Episode 06: A Technological Approach to Optimizing the Human Being with Neuroscience Master Susanne Bahnan
In this episode Prerna speaks with Susanne Bahnan a Neurofeedback Clinician and Mentor in HeartMath Institute’s Building Resilience program. Susanne has an M.S. in Neuroscience and an M.A. In Psychology with a concentration in Spirituality. Susanne and Prerna discuss how technology, meditation, and the combination of the two can manipulate our brains, nervous systems, and hearts, for better or for worse.
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In this episode Prerna interviews Susanne Banahan. Susanne is a Neurofeedback Clinician within the field of Biofeedback. She is also a Mentor in HeartMath Institute’s Building Resilience program which utilizes heart-rate variability biofeedback. Susanne received a Master of Science in Neuroscience from the University of Hartford where she focused her studies on stress and the neurological benefits of mindfulness. She just completed a Master of Arts in Psychology in Education, at Teachers College, Columbia University, concentrating her studies within TC’s Spirituality Mind Body Institute.
More info on the topics discussed:
Biofeedback: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/biofeedback/about/pac-20384664
Neurofeedback: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/neurofeedback
Muse Headband Meditation Technology: https://choosemuse.com/how-it-works/ & https://www.myndlift.com/
Brain Waves and Meditation: https://choosemuse.com/blog/a-deep-dive-into-brainwaves-brainwave-frequencies-explained-2/
HeartMath Institute: https://www.heartmath.org/
HeartMath Heart Coherence Meditation: https://youtu.be/KZmVP9tcqfE
Schumann's Constant: https://www.sedonanomalies.com/schumann-resonance.html
Heart Rate Variability: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-rate-variability-new-way-track-well-2017112212789
*Please note: This episode was recorded in Feb 2020, before the Covid-19 Pandemic hit the USA.*