This modality is used to train diaphragmatic breathing by encouraging belly movement. The alpha-theta brain wave feedback is often referred to as electronic meditation. You can learn to enter and exit the alpha-dieta meditative state with your eyes open or closed by brain wave feedback. We have used this method to teach meditation at our Stress Cybernetix Clinic in Concord, California. Each biofeedback method is a window to look into your physiology.
Some windows make certain aspects more visible.
But they all look into the same body and give their own pictures of internal body processes. Once the body process is in progress, the response of one stimulus acts as a stimulus for the next reaction, and so forth. Each one of us has individualized and stereotyped behavior patterns based on stimulus or response. Stimulus Stereotype Habitual insomnia is a good example of a stimulus stereotype. The insomniac gets aroused by the familiar cues of his own bedroom.