that the participants had developed a feeling of trust and felt more groups with more participants. Through the process with they could count on one another. these two groups, however, we found that most participants became more conscious of the effects of external events, stimu- Body therapy lants, and worries on their sleep, as well as how a calm environ- In both groups, participants who used the instructional CD ment for sleep and doing relaxing exercises can affect sleep to practice the exercises regularly at home experienced a greater quality. They learned that improving sleep depends on person- degree of calm and relaxation in their daily lives, and most of al effort. Because those with a well-integrated personality them experienced better sleep quality. Some described reduced structure appeared to benefit more from our approach, it would pain. The women’s feedback indicated a general development of be worthwhile to explore resiliency factors. body consciousness. Some men found it easier to do the exercis- Fasting for Ramadan and the world political situation— es together. Perhaps because of exposure to imprisonment and the attack in New York on September 11 followed by the war torture, they felt more secure in the group. The women were in Afghanistan—greatly influenced our clients. Their resultant usually better about practicing the exercises every day. anxiety and insecurities made it harder for them to focus on sleep improvement.
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Theory These preliminary results were so promising, however, that The psycho-educational sessions were important in rela- we plan to continue the project with a few changes: trying addi- tion to convictions the men and women had beforehand. tional methods and improving those we have already used. Communicating that there could be differences and that Possibilities for cooperation have been discussed with a changes could occur during the process relaxed some of their newly established sleep laboratory in Copenhagen. stiff attitudes and beliefs. Trauma theory had the strongest res- onance with the men, possibly due to their greater exposure to Editors: Shirley Bliley, Ann Vaughan imprisonment and torture. Journal Layout & Design: Grafton Blankinship HEMI-SYNC® The HEMI-SYNC JOURNAL, a publication of The Monroe Institute®, an educational and Binaural-beat CD research organization dedicated to exploring This intervention and “conflict-free imagery” were used and developing the uses and understanding of human consciousness, offers current reporting only with the women’s group. METAMUSIC® Sleeping through on research and application of the Hemi-Sync® technology in a variety of professional fields. the Rain, a Hemi-Sync® CD developed by The Monroe The HEMI-SYNC JOURNAL is published by Institute®, was used to calm the thought processes and reduce The Monroe Institute, 365 Roberts Mountain Road, Faber, VA 22938-2317. Telephone: (434)
the high activity level of the brain to facilitate falling asleep. 361-1252. Membership rates from $50 to $150 The CD employs binaural-beat frequencies conducive to deep per year. © 2005 The Monroe Institute. All rights reserved. relaxation blended with relaxing music. One very anxious No part may be reproduced without permission. woman was unable to listen to the CD. Another woman skipped the beginning of the CD, because she perceived that part as a bit threatening. After the sleep project concluded, vi