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The Balanced Brain in the Media

Podcasts, interviews and talks featuring founder John Mekrut and our team on neurofeedback, brain health and the whole-system approach behind our program.

Latest Appearance

Power Up Recovery with Nutrition with Christina Veselak

John explains how neurofeedback works, why it is training rather than treatment, and why nutrition, sleep and lifestyle decide how much brain training can do.

Podcasts & Interviews

Beyond the Pills podcast with Josh Rimany and guest John Mekrut
Beyond the Pills with Josh Rimany, Episode 64
Neurofeedback, integrative brain health and how brain training fits alongside lifestyle.
Santiago Brand interviewing John Mekrut, recorded at the Suisun Neuroscience Summit
For Santiago Brand’s channel, recorded at the Suisun Neuroscience Summit in Suisun City, California
Fellow practitioner Santiago Brand asks John how he came to neurofeedback and what he would tell someone who is curious but skeptical.
“We’re not telling it how to perform better, we’re showing it. That’s what neurofeedback is. It’s right in the word.”
The Heart-Led Business Show with Tom Jackobs, Episode 2, featuring John Mekrut
The Heart-Led Business Show with Tom Jackobs, Episode 2
Building a practice around brain training and the people it serves.
NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast panel with Dr. Mari Swingle, John Mekrut and Anthony Ramos
Recurring panelist with host Pete Jansons
Live practitioner panels on neurofeedback, qEEG and brain health with Dr. Mari Swingle and colleagues.
Spotlight Hour featuring John Mekrut, founder of The Balanced Brain
Spotlight Hour
Featured guest
John on leaving talent management to train in neurofeedback, why he calls it training rather than treatment, and why nutrition and sleep are part of the program.
“Neurofeedback, very simply stated, is peak performance training for the human brain. It’s not a treatment. It’s a training.”
NeuroNoodle interview: John Mekrut, founder of The Balanced Brain
NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast with Pete Jansons, two-part interview (Part 1 · Part 2)
John’s path into neurofeedback and how The Balanced Brain approaches brain training.
Healing Happens Interview Series with host Avital Miller and guest John Mekrut, Episode 50
Re-Training the Brain with Neurofeedback
Healing Happens with Avital Miller, Episode 50
Neurofeedback and the autism spectrum.
The Oneness Approach Podcast with Dr. Michael Seng, guest John Mekrut
Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Neurofeedback
The Oneness Approach Podcast with Dr. Michael Seng, Episode 15
How neurofeedback fits into an integrative approach to autism.
The Autism, ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder Summit
Autism, ADHD & Sensory Processing Disorder Summit with Tara Hunkin, Episode 6
Neurofeedback as self-regulation training for children.
Tech Cat with Lori H. Schwartz
Tech Cat with Lori Schwartz
VoiceAmerica
Neurotechnology and where brain training is heading.
The Dr. Dee Show
The Dr. Dee Show
With Dr. Dee Gaines
An introduction to neurofeedback training.

Docuseries, Summits & Live Events

John Mekrut interviewed in the Broken Brain docuseries
Featured expert in Dr. Mark Hyman’s docuseries
Neurofeedback and the gut-brain connection.
“Anxiety is a symptom. Depression is a symptom. An alert mechanism. Your body and your brain together are telling you that you need to do something.”
John Mekrut, director of The Balanced Brain Training Centers, in the Broken Brain 2 docuseries
Featured expert in Dr. Mark Hyman’s docuseries
How neurofeedback works as a feedback loop, why John starts with gut health and sleep, and why he calls it performance training rather than a fix for a label.
“We’re in the business of pointing out to the brain a more efficient way of doing what it’s supposed to do.”
Reboot Your Brain Summit, Season 2: Neurofeedback for a Balanced Brain, hosted by Leah Lund, featuring John Mekrut
Neurofeedback for a Balanced Brain
Reboot Your Brain Summit with Leah Lund, Season 2
How neurofeedback training supports a more regulated brain.
Brain Summit special guest John Mekrut, Transformational Tech
Brain Summit with Erin Matlock
How neurofeedback and related technologies support self-regulation.
Brain Summit panel on the future of neurotechnology with Cynde Margritz, Adam Goyer and John Mekrut
Brain Summit panel with Cynde Margritz and Adam Goyer
A panel discussion on where neurotechnology is heading.
John Mekrut interviewing Joy Lunt on stage at Consciousness Hacking LA, Cross Campus
Live Conversation with Joy Lunt
Consciousness Hacking LA at Cross Campus
An on-stage conversation with Joy Lunt, past president of ISNR, about neurofeedback and self-regulation.
John Mekrut on a Functional Forum practitioner panel
Functional Forum Panel
Panelist
A practitioner panel on integrative approaches to brain and body health.

Madison MacEocain, Coaching Program Director

ISNR Webinar Series
Invited panelist on “How Brain Nutrition Supports Neuromodulation Efficacy,” presented by Christina Veselak for the International Society for Neuroregulation & Research. Madison explains how nutrition helps clients sustain the changes they make in neurofeedback training. Excerpt shared courtesy of ISNR; the full webinar is available to ISNR members only. Read Madison’s bio.

About John Mekrut

John founded The Balanced Brain in 2007. He serves on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Neuroregulation & Research (ISNR) and is a past president of the Western Association of Biofeedback and Neuroscience, and was named to the Transformative Technology 200, a list of leaders in technology for mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Read John’s full bio.

Media Inquiries & Next Steps

Hosts and producers: John is available for podcasts, panels and interviews on neurofeedback, qEEG and integrative brain health. Get in touch.

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