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* Powerful and little-known techniques for stimulating the lucid brain
* How to supercharge your lucid life by engaging the body, mind and soul
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* Harness your unique motivations
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Let’s get one thing clear before we even start here: Both the Procyon and Nova Pro 100 have really great options and your experience with each will be amazing. 

However, in the end, I do tend to recommend the Nova Pro/ColorTrack glasses option.  You definitely get more for the money with that combination.  The Procyon comes with tri-colored glasses which is able to produce basically an endless array of color combinations and patterns and the light is quite crisp.  The ColorTrack glasses are also crisp, and probably put out the brightest light of all glasses out there when used with the more powerful Nova Pro 100 – that is, you have the option of turning the light intensity higher if desired.  Not everyone cares for a really bright experience…some folks on the other hand want the light as bright as possible for maximum pattern and color visuals.

One thing to keep in mind about light and color as you go along in light and sound experiences, is that (as amazing as multi-colored sessions are) you may want to begin experimenting with pure or single colors.  Many people begin to start appreciating for example, solid blue during their deeper work, or bright white during more energizing sessions.  The Procyon sessions don’t allow for the selection of just one color; those glasses constantly change color in all sessions.  That’s not to say you won’t get a majority of blues and greens in more meditative sessions with the Procyon, it just means that you don’t have the control of pure color should you eventually desire it.  With the ColorTrack glasses, not only do you have the the ColorTrack option where you are delivered a full palette of colors during the course of any session, you also have the option of selecting ONLY a certain color…you basically get like 20 glasses in 1 – and they are totally worth it in my opinion.

Other miscellaneous notes: You have many more sessions to choose from with a Nova Pro and they are excellent sessions.  The sounds also tends to be fuller and deeper from the Nova Pro.  The NP is physically larger and heavier though, as it has a built-in rechargeable battery as well as a more sturdy metal casing which I think is nice to have in the long run.    If you would ever want to run a simultaneous session with someone, the NP has two light ports and two sound ports…it’s pretty cool to do a session with someone and then compare experiences.  A lot of clinical practitioners choose the Nova as it is a more complete package.  Both the NP and Procyon come with traveling cases which keep everything self contained.

If you need to travel as light as possible, the Procyon is more compact.  To my knowledge, the Procyon has a more updated session creation software if you think you may want to design your own.  Also, the Nova requires a serial port on your PC to connect in order to create your own stuff. I understand there are adapters one can get to connect in the absence of a serial port.  I believe most people don’t end up creating their own sessions anyway.  Both machines have many great built-in sessions to choose from and ways of customizing the experience, so they tend to not expand to that.

Contributed by MSN associate Daniel Topp, M.A., Boston University

Electroencephalograms (EEG’s) show that the brain produces distinct “waves” (brainwaves) in specific frequency ranges or Hz (‘cycles per second’ – pronounced Hertz). The classically described frequency ranges are Beta (greater than 13 Hz), Alpha (8-13 Hz), Theta (4-7 Hz), and Delta (less than 4 Hz). Each range of brainwave activity is associated with certain states or experiences. Very generally, the higher the frequency within these ranges, the more alert you feel.

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Beta is the state you are normally in while awake and active. It is the fastest and most active form of brainwave, and is associated with focus and concentration. When excessively present, Beta can contribute to anxiety.

Alpha states happen as soon as you close your eyes and relax. Alpha is thought of as an idling rhythm and is associated with being calm, ‘paying attention to your thoughts’, or meditation. Many people find this state refreshing and creative.

Theta happens as you transition into sleep to what is called “stage 1and 2”. “Saw tooth waves”, which are indicative of the REM state (where most of the vivid dreaming takes place), are also in this range. Theta rhythms are often associated with twilight states such as that between sleep and wakefulness. Theta is much more complicated than this simple explanation, as it has also been shown to be important in memory consolidation.

Delta waves happen when you are in “stage 3 and 4” sleep, otherwise known as delta sleep, and often it is the dominant brainwave activity after a seizure. This is a state of probable unconsciousness, but not always.

All sites of the brain show all frequencies of activity.  However, the amount of a particular frequency that is desirable depends on where it is located in the brain. In general, concentrations of alpha are found at the back of the head, and faster waves are more prominent at the front of the head. Thus, no brainwave is good or bad. It is simply more or less adaptive, depending upon where it is concentrated in the brain. You experience these stages each and every day, transitioning effortlessly between them.

Many people have learned to control their mental states at will via brainwave entrainment.  Understanding how it feels to be in a certain frequency state allows one to re-enter that state more easily; to actually learn a desired mind state such as relaxation or focus so it can be entered at will.  Amazing consumer technology is widely available to assist in this process including light and sound mind machines, biofeedback and sound technology.

Many of our sleep problems are stress related, or the effect of an over-active mind.  Modern lifestyles are very busy, with information bombarding us all the time lending to a domino effect of constant processing.  This mulling over of one thought leading to another leading to another can be hard to stop even when we’re physically tired.

One increasingly popular way to accomplish this mental relaxation is by using a light and sound machine to help guide oneself through all the mental chatter, clear the mind, and simply enter sleep.  Our brains tend to be influenced by rhythmic external patterns, like drumming, music, flickering fires, etc.  Light and sound machines are controlled pattern-makers so to speak.  They produce frequencies of light and sound that are deeply relaxing.  By using this technology when lying down for sleep, it becomes so easy to relax and just drift off!

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In his book Super Body, Super Brain, Michael Gonzalez-Wallace combines specific movements, involving balance and coordination, creating an atmosphere of multi-tasking connecting the brain circuitry and providing the brain with a workout from front to back and left to right. These movements are combined into a powerful, full-body workout that keeps both your body and brain fit. The program only takes ten minutes per day and delivers maximum results in minimal time creating the ultimate in body and brain efficiency. The workout progresses in difficulty over time as both muscles and brain circuits need challenges in order to stay fit. The program can be done anywhere, by anyone regardless of their shape or level of athletic ability.

As one of New York City's most popular trainers, Michael Gonzalez-Wallace needed to keep his busy clients happy with engaging, efficient workouts. He quickly noticed that when exercises used several muscles at once, combining coordination and precision with aerobic and strength-training actions, clients were significantly more focused—and achieved better, faster results.

Many hours of research and consultations with neuroscientists later, Gonzalez-Wallace had confirmed his instincts: exercises that demand balance and concentration not only tone the body, but actually increase brain activity. In fact, contrary to commonly held beliefs, the brain is constantly rewiring itself and capable of change at any age. This targeted program—the first of its kind—uses a series of carefully designed exercises to do just that.

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Spotlight on the MC2 Program at The Monroe Institute!

If I told you that you, yes–you, are capable of turning on a light bulb with your bare hand, would you believe me?  If that’s too much to conceive of, then how about something simple, like using your mind to turn a fork into putty and watching it twirl into a beautiful curved shape.  With a little focus, and the right tools, each of us is capable of accessing this powerful energy to do things that you might have previously deemed impossible.

So how can you learn how to harness this incredible energy to progress from a heckuva a cocktail trick into manifesting the life that you’ve always dreamed of living?  By taking the first step and learning what manifestation is all about!  The Manifestation and Creation Squared (MC2) program is one of The Monroe Institute’s most unique offerings. The program’s purpose is to provide tools to more fully experience the potentials of human incarnation by moving into loving communion with the creative life force. In this highest energy, we can clearly perceive potential realities, select what we desire to manifest, and bring this potentiality into our physical experience.

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The organizers at Atlantic University are pleased to be hosting the Parapsychology and Consciousness Conference being held in Virginia Beach, October 14-16, 2011.

Featured guest speakers include:

Julie Beischel, PhD Director of Research at the Windbridge Institute for Applied Research in Hu­man Potential, full member of the Parapsychological Association and the Society for Scientific Exploration and serves on the scientific advisory boards of the Rhine Research Center and Forever Family Founda­tion. Her lecture topic is: “Modern Mediumship Re­search: Experiments, Experiences, and Explanations.”

Edwin C. May, PhD Currently, Dr. May is the Founding Director of Laboratories for Funda­mental Research which has had 13 of its 17 research proposals funded. In 1976, he joined the on-going U.S. Government-sponsored psi program at SRI and became that program’s director in 1985. Dr. May will present two lectures: “Application of Fuzzy Sets to Natural Anomalous Cognition (a.k.a. Remote View­ing) Targets” and “The Future of PSI Research: A Physics Perspective.”
Roger Nelson, PhD An experimental psychol­ogist with a special interest in the lesser known aspects of perception and cognition. At Princeton University he coordinated research at the Princeton Engineer­ing Anomalies Research (PEAR) lab until he retired in 2002. He also founded The Global Consciousness Project (GCP) which he continues to direct. Roger Nelson will speak about The Global Consciousness Project.
Dean Radin, PhD Senior Scientist at the Insti­tute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychology at Sonoma State University. He is author or coauthor of over 200 technical and popular articles, a dozen book chapters, and several books including the bestselling The Con­scious Universe (HarperOne, 1997) and Entangled Minds (Simon & Schuster, 2006). Dr. Radin’s lecture topic is: “Before the Tipping Point: Reconsidering the Nature of Consciousness.”

Additional speakers include:

Carlos S. Alvarado, PhD
Loyd Auerbach, MS
Stephen Braude, PhD
James Carpenter, PhD
David McMillin, MA
Ginette Nachman, MD, PhD
John Palmer, PhD
Frank Pasciuti, PhD
Henry Reed, PhD
Doug Richards, PhD
Christine Simmonds-Moore, PhD
Robert Van de Castle, PhD

The early bird registration deadline for the conference expires on August 15th. Early Bird Registration is $325 and increases to $395 for the weekend for any registrations after August 15th. The price includes the conference, continental breakfast, break snacks and materials.

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