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Neurofeedback, meditation, and breathwork
Meditation and breathwork are self-directed practices. You build the skill yourself, for free, and it stays with you. A microcurrent neurofeedback session is provider-delivered, paid, and passive, and you take no skill home from it.
These are complementary. If you have to pick one to start with, start with the free one.
How do these approaches actually differ?
They differ in who does the work, what it costs, and what you keep. A breath practice is a skill. A session is a service.
| What differs | Meditation and breathwork | Microcurrent session |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | You | The provider and the device |
| Cost to start | Nothing | The price of a session |
| What you keep | A skill you can use anywhere | Nothing portable |
| Time per day | Minutes, most days | One appointment, occasionally |
| Main difficulty | Consistency | Cost and travel |
| Evidence base | Large and varied across practices | Small and early |
Should you start with breath practice instead?
For most people asking us that question, yes, and we say so at consultations. It costs nothing, you can start today, and if it helps you have gained a durable skill.
We would rather tell you that than take a booking you did not need.
Why would anyone add a session if practice is free?
Usually because sustained self-directed practice is hard, and a passive session asks nothing of attention. Some people find it easier to sit in a room and do nothing than to hold a daily habit.
That is a statement about effort and about human habits, not a claim that one produces more change than the other.
Do the two interfere with each other?
We have no reason to think a breath practice and a session conflict, and we would never ask you to pause a practice that is already helping.
If anything, keeping a daily practice going gives you a better sense of whether anything changes around a session.
What about yoga, exercise, and sleep?
Sleep, movement, and daylight are the unglamorous foundation, and no session substitutes for them. If sleep is the problem, start there.
We ask about all three during a consultation because they change what a session is worth to you.
Questions people ask about this
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Momentous Neurofeedback is a wellness practice. We use an FDA-cleared biofeedback device indicated for relaxation training and muscle reeducation.
We do not provide medical care and we do not assess or identify health conditions. We make no promise about any outcome, and nothing on this site should be read as one.
Sessions are not a substitute for care from a licensed clinician. If you have a health concern, speak with your own provider. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
Start with the cheapest thing that might work
If that is a breath practice rather than a session, we will tell you so at the consultation.