Balance Lab by Aga Furtak

11/17/2025

✨ A little drumroll… for the client and the therapist.
Because true healing is always a co-created experience. ✨

I recently received a powerful review from a client who originally came to me because she had been struggling for years with insomnia, gut issues, waking up in the middle of the night, and symptoms she couldn’t resolve on her own.
Most people who find their way to my work don’t come for simple reasons—they come because their symptoms are complex, long-term, and deeply intertwined with the nervous system, the subconscious, and the body.

What moved me most in her process was not just the relief she began to feel, but her courage. She allowed herself to be guided into the deeper layers—into the root of her health anxiety—and she also took responsibility for the parts that only she could do. That’s the real healing partnership.

So many people still hope a practitioner will “fix” everything in one session. But healing is not an abracadabra moment. It is bidirectional. It requires two people meeting in a space of safety, honesty, and shared intention.

And safety is the cornerstone.
When someone feels deeply safe, their entire system shifts. A different version of them comes online—
the grounded, centered one,
the self-attuned one,
the one who can access clarity and agency,
the one who can finally make choices that support their wellbeing. This client felt safe enough to go deep in hypnotherapy and meet the origins of her anxiety. She also took the practical steps we mapped out together—supporting her gut, changing her nutrition, making medicinal yogurt, and nurturing her nervous system. These aren’t complicated practices, but when done consistently, they create profound change. Healing happens when both people show up.
And she showed up with courage.
I showed up with skill, intuition, and attunement.
And together, we created a space where transformation could take root.

11/17/2025

✨ A drumroll… for the client and the therapist.
Because true healing is always a co-created experience. ✨

I recently received a powerful review from a client who originally came to me because she had been struggling for years with insomnia, gut issues, waking up in the middle of the night, and symptoms she couldn’t resolve on her own.
Most people who find their way to my work don’t come for simple reasons—they come because their symptoms are complex, long-term, and deeply intertwined with the nervous system, the subconscious, and the body.

What moved me most in her process was not just the relief she began to feel, but her courage. She allowed herself to be guided into the deeper layers—into the root of her health anxiety—and she also took responsibility for the parts that only she could do. That’s the real healing partnership.

So many people still hope a practitioner will “fix” everything in one session. But healing is not an abracadabra moment. It is bidirectional. It requires two people meeting in a space of safety, honesty, and shared intention.

And safety is the cornerstone.
When someone feels deeply safe, their entire system shifts. A different version of them comes online—
the grounded, centered one,
the self-attuned one,
the one who can access clarity and agency,
the one who can finally make choices that support their wellbeing. If you’re someone who has been struggling with long-term symptoms and you’re ready to heal from the inside out—to rebuild safety in your nervous system, strengthen your body, and work with the subconscious—I’m here to assist.

09/13/2025

Lets talk about Neurophysiology of trauma and what biofeedback (and especially neurofeedback) studies reveal.
🌊 Delta Waves and Trauma
Delta waves are the slowest brain waves (0.5–4 Hz).
They dominate during deep sleep and unconscious states, when the body restores and repairs itself.
In a healthy, waking brain, you should see low levels of delta — just enough to provide calm, background stability, but not so much that you lose alertness.
👉 In trauma survivors, neurofeedback research often shows excessive delta activity even while awake.
This is sometimes called “cortical slowing.”
It’s linked to foggy thinking, fatigue, and reduced executive function.
Essentially, the brain is holding itself in a protective, low-energy state — like a permanent “freeze response.”
🧠 How the Traumatized Brain Appears in Scans
Different imaging modalities reveal complementary aspects:
1. EEG (electroencephalography) / QEEG (quantitative EEG)
Shows abnormal rhythms:
Excess delta/theta (slow waves) in frontal regions → associated with passivity, rumination, and “shut down” states.
Low beta/gamma (fast waves) → less capacity for attention, focus, and agency.
This pattern - delta dominance (until healed) takes away” your ability to act.
2. fMRI / PET scans
Hyperactive amygdala (fear center) → constantly scanning for threat.
Hypoactive prefrontal cortex (decision-making / regulation) → weak brakes, reduced planning and impulse control.
Hippocampal shrinkage (memory consolidation center) → difficulty distinguishing past threat from present safety.
Together, this creates the “flashback loop”: emotions and body states of trauma replay without the ability to regulate or contextualize them.
3. Biofeedback/Neurofeedback patterns
Clients often show high skin conductance (sweat response), irregular heart rate variability (HRV), and unstable breathing → body locked in survival mode.
Neurofeedback sessions train the brain to reduce delta/theta, strengthen alpha/beta balance, and restore flexibility across networks. ⬇️

09/02/2025

08/16/2025

✨ Why Mind Alone Isn’t Enough ✨

Spiritual teachers like Mooji remind us that many of our struggles come from the stories in our head. And yes — reframing our thoughts and practicing awareness can bring peace. 🌿

But here’s the missing piece: the mind cannot control human biology on its own.

We are biological and physiological beings. Our microbiome produces about 95% of our neurotransmitters — serotonin, dopamine, GABA, melatonin — the very messengers that shape our mood, sleep, libido, and resilience. 🧬

When toxins, parasites, heavy metals, or microplastics disrupt this delicate system, symptoms can look like “psychiatric” issues: panic attacks, depression, depersonalization, brain fog. 🌀 Often it’s not “wrong thinking” but an inflamed, imbalanced body sending distress signals.

Sugar, starches, and processed carbs can fuel these imbalances — triggering anxiety, fatigue, and disconnection. 🍬➡️😟

🧠💡 True healing is not only mastering thoughts. It’s:

Restoring the gut & nervous system

Supporting detox pathways

Rebuilding the microbiome

Practicing both mental hygiene and biological healing

When body and mind work together, spiritual insight can land more deeply — because the biology is no longer fighting us. ✨

🔑 Message: The stories in our head are powerful — but the chemistry in our body often writes those stories first. Healing is holistic.

07/30/2025

Every time that you don’t respond to a provocation, every single time you withhold explanation, every time you don’t let somebody into your emotional living room, you’re building muscle. And this is authority muscle. Self-esteem muscle, self respect muscle. Silence is your sword, self control is your shield.
People say: “don’t take it personally”, as if it were easy, but you can do that and when you master it, you truly Become unreachable. It’s not because you are hiding, it’s because you Choose to be. The world has no choice but to respect that. They may not like that But they are definitely going to feel it. And they will adjust. People always adjust.