MER Biofeedback® Therapy at Lifekeskus
Are you looking to improve your mental wellbeing, elevate the quality of your life, delve deeper into self-awareness, gain a greater understanding of yourself and find explanations for your thoughts & behaviors? Are you struggling with anxiety, fear, feeling emotionally worn-out and drained, or experiencing anguish and lack of motivation? Perhaps you find it challenging to achieve balance in life and feel genuine contentment, or you’re unsure of your life’s purpose and what you truly desire to achieve?
At Lifekeskus, we practise the unique MER Biofeedback® therapy (Mental and Emotional Release Biofeedback) both in Estonia and worldwide. Our trained MER Biofeedback® therapists utilise the biofeedback device to identify and balance negative thought patterns, emotions, and limiting beliefs.
The device used at the Lifekeskus is a stress and tension-balancing biofeedback device, certified with a CE conformity certificate valid across the EU.
In MER Biofeedback® therapy sessions, the therapist plays a key role in identifying stressors specific to the individual through the use of a biofeedback device. The biofeedback device itself cannot independently detect or balance the client’s stress indicators without the therapist’s assistance.
MER Biofeedback® therapy helps people with mental and emotional stress.
MER Biofeedback® therapy supports emotional balance and helps maintain a positive mood.
This therapeutic approach is also ideal for those seeking to identify and become aware of their unconscious negative thoughts, feelings, and limiting beliefs.
In addition, MER Biofeedback® helps improve emotional intelligence, increase self-control, and unlock your full potential.
How does MER Biofeedback® Therapy Differ from Other Types of Therapy?
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. 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.
Our skilled MER Biofeedback® therapist, in collaboration with the biofeedback device, identifies and balances:
- Subconscious negative thought patterns and limiting beliefs, also known as emotional triggers (automatic emotional response).**
- 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 employs only certified MER Biofeedback® therapists who have undergone specific training. Service providers offering biofeedback therapy outside Lifekeskus 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.
MER Biofeedback® Therapy is a holistic approach that integrates biofeedback therapy, quantum physics, neuroscience, and positive psychology with the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy.
What are Clients' Experiences with MER Biofeedback® Therapy?
Based on client feedback, we have found that MER Biofeedback® therapy effectively identifies and balances negative thought patterns, emotions, and limiting beliefs.
Additionally, MER Biofeedback® therapy has helped enhance positive emotions (e.g., joy, contentment, and love), which not only promote emotional healing but also support the development of skills necessary for creating positive and lasting change.
Our device for therapy allows MER Biofeedback® therapists to identify and balance negative emotions, and limiting beliefs. These could be anxiety, panic, fear, burnout, anger, irritability, low self-esteem, low self-confidence, feeling of inadequacy, inferiourity, negative self-talk, distrust, guilt, sadness, loss. abandonment, loneliness, intolerance, etc.
Throughout the therapy process, MER Biofeedback® therapists offer clients an opportunity to gain a better understanding of themselves and observe the dynamics of their inner world. The client becomes aware of their negative thought patterns and more attentive to them, providing a better opportunity to monitor their own behavior and make positive changes to improve their quality of life.
Results of MER Biofeedback® Therapy
Most our clients have already provided feedback after the first therapy session, describing the results as follows:
- Reduction compulsive thoughts, including the abundance of thoughts, the so-called flurry of thoughts, have subsided.
- Reduced stress, emotional tension and increased stress tolerance.
- Reduced emotional and mental exhaustion, including burnout.
- Reduced anxiety, panic attacks, fears, 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.
- Improved joy, positivity, willingness to take action, and motivation.
- Decreased sadness, melancholy, feelings of loneliness.
- Reduced internal conflicts.
- 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.
- Increased vitality and enthusiasm.
- Increased personal growth.
- Increased emotional intelligence.
- 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.
- Increased learning capacity.
- 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.
For best and lasting results, we recommend that clients be at least three to five sessions, depending on their emotional state, to achieve noticeable and lasting results. The interval between sessions may vary from three to six weeks, depending on the purpose of the therapy.
For individuals experiencing prolonged depression or going through a particularly stressful period in life or work, therapy should be conducted more systematically to provide consistent support.
How are Stress Indicators Tested and Balanced?
In MER Biofeedback® therapy, the therapist uses a biofeedback device to identify and balance stress indicators using sound, light, and colours. For example, new-generation smartwatches and glucose sensors operate on a similar principle.
MER Biofeedback® therapy is a safe, non-invasive, and non-manipulative method with no negative side effects.
The biofeedback device cannot independently identify and balance the client’s stress indicators without the therapist’s assistance. MER Biofeedback® therapists are trained to detect the client’s personal negative thought patterns, emotions, limiting beliefs, and compulsions using the biofeedback device.
During the process, the device displays the person’s negative thought patterns on the screen, transmitting information to the therapist in the form of descriptions and percentages (0-100). Based on the data synthesized by the biofeedback device, the therapist informs the client about which stress indicators are causing tension and hindering their progress in life.
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. MER Biofeedback® therapy at Lifekeskus represents a unique therapeutic intervention where, unlike most types of therapy, the therapist discusses the client’s stress indicators, rather than the client themselves.
Data exchange with the biofeedback device occurs via sensors placed on the head, wrists, and ankles. The sensors are made from a special conductive silicone that allows communication at low frequencies through a computer’s USB port and a multifunctional interface box. Testing with the device is based on the „action and reaction“ principle, applying a challenge („action“) to the client and measuring the body’s response to this challenge („reaction“). The fundamental operating principle of the device is as follows: the device sends a square wave signal to the sensors with an amplitude of 5 volts and a 50% duty cycle. The frequency used by the device is approximately 47.3 kHz.
The device used at the Lifekeskus is a stress and tension-balancing biofeedback device, certified with a CE conformity certificate valid across the EU.
MER Biofeedback® Therapy:
- Not a substitute for medical care or ongoing treatment.
- Can be used alongside medications, conventional medicine, and natural healing methods.
- Suitable for all ages, from toddlers (1 year old) to the elderly.
Important Note:
MER Biofeedback® therapy is not recommended for pregnant women or individuals with pacemakers, glucose sensors, or transplanted organs.
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.
Using the device during therapy is analogous to using a smartwatch.
The use of the biofeedback device causes no discomfort, and clients feel comfortable and relaxed during the session.
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 entitled “New Programs”, enabling the client to start developing new positive ways of thinking, acting, and being. The information given assists the client in finding suitable affirmations, along with new positive and supportive aspects and activities to enhance their quality of life.
After the therapy session, the client receives a written summary of the stressors identified and balanced.
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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.
