Winter Brain Meeting, Optimal Functioning and StoryCon

 Palm Springs, CA Feb 3-7, 2006 Tentative Schedule by the day. Not final, but very close. Still, you should not use any schedules printed out from the web. Pick up a final FINAL schedule at the meeting. Afternoon workshops are optional, additional fee. You register for the meeting by the day and can attend any plenary talk for the days you register for.

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Winter Brain Meetingjewel of atlantis key

Friday, Feb. 3 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

0700   Tom Collura: Neurophysics - A 21st Century Science Of The Mindjewel of atlantis key

0730   Paul Swingle: Treatment Of Emotional Traumajewel of atlantis key

0800   George Martin: Neurofeedback With Adolescents In The Systemjewel of atlantis key

0820   Sue Othmer: Beyond Good And Bad Brainwaves: A New Understanding Of Rewards And Inhibitsjewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 9:00-9:15 Exhibit and Stretch Breakjewel of atlantis key

0915   Rob Kall: Conference Welcome And Greeting; Opening Remarksjewel of atlantis key

0930   Rob Kall: Integrating Peripheral Biofeedback With Neurofeedbackjewel of atlantis key

1000   Bernard Brucker: The Emerging Role Of Biofeedback And Neurofeedback In Neuroplasticityjewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 10:45-11:00 Stretch and Exhibit Breakjewel of atlantis key

1100   Ed O'Malley: From Neurofeedback To Sleep: Recognize And Manage Sleep Disturbance To Enhance Neurofeedback Efficacyjewel of atlantis key

1130   Peter Van Deusen: TLC; A Low Cost Alternative To QEEGjewel of atlantis key

1215   Valdeane Brown: How Can Non-localized Neurofeedback Training Work Without Being “Global”?jewel of atlantis key

Break for 60 min: 1:00 Lunchjewel of atlantis key

Friday, Feb. 3 Afternoonjewel of atlantis key

      Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1400  240 minutes Sue Othmer: Reward And Inhibit Strategies: Recent Advances In Theory And Practicejewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Tom Collura: Coherence, Synchrony, And The Rest: Putting It All Together With 2-channel Trainingjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Ed O'Malley: From Neurofeedback To Sleep: Tools And Techniques To Recognize And Manage Insomnia To Enhance Neurofeedback Efficacyjewel of atlantis key

1400  240 minutes Jay Gunkelman: How The Brain Worksjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Didier Combatalade: Peripheral Biofeedback With BioGraph Infinitijewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Michael Linden: The Autism/Aspergers/ADD Subtype Connectionjewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Hershel Toomim: All You Ever Wanted To Know About HEGjewel of atlantis key

Friday, Feb. 3 Eveningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

1930   Thomas Brod: NIGHTLIGHT TRAINING: Using Neurofeedback With The Dying Co-presented by Marilyn Stoner "Dr. Marilyn Stoner&jewel of atlantis key

1930   Kirby Seid: Neo Shamanic Mediatation With Light, Crystal And Brainwave Technologyjewel of atlantis key

2000   Nancy White: The Alarming Rise In Mental Illness Linked To Increased Drug Use: Causes And Prospective Solutionsjewel of atlantis key

2015   Valdeane Brown: CARE® In The Real World Co-presented by Molly Raaymakersjewel of atlantis key

2030   Tom Gross: Modern Neuron Theory And Functional Restorationjewel of atlantis key

2100   Fred Muench: The StressEraser: Overview And Pilot Study Findingsjewel of atlantis key

Saturday, Feb. 4 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

0700   Tom Gross: Brain Centered Whole Person Healing For AD/HDjewel of atlantis key

0730   Kamran Fallahpour: Development And Ageing Across The Lifespan Using Commonjewel of atlantis key

0800   Thomas Brod: Non-Linear Dynamic Neurofeedback: Wrangling Information For The Brain-Computer Interchangejewel of atlantis key

0820   Michael Linden: A New Approach To Working With Autistic & Aspergers Patients, Including Violent Onesjewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 9-9:15 Exhibit and Stretch breakjewel of atlantis key

0915   Robert Coben: Neurofeedback For Autism: Empirical Validation And Theoretical Frameworkjewel of atlantis key

0955   Stan Tatkin: The Primacy Of Arousal Regulation In Psychotherapyjewel of atlantis key

1040   Les Fehmi: SYNCHRONY: HOW THE BRAIN CODES INFORMATIONjewel of atlantis key

Break for 20 min: 11:25-11:45 Stretch and Exhibit breakjewel of atlantis key

1145   Hershel Toomim: HEG Focus Training (Attention Index)jewel of atlantis key

1215   Hershel Toomim: Symposium Hershel Toomim, Rob Coben Discuss HEG Improvements In Clinical Practiice.jewel of atlantis key

Break for 60 min: 1:00 Lunchjewel of atlantis key

Saturday, Feb. 4 Afternoonjewel of atlantis key

      Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Bernard Brucker: Important Variables For Successful Outcomes For Biofeedback And Neurofeedback Applications In Rehabilitationjewel of atlantis key

1400  240 minutes Les Fehmi: With Susan Shor Fehmi; OPEN FOCUS™ AND NEUROFEEDBACK: THE ROLE OF ATTENTION IN ORCHESTRATING AWARENESS AND BRAIN WAVE ACTIVITY Co-presented by Susan Shor Fehmijewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Valdeane Brown: Using Non-Linear, Dynamical Measures Of Change: Keeping Neurofeedback Training Safe And On Targetjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Bret Stephenson: Archetypal Adolescent Development: Controlling The Uncontrollablejewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Bret Stephenson: Why 'Just Say No' Just Hasn't Worked: Teens And Non-Ordinary States Of Consciousness (B)jewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Gary Schummer: Neurofeedback Treatment Of Dyslexiajewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Peter Van Deusen: Performing The TLC Assessmentjewel of atlantis key

Sunday, Feb. 5 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

0700   Allen Roland: THE JOY OF BLOGGING AND EFFECTIVELY CONVEYING YOUR MESSAGE IN CYBERSPACEjewel of atlantis key

0730   Terry Argast: The Clinical Application Of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES): The Best Kept Secret In Medicine.jewel of atlantis key

0745   Jeff Labno: EEG And Mind Machinesjewel of atlantis key

0815   George Martin: Entropy, Information, And Flexibilityjewel of atlantis key

0840   Leslie Sherlin: Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA) In Monozygotic Twins Discordant For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)jewel of atlantis key

Break for 20 min: 9:00 Stretch and Exhibit hall breakjewel of atlantis key

0920   Jay Gunkelman: Mind/Brain/Consciousnessjewel of atlantis key

1005   Joe Kamiya: Next Challenge For Biofeedback: The Basic Science Of Consciousnessjewel of atlantis key

1050   Tom Collura: Real-time Synchronous Gamma Training Made Easy.jewel of atlantis key

Break for 25 min: 11:15-11:40jewel of atlantis key

1140   John Demos: Neurofeedback Meets Wholistic Counselingjewel of atlantis key

1220   Siegfried Othmer: Simplicity And Complexity In Neurofeedbackjewel of atlantis key

Break for 60 min: 1:00-2::00 Lunchjewel of atlantis key

Sunday, Feb. 5 Afternoonjewel of atlantis key

      Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Lewis Mehl-Madrona: PET Scans And Spiritsjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Siegfried Othmer: Theoretical Models Underlying Neurofeedbackjewel of atlantis key

1400  240 minutes John Demos: Neurofeedback Meets Neurologyjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Bob Whitehouse: HEART And BREATH, An Integration Of Research And Techniquesjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Al Collins: Mindfulness And Neurofeedback: Integral Treatment Of ADHD, Anxiety, And Depressionjewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Beverly Rubik: Oriental Medicine Made Incredibly Easy With The EMAS Devicejewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Stan Tatkin: The Four Puzzle Pieces: A Psychobiological Approach To Couples Therapyjewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Kirby Seid: Neo Shamanic Meditation With The Light Labyrinth: Light, Crystal And Brainwave Technologyjewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Leslie Sherlin: SLORETA- What Is It And What Does It Mean To Me?jewel of atlantis key

Monday, Feb. 6 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

0700   Diane Stoler: Neurobandjewel of atlantis key

0715   Diane Stoler: Setting Up A Neurofeedback Practice.jewel of atlantis key

0800   Gary Schummer: Success Builds Sucess: Beyond The Double Blindjewel of atlantis key

0830   Bob Whitehouse: Insurance Billing And Coding Considerationsjewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: Stretch and Exhibit Breakjewel of atlantis key

0930   Len Ochs: Neurofeedback As A Catalyst For Maturation In Rehabilitationjewel of atlantis key

0950   Beverly Rubik: Anti-Aging And Longevity: The Slippery Slope From Wellness To Disease And How To Prevent Itjewel of atlantis key

1010   Joe Kamiya: DISCOVERING OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR INCREASED LONGEVITYjewel of atlantis key

1040   Paul Swingle: Has Your Get-up-and-go Got Up And Gone? Gussying Up The EEG For Us Seniors..jewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 11:10-11:25jewel of atlantis key

1125   Peter Van Deusen: BrainPrime And Neurofeedback For The Aging Brain (part Of Panel On Longevity And Anti Aging)jewel of atlantis key

Break for 60 min: 1300 Lunchjewel of atlantis key

Monday, Feb. 6 Afternoonjewel of atlantis key

      Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Diane Stoler: Marketing: Neurofeedback: A New Frontierjewel of atlantis key

1400  240 minutes Paul Swingle: Methods For Potentiating Neurotherapyjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Thomas Brod: MYSTERIES OF NF SUCCESS: What's Happening When"Nothing's Happening"? Co-presented by Bill Scottjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Richard Soutar: An EEG Based Inventory For Neurofeedback Professionalsjewel of atlantis key

1400  240 minutes George Martin: Advanced BioExplorer Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Nancy White: Trauma Resolution: A Multi-Modality Approachjewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Lesley Parkinson: The Treatment Of Fatigue Statesjewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Gerald Kozlowski: Structural-functional Correlates Of Neurofeedbackjewel of atlantis key

Tuesday, Feb. 7 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

Joe Kamiya: ...the Next 10, 20, 30 Yearsjewel of atlantis key

0830   Bill Scott: Bypassing The Mind; "Brainpainting"jewel of atlantis key

0900   Beverly Rubik: Water---the Matrix Of Life, And What To Drink To Stay Healthyjewel of atlantis key

0940   Siegfried Othmer: "The Self-Regulation Regime: Conceptual And Practical Reunification Of Biofeedback And Neurofeedback"jewel of atlantis key

Break for 10 min: 1010-1020 Breakjewel of atlantis key

1020   Peter Van Deusen: Meditation, Technology And The Future Of NFjewel of atlantis key

1050   Tom Collura: Brain, Mind, And Neurofeedback - The Next 10, 20 Years, And Beyond,jewel of atlantis key

Tuesday, Feb. 7 Afternoonjewel of atlantis key

      Post-Conferencejewel of atlantis key

1300   Valdeane Brown: Beginner’s Guide To NeuroCARE Pro: How To Get Up And Running Today!jewel of atlantis key

      Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1400  240 minutes Ed O'Malley: Psychoneurenergenetics And Neurofeedback : A Bridge Between East And West?jewel of atlantis key

1400  240 minutes Peter Van Deusen: BrainPrime And The Aging Brainjewel of atlantis key

1400  240 minutes Len Ochs: The Photonic Stimulatoras An Adjunct To Neurofeedbackjewel of atlantis key

Wednesday, Feb. 8 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Post-Conferencejewel of atlantis key

0900   Tom Collura: Technical Foundations Of Neurofeedback - One Day Course / BCIAjewel of atlantis key

 

StoryConjewel of atlantis key

Friday, Feb. 3 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

0735   Sally Strackbein: Storytelling - The World's Greatest Marketing Tool, How To Create Stories That Persuade, Motivate And Selljewel of atlantis key

0820   Jay Gunkelman: The Neurophysiological Substrate Of Archetypejewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 9:00-9:15 Stretch and Exhibit breakjewel of atlantis key

0915   Michael Hauge: USING SCREENWRITING PRINCIPLES TO CAPTIVATE YOUR AUDIENCEjewel of atlantis key

1000   Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Stories And Transformationjewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 10:45-11:00 Breakjewel of atlantis key

1100   Pamela Jaye Smith: Creating Our Next Mythologiesjewel of atlantis key

1140   Rachel Ballon: Stories We Live By Stories We Tell; Healing Mind And Body Through Fast Flow Writing™jewel of atlantis key

1225   Sandra Block: The Connection Between Fairy Tale Themes And DSM-IV Diagnostic Catagoriesjewel of atlantis key

Friday, Feb. 3 Afternoonjewel of atlantis key

      Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Shaman’s Mind, Shaman’s Work, Shaman’s Dialoguejewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Rachel Ballon: The Therapeutic Use Of Story As An Adjunct In The Counseling Settingjewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Sally Strackbein: Storytelling For Business Successjewel of atlantis key

Saturday, Feb. 4 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

0745   Craig Webb: Precognitive Dreams And The Everyday Physics Of Free Willjewel of atlantis key

0830   Al Collins: Tales Of The "Fatherson": The Son's Rejection And Renewal Of The Father In American Narrativejewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 9:00-9:15 Stretch and Exhibit Breakjewel of atlantis key

0915   Steve Barnes: Structure And Flowjewel of atlantis key

1000   Michael Hauge: LOVE STORIES AS MODELS FOR TRANSFORMATION AND COURAGEjewel of atlantis key

1045   Bret Stephenson: A Mile Wide And An Inch Deep: Modern Adolescent Discontent & America's Shallow Approach To Teensjewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 11:30-11:45 Stretch and Exhibit Breakjewel of atlantis key

1145   Pamela Jaye Smith: ArchePaths: Self-Initiation Through Storyjewel of atlantis key

1230   Rob Kall: Story Mining And Analysis For Political Candidates And Other People Who Need To Promote Themselvesjewel of atlantis key

Break for 60 min: 1300 Lunch Break1930 7:00 PM Dinner followed by Comedian Swami Beyondanandajewel of atlantis key

Saturday, Feb. 4 Afternoonjewel of atlantis key

      Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Michael Hauge: STRIPPING AWAY THE ARMOR TO FIND THE HIGHER SELFjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Steve Barnes: The LifeWriting Approach To Writing And Lifejewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Pamela Jaye Smith: Archetypal Ailments: Physiological, Psychological & Philosophical Aspects Of The Chakra System For Story Character Development And Personal Healing.jewel of atlantis key

 

Optimal Functioningjewel of atlantis key

Sunday, Feb. 5 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

Steve Barnes: Entering And Sustaining Flow.jewel of atlantis key

0700   Lesley Parkinson: The Effects Of Neurofeedback And HRV Biofeedback On Dance Performancejewel of atlantis key

0740   Allen Roland: HIGGS FIELD IS ROLAND UNIFIED FIELD OF LOVEjewel of atlantis key

0810   Colleen Turner: Best Practices For Inspiring Hearts And Minds: A Military Officer’s Quest To Wage Peacejewel of atlantis key

Break for 25 min: 8:50-9:15 Stretch and Exhibit breakjewel of atlantis key

0915   Kamran Fallahpour: Golf Performance Enhancement By Means Of Real-life Neurofeedback Training Based On Personalized Event-locked EEG Profilesjewel of atlantis key

0945   Louis Csoka: Inner Game Of Leadership: Principles For Sustaining Peak Performance Under Pressurejewel of atlantis key

1030   Nathaniel Zinsser: Mentoring Winnersjewel of atlantis key

Break for 20 min: 11:15-11:35 Stretch and Exhibit Breakjewel of atlantis key

1135   Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Aboriginal Models For Integration Of Brain, Mind, Spirit, And Bodyjewel of atlantis key

Break for 60 min: 1:00-2:00 Lunch, exhibits and workshop last minute signupjewel of atlantis key

Sunday, Feb. 5 Afternoonjewel of atlantis key

      Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Nathaniel Zinsser: Thriving Under Pressurejewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Louis Csoka: Five Points To Reach Peak Performancejewel of atlantis key

Monday, Feb. 6 Morningjewel of atlantis key

      Plenaryjewel of atlantis key

0730   John Ewing: The Human Operating Systemjewel of atlantis key

0830   Al Collins: Neurofeedback As A Purushartha Practice ("for The Sake Of The Self")jewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 9:15 - 9:30 Stretch and exhibit breakjewel of atlantis key

0930   Valdeane Brown: Awakening Bodhicitta: A Fundamental Framework For Understanding The Transformative Potential Of Neurofeedbackjewel of atlantis key

1015   Ed O'Malley: Psychoneurenergetics And Neurofeedback: A Bridge Between East And West?jewel of atlantis key

1045   Richard Soutar: Measuring Transformationjewel of atlantis key

Break for 15 min: 11:05-11:20 Stretch and Exhibit Breakjewel of atlantis key

1200   Allen Roland: THE NEED FOR A RADICAL EMPIRICISM / SEEING THROUGH THE HEARTjewel of atlantis key

1220   Robert Schram: "Thought Control/Modification Through Meditation"jewel of atlantis key

Monday, Feb. 6 Afternoonjewel of atlantis key

      Workshopjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Colleen Turner: Everyday Olympics: Coach Yourself To Achieve Breakthrough Outcomes By Shifting Paradigmsjewel of atlantis key

1400  120 minutes Allen Roland: UTILIZING VISUALIZATION TO FACILITATE INNER TRANSFORMATIONjewel of atlantis key

1600  120 minutes Robert Schram: Maximize Life By Living For Peace, Harmony, And Joyjewel of atlantis key

 

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