world). I logged over 7 million miles just on Delta Airlines. And the quirky, unique, personality-rich cities of America had been replaced by chain stores, chain restaurants, chain hotels, and franchises. Today if you were to parachute randomly into any town or city in America, it may take you days to find a commercial landmark that would uniquely identify the place.

In this regard - highly political in that it shows us how different the pre-Reagan America was from the post-Reagan America, Cannery Row is a political book.

I didn't go looking for "Cannery Row." As I sat with my father this past summer, helplessly watching him choke and gag on his own blood as he died from asbestos-caused mesothelioma (thanks in part to one of Dick Cheney's companies) while my brothers and I tried to comfort him, I saw the book beside his bed. He was an inveterate reader - there are about 20,000 books in his basement - and he'd often read and re-read his favorites over and over again. After his funeral, I picked the often-read book up and took it with me to read on the plane ride home from Michigan to Oregon.

What I found in "Cannery Row" was a time, and an America that my parents had often spoken to me about. My mother's stories about squeezing the last of the toothpaste from the tube in a door jamb when she went to Michigan State University, because she was putting herself through college by propping planes on weekends and being a lifeguard in the summer, and there was barely the money for toothpaste or toilet paper, much less cosmetics. My dad's stories of going down to one of Al Capone's speakeasies as a kid on the south side of Chicago to get a pail of bootleg beer to bring to his dad and uncles as they sat on the stoop in the row houses.

It was a time of challenge and a time of opportunity. It was America before Reagan.

In one of my dad's last emails to me, he talked about that era:

"Thank you for the wonderful dedication in SCREWED. I wanted to tell you in person but I get so emotional that I can't talk. But it made me think of what I did in life other than try to lead a good life and do no harm to others. I'm happy with my life although it was selfish because I did the things I did with no sacrifice on my part.

"Then I thought of your mother. She was the one that gave up all her early ambitions and dreams for me and her family. She wanted to be a writer - worked her way thru college to complete her dreams. I still have many of her early writings (if she hasn't tossed them) which were very good. She worked at an airport for money and flying lessons, she took care of a family for room and board, plus all summer with a bunch of girls to earn tuition money. After she graduated she turned down a great job working for the oil companies in Saudi Arabia just so she would not leave her Mother alone. She managed a book store in Grand Rapids where I met her. (When I saw her I told the friend with me that I was going to marry her.)

"After we were married she started to write again. But then little Thomas came on the scene...

"I guess I'm done Thom. I love Jean with all my heart and soul. I have hoped that you could and would write about her as you have about me. I think she deserves it much more. She is the true hero of our family!!!"

They were the last words of his I ever heard - and that in an email - as he couldn't speak by the time I got to Michigan.

I realize that telling you a story about my hitchhiking across America, or about my dad, isn't telling you the story of Cannery Row, but in a way it's very much the story of Cannery Row. The stories are meta to the novel. My dad was a huge fan of Steinbeck, presumably because he knew so well the America of which Steinbeck wrote.

Beyond that, telling you the story line itself of Cannery Row would be a disservice. It's a novel, and one shouldn't have even an inkling where a novel is going when one starts to read it. It was only after I finished the book that I began to research its history, and found a rich treasure trove of information on the web about the history of the real cannery row, the real Monterey of the 1930s, and the read Ed Ricketts. I hope you will, too.

But first indulge yourself in a bit of old-fashioned escapism - step back to the time of the Republican Great Depression and meet a wonderful cast of characters, in a story that will leave you smiling, wistful, and newly-informed.

And, maybe, hopefully, we'll all live to see that true spirit of America - its people, so brilliantly drawn by Steinbeck in "Cannery Row" - again emerge as Americans awaken from our dream-fog of consumerism and hellish wars, and rediscover the sense of self and community and purpose and the egalitarian values of community on which this nation was founded.

THOM HARTMANN'S "INDEPENDENT THINKER" BOOK OF THE MONTH REVIEW

Get your copy of "Cannery Row" from the BuzzFlash Progressive Marketplace.

Thom Hartmann is a New York Times bestselling author and the host of The Thom Hartmann Program syndicated nationally by Air America Radio.



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211 N. Sycamore St.
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#43 From: "Robert Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:00 pm
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The Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and StoryCon meetings are coming very soon-- Jan 19-22 for the main meeting, with great pre-conference workshops before. The day schedules have shaped up nicely and can be seen at www.brainmeeting.com


If you are planning to attend the winter brain meeting and you haven't booked your hotel room yet, it's time. We have an even better rate than last year, $143 a night. You can book at the conference rate through the hotel website (sometimes operators from the Hilton Central make mistakes on rates so it's better to use the Hilton Website.

Actually, the official hotel deadline has expired but the hotel is still honoring the amazingly low rate we negotiated.

Here are the directions:

Go to http://www.hiltonpalmsprings.com/ , select groups, then futurehealth, then enter the username winterbrain, then the password brain to access the conference rates.

We have a great meeting lined up and weather in Palm Springs has been gorgeous.

Please forward this to colleagues and lists you subscribe to.


Looking forward to seeing you soon,

Warm Regards,


Rob Kall
brainmeeting.com, storycon.org, positivepsychology.net, quotationscentral.com
211 N. Sycamore St.
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#42 From: "Rob Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Tue May 2, 2006 4:52 pm
Subject: FW: POll supporting biofeedback 		smilezyg
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I sent out this email last week. So far two companies (Brainmaster and Thought Technology) have responded. I need to come up with another $600-- three companies at $200 each, or smaller contributions or larger ones, from individuals--  to make this possible. Polling is one of the most common tools legislators and large corporations use to determine what customers and constituents want.  No poll has ever been done in all the years biofeedback has been in existence. This will be the first. I can bring it in at a very low cost because I am simultaneously running these questions along with a larger poll I am commissioning. The results will be very valuable for the reasons below. I will be submitting the questions at the end of the day today.
 
 
 I will be commissioning a poll,  this  week through my other “project” OpEdNews.com which will include a number of health related questions.  
I hope to include several that will help advocates for biofeedback to support legislation and pressure insurers to include coverage for biofeedback.

 

This poll will be done by the Zogby corporatioin (www.zogby.com) one of the most well known pollsters in America.

 

I hope to “piggy-back” several questions covering biofeedback on a larger poll that will explore political issues. The poll will only contact Pennsylvania residents.

 

There are several reasons it is a good idea to do a smaller poll first.

 

1-       It will help fine-tune the questions that will be used on a larger poll that costs five times as much

2-       It can be done quickly, and most economically, because it is being piggybacked on another poll. There’s not need then to pay extra for the demographic questions that are necessary and valuable for finding out where support or opposition comes from

3-       Other questions on single payer health care will also be included. These will also help define who the supporters and opponents are from different perspecitives, and how biofeedback will fit in to a single payer universal health care scenario.

 

I need financial support to do this. The amount of support I get will determine the number of questions I can ask on the poll. A number of manufacturers offered to contribute $1000 towards doing a poll. It looks like that won’t be necessary for this one. $200 each will be adequate, and smaller contributions from individuals would be helpful and appreciated too. Later, a national poll will be a bigger more costly project. This first one will give us a feel for where we go next with questions and demographics.  We will be submitting the questions to Zogby for formatting in their methodology (highly scientific) on Monday afternoon. We will need your contribution by then. You can use a credit card and call Futurehealth.  I have contacted both AAPB and SNR about this project and have been told that AAPB is interested but undecided and have not heard back from SNR.. I hope they participate. You might want to let them know, if you are a member, that you think it’s a good idea. I believe that polling has been a missing ingredient in trying to sell the idea of insurance reimbursement to politicians and insurers. Polling is a tool used by both politicians and businesspeople. They respect and depend upon and are accustomed to those numbers far more  than research data.

 

Co-sponsors of the poll ($minimum $200)  will be permitted to claim to be co-sponsors and will receive all the stats for the questions, including crosstabs which provide demgraphic details.

 

Here are some ideas I have for questions. I invite your comments criticism and suggestions. These can probably be improved upon.

 

Some approaches to health care—for pain, anxiety, stress and chronic illness—require training, work and practice. These tend to build self-reliance and self responsibility, but they also take more work and time to learn and, in the short term can cost more Most insurers do not currently pay for this kind of training and instead depend on presciptions for drugs and surgery.

 

1- Is the emphasis on drug and surgical treatments over lifestyle change and self-reliance and self responsibility oriented interventions affecting the national character and integrity?

-Yes. Depending on drugs and surgery is weakening our nation’s character and moral values.

-No Drugs and surgery are fast and practical means for treating illness

-Neither—drugs are against my religion

-Neither meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback and other mental approaches are against my religion

 

 

2-Should health care insurance provide coverage for the cost of training to build self-responsible health care, even though , in some cases  it can cost more. The price to our national character is worth it..

            Yes

            No

 

3Are you aware that biofeedback has been shown, through repeated research studies, to be effective in relieving or healing headache, many stress disorders, ADHD, closed head injury, spinal cord injury, incontinence, post-stroke paralysis, asthma, diabetes, epiliepsy and other chronic illnesses.

Yes

No

 

4Do you believe that health insurance should cover biofeedback as a therapy that provides a non-drug, non-surgical alternative to those who chose to take the time and make the effort to use it, instead of pills or surgery?

Yes

No

 

5The cost of biofeedback can be $1000-$5000, compared to a year’s drug therapy cost of $1000 or thousands of dollars cost for surgery and thousands of dollars costs for continued drug treatment over many years, while the cost for biofeedback, once it is “learned” stops. Should insurer invest more, up front, for biofeedback  (short term higher cost, long term lower cost ), for patients who chose to not take the drug or surgery option ?

Yes

no

 

In addition to asking questions on position, it can also be valuable to ask different demographic questions. The usual questions are about age, gender, political party, ideology, religion, education, income… But we can ask anything, like,

Do you have health care coverage?

Yes I get it free with my job

Yes, I get it free as a retiree

Yes I pay for it out of pocket as an independent or self employed workers

Yes, I am on Medicare

Yes I am on Medicaid

No, but my child is insured with the state’s program for children

No I am uninsured

 

Do you use or have you used alternative health care

No

Yes vitamin and herbal supplements

Yes yoga, meditation

Yes biofeedback

Yes chelation therapy, colonics,

 

So… please drop me a note with your suggestions, If you are responding to my posting on a listserve, then please respond to me at my own email address as well as the listserve. I’m on a tight deadline on this.

 

 

Rob Kall   

www.OpEdNews.com, www.futurehealth.org, www.brainmeeting.com, www.storycon.org, www.positivepsychology.net, www.quotationscentral.com

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology, StoryCon Summit  Meeting January 19-22, 2007,  Palm Springs, CA

 


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Date: Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:04 pm
Subject: Rob Kall has recommended Op Ed News for you 		smilezyg
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While visiting Op Ed News, Rob Kall saw this article and thought you might be
interested,
and has this message for you:

Here's an article on a new ADHD drug, published on my political website,
www.opednews.com. As editor, publisher, owner of the site, which is now getting
over 300,000 visitors, over 5 million hits a month, I invite article
contributions by my colleagues in the field. While it's main emphasis is on
politics, I have made a point of covering mind/body issues as well. Articles
published on the site are spidered by google news (only 4500 sites qualify for
this out of hundreds of millions.)

Article at
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_evelyn_p_060313_reviewing_adhd_drugs.htm
Reviewing ADHD Drugs - FDA Goes Through The Motions





Thank you!

...Rob Kall
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Op Ed News brings Progressive news, original articles and OpEds
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#40 From: "Rob Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:41 pm
Subject: Time Schedules, volunteers for Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Storycon 		smilezyg
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We are pretty close to final schedules for the three meetings
Winter Brain Neurofeedback Meeting
Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology Meeting
StoryCon Summit meeting on the art science and Application of story.
 
We love to have volunteers at the meeting-- student volunteers attend free on work study program.
 
Non-student financial aid volunteers attend at half price on work study. . So call or email us and we'll be happy to welcome you.
 
Work study is primarily involved in helping with recording lectures and timekeeping lectures, ie, time spent listening to speakers.
 
Schedules for all three meetings:
 
Details on Speakers:    
 
Workshop schedule
 
Workshop details
 
Pre-Conference Courses (Anna Wise, John Demos, Len Ochs, Paul Swingle, Biograph, Neurofeedback Foundations) 
 
It is looking like we're going to have a record exhibit hall turnout this year.

Rob Kall   

www.OpEdNews.com, www.futurehealth.org, www.brainmeeting.com, www.storycon.org, www.positivepsychology.net, www.quotationscentral.com

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology, StoryCon Summit  Meeting Feb3-7,  2006 , Palm Springs, CA 

 

 

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#39 From: "Rob Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:37 pm
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Are you passionate about biofeedback and neurofeedback because they go beyond the reductionist, pathology oriented medical model, and instead enable you to work from a perspective of Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychological approaches?

 

Then the Winter Brain’s Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology two day track Feb 5-6) which runs parrallel to the Winter Brain’s advanced neurofeedback, qEEG, energy therapies, Longevity and Aging and practice success tracks could be like a trip to a candy shop for you.

 

 

The father of Neurofeedback, Joe Kamiya, celebrating his 47th year in the field, will talk about biofeedback as a consciousness tool. http://brainmeeting.com/maxspeakers/reports/speaker45.html

 

In particular, check out the keynotes and bios by Nate Zinsser, Louis Csoka, and Lewis Mehl Madrona—all neurofeedback users who are not highly visible in the world of bio-neurofeedback.  Louise Csoka founded the West Point Peak Performance Center, but now works mostly with corporations. Nate Zinsser is the current director of the West Point Peak Performance Center and is doing amazing work with a range of clients from  Olympic gold medalists and soldiers going to Iraq. Lewis Mehl Madrona is a native American Shaman and a psychiatrist who has worked with Andrew Wile and Gary Schwartz.   Colleen Turner does not work with neurofeedback, but her talk , listed below, is so timely.  Allen Roland is a former top gun jet fighter pilot turned psychologist, who has lived his dreams

 

Here’s a draft of the day schedule, without exact times, for the Optimal Functioning Portion of the meeting. As a registrant for the Winter Brain or Optimal Functioning meeting you are free to attend any plenary lectures offered on the day you register for. You can register for as many as five or just one.  If you want to see more details about the meeting schedule, with better formatting than text only email allows, this link will take you to a full schedule, with links to each speaker’s conference page, which contains more detailed descriptions of talks and workshops.  http://brainmeeting.com/meetingpages/alreport.html  The schedule is about 90% final, but there could be a few last minute adjustments and additions. 

 

2/4 Afternoon

      Workshop

Anna Wise:Relationship Between Awakening The Mind, Awakening The Energy System, Chakras, Kundalini, And EEG

 

2/5 Morning

      Plenary

Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Aboriginal Models For Integration Of Brain, Mind, Spirit, And Body

Nathaniel Zinsser: Mentoring Winners

Anna Wise: Brainwaves And The Creative Process

Allen Roland: HIGGS FIELD IS ROLAND UNIFIED FIELD OF LOVE

Kamran Fallahpour: Golf Performance Enhancement By Means Of Real-life Neurofeedback Training Based On Personalized Event-locked EEG Profiles

Colleen Turner: Best Practices For Inspiring Hearts And Minds: A Military Officer’s Quest To Wage Peace

Louis Csoka: Inner Game Of Leadership: Principles For Sustaining Peak Performance Under Pressure

Lesley Parkinson:  The Effects Of Neurofeedback And HRV Biofeedback On Dance Performance

 

2/5 Afternoon

      Workshop

Nathaniel Zinsser:Striving Under Pressure

Louis Csoka:Five Points To Reach Peak Performance

 

2/6 Morning

      Plenary

John Ewing:The Human Operating System

Jan Newman:Thriving In Difficult Times: A Multimodality Approach

Valdeane Brown:Awakening Bodhicitta: A Fundamental Framework For Understanding The Transformative Potential Of Neurofeedback

Al Collins:Neurofeedback As A Purushartha Practice ("for The Sake Of The Self")

Richard Soutar:Measuring Transformation

Paul Swingle:Has Your Get-up-and-go Got Up And Gone? Gussying Up The EEG For Us Seniors..

Beverly Rubik:Anti-Aging And Longevity: The Slippery Slope From Wellness To Disease And How To Prevent It

Allen Roland:THE NEED FOR A RADICAL EMPIRICISM

Robert Schram:"Thought Control/Modification Through Meditation"

 

2/6 Afternoon

      Workshop

Colleen Turner:Everyday Olympics: Coach Yourself To Achieve Breakthrough Outcomes By Shifting Paradigms

Allen Roland:UTILIZING VISUALIZATION TO FACILITATE INNER TRANSFORMATION

Robert Schram:Maximize Life By Living For Peace, Harmony, And Joy

 

 

Remember, this schedule is just one track—half of the meeting for those two days of the meeting. There’s so much more. So check it all out at www.brainmeeting.com

 

And Happy New Year,

 

Rob Kall   

www.OpEdNews.com, www.futurehealth.org, www.brainmeeting.com, www.storycon.org, www.positivepsychology.net, www.quotationscentral.com

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology, StoryCon Summit  Meeting Feb3-7,  2006 , Palm Springs, CA

 


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#38 From: "Rob Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:04 pm
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We have an extraordinary program this year. I believe that the Winter Brain collection of conferences set themselves apart from the other great meetings in a number of ways:

·         -We offer practical presentations you can use, as opposed to pure research. Yes, our presenters do present new findings for the first time at our meeting, but they also tell how to use them.

 

·         -We enable and encourage presenters to stretch themselves, to present new ideas, techniques and approaches.

 

·         We take a more eclectic, inclusive approach  incorporating a more optimal functioning rather than strictly reductionist pathology treatment oriented model, and include ancillary approaches.

 

·         We consider it our job to bring in new speaker faces from other fields who are the best in their field, who you don’t know.  Check out our speakers this year at http://brainmeeting.com/maxspeakers/reports/speakers.html

 

 

The Day schedules (not hours, just days of talks and workshops) are up, earlier than ever before, for

the Winter Brain Neurofeedback Meeting Feb 3-7,  http://brainmeeting.com/meetingpages/wbreport.html

 

the Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology Meeting Feb 5-6  http://brainmeeting.com/meetingpages/ofreport.html

 

and for the StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art science and application of Story. Feb 3-4 http://brainmeeting.com/meetingpages/screport.html  

 

We have a great program of optional workshops http://brainmeeting.com/meetingpages/awreport.html

 

Check them out and more at www.brainmeeting.com  (Youpay by the day, not the meeting, you can attend whatever conference track is running that day. Registrants for the full Winter Brain meeting also attend Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology and StoryCon lectures free.

 

 Our Optimal Functioning program is perhaps the most developed ever, with talks on applying Optimal Functioning and peak performance training to athletes, executives, dancers, PTSD in Iraq returnees and much more.

 

We've put together a great program focusing on Longevity and anti-aging, presentations on qEEG, brain function, energy therapies, Practice Building and Success, Insurance billing.  Our expanded exhibit hall this year—what promises to be our biggest and best ever, will enable you to see an incredible selection of technologies and systems

 

John Demos, author of Getting Started with Neurofeedback is offering a four day BCIA approved certification course before the meeting.

 

Len Ochs is offering a LENS workshop before the meeting.

 

Paul Swingle  on Neurotherapy as Primary Care and Anna Wise on Awakening the High Performance Mind are offering pre-conference courses.

 

Val Brown and Peter Van Deusen are offering last day courses

 

BCIA will be offering exams

 

Thought Technology will be offering Biograph Workshops.

 

There will be workshops and lectures on Bioexplorer, HEG, CARE, CES, and more.

 

For newcomers in the field under three years, we again offer our Neurofeedback Foundations course with a great line-up of teachers.

 

 

 

StoryCon has been focused more towards therapists and teachers than ever before, with presentations on personal growth, on the neurobiology of narrative experience and much more that therapists and biofeedback practitioners can use

 

For the first time, we have separate, detailed pages for each speaker with full details on talks and workshops. Our new conference software that we've developed is such an improvement we'll be offering it for sale to other conference organizations.  Just click on a speaker name on one of the meeting pages and you’ll be taken to the speaker’s page.

 

Feel free to call if you have any questions about the meeting.

 

Rob Kall   

www.OpEdNews.com, www.futurehealth.org, www.brainmeeting.com, www.storycon.org, www.positivepsychology.net, www.quotationscentral.com

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology, StoryCon Summit  Meeting Feb3-7,  2006 , Palm Springs, CA

 


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#37 From: "Rob Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Mon Dec 5, 2005 5:21 pm
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Winter Brain 2006   is looking like it will be another sperb collection of presentations, speakers and community.

 

It will be held Feb 3-7, 2006, in Palm Springs, CA at the Hilton Resort.

 

It stands out as a meeting aimed at providing practitioners with practical information they can use to add new approaches, strategies and techniques to their practice and helping clients, and new ideas to the building, marketing, promoting and management of their practice.

 

It looks like we’ll have around 60 speakers this year.

 

John Demos, author of Getting Started with Neurofeedback will be Offering a Four Day, BCIA and APA approved course that meets requirements for getting certified in neurofeedback.

 

There are a number of othe pre and post conference workshops.

 

BCIA will be offering the exam on the 5th.

 

As usual, we’ll offer an introduction to neurofeedback one day course for newcomers to the field through people in the field for two years. You get a wonderful overview of different approaches from many of the leading trainers.

 

Check out our new speakers/presentations page at http://brainmeeting.com/maxspeakers/reports/speakers.html  to see what is up on the website so far. This represents about two thirds of the speakers who have committed to participate and about half the presentations. More will be added in the coming weeks, and we hope to have a first draft of a schedule in about two weeks.

 

The meeting really weaves together three themes. There is one solid track of neurofeedback. Then, on Friday and Saturday, there’s the StoryCon track, which is a summit meeting on the art science and application of story. We bring some of the world’s leaders in the field of story to talk about story concepts that apply to psychologists, education, coaching, peak performance and therapy. Some of our neurofeedback people talk about the neuopsychology of story, narrative, myth and archetypes We’ve had a great response to this from biofeedback practitioners.

 

Then we have, on Sunday and Monday, our Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology meeting as a second track. This includes peak performance, optimal functioning, coaching,  transpersonal psych, meditation, eastern approaches.

 

Because of the implementation of a new, database driven speaker sign-up and display of the meeting contents, we’ve had a delay in  getting the presentations and speakers listed. But they’re coming in faster now and it’s a great time to look at what we have so far.

Best Regards,

 

Rob Kall   

www.futurehealth.org, www.brainmeeting.com, www.storycon.org, www.positivepsychology.net, www.quotationscentral.com

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology, StoryCon Summit  Meeting Feb 4-8, 2005 

 


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#36 From: "Rob Kall" <Rob@...>
Date: Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:40 pm
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There's a new device that works with BioExplorer-- Neurobit Lite.

It's a single channel EEG stand-alone unit with built in microprocessor and
LCD display that uses a wireless connection to run Bioexplorer.

We have the first batch of new Neurobit Lite units on their way and a third
of them are already pre-sold. We expect to be shipping either late this week
or sometimes next week. The price is $699, not including BioExplorer.

The nice thing about this unit is that you can do neurofeedback out in the
woods or on the beach, without a computer, or, you can use it with your
existing Bioexplorer software (possibly needing a download of the driver.)

For more info:
http://www.futurehealth.org/neurobit_EEG_biofeedback_neurofeedback.htm

Kudos to Larry Janov for building another bridge from Bioexplorer.

Best,


Rob Kall
www.futurehealth.org, www.brainmeeting.com, www.storycon.org,
www.positivepsychology.net, www.quotationscentral.com
211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org
Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374
Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology, StoryCon Summit
Meeting Feb3-7,  2006


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There are 2 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

       1. DVD (& Video) Players Not Working in Second Active Design
            From: "Jim" <jlgeis@...>
       2. BE and Windows 64k
            From: "Dr. Jonathan Miller" <menlha@...>


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Message: 1
    Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:08:44 -0000
    From: "Jim" <jlgeis@...>
Subject: DVD (& Video) Players Not Working in Second Active Design

All,

When I open any BioExplorer Design that uses the DVD Player object (I
have WinDVD 6), then play a DVD (and optionally stop playing it using
DVD Player STOP button), and afterward switch from that active Design
to a different Design with a DVD Player object, the DVD Player
buttons will not work in the second Design.  This occurs even when I
select the exact same Design for the second Design.

It appears that once I switch Designs, the buttons on the DVD player
in the second Design are no longer being recognized by BioExplorer.
I then have to reboot my PC (running Windows XP) to get the DVD
player to function again. This problem is repeatable and appears to
be independent of the Designs I select or their order opened.

Designs that use the Video Player object also have a similar problem
on my PC.

I am using the latest BioExplorer software (.204), but I have noticed
this with all the other more-recent beta versions also.

Has anyone else experienced this and found a way to overcome it?
Perhaps there is a hanging process open that can be identified and
terminated from the Processes tab within the Windows Task Manager as
an alternative to having to reboot.




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    Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:18:51 -0700
    From: "Dr. Jonathan Miller" <menlha@...>
Subject: BE and Windows 64k

Does anyone know if BioExplorer works with Windows 64k?



Jonathan





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#35 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Sat Jan 1, 2005 10:06 pm
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Futurehealth is offering a new, stand-alone Microprocessor-based EEG trainer that retails for $599.

 

By summer 2005, software will be available to enable you to use it with a wireless connection to your computer and to program the control functions in the stand-alone microprocessor.

 

 

We will consider reduced prices for leaders in the field who are willing to evaluate and help enhance the product line.

 

Also, the first three people to buy units can take off $50 and will also get a $50 credit towards other purchases.

 

For more information on the product, check out

 

http://www.futurehealth.org/neurobit_EEG_biofeedback_neurofeedback.htm

 

Bonafide Dealers interested in re-sale, we are happy to hear from you.

 

Rob Kall   

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology, StoryCon Summit  Meeting Feb 4-8, 2005 

 


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#34 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:58 am
Subject: Winter Brain 2005 schedule is up and CE for Psychologists, counselors, MFTs and social workers, plus BCIA. 		smilezyg
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This year it’s possible to get up to 60+ CE credits. See the www.brainmeeting.com website for details for Psychologists, counselors, MFTs and social workers, plus BCIA.

 

The 2005 Winter Brain, Positive Psych and StoryCOn Meeting Schedule is up on the www.brainmeeting.com  website.. 

 

 It’s not complete, but it’s getting there and you’ll get a good idea of the meeting content—plenty of neurofeedback, QEEG, transpersonal, peak performance, neuroscience, ADHD…..

 

Some of the keynotes include Joel Lubar, Tom Budzynski, Lou Cozolino (author Neuroscience of Psychotherapy) Nate Zinsser (Peak performance director at West Point) Anna Wise, Rae Tattenbaum, Beverly Rubik, Thom Hartmann, Karl Pribram, Les Fehmi, Lynda and Michael Thompson,  Tom Brownback, Lewis Mehl-Medrona, Sue Othmer, Jay Gunkelman, Val Brown, Paul Swingle, Len Ochs, Steve Larsen, Jim Hardt, Mike Linden, Peter Van Deusen, Tom Collura, Hershel Toomim, Mukul Vyas, John DeLuca and more.

 

Plus, we have some extraordinary world class speakers for the StoryCOn meeting, bridging brain, healing and  and story with presentations such as these:

 

Steve Barnes  Storytelling and the evolution of human consciousness"

Karl Pribram The Narrative "I"

Lou Cozzolino  Narrative as Brain Function Integrator

Panel: Story and Personal Transformation

Doug Stevenson Story Theater - Making Content Come Alive

Lewis Mehl- Medrona Narrative Medicine: Integration of shamanic wisdom and modern science

James Bonnet The Fundamentals of Storymaking for Writers, Therapists, and Healers

 

The exhibit hall will be as dynamic and exciting as usual. 

The BCIA exam will also be offered, as well as trainings on Biograph Infiniti, Brainmaster, Bioexplorer and Neurocare Pro

 

Looking forward to seeing you in the hot tubs in San Diego

 

Rob Kall   

, www.futurehealth.org, www.brainmeeting.com, www.storycon.org, www.positivepsychology.net, www.quotationscentral.com

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology, StoryCon Summit  Meeting Feb 4-8, 2005 

 


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Date: Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:46 pm
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Want to pay half price for the 2005 Winter Brain meeting? Register by the
end of March.

You'll pay less than half the on-site registration fee.
http://www.brainmeeting.com/2005registration.htm

This year's meeting will be held at the same awesome Palm Springs Hilton
location, February 4-8, 2005

This year we expect to offer CE for psychologists, MFTs and SWs again, as
well as BCIA.  Check back for details.

Early confirmed speakers include Joel Lubar, Anna Wise, Thom Hartmann, Karl
Pribram, Rae Tattenbaum,
Les Fehmi, Dave Siever and as usual, we expect 65-85 speakers, and 50+
workshops

Call for proposals: This year, with our more ambitious CE plans, we're
asking all speakers to submit their materials earlier. If you are thinking
about submitting for the first time, please contact me soon. If you are a
repeat presenter, plan on getting your submission in before the end of May.

Call for articles: our Mind, Body, Heart, Spirit, Health, Transformation
Report, as a subsection of OpEdNews.com, is spidered by Google News. It's a
great opportunity to get your original or re-printed articles out to a
larger audience. This month, OpEdNews.com will reach between 110-120,000
visitors.  Very often, we can use articles you've already written for
another publication.

Last, but not least, Futurehealth now has a growing list of its products
listed on amazon.com, integrated into Amazon's search and marketing system.
Do a search for biofeedback and a growing list of biofeedback products come
up. We think this will be good for the field as amazon's huge customer base
begins getting exposed to a growing list of products (our relationship with
amazon does not include books or tapes.) If you have or know of a product
you think we should include on amazon.com, get in touch.


Cordially,


Rob Kall
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Date: Tue Feb 3, 2004 3:44 pm
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Contents:

-if you are not attending this year

-conference info

-Continuing Ed

-Exciting news news

-Must Read Schedule change info

 

-if you are not attending this year

For the first time, I’ve offered an ultra-early-bird rate for non-attenders. You can save the most on registration for the 2005 meeting, and get the dates, and even submit a proposal to present by going to this page of the website:  http://www.brainmeeting.com/2005registration.htm

 

Conference Info

-The conference has a record number of speakers (82,) pre-registrants and exhibitors. The exhibit  hall is sold out. We can’t accept any more exhibitors unless we put them somewhere else.

-          Attendees— You can get a look at and print out a 99% final schedule of plenary talks and workshops at  http://www.brainmeeting.com/2004_schedule.htm

Bu make sure to pick up a final schedule at the meeting. There have been minor schedule changes in the last two days and there could be more, mostly additions.  

 

-Continuing Education. This year, we’ve arranged for continuing credits (up to 43 hours) for psychologists, social workers and CA MFTs. Please check this link for details  http://www.brainmeeting.com/2004_CE_Notice.htm

 

This year we will have a nationally syndicated radio talk show host doing his show in the exhibit hall on Friday and Monday, from 9-12. He will be reporting on the meeting and doing some interviews. The show is Thom Hartmann’s, a long time friend of the meeting, who will also be speaking at the meeting.

 

Last minute additions include

-a group of students from Carnegie Mellon doing a study for DARPA (military research) using biofeedback in a VR setting to enhance combat functioning,

-Workshop on Bio-explorer by Peter Van Deusen

-panel on athletic Optimal Performance

-workshop on Building the Bridge for Emotional Intelligence in the Young Child's Life.  by Ze’eva Singer

-Post Conference Course by  Technical Foundations of Neurofeedback Tom Collura for BCIA prep and basic training in instrumentation for only $50

 

 

There will be a dinner on Saturday evening, like we did last year, with great Comedic entertainment from Swami Beyondananda. You’ll need to sign up for the mealLast year was a lot of fun with great food and laughs.

 

Please let any students you know that they can still come free as volunteers. We can help them find a room at motel six for reasonable rates. The hotel is sold out over the weekend, though I believe we still have one or two people with rooms who are seeking room-mates.

 

 

 

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

 

Rob Kall   

www.futurehealth.org  www.positivepsychology.net, www.brainmeeting.com, www.storycon.org

211 N. Sycamore St.  

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com

8th annual Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology Meeting Feb 8, 9th. 2004, Palm Springs, CA www.brainmeeting.com

StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of StoryFeb 6, 7 2004 www.storycon.org

 

 


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The hotel reservation deadline for winter brain is Jan 16. In the past, the hotel has been flexible on this date, but our room block will be just about sold out then and we are talking about the peak season. So… if you have already registered for the meeting and have put off getting your room reservation, you must do it by the 16th to get the deeply reduced rate.

 

If you’ve put off registering for the meeting, you should at least book your room. You can register for the meeting up until the last minute.

 

Hotel info:

 

Book your room on line.  Go to the Hilton website, then click on GROUPS in the bottom left. Then enter the name winterbrain and the Password  brain  (lower case letters). You'll be able to directly book your room, at the $139 conference rate, without having to make a phone call. This is good, since sometimes the Hilton people mess up on the conference rate and give rates of $200 a night or more, the going room rate in February in Palm Springs.

 

Or call the hotel and tell them you want the rates for the FUTUREHEALTH meeting.

Hilton Palm Springs Resort
400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
760-320-6868

 

Rob Kall   

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Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com

 


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The Schedule for the 2004 Palm Springs Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning, Positive Psychology and Storycon meeting is up.

 

Check it out by going to  www.brainmeeting.com then clicking on schedule. You might also want to browse the abstracts for the meeting or put together faces with the names, since most of the 70+ speakers have their photos on our speakers page.

We are in the process of finalizing CE approvals for psych, SW, and Family Therapy.

 

We have the biggest selection ever of pre and post conference courses,

Including neurofeedback basics, QEEG courses, Peak Performance with Anna Wise or Rae Tattenbaum, and a course on working with audiovisual entrainment.  And, we have more workshops than ever before—well over 55.

 

The exhibit hall will have a record number of exhibitors including several first timers showing new technology.

 

There are a number of interesting themes that have emerged, as well as a potpourri of miscellaneous topics.

 

Neurofeedback and psychotherapy.

Frontal Lobes (including Allan Schore

Meditation and neurofeedback

QEEG from beginning to advanced

Sports Psychology and Peak Performance

Autism and ADHD

Pain

Heart Rate Variability

Headache

 

The panels this year include:

Friday Can AAPB's Neurofeedback Div. and the Int. Soc. Neuronal Regulation Get It Together as a Profession and as a Field?

Friday Eve Tapping the Depths of the Unconscious

Friday Evening Tech Panels at 9:00,  Brainmaster, Thought Tech, Roshi, Neurocarepro

Saturday The Frontal Lobes, Attachment and Affect Regulation Allan Schore, Sebern Fisher, Carol Schneider

Sunday Evening Panel "To Q or not to Q"

Sunday Evening Panel The biological bases of neurofeedback,"Why does Neurofeedback Work? Underlying physiology. Sterman, Gunkelman, Othmer

Monday Neurotechnologies of the Spirit; Emergent Properties as Spirituality Evolves on the Wheel of Science

Monday Panel on Migraine Headache

Tues Panel on Successful Practices Swingle, Bright

There’s still plenty of time to register and get a good airfare. Rooms at the hotel are about $120 less than the usual rate for beautiful Palm Springs hotels.

 

If money is a problem, let us know and we can work with you.

If you need to find a room-mate, call our office and we can usually assist.

Students are welcome to attend free as volunteers, or can pay half price.

 

Some endorsements:

 

Rob (Kall) historically sets the standard for EEG Biofeedback Conferences.

Lynda Kirk, President, SNR,   President Elect, AAPB

 

The premier meeting in the entire area of EEG biofeedback and an outstanding opportunity for in-depth interaction with the experts in the field.  

Joel Lubar,  Past President, AAPB, President elect, SNR

 

The Futurehealth Conference continues to be the premier event in the field of NF Where else can you talk to and listen to the leading researchers and practitioners in neurofeedback? The atmosphere is collegial, respectful and it's fun! If you only go to one conference this year, this is the one to go to.
Valdeane Brown, Clinical Psychologist, Neurofeedback Trainer

 

This is the one conference with the right attitude-- people come here with open hearts and minds. It’s THE meeting I go to to hear the NEW IDEAS, to hear what people are thinking.

Sue Othmer

 

Your workshop is the only major one drawing field experts which allows concentrating on EEG, and completely avoiding any trace of politics and bureaucratic concerns.

Len Ochs

 

"Rob Kall through his Future Health conference is the originator of all that is the best in the realm of the convening of minds in the neurofeedback world. Rob has been able to put together the greatest thinkers in this field from the clinical, academic and research worlds and do so within a forum that is supportive, encouraging, and stimulating. There’s virtually no one else that I know of that could have made this happen and I believe that the field of neurofeedback owes Rob a deep deep debt of gratitude".

Thomas Brownback & Linda Mason Brownback

 

 

Rob Kall   

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com

StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story; September 26-29, 2003 www.storycon.org

 


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#28 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Thu Dec 18, 2003 5:40 pm
Subject: Travel Plans For Futurehealth Winter Brain 2004, plus updated exhibitor list 		smilezyg
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Here are some tips on traveling to Our 2004 Palm Springs meeting.

By the way, last year, the temperature averaged 85 degrees and every single
day was sunny and great for the pools and hot tubs.


It's not that easy to fly from the east coast directly to Palm springs. You
usually connect through Denver, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix or LA.

But you can also fly to LA or Ontario airports and rent a car and drive.
Since fares to LA are often a real bargain, you can sometimes, especially if
two or more people are traveling, save on the cost of the flight direct to
Palm Springs, even though end up having a rental car for your use.

OTOH, the meeting hotel is centrally located, in the center of town, across
the street from the casino and natural hot spring spa, surrounded by walking
distance restaurants.

Keep in mind, students attend free as volunteers helping with taping.

We help match up room-mates to share hotel expenses.

Most exhibitors offer great savings that could equal or exceed your airfare
and or hotel bill.

Here's a list of the exhibitors so far:
Thought Technology,   Brainmaster,    Biocomp Research,    Zengar Institute,
Photosonics,       MindAlive,           J&J,             Roshi,
Deymed Diagnostic,
Brian Othmer Foundation,         Quantum Life,             Alpha Systems,
  Stress Management & Biofeedback Center,  Brainquiry/Brain Resource Company
The Futurehealth Bookstore
And we expect a few more, though we are almost out of booth space already.

Check out the speakers and their titles, abstracts and schedules at
www.brainmeeting.com

Rob Kall
www.OpEdNews.com
211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org
Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374
Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com

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#27 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Fri Jul 11, 2003 4:19 am
Subject: BioPsy Newsletter 		smilezyg
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Greetings Colleagues. Here’s some news, some announcements and offers.

I’ll be switching this mail list off of yahoogroups to a private mailing list and database that will make it very easy to update or unsubscribe. Hopefully, you’ll start seeing more of these, with fresh news. Later this year, we’ll be adding a discussion bulletin board and more great features.

 

If you haven’t seen my new project— www.opednews.com  you might want to check it out if your politics lean left. If not, probably best to ignore it and attribute it to much alpha theta training.

 

Cordially,

 

Rob Kall

 

 

Table of Contents:

-Biofeedback/Mind-Body News and Updates

-Conference News

-New Products and Discount Specials

 

Biofeedback/Mind-Body News and Updates

Conference News

StoryCon- the Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story is happening Sept 25-29. It's a fascinating meeting that anyone who is working with healing or transformation will find very valuable. Steve Larsen, Richard Soutar and I presented a panel on this at AAPB and it went over great. The process of psychotherapy is first the process of eliciting the stories your client tells himself and then, helping him to re-write his stories. The process of biofeedback follows the path of the Hero's Journey that Joseph Campbell described. www.storycon.org   Reply to this email and receive a 20% discount on registration on the Storycon meeting-- any package.

Futurehealth's 12th Annual Winter Brain Meeting and 8th annual Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology meeting Feb 6-10, 2004

We already have more pre-registrations and advance exhibitor bookings than ever before. It’s because the word has gotten out that our meeting hotel is the best ever—gorgeous grounds and rooms in downtown Palm springs within walking distance of all kinds of stores and restaurants.

Call for proposals for presentations and workshops. We love to hear from new speakers.

This year's meeting will  include a record number of pre-conference courses:

  • New: Ray Tattenbaum offers a two day course Titled: Adding Peak Performance Techniques to your practice!Introducing An Integrated Program to Enhance Performance in the Workplace, Academics, Sports and the Performing Arts.
  • Joel and Judith Lubar offer a two day course on neurofeedback and QEEG.
  • Sig and Sue Othmer offer a Two day Course on Neurofeedback
  • Jay Gunkelman and Richard Soutar offer a two day course on QEEG.
  • Anna Wise offers a two day workshop on Awakening the High Performance Mind
  • Futurehealth offers a one day Foundations of Neurofeedback course which will have over 10 speakers

As usual, we expect between 60 and 80 speakers. This year, after it worked beautifully last year, we will continue with plenary sessions running two tracks most of the time. This will allow a more diverse range of lectures which will cover biofeedback, neurofeedback, QEEG, Optimal Functioning, Positive Psychology, Energy Therapies, PSI, Consciousness, integration of mind, body, heart and spirit...

BONUS Register early and save. Register before the end of July and we'll give you a free two hour audio or video workshop tape from our previous meetings and a free tee shirt from last year's meeting ($56-$72 value. The tape and tee is free Shipping is $6) Order a biofeedback System from us for over $800 (A-1, Brainmaster, Waverider, C-2, Procomp) and take $100 off the price of registering for the meeting.

 

New Products and Discount Specials (special offers good until August 15)

For Sale ATTENTION Trainer Clinical Model with two base receivers $1500 new.

Used Myotracs $300

Procomp with Biograph Software and two sensors Contact us for a special low summer price or even better deal with Winter Brain Registration.

Brainmaster 2.0 package $1449 and we'll include our 4 hour Brainmaster tutorial tape, usually $189, for $39. Save $200.

A-1 Pocket EEG standalone with built in microprocessor $879 including shipping.  Add HEG Hemoencephalography for $500

$99 Thermal Training kit: Audio feedback, digital read-out thermal biofeedback relaxation training cassette, wallet stress thermometer card.

Bio-Stress Squares  $15/100    $75/1000

 

 


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#26 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Mon Jul 7, 2003 10:16 pm
Subject: Winter Brain 2004 Call for Presentation Proposals 		smilezyg
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It's time for people interested in presenting at the Winter Brain meeting to
contact us to propose talk and workshop topics.

We love to hear from first-timers. So if you have an interesting case or
technique or population to discuss, drop me a line.

If you've presented before, please contact me soon. I'm trying to get a
first draft of a schedule out in early August.

Keep in mind that this year, we'll be doing double track plenaries, so we
will be able to accept a wider diversity of topics ranging from mind
machines, consciousness, PSI,  energy therapies.... and more. .

Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com
Preconference workshops on Feb 4 and 5th
Joel and Judith Lubar
QEEG Course: Jay Gunkelman and Rich Soutar

and Feb 5th Neurofeedback Foundations Course.


Cordially,


Rob Kall    Futurehealth, Inc.
211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org
Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story;
September 26-29, 2003 www.storycon.org

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I've never come across this before and I just wanted to see what others have
experienced. I'm working with a 77 year old woman, "Bea", who has had
multiple TBI's over the years.  Before we started working together, I
conferenced with her referring physician and she told me Bea becomes
distressed whenever anything emotionally loaded is brought up - she assumes
a fetal position and howls, often holding her head. This has happened,
according to the physician, during counseling and also during cranial-sacral
work. The physician expressed the belief that this was Bea's "shtick."

I started working with Bea last fall, but because of her frail condition and
debilitating asthma, she discontinued over the winter. Our first sessions
were seemingly fruitless and certainly fatiguing for both of us - she became
extremely emotional. During the winter, she worked with a homeopath and her
asthma is gone. (I know, that's a whole nother conversation.)

Now most of her complaints point to under arousal, so when we resumed, I
started at C3-Cz, 15-18 with a 4-7 inhibit. We hadn't gotten through the
first maze when she started crying, moaning, writhing and grabbing her head.
She continued after I turned off the feedback, taking a minute or so to
eventually calm down. We talked about her experience and she told me that it
was a lot like the two re-birthing series she had been through; that she was
sure the forceps were hurting her head. She was game for trying more,
although I wasn't sure I was - until I thought of inhibiting 2-7. She sat
through subsequent feedback without comment or commotion and at the end,
said that her head felt "calm" for the first time ever. We've had a few
sessions since then and I've gone as high as 17-20, but have continued with
the 2-7 inhibit. She says she becomes peaceful during the session.

I had never thought of abreactions happening at higher frequencies. Have I
had my head in the sand?

Spike


Kayle Sandberg-Lewis, LMT, MA
Behavioral Medicine Education
Stress Management
1433 S.E. Tolman Street
Portland, Oregon  97202
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Subject: Re: [EEG Associates] low inhibits for high frequency feedback
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In a message dated 7/6/03 3:27:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
StressLess@... writes:

> I've never come across this before and I just wanted to see what others
> have experienced. I'm working with a 77 year old woman, "Bea", who has had
> multiple TBI's over the years.  Before we started working together, I
conferenced
> with her referring physician and she told me Bea becomes distressed
whenever
> anything emotionally loaded is brought up - she assumes a fetal position
and
> howls, often holding her head. This has happened, according to the
physician,
> during counseling and also during cranial-sacral work. The physician
> expressed the belief that this was Bea's "shtick."

And what explanatory powers go along with the concept of "shtick" here, I
wonder? This seems to be just another way for the physician to say, "this is
not
my turf."



>
> Now most of her complaints point to under arousal, so when we resumed, I
> started at C3-Cz, 15-18 with a 4-7 inhibit. We hadn't gotten through the
first
> maze when she started crying, moaning, writhing and grabbing her head. She
> continued after I turned off the feedback, taking a minute or so to
eventually
> calm down. We talked about her experience and she told me that it was a
lot
> like the two re-birthing series she had been through; that she was sure
the
> forceps were hurting her head.

Two thoughts: This may be a case of over-arousal masquerading as
underarousal. Secondly, this response could be thought of as PTSD for
pre-verbal
experience. At CIC-2001 I talked about Grof's work with birth trauma. The
theory is
that birth trauma could serve as a body memory or template for the accretion
and
consolidation of subsequent traumas, thus forming a unitary memory that
embodies aspects of pre-verbal and pre-cognitive experience. It then appears
to the
person as if they are able to recall the actual birth experience, when in
fact
they are seeing it through the lens of subsequent traumas that have served
to
bring the original memory forward more or less intact.

> She was game for trying more, although I wasn't sure I was - until I
> thought of inhibiting 2-7. She sat through subsequent feedback without
comment or
> commotion and at the end, said that her head felt "calm" for the first
time
> ever. We've had a few sessions since then and I've gone as high as 17-20,
but
> have continued with the 2-7 inhibit. She says she becomes peaceful during
the
> session.
>
> I had never thought of abreactions happening at higher frequencies. Have I
> had my head in the sand?

PTSD events can occur without any apparent provocation at all. Any
neurofeedback with a sensitive brain such as this could be considered a
provocation. On
the other side, we have seen profound transformative experiences, which we
associate with alpha/theta states, also occur with the higher frequency
training.


Siegfried

>
> Spike
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 17:06:05 -0700
From: Hershel Toomim <hershel@...>
Organization: Biocomp Research Institute
To: associates@...
Subject: Re: [EEG Associates] Sidman Avoidance Conditioning (SAC)
Reply-To: associates@...

Amanda,
The discussion was centered about a blow on the head. Similar symptoms,
however, may possibly be acquired from psychological trauma. The
separation is unclear at present.

Hershel Toomim

Amanda S. Armstrong, PhD wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> This topic was listed under the subject of under-recognized TBI.   Is
> this how the condition is caused?
> By a blow to the head?
>
> Or is this a result of exposure to a traumatic scene?   Could you
> explain further?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aloha,
> Amanda
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: SigOthmer@... <mailto:SigOthmer@...>
>     To: associates@...
>     <mailto:associates@...>
>     Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 6:17 PM
>     Subject: [EEG Associates] Traumatic Brain Injury under-recognized
>
>     Under the above topic, one of my favorite themes, George responded
>     on another list as follows. I thought I would pass it on, and
>     perhaps George will comment further:
>
>     "Physicians have no slight idea of Sidman Avoidance Conditioning
>     (SAC) which results in complex dysfunction often without there
>     having been the slightest impairment of consciousness.
>
>     "SAC requires that an event be surprising, no warning, vivid, a
>     strongly
>     unpleasant event, and either immobility or brief unconsciousness
>     during or
>     immediately after the event.
>
>     "Oddly, perception of the color red will intensify the
>     experience.  Quirk and
>     I believed this was due to the fact that in the whiplash movement
>     the eye
>     suddenly sees through the eyelid which is red, and that
>     intensification of
>     this natural red results in a more severe reaction.  I have seen
>     scores of
>     young ladies being treated for Asperger's Syndrome or even autism or
>     pathologically repressed personality who have a clear cut
>     traumatic memory
>     and as soon as Gerbode's TIR (Trauma Incidence Reduction), or
>     hypnosis or Pavlovian methods are used to desensitize the trauma,
>     normality is restored."
>
>




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#25 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Sat Mar 22, 2003 5:15 pm
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I’ll be putting together some press releases, using a news service, that lists people with expertise on different aspects of the war. 

 

The service I am using did a poll and received responses from over 150 reporters in less than 24 hours. They put together a huge list of different aspects of war, war protest, politics, health, stories, angles, psychological approaches that they are interested in. 

 

You can access the link to this list of ideas for topics at the top of the middle the War/ ANTI War News section of the main page of www.opednews.com

 

I am putting together a press release that will announce

1)            my new www.opednews.com  website, where there is a central listing of war protest information, info on the connection between the war and the Project for a New American Century and examples in the news of how Sinclair Lewis’s 1936 book, It Can’t Happen Here is being manifested in reality.

2)             A brief profile of people who contact me with info on their areas of War expertise, their credentials, and suggested topics.  I am particularly interested in people who can explore ways to stop or prevent the war and further wars, stories on aspects of war, ways to help direct victims and people who are just stressed out by it being on the news 24-7. Stories about positive psychology, using stories to heal, applied psychophysiology, mythology are all of interest.

 

I do not have time to edit people’s material. I need it to be brief, to include name, e-mail, phone number and under 100 words. Send it as part of the message, not an attachment. I will either put it with the press release or on the page the press release links to on www.opednews.com

 

 

Feel free to pass this on.

Cordially, 

 

Rob Kall   

www.OpEdNews.com

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com

StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story; September 26-29, 2003 www.storycon.org

 

 

 


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#24 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Sat Mar 22, 2003 4:42 pm
Subject: preparing press release for experts on War, its effects, coping, protesting, supporting, etc. 		smilezyg
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 I’ll be putting together some press releases, using a news service, that lists people with expertise on different aspects of the war. 

 

The service I am using did a poll and received responses from over 150 reporters in less than 24 hours. They put together a huge list of different aspects of war, war protest, politics, health, stories, angles, psychological approaches that they are interested in. 

 

You can access the link to this list of ideas for topics at the top of the middle the War/ ANTI War News section of the main page of www.opednews.com

 

I am putting together a press release that will announce

1)       1)       1)       my new www.opednews.com  website, where there is a central listing of war protest information, info on the connection between the war and the Project for a New American Century and examples in the news of how Sinclair Lewis’s 1936 book, It Can’t Happen Here is being manifested in reality.

2)       2)       2)       A brief profile of people who contact me with info on their areas of War expertise, their credentials, and suggested topics.  I am particularly interested in people who can explore ways to stop or prevent the war and further wars, stories on aspects of war, ways to help direct victims and people who are just stressed out by it being on the news 24-7. Stories about positive psychology, using stories to heal, applied psychophysiology, mythology are all of interest.

 

I do not have time to edit people’s material. I need it to be brief, to include name, e-mail, phone number and under 100 words. Send it as part of the message, not an attachment. I will either put it with the press release or on the page the press release links to on www.opednews.com

 

 

Feel free to pass this on.

Cordially, 

 

Rob Kall   

www.OpEdNews.com

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com

StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story; September 26-29, 2003 www.storycon.org

 

 

 


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#23 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Thu Mar 6, 2003 4:51 pm
Subject: PR for Bio, ADHD Drugs Prescribed more in some States; more news on brain, biofeedback, ADD 		smilezyg
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One way to get more coverage of our work in the media is to BECOME THE MEDIA.

 

We’ve started a news website www.opednews.com  .

 

Your “buzz” can get it busy enough to be significant. Tell your friends colleagues and clients about it.

Tell your listserves and mail lists to visit www.opednews.com/about.htm

 

Articles at our new web site  www.opednews.com  in the Health, Science, Ecology and MBH (Mind BodyHeart section)

 

ADHD Drugs Prescribed more in Southern and Midwest States

Two Centers in Brain Control Breathing Rhythm

 

More in US Uninsured Than Previously Thought; 75 Million Uninsured

Native Americans Use Non-Drug Biofeedback for ADD

Problem Sleep, Snoring May Cause Hyperactivity Misdiagnosed as ADD

Brain Scans Reflect Problem-Solving Skill; Intelligence too?

Looking Inside the Brains of the Stingy

 

 

Editorials

How to be an Optimystic in these Dark Times Cathy Lynn Pagano

War is Not Viagra Rob Kall

Are Cynicism, Hate and Greed Side Effects of Modern Medicine?

HealthCare Reveals Real Conservative Agenda; Drown America in A Bathtub Thom Hartmann

Humor

State of The Universe Address Swami Beyondananda

I'm losing patience with my neighbours, Mr Bush  Terry Jones of Monty Python

 

 

 

OpeEdNews.com (Six days old)  provides a full range of news from a progressive perspective, with a better than average share of mind body oriented news than you’ll see in other internet general news providers or print publications.

 

We’ll be routinely loading the page with mind/body, biofeedback friendly articles.

 

We invite your written contribution of articles and suggestions for links to articles on biofeedback, hypnosis, all aspects of mental health, optimal functioning, peak performance.

 

We already have syndicated radio talk show hosts using the site for info. "Something Like the Drudge Report, But Designed For People Who Think" Mike Malloy

 

We already have several volunteers feeding us suggestions for story coverage,

We already have contributors.

 

We could also use volunteers for other help on the site.

 

 

 

Also, please add a link to the website. http://www.OpEdNews.com/about.htm

 

Rob Kall   

www.OpEdNews.com

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com

StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story; September 26-29, 2003 www.storycon.org

 


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#22 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Sat Mar 1, 2003 5:03 am
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Check out www.opednews.com and About to find out About the website’s goals and vision.

 

As some of you know, I’ve made my living in the past as a writer, with articles published in numerous national magazines.

This project is media related. The goal is to provide news, opinion, service articles, not just on national, international and political topics, but also on health, arts, entertainment, science, technology, people, business.

 

If you are a news junky like me, you’ll be familiar with the Drudge Report, which had over 100 million visits this month. I think I can do it better.

 

But I’ll need help. Please send me headlines and website links to articles or op-eds you think are worth sharing. If they work for me, I’ll put them on the web-site. The goal is to keep updating it throughout the day. Check the Volunteers page to see how you can help.

 

Best Regards,

 

Rob Kall   

 

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com

StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story; September 26-29, 2003 www.storycon.org

 


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#21 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Sat Mar 1, 2003 5:00 am
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Check out www.opednews.com and About to find out About the website’s goals and vision.

 

As some of you know, I’ve made my living in the past as a writer, with articles published in numerous national magazines.

This project is media related. The goal is to provide news, opinion, service articles, not just on national, international and political topics, but also on health, arts, entertainment, science, technology, people, business.

 

If you are a news junky like me, you’ll be familiar with the Drudge Report, which had over 100 million visits this month. I think I can do it better.

 

But I’ll need help. Please send me headlines and website links to articles or op-eds you think are worth sharing. If they work for me, I’ll put them on the web-site. The goal is to keep updating it throughout the day. Check the Volunteers page to see how you can help.

 

Best Regards,

 

Rob Kall   

 

211 N. Sycamore St.   www.futurehealth.org 

Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374

Winter Brain Meeting Feb 6-10, 2004  www.brainmeeting.com

StoryCon Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story; September 26-29, 2003 www.storycon.org

 


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#20 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Wed Feb 12, 2003 2:01 pm
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Four announcements here”

 

1) The rate to register for the Winter Brain meeting is the lowest we’ve ever offered-- $319 for the plenary sessions and $179 for ten hours of afternoon workshops.  The prices are based on paying by check. Add 3% if using credit card or paypal. This rate expires Feb 15th. We’ve already had more people register early than any previous year. Feel free to pass this info on.

 

******************************************************************************************

2) Dear Friend of the ADHD community

 

There is lots to tell you about:

1. The national ADDA conference from May 2-4 with both pre-and post conference sessions.

2. Opportunities to promote your practice or business at the conference

3. Ways you can help by becoming a sessions volunteer or a conference volunteer.

4. How to sign up for the unforgettable Talent Show at the conference or submit your work for the first-ever ADHD Women's Art show.

5. Ways you can help to spread the word about the conference.

 

1. To learn about the conference, visit http://www.add.org/conf2003/. and explore what we have to offer. It is guaranteed to get your adrenaline going. To print out a conference brochure for your ready reference, scroll to the bottom of the "Register" page, and click on "conference brochure--in PDF format.

 

2. To learn about being a sponsor, advertiser or exhibitor, go to "Advertise" at the web site or click here http://www.add.org/conf2003/marketing.php,

 

3. To be a volunteer (and we need lots of these) go to http://www.add.org/conf2003/volunteering.php. or click on Volunteer when you are at the conference web site. To submit artwork for the Women's Art show visit http://www.add.org/conf2003/activities.php#wom under Special Activities.

 

4. To sign up for the Talent show, go here http://www.add.org/conf2003/activities.php#tal under Special Activities.

 

5. To help spread the word, just forward this email to all your ADHD colleagues and acquaintances.

Thanks so much for making Connections 2003 the best ADDA conference yet.

 

Cynthia Hammer, ADDA Board Member

Conference Co-ordinator

 

3) Online poll:

 

I am a Board certified psychiatrist and a member of ISNR. I am contacting you to request your input on a study of the relationships between EEG biofeedback and above-chance occurrence of so-called “anomalous conscious states,” including telepathy, clairvoyance, and others. My goal is to obtain clinical impressions from several EEG biofeedback practitioners or EEG biofeedback equipment companies in order to obtain representative comments about the kinds of anomalous conscious states that are reported or observed during or following EEG biofeedback training. If this subject interests you, a questionnaire asking for specific observations can be completed on-line by going to http://cs.eegresearch.com. Alternatively, if you would prefer to contact me directly, I would enjoy the opportunity to speak with you at a convenient time. I will ask a series of questions (the same ones in the survey), and this should take no more than ten minutes of your time.

 

In exchange for your participation in the survey, I will forward a copy of the full paper on its completion sometime in the first part of 2003. I hope to eventually publish the paper in the ISNR journal or another journal concerned with consciousness research. The survey does not ask for your identity or contact information, but you may leave your name and contact information if you wish to receive a copy of the study that will eventually result from analysis of survey data. I will of course keep your identity and all contact information completely confidential.

 

Analysis of the survey results will be used to develop a hypothesis about specific relationships between dynamic brain states achieved using EEG biofeedback, and anomalous conscious states. The abstract of a paper that will be written following analysis of comments can also be viewed at http://cs.eegresearch.com.

 

If you know others who are interested in the relationship between dynamic brain states evoked during EEG biofeedback and anomalous conscious states, I would appreciate your forwarding this letter and attached abstract to them.

 

I will look forward to the opportunity to speak with you or to learn from your clinical experiences through the website survey. If you prefer to speak directly, please contact me at egret4@... to let me know of times that are convenient for a brief conversation. You can also reach me at my office in Pacific Grove, California, at 831-644-9125 between 9:00am and 6:30pm Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

 

Best regards,

 

James Lake M.D.

 

4) the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) annual meeting in Jacksonville from

3/27-3/30.  This will be a phenomenal meeting for those of you interested in psychophysiologic approaches.  I attached a letter from the program chair, Rich Sherman.  There will be much new info on QEEG, stimulants and neurofeedback with ADHD, new pain management techniques based on enhancing neural plasticity, mind-body therapies for a variety of medical disorders, and integrating self-regulation approaches with traditional pharmacologic standards of care. More info is available at www.aapb.org

 

Dear Colleagues:

 

You are invited to attend the AAPB 34th Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida – “Beyond the Bounds of Biofeedback”.  The program emphasizes presentations on new applications and techniques including many which are central to clinical psychophysiology.

 

Come and hear an internationally known group of speakers: Herta Flor speaking on a new type of biofeedback for pain based on training two-point discrimination ability; Dick Gevirtz will speak on his recent work conditioning trigger point activity to decrease pain; Adam Clarke will tell us about his new work on QEEG studies with ADHD patients; Sharon Lewis will present on relationships between stress and immunosuppression; Peter Kaufman will tell us about ways to design randomized clinical trials involving behavioral interventions; Susan Middaugh will discuss her work on postural correlates of headache, arm, shoulder and upper back pain; Jeannette Tries will present her new data on pelvic floor norms and urinary incontinence; David Shapiro will discuss his seminal work on effects of mood, social stress, and coping styles on blood pressure in everyday life; Yuji Sasaki will discuss the multitude of international studies on autogenics, especially as related to respiration; James Gordon will discuss how well alternative medicine is being accepted by the government and the standard medical communities. The Distinguished Scientist Lecture, presented by Ed Blanchard, will offer new data on MVA and PTSD.

 

A plethora of symposia cover so many fascinating topics--Alternative healing techniques, optimal performance, hypnosis, new psychophysiological measurement approaches, cross-cultural practices, heart rate variability, respiration, neurotherapy practice models. Papers and posters round out the offerings. This year some of the most exciting developments in psychophysiology will be on display during out poster session.

 

Not only do we have plenty of full and half day workshops and short courses ready to provide you with ample time to learn specialized information, there are one and two day “Institutes” put on by the Neurofeedback and SEMG divisions which will bring you up to speed on advances in these areas. You can even get your basic training in biofeedback while at the meeting by taking AAPB’s didactic courses.

 

Psychophysiological recording and biofeedback equipment are changing rapidly. Sensors are easier to apply and both in-clinic and environment based capabilities are literally exploding exponentially.  There is no better way to see all the exciting new developments than to come to the exhibit hall  to try the new devices for yourself. The AAPB Bookstore will have the latest from all the biofeedback authors.

 

And don’t forget to have fun while we are there.  Join the Saturday night dinner cruise on the river and then back to the hotel for the AAPB Cabaret. This is going to be one great show! Come and join us Beyond the Bounds of Biofeedback.

Richard A. Sherman

2003 Program Chair

 

 

 

Rob Kall

http://www.futurehealth.org/

http://www.storycon.org/

Winter Brain Meeting Jan. 24-28, 2003 Hilton Palm Springs, CA

 211 N. Sycamore St. Newtown, PA 18940

 215-504-1700 fax 215-860-5374

 

 


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#19 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Thu Feb 6, 2003 3:00 pm
Subject: PTSD Found in 52% of Patients Who Experience Orthopaedic Trauma 		smilezyg
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Here’s an interesting article on PTSD.

 

BTW, register for the 2004 Winter Brain Meeting (Feb 6-10, 2004 in Palm Springs) before Feb 15th for $319. That’s less than half the price at walk-in.

 

Rob Kall

http://www.futurehealth.org/  http://www.storycon.org/  http://www.positivepsychology.net   http://www.brainmeeting.com

Winter Brain Meeting Feb. 6-10, 2004 Hilton Palm Springs, CA

 211 N. Sycamore St. Newtown, PA 18940

 215-504-1700 fax 215-860-5374

"…what we call "normal" in psychology is really a psychopathology of the average, so undramatic and so widely spread that we don't notice it ordinarily."

Abraham H. Maslow, Toward A Psychology Of Being

 

 

PTSD Found in 52% of Patients Who Experience Orthopaedic Trauma

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Keywords: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS WAR
Description: Post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychological condition initially described as affecting combat veterans who have suffered severe emotional or physical trauma, is now being recognized in orthopaedic trauma patients. (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 70th Annual Meeting)

Orthopaedic surgeons find post-traumatic stress disorder in 52% of patients who experience orthopaedic trauma
PTSD Found in 52% of Patients Who Experience Orthopaedic Trauma


NEW ORLEANS-Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychological condition initially described as affecting combat veterans who have suffered severe emotional or physical trauma, is now being recognized in orthopaedic trauma patients, according to results of a study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' (AAOS) 70th Annual Meeting. To date, there had been no study of the prevalence of PTSD in orthopaedic trauma patients. However, because serious extremity injury is known to have a negative impact on quality of life, this investigation was conducted to determine the prevalence of PTSD in orthopaedic trauma cases.

Research in other medical disciplines has shown that psychological disturbance can have a profound negative impact on outcome. This study indicates that PTSD after orthopaedic trauma is, in fact, very common. Orthopaedic surgeons are presently finding that in order to treat an injury, it is imperative to treat the whole person and to be aware of any other conditions that will affect orthopaedic trauma recovery. "Any illness or psychological disturbance that has a substantial negative impact on outcome after trauma cannot be ignored. In some cases, post-traumatic psychological illness may have a stronger effect on outcome than the severity of the injury itself," according to Adam J. Starr, MD, principal investigator of the study and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

Symptoms of PTSD are divided into three categories: intrusion symptoms, such as recurring recollections of the event; avoidance symptoms, such as efforts to avoid certain activities, places or thoughts related to the event; and arousal symptoms, such as excessive vigilance, outbursts of anger, or sleeplessness. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders specifies that to merit a diagnosis of PTSD, patients must show a specific number of symptoms in each category. This was determined from the patients' answers to the questionnaire used in this study, which incorporated questions for each of the three categories. Positive responses to a certain number of questions in each category determine the PTSD diagnosis.

This study found that 52% of the orthopaedic trauma patients who answered the questionnaire met the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. These patients also had significantly higher injury severity scores. Contrary to expectation, more elapsed time since injury seemed to raise the risk of PTSD rather than decrease it.

The study consisted of 330 orthopaedic trauma follow-up patients with various injuries who completed the questionnaire. Causes of patient injuries included in the study were motor vehicle collision, motor-pedestrian collision, motorcycle collision, crush injuries, horseback riding injuries, and gunshot wounds. The average injury severity score was 8.3, with a range from 1 to 36. The average time elapsed since injury was 14 months. The questionnaire used in this study was the Revised Civilian Mississippi Scale for PTSD, a self-report questionnaire that is widely used in the mental health industry. The investigative team created one additional question asking whether emotional aspects caused by the injury were more difficult to cope with than the physical problems.


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#18 From: "Rob Kall" <rob@...>
Date: Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:29 pm
Subject: FW: Winter Brain The big picture; new faces, data, ideas 		smilezyg
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This will probably be the final major e-mailing about the Winter Brain and Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology Meeting.

The even promises to be a great one, starting with the nicest hotel we’ve ever run it in.

 

This year, our Foundations course could be the best ever, with more presenters truly representing the broadest picture of the field. 

 

The schedule is massive, with so many presentations we’re, for the first time, double tracking mot of the plenary lectures.

 

There are a total of 52 workshops.

 

We have a record number of exhibitors, perhaps a record for any biofeedback meeting this year. There will be a ton of new products, new software shown for the first time.

 

These include, so far:

Thought Technology

Futurehealth Book Store

Brainmaster

Biocomp Research HEG

Neurofeed.com/Zengar Institute

Photosonics

Comptronics

J&J Engineering

Pocket-Neurobics

The Peak Achievement Trainer

EEG Spectrum International

Brian Othmer Foundation

Roshi

Stens Corporation

Deymed

Ochs Labs

Better Physiology LTD

Lexicor

DocBlumInc.COM

 

Many of the exhibitors are offering special discounts for the meeting.

 

Our list of 60+ speakers includes many world-class keynoters and some newbies who have wonderful information to share. Just one example is Tato Sokhadze. When I met him, he was working at the Russian Academy Medical Science’s Medical Cybernetic’s Institute in Novosibirsk Siberia. Since then he’s been on the faculty of a South Korean University’s Psychophysiology Research Department and is now doing applied psychophysiology research in the US. He’ll be presenting on Brain-computer interfaces and  Dense-array assessment techniques in psychophysiology and psychopharmacology.

 

Pre-conference, we have Joel and Judith Lubar offering a two day course, with credit towards BCIA certification, We have Sig Othmer teaching a six hour course on The Evolution and Current Status of Mechanisms-Based Training.

 

Thom Hartmann, an extraordinary and inspiring lecturer will be talking on ADD, transformation and about his new book—Unequal Protection

 

Near the other end of the spectrum we have Anna Wise, Marty Wuttke, Richard Soutar and Liana Mattulich exploring transpersonal approaches to Neurofeedback with an evening panel on Training for States of Consciousness.

 

Rae Tattenbaum will be lecturing on and offering a two day workshop on enhancing performance for performing artists and athletes

 

Post conference, Tom Collura and Pete Van Deusen are offering a two day course on Brainmaster and Mini-Qs.

 

We have a number of scientific presentations on what NIH calls Biofield Research (They’ve released funds for it coming close to two million dollars.) Ed May, Beverly Rubik, and Cheryl Alexander will cover this territory—looking at video kirlian aura photography,  and other psi phenomenon. Tom Budzynski will also present a brief anecdotal report.

A few more new faces and info:

 

Fri 7:30 PM Naras Bhat, M.D.Reversing Heart Disease: Integrated approach

Sat: 12:05 Peter Orlando Controlled study Using  EEG BF with Elementary Students Who Have Learning Problems

Sun 7:00 Lobsang Rapgay Mindfulness Practice to Enhance Attention Awareness and Affect; Integrating Tibetan and Western Approaches

Sun 8:20 Ed May Government Funded Psi Research; an overview

Mon 7:15 Dörte Klein Interwaving neurotechnologies  with  psychotherapy;  a saluto-genetic adaptive model for the treatment of psychotrauma

Tues 8:30 Evelyn SoehnerNeuroelectric Behavior & Bio- communication Processes 

Tues 9:00 Joel Lubar Loreta Neurofeedback, the next frontier: a First Report

Tues 9:30 Gay Larned Practice Building Strategies

 

Joel Lubar’s no new face. But this will be the first time he’s presenting on real-time Loreta Neurofeedback Training.

 

WE have nine slots for panel discussions.

One of those slots is a time when five or six different user groups will simultaneously present, including Brainmaster, Neurocarepro, Procomp, Roshi, HEG, and Len Ochs LENS system.

The other panels are:

 

-The Frontal Brain -Friday

-Roshi,  -NCPro, -Brainmaster, Procomp panels (multiple track, ie. at same time), Friday evening

 

-The Autistic Spectrum - Saturday

-Mini-Qs; status, practicality, applications -Saturday

 

-Training for States of Consciousness    Matulich, Wise  -Sunday

-QEEG Case Review -Sunday Evening

 

-Non-Linear, Dynamical and Other Advanced Visualization Techniques in EEG: Gabor and Adaptive Transforms Valdeane Brown & Karl Pribram-  Monday

-Free Will - Monday

-Successful Neurofeedback Practice Building Strategies -Tuesday

 

Tapes will be available for most of the workshops and lectures, except the user groups.

 

While the hotel is almost sold out, we’ve always been able to find rooms in or out of the hotel, and room-mates for latecomers.

Airfares can be found last minute at www.cheaptickets.com and www.Priceline.com

 

Attendees should be sure to bring bathing suits for the hot tubs and hiking shoes and clothes to check out the Indian Canyon Oases and Wild Palm Groves.

 

Looking forward to seeing you all

 

Rob Kall

http://www.futurehealth.org/

http://www.storycon.org/

Winter Brain Meeting Jan. 24-28, 2003 Hilton Palm Springs, CA

 211 N. Sycamore St. Newtown, PA 18940

 215-504-1700 fax 215-860-5374

 

 


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