MER Biofeedback® Therapy at Lifekeskus
Are you struggling with feelings of fear, anxiety, panic, or sadness?
Do you feel mentally exhausted and burned out?
Do you feel like you have lost your sense of joy and zest for life?
Are you troubled by low self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy, guilt, shame, abandonment or lack of motivation?
Maybe you find it difficult to find balance in life or you don’t know exactly what you want from life?
We offer the unique MER Biofeedback® therapy (Mental and Emotional Release Biofeedback) in Estonia at Lifekeskus and the United Kingdom.
For details about our UK services, visit: www.meslifemastery.co.uk
This methodology integrates biofeedback with the principles of positive psychology. Our therapists use a biofeedback device to help identify and balance emotional tensions and stress that have developed throughout life.
How MER Biofeedback® Works
During a therapy session, our therapists use a biofeedback device to help identify and balance your emotional stressors, such as negative thinking patterns, emotions, and limiting beliefs.
This is a non-invasive, non-manipulative method that causes no discomfort. You will feel comfortable and relaxed throughout the session.
Our therapeutic approach is also unique because you do not need to recall or describe negative life events or traumatic experiences; your therapist will not ask you about them.
This methodology is the result of our extensive experience, which includes over 20 years and more than 21,000 therapy hours of practice with the biofeedback device. We have selected only the stress indicators that provide clients with the fastest and most effective results.
MER Biofeedback® therapy offers a self-regulation solution, empowering you to manage your emotional reactions (triggers) to challenging situations or difficult people and speed up your recovery after stressful situations. The therapy fosters emotional balance, leading to an overall feeling of inner harmony and well-being.
The effectiveness of biofeedback therapy has been confirmed by tens of thousands of research studies. Thanks to its efficacy and safety, it is also widely recognised by many North American health insurance companies.
Clinical Evidence and Therapeutic Benefits of Biofeedback
1. Reduces Burnout and Stress:
– Proven Effectiveness: Studies in journals like Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback have shown that biofeedback can reduce burnout symptoms, such as exhaustion and irritability, by 50-70%.
– Preventive Impact: A 2022 study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience highlighted that regular biofeedback therapy can reduce the risk of burnout in high-stress professions by up to 40%. It helps improve your focus and self-regulation.
– Physiological Control: Biofeedback helps to reduce the stress hormone cortisol in the body by up to 30-40% and increases emotional resilience by as much as 50-70%. This gives you greater control over your stress responses.
2. Fear, Anxiety and Panic Attacks Relief:
– An Effective Solution for Fears, Anxiety and Panic Attacks: Studies from Harvard Medical School and the American Psychological Association (APA) have shown that biofeedback therapy is effective in alleviating symptoms of fear, anxiety, and panic attacks. Clients learn to control physical reactions associated with stress, fears, anxiety, panic attacks giving them back a sense of control over their mind and body.
3. Supports Emotional Intelligence, Resilience and Mental Well-being:
– Emotional Intelligence and Resilience: Research from institutions like UCLA and Emory University supports the underlying principles of how biofeedback contributes to emotional intelligence. Studies indicate that biofeedback therapy helps to increase emotional resilience by as much as 50-70%. Emotional resilience is a core component of emotional intelligence, reflecting an individual’s ability to adapt to stressful situations and bounce back from adversity.
– Mental Well-being: Overall, biofeedback therapy integrates these scientifically proven principles to consciously restore body-mind balance, release negative thoughts, and and promote clarity and inner peace – all of which contribute to improved mental wellbeing.
4. Improves Cognitive Abilities and Decision-Making:
– Clarity of Mind & Reduced Mental Fog: Biofeedback therapy helps to improve concentration and reduce the feeling of “mental fog”. This is essential for confident decision-making, better focus, and problem-solving.
– Faster Recovery: Studies show that biofeedback helps the body recover from stress up to 2 times faster after mentally demanding tasks. This ensures that you and your team is consistently performing at its peak.
How does MER Biofeedback® Therapy Differ from Other Types of Therapy?
MER Biofeedback® therapy at Lifekeskus represents an unique therapeutic intervention where, unlike most types of therapy, the therapist discusses the client’s stress indicators, rather than the client themselves.
During therapy, the client does not need to recall or describe negative life events or traumatic experiences. This therapeutic approach means that the therapist does not have to ask questions about past events. Therefore, if you prefer not to speak during the session, you are not required to do so.
Our skilled MER Biofeedback® therapist, in collaboration with the biofeedback device, identifies and balances:
- Subconscious negative thinking patterns and limiting beliefs, also known as emotional triggers (automatic emotional responses).**
- Subconscious negative behavior patterns and automatic emotional reactions.*
- Repeated unwanted thoughts (intrusive thoughts) or sensations (obsessions) and negative self-talk.
- Racing thoughts or excessive worries or fears
* Triggers are connected to our thoughts, experiences and memories.
** Subconscious mind contains all of the stored information of everything you have ever experienced.
Lifekeskus (Estonia) and MES Life Mastery (United Kingdom) employ only certified MER Biofeedback® therapists who have undergone specific training. Service providers offering biofeedback therapy outside Lifekeskus and MES Life Mastery do not possess MER Biofeedback® therapy training and certification.
Thanks to our extensive experience, which includes over 20 years and more than 21,000 therapy hours of practice with the biofeedback device, we have developed the MER Biofeedback® therapy methodology and selected only those stress indicators from the device that provide clients with faster and more effective results.
What are Clients' Experiences with MER Biofeedback® Therapy?
Many clients have provided feedback that they feel lighter and more balanced after the first session.
Based on feedback from our clients, we have found that MER Biofeedback® therapy effectively identifies and balances negative thinking patterns, emotions, limiting beliefs, and compulsions. These could include fears, anxiety, panic, low self-esteem, low self-confidence, feelings of inadequacy, inferiority, negative self-talk, distrust, guilt, regret, sadness, loss, grief, abandonment, loneliness, anger, irritability, intolerance, unforgiveness etc.
Based on feedback from our clients, we know that this therapy is an effective method for burnout, mental exhaustion, and depression.
Based on feedback from our clients, we know that this therapy is an effective method for increasing self-awareness, self-control, and personal development, including enhancing emotional intelligence and mental capacity.
Additionally, MER Biofeedback® therapy has helped enhance positive emotional states (e.g., joy, contentment, and love), which not only promoted emotional healing but also helped develop the skills necessary to bring about positive and lasting change.
Results of MER Biofeedback® Therapy and How Many Therapy Sessions Are Recommended
Most our clients have already provided feedback after the first therapy session, describing the results as follows:
Mental clutter and obsessive thoughts subside, leading to a profound sense of inner peace.
After just one session, many clients report a significant 50–70% reduction in intrusive thoughts related to fears, anxiety, panic attacks, excessive worry, mental exhaustion and burnout.
Most clients experience a 50–70% reduction in feelings like sadness, anguish, and melancholy, with feelings of joy increasing by 50–60%.
Clients experience a significant reduction in tension and a 50-60% improvement in stress resilience. Their desire to act and overall motivation increase by 40-50%, reflecting an enhanced life energy. Furthermore, clients report being able to relax 30–50% more effectively and manage their stress levels and emotions 50–60% better than before.
Our clients report a significantly increased self-control, by 60-70%. This means they can better manage their emotional reactions in challenging situations or with difficult people. For those who previously experienced anger, irritability, frustration, and similar emotions, these feelings are 50-70% less likely to be triggered than before.
Most clients achieve more significant results after the third session, including:
- Reduction compulsive thoughts, including the abundance of thoughts, the so-called flurry of thoughts, have subsided.
- Reduced burnout, mental exhaustion, and emotional tension.
- Increased stress tolerance.
- Increases emotional resilience.
- Reduced fears, panic attacks, anxiety, phobias, and excessive worrying.
- Increased self-control (enabling better management of emotional reactions to challenging situations or difficult people. Those who previously experienced anger, irritability, frustration, and other emotions find that these feelings are no longer triggered as they were before).
- Enhanced self-awareness (including an understanding of personal desires and boundaries, as well as a sense of right and wrong), awareness of others, and improved situational awareness.
- Decreased sadness, melancholy, feelings of abandonment and loneliness.
- Reduced feelings of grief and loss.
- Improved self-esteem, confidence, and self-belief.
- Reduced feelings of inadequacy and inferiority.
- Reduced guilt and shame.
- Reduced emotional outbursts, including anger, rage, or frustration.
- Reduced internal conflicts.
- Increased vitality and enthusiasm.
- Improved joy, positivity, willingness to take action, and motivation.
- Increased emotional intelligence.
- Increased personal growth.
- Increased learning capacity.
- Increased courage to make desired changes, thereby enhancing one’s own quality of life and leading to concrete actions for life changes.
- Better relaxation and more effective management of stress levels and emotions.
- Reduced hyperactivity, restlessness, and impulsivity.
- Improved attention span and concentration.
- Enhanced cognitive skills, including the ability to read, comprehend, relate to existing knowledge, remember, and utilise various types of information (texts, numbers, spatial objects, etc.).
MER Biofeedback® therapy increases positive emotions to improve your quality of life.
Based on client feedback, noticeable and lasting changes occur within one to five sessions, depending on the client’s emotional state and therapeutic goals.
The interval between sessions typically ranges from three to six weeks, depending on the purpose of the therapy.
The number of sessions required is uniquely individual, depending on your specific needs and the duration and intensity of the challenges you’re facing.
Long-term depression, and other persistent negative emotional states often result in deeply rooted thought patterns and limiting beliefs. Addressing these complex underlying layers to balance stress indicators typically requires more time.
For individuals experiencing significant stress in their life or work, therapy should be delivered more systematically to provide consistent support.
How are Stress Indicators Tested and Balanced?
Our therapist utilizes a biofeedback system to identify and record subtle emotional stress potentials. During the assessment procedure, these subtle and unconscious informational signals are provided by the client. The dynamic flow or blockage of this information is captured by the system, reflecting a biofeedback communication loop that directly illustrates the body-mind connection. The resulting data is then presented to the practitioner in the form of charts, numerical values, and textual analysis, enabling a precise and comprehensive understanding of the client’s energetic state.
The device used at the Lifekeskus is a stress and tension-balancing biofeedback device, certified with a CE conformity certificate valid across the EU.
The biofeedback device provides and receives subtle, dynamic, and quantifiable signals through a 5-point harness system. This harness contains 8 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that provide a full spectrum of color, including red, yellow, blue, and green. The computer program evaluates such responses, and then the therapist gently sends a signal to the client with that information by feeding it back to them. The client’s system utilizes this information as a self-regulating tool to release areas of stress and held muscle tension in the body. This process assists the body’s self-corrective natural defense mechanisms by encouraging relaxation, balance and harmony.
MER Biofeedback® is a holistic approach to your well-being, made up of three key components:
1. Identifying Negative Thinking Patterns, Emotions and Limiting Beliefs
During a MER Biofeedback® therapy session, the therapist uses a biofeedback device to identify your negative thinking patterns, emotions, and limiting beliefs in real-time. Also it help you to become aware of and understand your negative thinking patterns, emotions, and limiting beliefs that impact your life. During therapy, the client does not need to recall or describe negative life events or traumatic experiences.
Through this process, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of your existing feelings and behavioural patterns, which lays the foundation for inner growth and positive change.
2. Balancing Stress Responses
Using a biofeedback device, our therapists balance these stress responses. It helps you improve your overall well-being and emotional balance in daily life.
3. Harnessing the principles of Positive Psychology to create a supportive and positive mindset
Throughout the therapy, we’ll highlight your strengths, or inner resources. We help you consciously shape new ways of thinking that support your well-being and enable you to create a more positive and balanced everyday life.
Description of the Therapy Session
At the start of a MER Biofeedback® therapy session, the client is seated in an armchair. Sensors are then placed around the client’s head, wrists, and ankles to connect to the computer.
MER Biofeedback® therapy is a safe, non-invasive, and non-manipulative method with no negative side effects.
The use of the biofeedback device causes no discomfort, and clients feel comfortable and relaxed during the session. Using the device during therapy is analogous to using a smartwatch.
For toddlers, the sensors are attached around the head or abdomen.
During the session, the therapist speaks positively about the client, ensuring a safe and comforting environment.
Children may play during the therapy if they wish. Clients are welcome to bring a toy or game that interests their child.
Throughout the therapy, the therapist provides each client with personal, positive recommendations to improve their quality of life.
After a session, most people feel relaxed.
MER Biofeedback® therapists guide you towards inner balance and well-being, empowering you on a journey of self-discovery and positive transformation.
At the first session, the therapist provides the client with a leaflet titled “New Programmes”, which helps the client begin developing positive new ways of thinking, acting, and being. The information provided assists the client in identifying suitable affirmations, as well as new positive and supportive aspects and activities to improve their quality of life.
After the therapy session, the client receives a detailed written report of the stressors identified and balanced.
MER Biofeedback® Therapy can be used in conjunction with medications, conventional medicine, and complementary therapies. It is suitable for all ages, from toddlers to the elderly.
MER Biofeedback® therapy is not recommended for:
• Pregnant women.
• Individuals with pacemakers, glucose monitors, or transplanted organs.
• MER Biofeedback® therapy is not a substitute for medical care and should not be used for diagnosis or ongoing treatment.
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Formation of Unconscious Thought Patterns and Their Influence
Unconscious thought patterns and beliefs often form through repeated exposure to specific ideas, behaviors, or emotional responses during key developmental periods or significant life experiences. These patterns can influence decision-making, emotional reactions, and behaviors without us being fully aware of their origins.
Unconscious thought patterns and limiting beliefs are programmes based on emotions and experiences that arise when we see, hear, feel, or experience something. Thus, life experiences shape our beliefs. The quality of these beliefs depends on the environment in which we were raised or the circumstances in which we currently live. Our thought patterns and beliefs are those thoughts that we consciously or unconsciously accept as truth in our lives. Whether we are aware of it or not, they can obstruct our ability to live freely and comfortably.
These programmed triggers, even if we are not aware of them, guide our decisions and behaviours, and shape our lives. The feeling of lack is one of the most common programmes that we involuntarily impose on ourselves and significantly affects our lives. It is an unconscious limiting belief such as: ‘He is smarter than me’, ‘She is more beautiful than me’, ‘He is richer than me’, etc.
