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<title>ReelsMusic Meditation RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.reelsmusic.com/index.html</link><description>Reelsmusic Meditation Blog</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>steve@reelsmusic.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2010 Steve Reel</dc:rights><dc:date>2009-07-22T10:40:42-04:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:50:40 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Meditation for Beginners</title><dc:creator>steve@reelsmusic.com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2009-07-22T10:40:42-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.reelsmusic.com/meditation/meditationblog/files/meditation_for_beginners.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.reelsmusic.com/meditation/meditationblog/files/meditation_for_beginners.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[	&bull; The best time to meditate is just after waking in the morning.  You will find it easier to slip back into the theta state of consciousness, since theta is normally experienced when you are half-awake and half-asleep.


...	&bull; Remove any tight or restrictive clothing, such as shoes, ties, and belts.   Loosen your collar or top button of your shirt or blouse.


You may either sit or lie on your back to meditate.


...The Lotus Position is the "classic" meditation position, back straight, knees in front and spread out, left foot on right thigh, right foot on left thigh. 

...lie flat on your back in bed, or on the floor on a mat or futon.


...Touch the thumb to the middle finger on each hand to form a circle.


...With eyelids closed, turn your eyes slightly upwards (about 20 to 40 degrees). 

...	&bull; If your mind drifts away from the meditation, don't become concerned.   Simply LET GO of the distracting thoughts... let them float away like balloons. 

...When you are ready your mind will go into meditation.


	&bull; Don't worry if you are doing it right. ...  Don't judge yourself, just think of it as a relaxing break in your day.


	&bull; Remember...don't try to force it, or "work" at it.   It takes time to learn to relax and let your mind go. ...  It will happen if you let it- but notif you try too hard.   It's like trying to make a flower bloom... if the flower doesn't open today you shouldn't become upset.   Just let the flower open at its own pace- and enjoy every moment.


...<a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=250&pub=stever" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>History of NeuroHarmonic Meditations</title><dc:creator>steve@reelsmusic.com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Home</dc:subject><dc:date>2009-07-08T23:11:06-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.reelsmusic.com/meditation/meditationblog/files/history_of_neuroharmonc_meditation.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.reelsmusic.com/meditation/meditationblog/files/history_of_neuroharmonc_meditation.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was a recording engineer at a large studio in Orlando, FL.    One day, amidst the projects involving various musical artists, and interesting client appeared... a psychologist who had developed a method of inducing a relaxed hypnogogic state that allowed him to better solve the problems of his patients. 


As I had a long standing interest in self-help methods as well as mind/brain studies, I welcomed the opportunity to work with him on a series of recordings that were only available to his patients, so they could recreate the mental state of their session with the doctor, even while they were at home.   His methods were adapted from linguistics and hypnosis.


The internet was still in its infancy, so I had to research things the old fashioned way, libraries, books, and scientific articles and papers.   Adapting the information I could find, I began testing binaural waves, frequencies and harmonics and the inter-relationship between them. 


After several months of trial and error, in 1994, my wife Cathie and I recorded a set of meditation tapes .   We used these in our own meditation practice and gave away several sets to friends and family.   The reaction was very encouraging and emotional.   So, we put some on consignment at a few local health and book stores, and again were greeted with a wonderful response.


With positive feedback coming in from the local community, we continued to refine the techniques used on the tapes.   We called them &ldquo;Neuro-Harmonic Synergy&rdquo; tapes, or NHS for short, and started our fledgling new production company... 

...Cathie and I ran a small classified ad on AOL.   Of course, at this time the internet was brand new, very few people were online, and no one would dare buy anything on the internet... they just didn&rsquo;t trust it yet.   And yet, our little NHS tapes were selling like hotcakes.   We were duplicating these in our home using consumer cassette machines, cleaning the heads after every copy, and printing the Jcard cassette covers on our little home printers using a Mac Performa, and shipping the final products out. 


In the meantime, I became increasingly busy as a musician and audio engineer, AOL began changing its advertising policies, and cassettes gave way to CDs ( and eventually mp3s).   The combination of those things put the meditation tapes on the back burner.   We planned on rerecording and releasing them as CDs... one day.   And the masters sat in a box at the back of the studio.


So, more than 15 years later... one day is finally here.
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