Jeanne Achterberg, PhD (1942 – 2012),

In 2001, Time magazine named her one of six innovators of alternative medicine for the 21st century.

“Jeanne has reminded us that most, if not all, natural healing systems, from dream therapy to modern hypnotherapy and psychoimmunology, make use of images presented to patients who are in a state near sleep. In this context, the Ganzfeld procedure would appear to hold great promise as a self-healing tool, since it possesses exactly those two characteristics and is quite easy to use.”

Dr. Elmer Green, prominent biofeedback pioneer, reports:

Those producing theta waves become highly creative and experience “integrative experiences leading to feelings of psychological well-being.  Increased learning ability, creativity, mental clarity, intelligence, and intuition… and positive changes in mental and emotional health.  With the creation of new neural pathways, more choices are available. Herein lies the theoretical explanation for the amazing personality changes researchers have reported in subjects using technology to change brainwave patterns.

According to Michael Hutchinson, author of Megabrain Power

“Research clearly indicates that theta waves increase creativity, super learning, integrative experiences, and memory. While adults are rarely produce theta, children are in a theta state most of the time—up to the age of around six, children produce mostly theta waves. The amount of theta progressively decreases as the child grows into adulthood. In other words, children spend most of their time in what we adults would call a trancelike, altered state of consciousness, and one that is extremely open and receptive, highly conducive to the learning of new information and the creation of memories."