Hemi-Sync® Journal 1991-4 (Fall)

--- PAGE 1 (OCR) --- Journal Vol. Fall 1991 A Publication of The Monroe Institute Professional Division IN THIS ISSUE 1991 Professional Seminar Overview.........-.---- 1 The Mysteries of Hemi-Sync: Beyond Brain Entrainment... 2 Mohammad R. Sadigh, PhD Hemi-Sync: Recovering the Attractors ............+ 3 Glenn Pearce Hemi-Sync and the Sleep State . a5 F. Holmes Atwater A Psychophysiological Study of the Hemi-Syne Process . . 6 Edgar S. Wilson, MD Hemi-Sync Sounds for Synchronizing Brains of HOPES 5. 6 veers ce seee ee 7 Helene N. Guttman, PhD Positive Immunity Pilot Program: Hemi-Sync and AIDS 0 oc sce cn consenie ne cncnaee ne cme ener ee cone 9 James R. Greene Hemi-Sync and Archetype Emergence in Jungian Psychotherapy Laura A. Batchelor, MA Hemi-Sync Uses in Military Settings: Education and Counseling ...,.......--essseereeee sere eeneeeee uv Raymond 0. Waldkoetter, PhD 1991 PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR OVERVIEW Under the theme Beliefs in Action: Creating Realities for the '90s, forty-six members of the Professional Division gathered on July 20th at The Monroe Institute Center for the ninth annual Professional Seminar. Excitement ran high as the weeklong program convened, drawing members from across the United States, Canada, England, and Switzerland. The increasing quality of the work done in the Professional Division and the strong commitment of its members were evident in the excellence of the feature presentations. Topics addressed the latest innovations in Hemi-Sync research and applica- tion in the fields of psychophysiology, education, animal environ- ments, psychotherapy, the military, mathematics, and healthcare. Topic papers submitted by feature presenters appear below. Open forum and project review sessions provided interesting updates on work in progress, such as the “Hemi-Sync Book project” headed by Russ Russell, MA, of Cambridge, England. Articles and papers on the Hemi-Sync technology have been received during the past months by Mr. Russell, who projected that, with the additional material pledged at the seminar, manuscript editing can now be completed. Prompted by Bob Monroe’s challenge during his Saturday evening welcome, Chok Hiew, PhD, chaired a meeting on funding procurement for independent Hemi-Sync projects and publication in refereed journals. Rita Black introduced “The First Step,” a Hemi- Sync pilot program she developed to support cancer patients’ well- ness. Following up on the Teen Tapes project [see HEMI-SYNC JOURNAL, Fall 1990, Vol. VIII, No. 4], Bob Sornson, EdS, led a discussion to consider publishing the Teen Tapes and creating spe- cialized Hemi-Sync programs for children. Larry Lambertson, MD, provided an overview of free energy research; ChowChow Imamoto, RN, reviewed her work with clients using the Stroke Recovery Series; and Marian Moore, MA, described her experience of natural healing. A guest presentation on vital force harmonics was offered by Sherry Edwards, and Dave Wallis, systems test engineer, reported on the current status of TMI hardware research and development. As a counterpoint to the technical and educational sessions, participants also enjoyed opportunities for deep inner work through- out the week. Bernice Hill, PhD, and Ed Wilson, MD, facilitated a powerful four-hour mini-workshop using holotropic breathwork developed by Stanislov Grof, combined with selected Hemi-Sync sequences. Suzanne Morris, PhD, and Bob Sornson led the group ina guided exercise to communicate intuitively with children who have special problems and disabilities. Phil Shaffer administered the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test, designed to identify temperament styles, and provided an analysis of the seminar group’s scores, (For those who are familiar with the MBTI, the INFP type represented two-thirds of the group.) Individual, monitored sessions in the laboratory isolation booth offered customized Hemi-Sync experi- ences, and a daylong Hemi-Sync intensive introduced participants to state-of-the-technology frequency patterns and new exercises from the LIFELINE program. During a highlight of the week's social activities, participants were warmly welcomed into the home of Nancy and Bob Monroe for the annual Professional Seminar open house. The closing festivities included an exciting, high-energy performance by Washington, D.C., musicians Julia Nixon and David Ylvisaker, whose concert was a gift to the program and an appropriate conclusion to what everyone agreed was the best Professional Seminar yet. @ © 1991 The Monroe Institute Route 1, Box 175, Faber, VA 22938-9749 804/361-1252 --- PAGE 2 (OCR) --- HEMI-SYNC™ JOURNAL THE MYSTERIES OF HEMI-SYNC: BEYOND BRAIN ENTRAINMENT by Mohammad R. Sadigh, PhD Mohammad Sadigh is director of psychology and psychophysio- logical services at The Gateway Institute, a center for pain and stress management in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He practices psychother- apy and biofeedback and is in charge of the center's neuropsychologt- cal laboratory. Computer-assisted brain mapping is his primary area of research. Here, Dr. Sadigh highlights the results of his ongoing independent research with Hemi-Syne. The phenomenon of bilateral hemispheric synchronization first appeared in studies of advanced meditators approximately thirty years ago. Transcendental meditators, especially, appeared to be able to achieve cortical synchrony after years of practice. However, the frequency at which such synchrony took place was beyond the control of the meditator. Most meditators tend to achieve bilateral synchrony only within a certain uncontrollable frequency range (usually low alpha). Theoretically, when the two hemispheres function in unison and in synchrony a variety of beneficial effects, both physical and psycho- logical, may ensue. That is why, during the past several years, a number of researchers, clinicians, and entrepreneurs have attempted to develop ways of inducing whole-brain synchrony. Since transcen- dental meditation takes quite some time to accomplish, and there are no guarantees that it will work, and because the meditation effect appears to be limited to a specific frequency band, more and more people are trying to combine the new and old technologies to attain hemispheric synchrony. After experimenting with a wide variety of technologies, ranging from visual to audio to transcranial electrical stimulation, I came to believe that perhaps TM was the only way of inducing full-brain synchrony because the only synchronized brain I had seen was that of an adept meditator. After attending the GATEWAY VOYAGE I began to conduct a series of studies to determine if Hemi-Sync was an effective way of achieving hemispheric synchrony. The first Focus 10 study, con- ducted at The Gateway Institute's neuropsychological laboratory, provided me with the initial proof that Hemi-Sync does work. Hemi- Sync entrained the brain of a subject to achieve and maintain a full state of hemispheric synchrony within the theta range. Research shows that as meditation subjects move toward the theta stage, they tend to either fall asleep or rapidly move toward higher frequencies. The Hemi-Sync signal appears to help overcome such tendencies. During the second and third studies, a subject listened to Focus 12 tapes. The results of both studies showed significant bilateral synchronization in the beta range. Also, at the end of the third study, and at the end of the Hemi-Sync introduction, the subject was asked to “open the Access Channel,” a specific command used in the HUMAN PLUS tape series, and which prepares the listener to learn new cognitive tasks. For the first time, I witnessed a nonmeditator achieving whole-brain synchrony without the use of a tape or the Hemi-Sync frequencies. This was most important. It suggested that perhaps, after exposure to the signal for a period of time, the subject may be capable of reentering a variety of states of consciousness without the use of any external cues or technologies. During this past year, I have conducted a number of new studies with Hemi-Sync. Iwas especially interested in documenting subjects’ abilities to summon the effects of Hemi-Sync without listening to tapes. The most significant and impressive studies conducted in our laboratory were those in which the subject was listening to Focus 12 tapes. As mentioned, shortly after listening to these tapes the sub- ject’s brain-wave activity showed signs of synchrony in the beta range. To discover if he could enter the same state without the aid of the tapes, a more complex single subject design (ABAB’A) was used. I combined three baseline phases (A) with two treatment conditions (B and B’). During the initial baseline, the subject’s EEG was recorded. ‘The subject was then asked to meditate using his own technique. A second baseline was established; then the subject was asked to count from one to twelve and stay in Focus 12 (B’). A final baseline was established after this phase was completed. The subject's baseline recordings showed asynchronous activities across the cortex. During the meditation phase (B), an increase in high alpha and beta activities was noted. However, there were no signs of hemispheric synchroni- zation. Shortly after the subject entered the second treatment phase (B’), that is, self-induced Focus 12, there were clear indications of whole-brain synchrony. ‘Therefore, at this stage, one may suggest the tentative hypothesis that it is possible to summon the beneficial and perhaps extraordinary effects of Hemi-Sync at will. To achieve this, one needs some expo- sure to the Hemi-Syne signal and perhaps needs to learn certain verbal cues. In several other studies, using the HUMAN PLUS Access Channel command, it was established that subjects who had exposure to H- PLUS tapes were able to synchronize their brains by merely counting from one to eleven and quietly saying the words: “Access Channel open.” Thus far, a total of four H-PLUS studies have been conducted. The first study showed full beta synchrony at Focus 11, the Access Channel. The second and third studies showed synchronous alpha activities, while the most recent study in this series showed syn- chronized theta across the cortex. Again it was objectively demon- strated that one need not become dependent on these tapes to benefit from them. Hemi-Syne and Autogenic Training A research and/or clinical tool, no matter how impressive, has limited value unless it can be integrated and combined with other tools and techniques. Can Hemi-Sync meet this criterion? Autogenic training (AT) is one of the oldest Western approaches to psychophysiological reconditioning and is considered one of the most effective relaxation techniques, with a sound and well-estab- lished theory. The term “autogenic” is derived from Latin autos (from within) and genos (generated and developed). AT helps bring about positive and therapeutic changes that are generated from within. Hundreds of published studies have investigated the effective- ness of this technique in treating a variety of psychosomatic and stress-related disorders. . . . Hemi-Sync appears to be the most effective approach, as well as being one of the safest, accomplishing what it claims to do. --- PAGE 3 (OCR) --- Fall 1991 Studies of the effects of AT on cortical activity have shown that after prolonged practice (a minimum of six months) there is a tendency toward hemispheric synchronization, similar to that seen in experienced meditators. During the past several years, I have modified and expanded the standard autogenic exercises for our clinical purposes at The Gateway Institute. Last year, I began study- ing the combined effects of AT and Hemi-Sync by adding some theta to the background of these tapes. Two patients who had listened to these tapes for approximately six weeks underwent EEG testing. Again a simple ABA reversal design was used for these studies. During