Sleep-Learning (Hypnopedia)
One third
of our life is spent sleeping. For the average person, that
translates to approximately 22 years of life. How would you like
to reclaim the third of your life for learning and memory
retention and for self-improvement and personal development?
The human
body needs sleep so giving up sleep is not an option. But, you
can leverage that “down time” with a technique called
sleep-learning to make the nighttime hours more productive.
Sleep-learning is a process that allows information to bypass
the noisy conscious mind and go directly to the subconscious
mind. During sleep, the conscious mind slips to its lowest level
while the subconscious mind continues to function at normal
levels. Because the critical, logical conscious mind offers
little interference at this time, the subconscious mind had the
greatest control over thought.
Science
has proven that we have the ability to learn during sleep. In
fact, our brains remain active the majority of our sleeping
hours. The difference is that our conscious mind rules during
waking hours and our subconscious mind takes over during times
of sleep and deep relaxation. It just so happens that our
subconscious mind absorbs information incredibly well.
The
subconscious mind is like a personal secretary that never
sleeps. It receives information, processes, organizes and stores
information. Unlike the logical conscious mind that constantly
questions; the subconscious mind receives all information
without question and without resistance. It simply receives the
information and stores it for future use.
The idea
of sleep learning is far from new. Its principles were known to
the ancient Egyptians. As a true science, sleep learning emerged
in the early 1900s. Max Sherover, a sleep learning pioneer,
produced the first sleep learning machine in the 1930s by
combining a record player, electric clock and a speaker.
The most
widely used sleep learning tools today are subliminal audio
tapes and CDs. With these recordings, information is planted
deep in the recesses of our fertile subconscious minds.
Sleep
learning can be used for learning a second language, remembering
facts for an upcoming quiz or for self improvement aspects like
losing weight, increasing confidence or breaking unwanted
habits.
All you
need to do is repeat the desired message over and over while the
conscious mind is relaxed. The brain memorizes the repeated
information and then files it for later usage.
It is easy
to get in the habit of sleep learning. All you do is turn on the
CD or tape player and go to sleep. For the most successful
sleep-learning experience, you will need;
·
A CD or tape
cassette player with a “loop” feature, that plugs into an
electrical outlet.
·
A timing control
device (often used to automatically turn Christmas lights on and
off).
The loop
feature on the CD or tape player ensures adequate repetition.
The timer allows you to set the amount of time the messages will
play. Four to six hours is an adequate amount of time to play
sleep-learning messages, though many people choose to play the
messages during the entire asleep period.
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