Hemisync Reboot

It has been at least 6 months since I used the Hemisync Gateway audio CDs. Enough time has expired where I am ready to pick them up again. Because so much time has gone by, I am starting from square one. A reboot, you might say. I usually find quiet time to do the exercises at night, after everyone else in the house is asleep. So I'm going to try and record my impressions and experiences the day after.

I listened to the first exercise last night. It was the introduction to the hemispheric synchronization (hemisync) process. Part of the exercise reacquainted me with the feeling of being immersed in hemisync. I had forgotten how relaxing it is. For most of the exercise, I did not leave C1 (fully awake consciousness). Fundamental mental tools were introduced: The energy conversion box, the affirmation, resonant tuning (and rhythmic breathing).

I am finding the energy conversion box to be an easier tool to work with this time around. I let go of trying to literally visualize it, and instead form a mental image of it. It is not visual in the sense of seeing something in C1, but rather my mind understands what it is, what it does, and where (metaphorically speaking) it is. I find it a very useful place to put all of my normal, everyday anxieties. It's the one place that I have found that I can leave them behind and focus on other things.

I have a new appreciation for the affirmation. I have new understanding that the subconscious layers of the brain have been so conditioned in our culture to resist anything outside of the rational norm. The affirmation is a tool to help break down this barrier, effectively telling the subconscious that it is acceptable to experience something that does not make rational sense, but is still very real. It's just a different level of reality than we in the Western world are accustomed to. Through repetition, it becomes easier for my mind to accept this.

I must be very cautious with this, however. I have learned through painful experience that the use of repetition to "teach" the subconscious mind that an experience is acceptable is very powerful. If the wrong teaching is reinforced, the mind can come to believe a distortion of reality. I need to stay on guard to prevent myself from slipping down that slope again.

The exercise ended with a transition from C1 into Focus 3. Focus 3 is where the brain hemisphere's are fully synchronized. I was acutely aware of my body entering a state of tranquility. My mind was alert, my body still responsive, but I could definitely feel the physical senses dulling. My consciousness shifted almost entirely inward, to the mind. I enjoy that feeling. It's a quiet place where my mind becomes so focused that I can meditate on complex problems and seek answers and guidance without being distracted at every turn.