A Skeptical Seeker visits the Biocybernaut Institute for Alpha Brainwave EEG BioFeedback
At BioCybernaut , they do alpha brainwave biofeedback, also known as neurofeedback. Alpha is associated with a relaxed, unfocused awareness. It is present in everyday activities, but often at a lower level than the faster Beta waves of normal "monkey mind" consciousness. In the 1990's I subscribed to a magazine called the MegaBrain Report that followed up on the topics of the book MegaBrain by Michael Hutchinson (1986). An article in the report piqued my interest, apparently, A Tale of Self Discovery , by Dr. Jim Hardt, founder of BioCybernaut, describing a profound experience he had while doing alpha brainwave biofeedback back in the sixties. As I recall, the original article had a few more details, one of which was the price Hardt was charging for his current version of the training - $18,000! At the time, the price was simply too much to imagine, but as time went on, the price came down ever so slightly and I had accumulated enough money that I decide...