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Mind State Management
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• It was essentially passive in nature, requiring no active direction from the user.
• It was relatively inexpensive and portable.
• It was a safe, natural, and drug-free alternative.
• It could be used in private and be programmed to meet the user’s needs.
• It could be adapted for use in social or group contexts.
LSMs were being promoted as the ultimate replacement for therapists, counsellors,
and stress management consultants. They were destined to become a panacea for vir-
tually all modern difficulties. People on both the West and East coasts began to flock
to “Brain Gyms” for a mental health break.
But the fad died as quickly as it flourished. What happened? Overexcitement likely
created unrealistic expectations. Consumers thought that all they had to do was turn
on the devices and everything in their stressful lives would be resolved. This notion
is as realistic as thinking you will become a great writer as soon as you purchase a
typewriter. Another barrier was lack of portability. Mental fitness centers required the
consumer to leave their home or work environment to gain access to the technology,
instead of the technology coming to the consumer. Those who ran the centers, while
technically adept and effective marketers, often did not have the psychological ex-
pertise to adapt the LSM technology to specific and complex needs of the user. Con-
sumers had hardware, but without adequate guidance as to how to use it.
What was needed was the “software of the mind” to translate LSM potential into
reality. A leading publication in the field of neurotechnology called for the need to
develop a support system of training, instructional tools and programs—a guided
hands-on approach to help the user go beyond a few novelty sessions (Hutchison,
Megabrain Report
, 1992). The real secret lay in enticing the participant to stay with
the training long enough for a beneficial effect to be realized. What is often required
is gentle encouragement, enthusiasm, and a set of focusing instructions that are easy
to follow. Rather than having a few programs meant to meet everyone’s needs, it
made sense to develop customized programs for specialized purposes. And finally,
since guided imagery used to meet those needs can be enhanced with LSMs, then
why not offer audiotapes? The listener could absorb the process of change in an
effortless manner, allowing the ideas to be absorbed in more receptive states. The
resources of a pool of professionals experienced with using and customizing the skills
of mind state management was needed, experts who could design and program ses-
sions, and produce the audiotape to accompany the sessions.
In 1992, Theta Technologies began the process of developing a product that would
offer all these advantages. The result is the Mind’sEye, with the collected knowledge
of 17 specialists in the field of neurotechnology. Many of the session authors are
ex perienced psychotherapists, neurolinguistic programmers, hypnotherapists, and
researchers with direct experience using LSMs in their practice over the past five to
ten years. They feature complex light and sound combinations, binaural beats, over-
lapping sounds, and other special audio-effects.