In the 1950s, American Robert Monroe, a successful businessman and broadcast executive, pioneered a new kind of sound technology. Fascinated with the possibilities of using sound to alter human consciousness, Monroe’s research using audio sound patterns to induce specific states of consciousness was the basis of the patented technology now known as Hemi-Sync®, which uses tones to balance both hemispheres of the brain. Monroe discovered that specific sound patterns and frequencies have beneficial, measurable effects on an individual’s capabilities. For example, some frequencies enhance alertness; others may induce sleep and still others evoke meditative states of expanded awareness.

Robert Monroe was the founder of The Monroe Institute (TMI), a non-profit educational and research organization based in the USA, which is dedicated to researching the impact of Hemi-Sync and sound on the brain. Although people in this part of the world may be unfamiliar with Hemi-Sync. TMI has an international reputation for leading-edge research into consciousness.
Following some 50 years of research, there are today over 300 Hemi-Sync CDs which may be used at home to aid relaxation and stress reduction, to stimulate creativity, to improve sleep and concentration, etc. There are CDs that are specially designed to enhance the immune system, to support treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, and even to lose weight or to stop smoking.

Hemi-Sync is combined with music or oral guidance (in English) to enhance its effectiveness. The dozens of “Metamusic®” selections, which range from classical to New Age, sound like ordinary music to the listener, but have Hemi-Sync sound patterns embedded beneath the music. By sending slightly different sounds to each ear through stereo headphones, the two hemispheres of the brain are induced to act together to create a third signal, the difference between the two sounds. This electrical signal can be perceived only when both hemispheres of the brain are working in unison.

In addition to the audio products available for home use, TMI conducts residential programmes at its headquarters in Virginia, USA, where over 20,000 people have attended specially-designed week-long courses. There is a world-wide network of Gateway Outreach trainers, who provide local programmes, where one can experience first-hand the effects of Hemi-Sync, in an informal, relaxed workshop setting, with a trained facilitator.

The island of Cyprus happens to be home to the only accredited Monroe Institute trainer in this part of the world. Since the year 2000, some 300 participants have attended the courses in Cyprus, which produce overwhelmingly positive comments, such as “a remarkable experience”, “I don’t think it could be better – perfect” and “a treasured experience for me and it opened a little bit more the door to spiritual awakening”. These courses, held in English, have attracted participants not only from Cyprus, but also from Lebanon, Israel, Greece, UK, France and Ukraine. The workshops are always a mix of many nationalities and people from all walks of life participate. Many men attend, attracted by the science behind the technology.

Hemi-Sync courses range from half-day to 2-day intensives. The half-day workshops focus on relaxation, health and wellness. Emphasis is on experiencing first-hand the beneficial effects of Hemi-Sync and on how to use easily this sound technology in a home or work environment to help to reduce stress and to improve health. The weekend courses are designed to assist individuals to experience “extraordinary” realms of consciousness, including, for some, “peak experiences” and the out-of-body state. The two-day EXCURSION workshop is a results-oriented programme designed to assist in expanding awareness, developing greater levels of creativity, discovering a new sense of certainty and purpose, and applying one's full potential to all areas of life. This course consists of a carefully sequenced series of learning exercises with the Hemi-Sync process. Step-by-step, the participant absorbs methods to move comfortably through controlled stages, starting with deep relaxation, then through progressive "gateways" into different forms of perception. The exercises gently lead one to achieve focused states of consciousness, shifting between one phase (or focus of consciousness) and another. EXCURSION participants learn through taped exercises and group discussions how to achieve Focus 10 (Mind Awake/Body Asleep) and Focus 12 (Expanded Awareness). Participants also learn how to recreate these states without the support of Hemi-Sync.

There are also specially designed programmes for individual and corporate groups. All that one needs is a sense of adventure and the openness to explore the leading-edge of brain/mind technology; one that has been successfully tested over many decades by tens of thousands of participants.

To learn more about Hemi-Sync®, please contact : Linda Leblanc  - Gateway Outreach Trainer of The Monroe Institute Paphos, Cyprus, Tel. 357-26-621272, psygnos@spidernet.com.cy     www.psychognosia.org
www.monroeinstitute.org

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