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com - March 2007

KARAN 4U NEWSLETTER
Some Positive Feedback on Biofeedback
Dear Clients, Family, and Friends, Journey to Wild Divine, which costs about $150.
This is a unique program for mind & body that links
The human body is amazingly adaptable and capable a LightStone or biofeedback hardware with your
of learning. When given information about how it is computer to create a special experience of wellness
functioning and what to change, it can learn to make for your child as well as for the whole family. Wear-
adjustments to improve its own performance. Yogis ing three
have known this for centuries and have been able to finger sen-
control respiration, skin temperature, and other auto- sors that
nomic nervous system functions. We can learn to do track your
some of the same magic through technology known body's
as “Biofeedback.” heart rate
variability
There are systems that I use in my office that can be and skin
purchased for home use. Sensors are attached to three conduc-
fingers that track your body's heart rate variability tance,
and skin conductance. You feel no discomfort as you'll
your levels are transmitted to a computer program learn to use the power of your thoughts, feelings,
which monitors and gradually trains you using inter- breath and awareness to:
active procedures. You receive positive feedback Increase relaxation
(through sight and sound) that you are doing the right Reduce stress and anxiety
thing as amazing things happen on the computer Restore balance and vitality
screen. Improve physical & mental wellbeing

Positive results have been obtained, for example, in Once you finish the initial or Passage portion of Jour-
ADD/ADHD children and adults treated with Bio- ney to Wild Divine, there is a sequel. Wisdom
feedback. Impulsivity, distractibility and hyperactiv- Quest, the second installment in the series, builds on
ity tend to respond well to the training. In some the initial training from The Passage and teaches
cases, dosage of medication can be sharply reduced more advanced and deeper lessons about mind &
or even eliminated as a result of the training. People
prone to anxiety and panic can also benefit from the
relaxation training and breathing exercises that are
part and parcel of the programs described below.
Healthy individuals can also increase their optimum
performance by means of better concentration, sharp-
ness and perception for academic, business, creative
or athletic achievement. This technique of Biofeed-
back training is known as "Peak Performance" train-
ing.

Biofeedback software programs with peripheral de-

vices can be costly. The programs that I have used body. Children, even those in the autistic spectrum,
cost anywhere from $50 to $250; notwithstanding, I have found parts of these programs riveting. Both
consider many of them very good investments. I programs can be purchased as a bundle for under
would particularly recommend the purchase of The $200.
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Healing Rhythms is an amazing software pro- Particle Editor also works with
gram that works with The Journey to Wild Divine the LightStone from The Journey,
LightStone hardware. Whereas the Journey to and it allows you to create, mod-
Wild Divine is more open ended and less didactic, ify, save, load and trade beautiful
Healing Rhythms takes you through a 15-Step particle environments that respond
Training Program to learn to reduce stress. Devel- to heart-rate variability and skin
oped in collaboration with the leading experts in response. 20 feedback settings can
the field of wellness, including Dr. Andrew Weil, be linked to 6 physiological meas-
Dr. Deepak Chopra, & Dr. Dean Ornish, Healing urements for millions of feedback combinations.
Rhythms delivers over 30 new mind/body training You choose from over 30 professional music
exercises in a step-by-step, comprehensive pro- pieces or load any .mp3 that you own. Huge back-
gram. There is ground and particle image library lets you easily
also a Grapher create new games.
Mode which
tracks your One other program bears men-
body’s signals as tioning: Cyberyoga also uses
they rise and fall the LightStone hardware,
in synch with combining the ancient wisdom
your state of of yoga with modern biofeed-
mind. This soft- back technology. In 10 min-
ware package is utes a day, you can dramati-
the best starting cally reduce stress, increase
point for any adult or teenager who is serious energy and improve sleep by
about learning to create a happy mind and healthy participating in this 30 day program.
body.
P.S. If you do order any equipment from The
Once you have the Wild Divine Program and bio- Wild Divine Company, they may ask you to
feedback hardware, you can also use the new In- name who recommended their programs. I am
ner Tube software program from Somatic Vi- proud to be an affiliate with their company.
sions. I personally recommend this program as a Feel free to mention my name as a referral, and
starting point in working with children, even those also please give them my Affiliate Code# 4721
as young as pre- if they ask.
school. In this pro-
gram, you can navi- P.S.S. Remember that relaxation techniques are
gate through di- skills. And as with any skill, your ability to relax
verse tunnel envi- improves with practice. Be patient with yourself.
ronments and try to
It takes time to reduce the negative impact of
make it out to stun-
stress on your body and to experience a greater
ning sky back-
sense of calm in your life. We are so used to being
grounds before your
tensed up and hyper-vigilant that some people
time runs out using
even experience feelings of emotional discomfort
your Wild Divine
during relaxation exercises. I strongly advise any-
LightStone! To do
one who uses biofeedback to keep a daily diary to
this you must con-
monitor use of the treatment as well as how the
trol ship speed, fog,
person feels before, during and after the therapy.
power--up size, and
This information can then be shared with a physi-
music volume by
cian or therapist to help guide the pace of the
changing your levels of relaxation as shown by
skin conductance level and heart rate variability. treatment. Your eventual goal will be to produce
It helps the user learn to relax and learn to stay the relaxation responses on your own, outside the
calm under pressure, keeping hands dry and heart therapist's office and without the help of biofeed-
rate smooth. back technology.