Workshop - Jon Bale

General Introduction to Biofeedback Peripherals Workshop
Jon Bale, BSc, BCN-T
1-day Workshop
24 April

This 1-day workshop is for researchers and health professionals who want to learn how to use the latest "cutting edge" biofeedback technology. The morning session provides an overview of the key features of the BioGraph Infiniti 6.0 software and hardware. Software suites that can be showcased include Neurofeedback, Physiology, Rehab-Muscle, Z-Score, HRV and Reaction Time.

During the afternoon session, participants will have a "hands-on" experience using Surface Electromyography (SEMG), Respiration, Temperature, Skin Conductance, Electroencephalography (EEG), Heart Rate and Electrocardiology (EKG) with audio and visual multimedia biofeedback screens.

(This workshop is NOT limited to current BioGraph Infiniti users only. Clinicians who have an interest in Biofeedback and in BioGraph Infiniti but do not currently possess our equipment are welcome to register.)

This course has been approved by BCIA to provide 7 hours of category A accredited continuing education for BCIA re-certification.


About Jon Bale, BSc, BCN-T

Jon Bale, BSc., BCN-T is a McGill University Graduate in Biology and is BCIA certified for Neurofeedback as a technician. For nearly nine years he was the Research Manager for the Biofeedback Federation of Europe (BFE) before joining the Thought Technology family as an Applications Specialist. His experiences include instructing and working with various clinical leaders in the field of biofeedback and neurofeedback such as Dr. Paul G. Swingle, Dr. Inna Khazan, Dr. Vietta Sue Wilson, and Dr. Barry Sterman. Jon's extensive knowledge of applications in biofeedback and neurofeedback, along with his work adapting clinical methods into easy-to-use techniques makes him an ideal individual to demonstrate and effectively use Thought Technology's software and hardware.

Workshop - Dr. Erik Peper

DON'T SLOUCH! BREATHE!
How Posture and Breathing Improves Health and Test Performance
Erik Peper, PhD
1-day Workshop
29 April


Inspired or full of hot air? Feeling overwhelmed and collapsed or feeling tall?  We are usually totally unaware how our posture and breathing patterns affect others and ourselves. The workshop overviews how breathing and posture communicates to others and affects ourselves. The workshop includes somatic practices by which participants experience the effect of posture changes on physical strength and emotional memory recall as well as breathing changes to affect math performance. Using respiration and posture feedback from a wearable biofeedback device with a cell phone app, UpRight, participants experience immediate feedback each time they slouch at work and at home and learns to identify situations which cause slouching (e.g., fatigue, negative/hopeless thinking or stress.  The posture feedback is combined with breathing, SEMG and HRV training with cognitive restructuring to enhance health and performance. Discussed are detailed protocols how to use breathing and posture and pattern to reduce depression, anxiety, test performance, headaches, back and shoulder discomfort.

About Dr. Erik Peper

Erik Peper is an internationally known expert on holistic health, stress management, and biofeedback. He is a professor at San Francisco State University, where he was instrumental in establishing the Institute for Holistic Health Studies, the first holistic health program at a public university in the U.S. He is president of the Biofeedback Federation of Europe (BFE) and former president of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology.

Workshop - Pedro Teixeira, PT

Biofeedback in Rehab - Critical Thinking Toolbox
Pedro Teixeira, PT
2-day Workshop
25 April | 26 April

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
This 2-day workshop aims to introduce a reasoning methodology that will enable participants to apply SEMG biofeedback to a broad range of rehab conditions. During this workshop participants will learn the fundamentals of SEMG. A clinical case study hands-on approach will be used to build up the reasoning skills. At the end of this workshop participants should be able to delineate a biofeedback rehab protocol specific to their client needs.

Day one

• SEMG Fundamentals - From signal acquisition to biofeedback practice
• Building up reasoning skills - Shoulder complex clinical case study

Day two

• Building up reasoning skills - Lower back clinical case study
• Building up reasoning skills - Knee joint clinical case study
• Putting it all together - Reasoning methodology Workflow

About Pedro Teixeira, PT
Pedro Teixeira is the President of BioSigns, Invited Researcher at the Oporto Medical School and lecturer at several different postgrad courses and seminars around the world. For almost 10 years he occupied the Project Manager position for the Rehabilitation Projects at the Biofeedback Federation of Europe (BFE).