when therapists and educators integrate rational and intu- itive styles of thinking—a skill that honors both the science and art of therapy. To do this, educational programs must support the development of skill and confidence in both ways of processing information. Yet, professional education, with its rational-linear mode of teaching, implies that intu- itive thinking is inappropriate in therapy and education. Most professionals engage in intuitive thinking as they deal with the daily issues that confront them. Although they automatically bring intuition into therapy or the classroom, few have developed their intuitive skills to as great a degree as their rational skills. The creation of binaural beats in the brain through the Hemi-Sync process creates the natural environment for developing this blending of intuitive and rational processing skills, Through the noninvasive use of Hemi-Sync sounds, a more equal balance of activity is created in the right and left hemispheres of the brain. Subjectively reported emotional balance would also imply the activation of the subcortical limbic system. Workshop Design The three-day workshop is designed to assist participants to discover and trust their unique perceptive and intuitive skills; create a receptive mode for learning and gathering information; become more sensitive to inner needs and those of their clients; improve the effectiveness of clinical problem solving; rapidly gain access to intuitive states of
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consciousness that support intuitive and creative thinking; and enhance the ability to integrate intuitive and rational styles of thinking and problem solving. The teaching design includes a careful blend of theoreti- cal and experiential components. Each program begins with an examination of the process of intuition and a review of situations that enhance ease and accuracy of intuitive think- ing. Laboratory research and experiential information is dis- cussed, linking Hemi-Sync with situations that support intuition. Participants are introduced to a series of tools for accessing and using intuition. Hemi-Sync audiotapes from the GATEWAY EXPERIENCE home course, METAMUSIC Artist Series, and MIND FOOD category are presented via stereo headphones. These provide a set of group exercises that enable each individual to put away distracting thoughts, enhance personal energy, affirm the intent to access infor- mation, enhance mental awareness, and tap into levels of human consciousness that create a more efficient access to intuitive information. A series of practical discussions and roup exercises is blended with the taped experiences. These enable participants to practice and affirm the use of intu- ition with others, to integrate rational and intuitive infor- mation in practical situations, and to create applications for therapy and educational settings. . During the past year, guidelines for usin; Hemi-Sync with children and adolescents were included. Videotapes
documenting the use of Hemi-Sync tapes to enhance senso- ty integration, develop focus of attention, increase learning skills, and develop self-esteem were presented. In addition to enhancing these abilities, Hemi-Sync may indirectly assist children to develop stronger intuitive knowledge of their own needs and learning processes. When both therapist-edu- cator and child are sensitive to intuition, the resulting shared knowledge can increase the accuracy and effective- ness of the educational or therapy session. Workshop Follow-Up and Feedback Since 1989, four workshops, with a total of fifty-eight participants, have been presented. Participants have included professionals in special education, speech-language pathology, iii --- PAGE 4 (OCR) --- HEMI-SYNC™ JOURNAL. occupational therapy, therapeutic horseback riding, and music education, and parents of children with disabilities. In June 1992 a follow-up questionnaire was mailed to each participant. Thirty-two questionnaires, or 55%, were returned. Seventeen individuals took the workshop in 1989 or 1990 and had been using the information for two to three years. Fifteen individuals took the workshop in 1991 or 1992 and had been using the information for three months to one year. The questionnaire contained open-ended questions on the current use and accuracy of intuition, use of specific intuitive tools, and ongoing use of specific Hemi-Sync tapes. Participants were also asked to rate themselves on a 10-