Mindfulness meditation, with the resulting alpha brain state, is gaining a strong following as an adjunct
to health, so too is applying self-affirmation to stimulate behavior change through subconscious reprogramming.
Until recently the EEG technology needed to demonstrate this has been cumbersome
and required specialist training. This paper reports a pilot study using a remote EEG headband, which
through a sophisticated algorithm, provides a real-time EEG readout unencumbered by conventional
artifacts. In a convenience sample of 13, the difference in brain waves was examined while the subjects
were occupied in an ‘attention’ and an ‘alpha mind state’ exercise. There was a significant difference in
the mean scores for theta, delta, beta and gamma brain waves. Alpha brain waves remained static
suggesting an ability of the headset to discriminate a mindful state and to provide real-time, easy to
interpret feedback for the facilitator and subject. The findings provide encouragement for research applications
in health care activities providing neurobiofeedback to subjects involved in mindfulness
behavior change activities.