Hemi-Sync® Journal 2002-2&3 (Spring/Summer)

--- PAGE 1 (OCR) --- Journa Vol. XX Spring/Summer 2002 Nos. 2 & 3 A Research and Educational Publication of The Monroe Institute IN THIS ISSUE PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR OVERVIEW HEMI-SYNC AS A COMPLEMENTARY TREATMENT WITH LONG-TERM RESIDENTS ....... ii Richard Staudt, MOT, OTR/L, LMT, and Judy McKee, COTA, have compiled case histories focusing on the facilitative effects of Hemi-Sync with long-term care residents possessing self- injurious behaviors. Included is the role occupa- tional therapy played in modification of personal resident environments to allow optimum carry- over of positive Hemi-Sync responses. SEMINAR TAPE ORDER FORM ...... evi PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR OVERVIEW March 9-13, 2002, sixty members of The Monroe Institute’s Professional Division convened for the Eighteenth Professional Seminar, “Hemi-Sync: Focus on Healing.” Special guest speakers and many of the Institute’s Board of Advisors also attended. The overflow crowd was accommodat- ed at both The Nancy Penn Center and Roberts Mountain Retreat. Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, research director of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, delivered the keynote address, “The Power of Intention in Healing: A Research Overview.” Drawing from her extensive knowledge and expertise in peer-reviewed research investigating the ability of nonlocal consciousness to influence the healing process, Dr. Schlitz opened a fascinating window on that field. Succeeding presentations filled in other aspects of the scene so deftly depicted by Dr. Schlitz. The topics covered included » Data on participants’ experience of the Healing/Regeneration Center, one of the locales regularly visited in the BEYOND EXPLORATION 27 program & A description of the myriad ways Hemi-Sync is applied in a medical setting and James R. Greene’s personal testimonial on the practical difference that the Dolphin Energy Club made during his treatment for can- cer ® Case histories in which MEZAMUSIC was the key to modifying the self-injurious behavior of elderly residents in a long-term care center ® An examination of the power unleashed when Hemi-Sync is combined with appropriate music and a discussion of specific METAMUSIC applications and effects ® Data from a Personal Orientation Inventory completed by GATEWAY VOYAGE participants and their implications for self-actualizing behavior ® Spiritual aspects of care for the elderly and how TMI residential programs and PREP sessions can contribute to dealing compassionately with a parent’s transition ® Discoveries from the Focus 27 Temple of Healing and Hall of Forgiveness and examples of healing by embracing the “little people” who make up our Shadows ® An update on a double-blind placebo-controlled study of Hemi- Sync for improving sleep in primary insomniacs } A sweeping review and overview of the value of Hemi-Sync, illuminating its potential when combined with unusual and unique healing sounds ® Ways in which Hemi-Syne can mediate healing of the therapist within the therapeutic relationship. Tape day—the concluding activity of the Seminar—is always eagerly awaited. This year Laurie Monroe and Darlene Miller guided participants through a variety of tapes focused on manifestation and healing, including several selections from the popular MC’ program. Some professional members elected to take advantage of a unique opportunity to stay over until Saturday for a special © 2002 The Monroe Institute 62 Roberts Mountain Road, Faber, VA 22938 434/361-1252 --- PAGE 2 (OCR) --- HEMI-SYNC® JOURNAL post-conference workshop, “Remote Viewing and Spiritual Healing: Experiencing Expanded Awareness,” led by physicist Russell Targ and spiritual healer Jane Katra. Quotes from Seminar participants give an insider's per- spective on the event. ® “Excellent Seminar and to have it based on the use of Hemi-Sync in so many different places and what can be done with the tapes focused the time we shared. A heartfelt thank you.” § “A well-structured program demon- strating many uses of Hemi-Sync in healing.” ® “T have always understood the potential of Hemi-Syne. It is exciting for me to learn of its actual application in the C-1 world.” ® “I learned that it is very important to get together and share. It can get a little lonely out there peddling new ideas.” & “Research, clini- cal applications, and personal applications are all important.” ® “What a marvelous event. Just being in the company of a// has been renewing.” ® “I think there was a fair balance between technical/clinical presentations and life-experiences presenta- tions.” ® “I learned how these wonderful professionals give validity to what Hemi-Sync is. I learned new ways to use the tapes, plus how some of the tapes are made.” ® “There will be a slow but steady groundswell of demand for Hemi-Sync in the healthcare business because of its ease of use, cost, safety, and efficacy.” “Presenters gave us the best of them- selves. Tapes used in this Seminar were excellent.” i HEMI-SYNC AS A COMPLEMENTARY TREATMENT WITH LONG-TERM RESIDENTS by Richard Staudt, MOT, OTR/L, LMT, and Judy McKee, COTA/L Richard Staudt earned concurrent Bachelor of Arts degrees in biology and psychology from Texas Lutheran University in 1989. Fle then attended Texas Women's University, Houston campus, for a Master’ of Occupational Therapy in 1992. He and his wife, Katie, pursued travel therapy positions in long-term care settings across the United States. After settling in Carlisle, Pennsyluania, Richard attended massage therapy school and passed the examination for national certification and licensure. Richard is also a full instructor of the Jobn Barnes Myofascial Release approach. He is currently the occupational therapy supervisor at South Mountain Restoration Center near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, South Mountain is the sole remaining state-owned, long-term care facility in Pennsylvania. Judy McKee currently holds the position of certified occupational therapy assistant at South Mountain Restoration Center. Initially employed as a restorative aide, Judy graduated from Penn State Mount Alto and returned to become an integral part of the occupational therapy department. During her twenty-one years in healthcare, Judy has also acted as a therapeutic activities service worker, Experiences during Richard’s formative years made him more than usually receptive to interventions such as Hemi- Sync. He comments, “There has always been a struggle between left- and right-brain perceptions within me.” As a child in San Antonio, Texas, he was exposed to rich Hispanic culture and lore about how fevers and pains were relieved by mothers and grandmothers skilled in folk healing. His own grandmother wielded such knowledge and skill; the Staudt family recognized her unusual intuitive ability. Richard’s open mind allowed him to perceive the unseen gifts that surround- ed him. A hunger to know how living and non-living things worked became Richard’s passion. For a while, he turned from intuition and instinctual learning to the sciences. Laws, theo- rems, and paradigms filled his left brain and the medical model was the new boundary of his reality. After working with a population of adults with physical and cognitive disabilities, he began to yearn for more than textbook interventions, which usually brought only limited success. Richard’s heart and senses were opened by a new treatment of the whole person, which satisfied his inner con- flict. The John Barnes Myofascial Release approach with cran- iosacral therapy used music to stimulate the right brain while manually releasing soft tissue restrictions of the body. Recipients entered altered states of consciousness and some- times re-experienced old childhood traumas or delved into emotional past-life episodes. Richard felt they were making “connections” between their bodies and minds that led to a “thawing” of their conscious perceptions. Myofascial Release sensitized him to the possibilities of hemispheric synchroniza- tion with occupational therapy interventions. Richard found that long-term care residents with physical disabilities benefited from a combination of approaches. However, South Mountain Restoration Center offered height- ened challenges. The South Mountain Restoration Center has a 100-year-old history of evolving service to the community. It is the last remaining state long-term care facility in --- PAGE 3 (OCR) --- Spring/Summer 2002 Pennsylvania. The median age range for residents is sixty-five, and they are unique. Along with age-related illness requiring nursing care, they also have underlying psychiatric illness. Many are on psychotropic medication. Functional levels range from minimal assistance to total assistance. Judy McKee says, “I’m an occupational therapy assistant, Richard’s assistant. I’ve only known him for two years, and he has positively changed my life. 1 was doing the traditional things that occupational therapy school teaches you, and Richard has broadened my horizons.” Judy has twenty-plus years of service at South Mountain and a simple yet profound philosophy of occupational therapy. She feels that a resident cannot benefit from whole-person therapy unless his/her mind instinctually accepts and assimilates what it is receiv- ing without fear or coercion and regardless of cognitive capacity. This is the goal Richard and Judy set for themselves, using Hemi- Sync as the facilitator. First, Richard and Judy met with the Medical Health Services Board of in- house physicians. After play- ing Hemi-Sync, Richard explained, “This is just to help relax.” The next step was to screen the residents. Those who were yelling out, who were considered difficult, were the ones they wanted. “We got our first referral from the behavioral health expert and started with a small Phillips CD player, with about eight or ten inch- es between the speakers, in the therapy clinic. The stereo was ona table, and the residents sat in front of it, probably four to six feet away. We finally got funds and purchased a CD stereo with detachable speakers, which can be placed at opposite sides of the room. Residents have small stereos by the bed in their rooms. Sleeping Through the Rain, Inner Journey, Remembrance, Midnight, Nostalgia, Surf; and Cloudscapes are the most frequently used METAMUSIC selections. Judy says, “Cloudscapes, Sleeping Through the Rain, and Inner Journey are my three mainstays.” The occupational therapists also created a Multisensory Room, much like what every sixteen-year- old wanted in the “60s. Black lights, glow-in-the-dark mobiles, hand-held fiber optic toys, and Hemi-Sync are presented at various “stations.” A dark background was chosen because it’s much easier for Recipients entered altered states of consciousness and sometimes re-experienced old childhood traumas or delved into emotional past-life episodes. residents to perceive the contrast of light on dark. Judy tries one thing at a time, and whatever the person resonates with becomes the facilitation. The following four case studies illustrate the dramatic effectiveness of Hemi-Sync within the challenging environ- ment at South Mountain Restoration Center. Case #1 N.W. is a ninety-four-year-old female with undifferenti- ated schizophrenia, which began at eleven years of age. She was institutionalized at the age of nineteen. No history of physical or sexual abuse was noted. N.W. was referred to Occupational Therapy because she would constantly pound and slap her face everyday until it was beet red. She had indenta- tions on her skull from all the years of pounding. During self-care, she would cry out and could not toler- ate touch. We hoped to see a reduction of self-abuse and acceptance of care. Once in therapy, she would not accept any tactile stimula- tion. Initial treatment con- sisted of behavioral modifi- cation, neuromuscular re- education, and traditional soft music approximately three times a week. Tactile defen-