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Discussion in this chapter focuses on consciousness and altered states of consciousness. We look at sleep and dreaming, hypnosis, meditation, and the effects of illicit drugs.
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This document discusses various topics related to consciousness, including sensory awareness, attention, inner awareness, personal identity, sleep, dreams, altered states of consciousness, and consciousness-altering substances. It provides definitions and examples of constructs associated with consciousness, such as selective attention and different levels of consciousness. It also summarizes research on sleep stages, dreams, sleep disorders, hypnosis, meditation, and the effects of various psychoactive drugs in altering consciousness.
The document discusses various states of consciousness and levels of awareness, including sleep stages and cycles. It describes several sleep disorders like insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, night terrors, and somnambulism. Theories of dreaming and hypnosis are outlined. Finally, it categorizes psychoactive drugs as stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and opiates, providing examples of each and their effects.
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The document provides an overview of key concepts in neural communication and brain anatomy and function. It discusses neurons and how they communicate via electrical signals and neurotransmitters. It describes the nervous system, including the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and peripheral nervous system. It also covers the endocrine system and hormones. Regarding the brain, it outlines structures like the brainstem, limbic system, cerebral cortex, and describes techniques used to study the brain like PET scans and MRI scans.
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The document discusses sleep and wakefulness from a neurological perspective. It describes how sleep is a brain process characterized by different stages, including non-REM sleep (NREM) and REM sleep. NREM and REM sleep can be measured using electroencephalography (EEG) brain wave patterns. Factors such as age, circadian rhythms, homeostasis, and the autonomic nervous system regulate sleep-wake cycles.
This document discusses various topics related to consciousness, including sensory awareness, attention, inner awareness, personal identity, sleep, dreams, altered states of consciousness, and consciousness-altering substances. It provides definitions and examples of constructs associated with consciousness, such as selective attention and different levels of consciousness. It also summarizes research on sleep stages, dreams, sleep disorders, hypnosis, meditation, and the effects of various psychoactive drugs in altering consciousness.
The document discusses various states of consciousness and levels of awareness, including sleep stages and cycles. It describes several sleep disorders like insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, night terrors, and somnambulism. Theories of dreaming and hypnosis are outlined. Finally, it categorizes psychoactive drugs as stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and opiates, providing examples of each and their effects.
This document provides an overview of key topics related to consciousness and altered states, including levels of consciousness, sleep and dreaming, hypnosis, psychoactive drugs, and their effects. It covers circadian rhythms and the purpose of sleep, the stages of sleep including REM and NREM sleep, as well as common sleep disorders. It also discusses theories of dreaming, physical and psychological drug dependence, stimulants and depressants, hallucinogens, and the risks of alcohol, narcotics, and marijuana.
This chapter discusses various states of consciousness including waking consciousness, sleep and dreams, premenstrual syndrome, and drug-induced states. It covers topics like circadian rhythms, the stages of sleep, measuring brain waves and sleep stages, sleep disorders, dreams and dream interpretation, hypnosis, and the effects of various psychoactive drugs. It also examines trends in drug use, perceived risks of drugs like marijuana, and experiences reported after near-death situations.
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Scientology was founded in 1954 by L. Ron Hubbard after developing Dianetics in 1950, which focused on auditing to erase engrams and achieve spiritual awareness. Scientology's core beliefs include that humans are immortal spiritual beings called thetans who became trapped in human bodies and identified with physical universe or MEST. Through auditing using an e-meter, adherents aim to remove engrams from their reactive minds in order to restore their spiritual awareness and abilities as free thetans. Scientologists progress up "dynamics of survival" and through the "Bridge to Total Freedom" involving training and auditing levels to become "Clears" and ultimately "Operating Thetans."
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This document discusses brainwaves (EEG), which are fluctuations in electrical potential produced by neurons firing in the brain. It describes how brainwaves can be measured via EEG and outlines the main brainwave frequencies (alpha, beta, theta, delta), their associated mental states, and significance. Stimulating different brainwave frequencies through techniques like neurofeedback and brainwave entrainment can help induce specific mental states and potentially treat disorders.
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Neuro feedback to neurology neurologists perspectiveswebzforu
This document discusses Albert Einstein's brain and findings from studies of it. Key points include:
- Einstein's brain was smaller than average but had a greater density of neurons. His parietal lobes and hippocampus showed unusual features.
- Studies found Einstein's brain had more glial cells per neuron compared to controls, especially in the language processing area of the left hemisphere.
- Differences in Einstein's brain structure and composition may have contributed to his extraordinary abilities in mathematics and spatial reasoning.
Raja Yoga Chapter 5 The Control of Psychic Pranaa by Swamy VivekanandaRavi Ramakrishnan
Swami Vivekananda represented India and Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893). This was the first World's Parliament of Religions and it was held from 11 to 27 September 1893. Delegates from all over the world joined this Parliament. In 2012 a three-day world conference was organized to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Vivekananda
Paper on Hinduism presnted at the World's Parliament of Religions, Chicago 11th September, 1893 by Vivekananda
An alpha state of mind is associated with relaxed yet focused brain wave activity between 8-13 Hz. It allows for increased creativity, memory, intuition and decision making. Famous thinkers like Edison used daily rituals to access this state. One can enter an alpha state through meditation, self-hypnosis or relaxation. It feels like being awake yet very calm. Regular practice of entering alpha can help with stress reduction and memory improvement.
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An alpha state of mind is associated with relaxed, creative thinking and is characterized by brain wave activity between 7-14 Hz. Famous thinkers like Edison and Einstein utilized daily rituals to access this state. When in an alpha state, we have better memory, focus, decision making and coping abilities. We can access it naturally through meditation, self-hypnosis, daydreaming or relaxation. Learning to achieve the alpha state at will can boost memory, creativity and intuition with regular practice, even for short periods.
The document discusses how the amygdala and frontal lobes of the brain work together. It states that the amygdala can trigger fear and anger responses if not regulated, while the frontal lobes are responsible for higher thinking like empathy and creativity. It describes how meditation can strengthen activity in the frontal lobes and discusses a technique where one imagines sweeping "stardust" from the amygdala into the frontal lobes in order to shift one's state of mind from fear to bliss.
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"Theta waves" redirects here. For the System of a Down song, see Steal This Album!
An EEG theta wave
Theta waves generate the theta rhythm, a neural oscillation in the brain that underlies various aspects of cognition and behavior, including learning, memory, and spatial navigation in many animals.[1][2] It can be recorded using various electrophysiological methods, such as electroencephalogram (EEG), recorded either from inside the brain or from electrodes attached to the scalp.
At least two types of theta rhythm have been described. The hippocampal theta rhythm is a strong oscillation that can be observed in the hippocampus and other brain structures in numerous species of mammals including rodents, rabbits, dogs, cats, and marsupials. "Cortical theta rhythms" are low-frequency components of scalp EEG, usually recorded from humans. Theta rhythms can be quantified using quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) using freely available toolboxes, such as, EEGLAB or the Neurophysiological Biomarker Toolbox (NBT).
The brain controls all functions of the body through nerves that connect it to other parts. It is made up of different parts like the brainstem. The brain can be affected by diseases like cancer and tumors which are caused by radiation. While the eyes help with vision, the brain also plays a role by processing optical illusions. Music has benefits for the brain like improving memory and IQ as it stimulates different parts of the brain related to sound and emotion.
Neurofeedback-New Dimension in treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders- our...MOK wahedi
Neurofeedback (NF) is a technique of self-regulation, the current parameters of EEG recorded from a subject’s head are presented to the subject through visual, auditory, or tactile modality, where the subject is supposed to voluntary or involuntarily alter these parameters to reach a more efficient mode of brain functioning.
In the late 1960s and 1970s, researchers discovered that it was possible to recondition, retrain or learn different brainwave patterns.
Some of this work began with training to increase alpha brainwave activity to increase relaxation, while other work originating at UCLA focused on uncontrolled epilepsy.
This brainwave training is called
Neurofeedback or EEG biofeedback
*Excesses or deficits of certain brainwaves in different brain areas usually indicate a problem in mental functioning.
**Distinctive patterns are found in individuals with problems such as ADHD, ASD, Learning disorder, Depression Anxiety, etc.
•When the brain is not functioning well, evidence of this often shows up in the EEG (Electroencephalogram).
•EEG reveals not what is thought, but shows the context in which thinking takes place –state of arousal, state of vigilance and alertness, etc.
•Neurofeedback is a technique in which one trains the brain to help improve its ability to regulate all bodily functions and to take care of itself.
Individual trains their brains to produce optimal brain waves in definite functional brain areas through neurofeedback and correct spectral power, asymmetry, coherence, and phase differences in all frequency Bands
Over the last 20 years, neurofeedback has been used to treat various neurological and psychiatric conditions, and to improve cognitive function in various contexts.
It has been found to produce symptom relief and changes in brain activity that endure over time in neuropsychological disorders.
The outcome of My experience
ADHD:Very good response; Increases attention, Reduces Hyperactivity, Improves School performances
AUTISM: Rewarding. Reduces Hyperactivity and Tantrum to a minimum, Improves cognition, Social Adaptation; Alleviates repetitive behaviors; Improves Speech and nonverbal communication
EPILEPSY: Reduces frequency of Seizure, prolongs seizure-free periods
Depression, Anxiety Disorder: Heals almost completely
C P & Downs Syndrome: Improves Cognition, speech, and Vocabulary
The document discusses the concept of the third eye or pineal gland from Hindu, spiritual, and scientific perspectives. Key points:
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- Anatomically, the pineal gland is located in the center of the brain and is linked to abilities like intuition. It is influenced by light and darkness and helps regulate circadian rhythms and hormones.
- Mystically, many traditions see the pineal gland as a "third eye" connecting the physical and spiritual. However, the biological basis of this idea is not fully understood. The pineal
This is an approximate guide for those willing to follow Anna Wise's Protocol by themselves with or without the Mind Mirror, using the meditations in the Mind Mirror Portal Meditation Centre https://www.mindmirrorportal.com/meditations/
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Preliminary Report on Aug. 17, 2019 Healing Session
at The Rhine Research Center
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Anna Wise and Linda Tellington-Jones EEG Study with Horses and Humans 1984
1. 1984 Anna Wise and Linda Tellington-Jones EEG Study
with Horses and Humans
2. When Linda and Anna met in 1983, the year prior to this project, Linda learned that she was functioning in the Awakened Mind State
with strong symmetrical hemispheres, strong symmetrical beta and access to theta at 7.5 Hz during meditation. From Anna’s
experience, during a meditation, the lower the alpha frequency the more experienced the meditator and Linda’s alpha was so low, it
had actually slipped into theta during meditation.
The purpose of this work with Anna was to document the EEG markers that might suggest that horses and humans involved in TTouch
and TEAM were entering the Awakened Mind State during sessions that provided for a very special kind of communication. Linda
knew from experience that she could affect the behavior, personality and performance of a horse through TTouch and TEAM work.
Linda has said she was increasing the horse’s potential for learning through her system of touches and movements and that an
interspecies connection was enhanced through the feelings of trust and safety generated in the body by this touch. In Linda’s own
words, “When we touch an animal, we are not only affecting the health of that animal, we are also affecting our own health. That
animal becomes our teacher and we are involved in that non-verbal interspecies communication that I think is going to make a
difference to our planet.”
1984 Anna Wise and Linda Tellington-Jones EEG Study
with Horses and Humans
3. 1984 Anna Wise and Linda Tellington-Jones EEG Study
with Horses and Humans
Eleven people who were experienced in TTouch were
evaluated with the Mind Mirror in a baseline and TTouch
condition. The baseline consisted of each person being
measured while talking, doing mathematics and thinking of a
stressful situation with eyes open and relaxing with eyes
closed. Then each person was measured in a TTouch session
with hands on a horse. Anna was interested that the TTouch
students demonstrated portions of the Awakened Mind state in
the left hemisphere and were particularly strong in delta and
theta. Perhaps people who are drawn to TTouch have this
tendency or perhaps this pattern was developing in response to
learning TTouch. There was no way of knowing. Out of the 11
TTouch students, 8 demonstrated some form of the Awakened
Mind and 2 people showed the full Awakened Mind pattern.
4. Summary of EEG Studies from 1984
and Midnight’s Awakened Mind
5. Midnight was measured with the Mind Mirror in a resting state. Anna had never measured a horse before, but she was fairly comfortable
interpreting the EEG within the same general framework as she would a human since all mammalian brain structure is similar. Anna noted that
Midnight had predominantly delta and theta brain waves but with evidence of left hemispheric beta – Anna felt the horse was thinking. The delta
was understood as Midnight’s orienting response and subconscious attempt to reach out into its environment for the purpose of communication.
Midnight was not showing a lot of alpha suggesting that he might feel uncomfortable with the equipment and people around him.
The TTouch session began with multiple people putting hands on the horse at the same time and Midnight’s delta and beta activity increased in
the left hemisphere. Anna felt that Midnight was analyzing what was happening with left mode processing. As the session continued, Midnight
produced a lot of delta and a little bit of beta without any alpha to show a disconnection between the subconscious instinctual orienting response
and conscious evaluative brain response. According to Anna and Linda, this disconnection is what prevents the horse from using its thinking
beta brain waves from managing or overriding the reflexive orienting fight/flight response or fear based reactions.
Anna noted the interesting behavior of head shaking or shifting in position associated with a shift in the brain wave pattern. When a handler
began to do Tarantula Pulling the Plow on Midnight’s back, some beta waves developed which were understood to show thinking and an
attitude of interest. The horse wanted to move its head. The handler’s had wanted to keep Midnight’s head still for the EEG measurements until
it was understood that this movement was a natural response that occurs when the horse changes brain states.
Summary of EEG Studies from 1984
and Midnight’s Awakened Mind
6. Midnight’s EEG began to show muscle artefact that intruded on
the quality of the reading. This was understood by Linda as
Midnight’s need for a muscular release of building tension.
Linda told three people to work more deeply and Midnight
began to generate a small amount of alpha at 9 hertz and 12.5
hertz in the right hemisphere that would predict a growing
calmness in Midnight’s body. As the three continue to TTouch
Midnight, Anna noted the development of clearly differentiated
theta waves suggesting that Midnight was experiencing some
preconscious awakening. Someone moved behind Midnight to
work on his tail, and an enormous beta flare was seen. These
beta flares were believed to show that Midnight was paying
attention and thinking about what may be happening around
his haunches.
Summary of EEG Studies from 1984
and Midnight’s Awakened Mind
7. Linda decided that Midnight needed some help with relaxation
because the beta wave flares became so large they indicated
Midnight felt anxious. She began to work across the horse’s
back gently with her flat hand which inspired Midnight to take a
breath and produced alpha for the first time in the session.
Linda had noticed tension in Midnight’s diaphragm and she
wanted to help release it. As she worked across the
acupressure point for the diaphragm with TTouch and while
Linda was in the middle of releasing the diaphragm, Midnight
showed an Awakened Mind pattern for a few moments.
Amazed, Anna wondered if Midnight was picking up the
Awakened Mind from Linda or if he was generating that for
himself.
Summary of EEG Studies from 1984
and Midnight’s Awakened Mind
8. Linda decided that Midnight needed some help with relaxation
because the beta wave flares became so large they indicated
Midnight felt anxious. She began to work across the horse’s
back gently with her flat hand which inspired Midnight to take a
breath and produced alpha for the first time in the session.
Linda had noticed tension in Midnight’s diaphragm and she
wanted to help release it. As she worked across the
acupressure point for the diaphragm with TTouch and while
Linda was in the middle of releasing the diaphragm, Midnight
showed an Awakened Mind pattern for a few moments.
Amazed, Anna wondered if Midnight was picking up the
Awakened Mind from Linda or if he was generating that for
himself.
Summary of EEG Studies from 1984
and Midnight’s Awakened Mind
9. When Midnight’s handlers become distracted and started to talk amongst themselves, Midnight’s initial EEG pattern re-emerged.
Linda felt Midnight had drifted back because of the handlers’ reduction of focused attention on him. Linda re-organized the team and
brought a lot of stimulation to the horse’s body with larger circles and more pressure. Midnight seems to enjoy this, but the large
amplitude of Midnight’s brain waves then indicated that he was being highly stimulated. To settle Midnight, Linda lowered his head
and Midnight’s brain waves become the Awakened Mind pattern. Lowering a horse’s head induces calm in the body. Everyone
stopped touching Midnight, to see what would happen to the Awakened Mind pattern. Midnight’s original pattern readily re-emerged,
but with more beta and alpha amplitude than before. The additional beta meant that Midnight was more outwardly focused than he
had been and the increased alpha could create a bridge between his subconscious instinct and he ability to think. Linda brought
Midnight’s head down again and Anna indicated that the pattern with the alpha bridging the thinking and the instincts had returned. In
essence, these were the very signs that suggested Midnight was more self-aware and in a position to mediate impulses. Excitedly,
Linda stated “This is what the TEAM work is all about. It is making the horse aware so that they can learn to deal with the world by
figuring it out, rather than responding instinctively!”
Summary of EEG Studies from 1984
and Midnight’s Awakened Mind
10. Grace was the star of our first equine EEG performed at
Toad Hollow Farm in Crozet, VA.
11. Sandy Rakowitz stroking Grace in 2005. We
are recording her frontal lobes during this
three minute session as she relaxes into
TTouch stroking with a wand.
12. First Three Minute Test Showing Calming of EEG in the Frontal Lobes: the peak of blue shows concern when we shifted from stroking
the chest to the hind end. This peak of interest or concern is then followed by more calming. Hypervigilance associated with hibeta
brainwave activity was noted during resting. While resting, hibeta activity was found to be greater in the right frontal lobe, an indicator
of anxiety and impulse control issues. After stroking, the hibeta activity reduced in the right frontal lobe and increased in the left frontal
lobe, a pattern associated with sequential thinking in humans. The beta activation in the left frontal lobe while the horse was attending
to the sensations created by being stroked with the wand was considered suggestive of “horse thinking.” This finding of increased
beta, especially in the left frontal lobe supports the earlier work by Anna Wise and Linda Tellington-Jones in 1987 and 1988.
Practice Recording Before Beginning 3-Min-Tests and The Equine EEG:
The Immediate and Long Term Benefits of a TTEAM Program
for a Distressed Horse
13.
14. Linda Tellington-Jones has created a gentle non-invasive system of bodywork comprised of specialized circular touches, lifts and
slides that improves focus, balance and motor function, enhances learning and even promotes trust and communication amongst its
users. Over the past 30 years, practitioners have seen both immediate and cumulative benefit from its use in training and healing
animals and in healing the relationship between animals and their owners. After attending one of Linda’s 5-day workshops in April
2005, I wanted to see if these techniques could help my injured mare to be comfortable while healing from a ligament injury and help
us to improve our ability to communicate so that her balance problems under saddle would not degenerate into rushing out of control.
We used subjective observation and objective brain wave measurements to evaluate the efficacy of the TTouch method. The EEG, or
the electroencephalogram, is a measurement of the energy emitted while the brain is working. Neurofeedback practitioners, like
myself, have learned how the EEG reflects specific mental processes. I knew that we could interpret changes in my horse’s EEG, both
immediately after TTouch and over the course of one year and compare the objective measurements to the observed behavioral and
personality changes that might occur from a TTouch program. My horse’s postural, behavioral and emotional changes were
observable within moments of using TTouch and these changes were reflected in the EEG measurements being taken simultaneously.
Over the course of one year, enduring changes in brain wave patterns had shifted so incredibly that I would not have believed the
changes if I hadn’t taken the measurements myself! The initial assessment of my horse showed patterns associated with severe PTSD
and the final assessment showed a very, very calm horse. There were changes in my horse’s behavior, personality and relationship to
me that kept improving over time and that were reflected in the changes in the EEG measurements from the beginning to the end of
the year. (See the postural changes in the images below.)
Immediate and Cumulative Benefits from Tellington TTouch Program
Reflected in the EEG of An Anxious Mare Robin Bernhard, LCSW, MEd,
Sandy Rakowitz, Jessica Eure, MEd, EdS
15. This is an image of my computer screen taken during the
assessment of Grace’s frontal lobes in 2005. The EEG pattern at
the top of the screen in red and green lines shows the raw EEG
from the left frontal lobe (red) and the right frontal lobe (green).
This EEG pattern shows high amplitudes of fast frequency waves.
The spectrograph in the bottom left corner of the screen above
shows the EEG broken down into frequencies. We see activity all
the way up to and above 42 hertz. An abundance of fast
frequency activity (over 18-23 hertz) is associated with tension,
anxiety and problems with impulse control. Those familiar with
EEG readings may be tempted to interpret the above image as
muscle tension in the scalp, chewing or eye-blink interference. I
do not believe that is the case here. There is an eye blink pattern
in the image below at the very beginning of the raw EEG reading
where there is an upward and downward waveform. As
reported, we were able to obtain very clear readings that day.
16. TTouch stroking with the wand produced observable signs of calming within minutes such as: licking and chewing, dropping of the
head, drooping eyelids and a softening of the muzzle. The EEG measurements provided objective information to confirm that these
indicators did occur when the brain wave patterns are slower with less variability and less amplitude. In addition, the EEG
demonstrated that the horse's intense anxiety was not always visible to the eye. This is extremely important for equine enthusiasts to
know. Horses are known for their „quick responses and explosive‟ behavior. In actuality, it may be a truer picture that the handlers
have not known the intensity of the energy brewing under the surface. It was very disturbing to see that my horse had intense levels of
anxiety when standing “calmly‟ in the stall. This information helps to explain why she could seem to be so easily triggered into a flight
state.
Over the course of the year, Grace‟s personality shifted from frequently being agitated to being more serene. The brain wave spectrum
also changed during this same time span. The cumulative and enduring shift in the frontal lobes from high amplitudes of fast
frequencies to high amplitudes of slow frequencies was reflected in Grace‟s dramatic postural and behavioral changes. Most notably,
the right frontal lobe showed the greatest increase in the delta and theta percentages suggestive of a calmer bodily state. The dramatic
decrease in hibeta percentages and a healthier left hemisphere to right hemisphere balance in all of the thinking speeds is suggestive
of less anxiety, less tension in the body and an increased ability to manage instinctually based or impulsive behavior.
Conclusion and Future Implications
17. ... The increase in theta/ beta ratios from June 2005 to August 2006 is more measurable evidence that a long term TTouch program
produces cumulative affects of calming and re-balancing brain wave patterns. And the downward shift in peak alpha frequency in the
right frontal lobe indicates that Grace was calmer in August 2006 than in June 2005. Grace became calm and patient enough to wait
and listen for direction while being ridden. She seemed very relaxed in most situations. She was easier to ride out on the trails and she
rarely rushed the way she did in the past. Rather than sporting a „giraffe neck,‟ Grace allowed her head to drop, even while being
ridden. I believe that Grace finally learned that she was safe after a rough transition to our barn. Together, Grace and I developed a
sense of trust through time spent in quiet connection that TTouch allowed. TTouch permitted us to move past our fear based reactions
to each other and into a pleasurable, mutually satisfying relationship. In closing, I want to mention how the heart rejoices in the
development of these peaceful, harmonious relationships that are an outcome of TTouch. The healing emotions and the experience of
becoming more in balance as the giver or receiver of TTouch seem to make room for a clearer relationship between the head and the
heart. This particular article demonstrates that TTouch, at least in this case study, does show measurable evidence for calming and
balancing the brain. And from my experience, it feels like the heart finds its center and becomes in sync with the brain through the
language of TTouch.
Conclusion and Future Implications (Continued)
18. Grace’s brainwave patterns in 2006 after one year of TTouch
show overall calming, a predominance of slower frequencies and
increased coherence between the left hemisphere and the right
hemisphere in all frequencies.
The peak alpha has dropped from 11.0 (Left) and 11.8 (Right) to
10.0 (Left) and 9.9 (Right) after one year of TTouch. However,
these changes occur in a matter of minutes during a TTouch
session, it takes repetition for these changes to become
permanent the new brain wave pattern.
19. Buttons, Sandy Rakowitz and Robin
Bernhard attempt to study brain wave
patterns at Spring Ridge Farm,
Charlottesville, VA in November 2012.
20. Therapeutic Riding and Neurofeedback
Knole Farm near Lake Albemarle in Charlottesville,
VA is the location of Horses as Healers.
21. The Virginia Center for Neurofeedback began a partnership with Horses as Healers in 2015 to provide neurofeedback and therapeutic
riding to children with neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders and/or a variety of behavioral health challenges.
Horses as Healers has been serving Albemarle County since 2002 with a comprehensive horse program in a farm setting. For over
six years, Horses as Healers has provided teachers, horses and volunteers to Camp Holiday Trails, a program that serves children
who would not be able to attend traditional camp because of medical needs. The Ivy Creek School has participated in a program at
Horses as Healers since 2003. Ivy Creek serves children (K-12th grade) who have emotional/behavioral challenges from all counties
surrounding Charlottesville, VA. In the past, Horses as Healers has worked with both city and county children in foster care, and
presently, Horses as Healers serves a wide variety of individual private clients.
The atmosphere is non-competitive and child centered. Family members are invited to participate. Interactions with staff, volunteers,
family members and animals enhance psychosocial development in a supportive and playful, yet challenging and professional milieu.
While many will learn to ride independently, learning to care for and develop relationships with horses offers its own benefits.
LENS Neurofeedback is offered after the therapeutic riding lesson. Neurofeedback increases mental and emotional resilience so that
children can more easily handle life’s many challenges. Neurofeedback can help with anxiety, depression, impulse control, attention,
cognitive processing and sleep. The natural environment is relaxing for many children who would become irritable or hyper-active in a
typical office setting. For more information about neurofeedback, please visit our website: virginianeurofeedback.com.
Therapeutic Riding and Neurofeedback
22. …
For more information, please contact either Eleyne Fitzgerald, MA (434) 882-3610 or Robin Bernhard, LCSW, MEd, BCN at (434) 260-
8141. Horses as Healers is a private non-profit program that depends upon community donations to keep its cost to clients as low as
possible. The program is open, weather permitting, all year round. Opportunities are available for volunteers over the age of 14.
Services are individualized and frequently adjusted to meet each client’s specific needs. Please visit their website to donate.
www.horses-as-healers.org.
Eleyne Fitzgerald, the Director of Horses as Healers, has a Master’s in Psychology from The Graduate Faculty at the New School for
Social Research. Eleyne started teaching riding at age 14, has been a horse trainer for many years and is a member of PATH
(Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International).
Therapeutic Riding and Neurofeedback (continued)
24. Medical students from UVA
volunteer as side walkers for their
first year class requirement to
participate in the local community.
25. 1) If the brain could refresh itself, we would be healthier.
We do not know of mechanisms that help the brain to refresh itself after trauma. Len Ochs
believes that people who don’t need the LENS have some unknown way to refresh their
neurochemistry.
2) Trauma Shuts Down the Brain’s Ability to Communicate with Itself.
When faced with potential injury, the brain tries to protect itself from seizures, so it suppresses
activity with neurochemicals.
The chemical suppression interferes with cognitive, mood, motivation, movement, sensory-motor
function and indirectly, with the energy and vitality of the person. The shut-down of communication
happens in varying degrees and some people seem to have the ability to release the suppression.
3) Gentle Disruption of Old Patterns Leads to Improved Health
The LENS signal to the brain, ever so gently disrupts the pathological brain wave patterns that
have developed over time because the brain isn’t refreshing itself. Paradoxically, when the brain is
gently disrupted by the LENS, it tends to reorganize itself at higher level of health. The LENS
Simply lets the brain reorganize itself and doesn’t shape the brain or attempt to control its function.
Child receiving LENS
neurofeedback.
27. Prior to receiving the LENS, Faith’s eyes show tension in her
nervous system. During LENS treatment, Faith closes her eyes,
as if she is feeling more relaxed.
Some Symptoms Believed To Be Permanent Melt Away
The LENS releases the suppression that brain uses to protect
itself and opens up the microvascular system to the brain This
allows large portions of the brain to receive better blood flow to
nourish and cleanse brain cells.
Symptoms appear to melt away when the environment for the
brain cells improves. The actual mechanism by which this
happens is not known, but we believe the vascular system and
the glial cells are involved.
28. The Awakened Mind™
The Awakened Mind is an exact relationship and
proportion of the clusters of brain waves
Left Hemisphere Right Hemisphere
Thinking + Visualizing
Problem Solving
Logical, Sequential
Thinking
Bridge
Relaxed Awareness
Vivid Imagery
Creative Storehouse,
Inspiration and
Spiritual
Connection
Unconscious Intuition
Gamma 38-42 Hz
Beta 12-38 Hz
Alpha 8-12 Hz
Theta 4-8 Hz
Delta 0.1-4 Hz
29. High
Energy
Gamma
Beta
Alpha
Theta
Delta
Low Energy
Dorsal Motor Vagal
Emergency System
Ventral Vagal Social
Engagement System
Narrow Focus
Open Focus
Orienting Response
Numbers on the Clock + Circular Clock Face
Stephen PorgesLes Femi
The Awakened Mind™
Thinking + Visualizing
31. Anna Wise at the Oakland Zoo in
2009. Linda Tellington-Jones and
Sandy Rakowitz were both hooked
up to the Mind Mirror. We
noticed that brain wave
entrainment occurred between
Linda and Sandy no matter who
was giving TTouch and who was
receiving TTouch. There did not
appear to be clear leadership of
brain waves, but it appeared that
one person’s brain wave patterns
were leading and then shortly
afterward they might be following.
This suggests unconscious or pre-
conscious communication
between humans at the level of
brain waves where leadership is a
shared process.
32. This Presentation Was Prepared by Robin Bernhard
Certified Awakened Mind Practitioner, Neurofeedback Specialist,
Clinical Social Worker, Master of Counseling
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Virginia, Robin received her
Master of Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1985 and
her Master of Counseling degree from The College of William and Mary in 1991.
She is board certified in neurofeedback. She uses neurofeedback, psychotherapy
and therapeutic riding for trauma disorders, mood disorders, brain injury, learning
disabilities, and peak performance training. She has been working toward her
certification as an Awakened Mind meditation trainer. She partners with Horses as
Healers to provide neurofeedback to children with emotional and behavioral
challenges, many of whom are on the autism spectrum or fall in the category of
neurodevelopmental disorders.
More at: virginianeurofeedback.com
Editor's Notes
Practice Recording Before Beginning Three Minute Tests and The Equine EEG: The Immediate and Long Term Benefits of a TTEAM Program for a Distressed Horse
First Three Minute Test Showing Calming of EEG in the Frontal Lobes: the peak of blue shows concern when we shifted from stroking the chest to the hind end. This peak of interest or concern is then followed by more calming. Hypervigilance associated with hibeta brainwave activity was noted during resting. While resting, hibeta activity was found to be greater in the right frontal lobe, an indicator of anxiety and impulse control issues. After stroking, the hibeta activity reduced in the right frontal lobe and increased in the left frontal lobe, a pattern associated with sequential thinking in humans. The beta activation in the left frontal lobe while the horse was attending to the sensations created by being stroked with the wand was considered suggestive of “horse thinking.” This finding of increased beta, especially in the left frontal lobe supports the earlier work by Anna Wise and Linda Tellington-Jones in 1987 and 1988.
Immediate and Cumulative Benefits from Tellington TTouch Program Reflected in the EEG of An Anxious Mare Robin Bernhard, LCSW, MEd, Sandy Rakowitz, Jessica Eure, MEd, EdS
Linda Tellington-Jones has created a gentle non-invasive system of bodywork comprised of specialized circular touches, lifts and slides that improves focus, balance and motor function, enhances learning and even promotes trust and communication amongst its users. Over the past 30 years, practitioners have seen both immediate and cumulative benefit from its use in training and healing animals and in healing the relationship between animals and their owners. After attending one of Linda’s 5-day workshops in April 2005, I wanted to see if these techniques could help my injured mare to be comfortable while healing from a ligament injury and help us to improve our ability to communicate so that her balance problems under saddle would not degenerate into rushing out of control. We used subjective observation and objective brain wave measurements to evaluate the efficacy of the TTouch method. The EEG, or the electroencephalogram, is a measurement of the energy emitted while the brain is working. Neurofeedback practitioners, like myself, have learned how the EEG reflects specific mental processes. I knew that we could interpret changes in my horse’s EEG, both immediately after TTouch and over the course of one year and compare the objective measurements to the observed behavioral and personality changes that might occur from a TTouch program. My horse’s postural, behavioral and emotional changes were observable within moments of using TTouch and these changes were reflected in the EEG measurements being taken simultaneously. Over the course of one year, enduring changes in brain wave patterns had shifted so incredibly that I would not have believed the changes if I hadn’t taken the measurements myself! The initial assessment of my horse showed patterns associated with severe PTSD and the final assessment showed a very, very calm horse. There were changes in my horse’s behavior, personality and relationship to me that kept improving over time and that were reflected in the changes in the EEG measurements from the beginning to the end of the year. (See the postural changes in the images below.)
1) If the brain could refresh itself, we would be healthier.
We do not know of mechanisms that help the brain to refresh itself after trauma. Len Ochs believes that people who don’t need the LENS have some unknown way to refresh their neurochemistry.
2) Trauma Shuts Down the Brain’s Ability to Communicate with Itself.
When faced with potential injury, the brain tries to protect itself from seizures, so it suppresses activity with neurochemicals.
The chemical suppression interferes with cognitive, mood, motivation, movement, sensory-motor function and indirectly, with the energy and vitality of the person. The shut-down of communication happens in varying degrees and some people seem to have the ability to release the suppression.
3) Gentle Disruption of Old Patterns Leads to Improved Health
The LENS signal to the brain, ever so gently disrupts the pathological brain wave patterns that have developed over time because the brain isn’t refreshing itself. Paradoxically, when the brain is gently disrupted by the LENS, it tends to reorganize itself at higher level of health. The LENS Simply lets the brain reorganize itself and doesn’t shape the brain or attempt to control its function.