AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, March 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Biofeedback Foundation of Europe is pleased to offer the rare opportunity to attend a 2-day workshop with Dr. Vietta Sue Wilson at their annual conference (http://www.bfe.org/meeting.html) April 13-17, 2010 in Rome, Italy.

Now more than ever, training for the Olympics has gone beyond a simply physical workout. Not only does the body need to be perfectly tuned, but an athlete's mind must also be prepared for the stress of competition. Dr. Wilson has trained many gold medal winners and their psychology trainers. In her pioneering efforts between 1980 -1995 she taught 900 Olympic coaches how to use Biofeedback in Sport, at the Coaching Association of Canada's annual Mont St. Marie Sports Conference and her work continues today.

In this workshop, Dr. Wilson will discuss the pragmatic details of working with elite and developmental athletes, how to motivate people, and practical clinical tools to achieve success! She is also scheduled to give the Invited Address for the Scientific Session Neurofeedback/Biofeedback get credit for Gold Medals: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

With advances in medical technology have come developments in the use of equipment now being used to help train athletes and executives alike for peak performance. The BFE is proud to offer two software suites specially designed for the training of athletes and one that is indispensable for the biofeedback professional:

Optimizing Performance and Health (http://www.bfe.org/prod.html), designed by Vietta S. Wilson, Ph.D., is for professionals who want to work with athletes, executives, artists other peak performers. Learn techniques developed by Dr. Wilson over a career of training Olympic athletes to win gold.

Reaction Time for Peak Performance (http://www.bfe.org/prod.html), by Tim Harkness, Sport Psychologist and coach of the first ever athlete from India to win a Gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, is designed to work with specialty hardware for reaction time measurement. It is ideal for performance testing from national arena to the local sports stadium.

The Biofeedback Basics (http://www.bfe.org/prod.html)suite by Dr. Erik Peper is a must for professionals seeking accreditation from the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA). It is built specifically to be used with the recently published Biofeedback Mastery text published by the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB).

SOURCE: Biofeedback Foundation of Europe

CONTACT: Carol Meyers, +1-518-632-1018, education@bfe.org