The "Original" Relaxation Tape By Elaine Kissel Ph.D now available on CD. It just can't be improved upon! This is the prefect stress reliever for everyone. Its effectiveness is validated through careful scientific study to produce the kind of ideal physical mental and emotional relaxation that lasts! For only $19.95 you can truly experience relaxation,naturally, Elaine's exclusive techniques prove once again to be superior and so effective that this recording is referred to by users as the only relaxation tape that has ever worked and kept on working, not just while listening, afterwards and every time it is heard. It is also very often purchased as a gift for loved ones. Free! Bonus track when you order on line, it’s another kind of experience of relaxation that will benefit you in many ways. Also available, the Children’s Relaxation CD… because the little ones need to learn how to relax, too. Mothers and fathers, nanny’s, teachers and all agree, it’s a relief for them as well! By the way, grown ups love this session, too! Only $15.95. Here is the scientific proof ... Elaine Kissel’relaxation CD works! When Elaine Kissel first recorded her now famous Original Relaxation Tape, she wanted to make it available to every stressed out person in the world. However, only if it was going to produce real and lasting relaxation. It is typical of Dr. Elaine Kissel’s higher standards of practice to approach things from a scientific as well as well informed, experienced and intuitive perspective;so before she released it for sale to the general public; she did a careful study its effectiveness. She would only allow it to be sold if it proved to have the most desired effect: After all, there were, (and still are) many relaxation tapes already on the market. Most people reported, though, that they either didn't’ work at all, or after several times hearing them people said that they failed to produce the relaxation response. Also, by all reports, the carry over effect from them was minimal if any. What was needed was proof that Elaine Kissel’s relaxation tape worked the way people needed it to. The year was 1980, a working weekday early in the month of December; the scientific project began with biofeedback to test the tapes effectiveness. Volunteers,10 subjects (none of whom were Dr. Kissel’s hypnotherapy clients) were measured on galvanic skin resistance instruments (GSR). This machine measures the minute changes in the activity of the sweat glands at the finger tips: the dryer the finger tips the calmer the subject, the wetter the more stress is in the subject. Hence, "Don’t sweat the small stuff" advice! Also an electroencephalograph,(brain waves monitor - EEG) machine was used and set to read anything within certain beta, alpha and theta brain wave patterns to determine responses during, after and long term carry over effectiveness of the Original Relaxation Tape. 15 minute baseline readings were taken from each subject, during which they were monitored for their GSR and EEG levels when each person first arrived at the Elaine Kissel Hypnosis Center. All registered within the normal beta ranges. These are active brain waves from 13 to 26 cycles per second or higher on the EEG which is common when people are going about their ordinary awake states (eyes open). The GSR monitor showed that they were fluctuating between various levels of stress; the visual read out showed all the changes commonly noted in subjects responding to some kind of subjective stress inducers in the environment. I.E. Being in an unfamiliar room among people not already acquainted with; and of course the instruments and the "test" type of situation. Their responses to induced stress were also monitored, and all indicated their sensitivity to any suggestion that may produce a fight or flight response. They were then asked to close their eyes and relax as best they could on their own and were given fifteen minutes to do so, during that time they were being monitored on the biofeedback, EEG and GSR. No significant signs of stress reduction were recorded. Except that the usual changes that are to be expected when a subject closes his or her eyes, in which case the production of alpha 8-13 CPS began to appear occasionally but was short lived. The usual ragged mix of alpha and beta were quite evident in this phase. Readings were taken fifteen minutes later and then again just prior to their listening to the Original Relaxation Tape. Rarely did any of the subjects produce anything other than beta and the fast alpha waves during this time, and then only briefly. Each individual was also asked at each stage of the base line readings to report their subjective assessment of their levels of relation. Even though some subjects reported feeling somewhat more relaxed, the readings on the instruments contradicted the subjective experience reported by the subjects. Proving also that the relaxation response is not familiar to many people. Each subject then listened to The Original Relaxation Tape all the while being monitored. In all but one case, within a few minutes the EEG readings were showing slow alpha ranges : 8-13: and in some cases theta waves, then 4-8 CPS were often seen; the latter is a state of deep relaxation wherein a person becomes drowsy, emotions calmer, the body and the mind quieter. All subjects showed consistently smoother less ragged slower alpha wave patterns. The GSR signals showed the same improved states of relaxation, dryer and more stable /less reactive readings. The subjective reports of the experience were all similar, such as, "I have never been that relaxed while sitting up before," or "That was such a beautiful experience." "I thought I was relaxed before, but never like that." "That was effortless relaxation, I didn't’ even have to do anything, it just happened!" I've got loads of relaxation tapes; none of them has ever done THAT for me!" "WOW! Now that’s what I call relaxation!" Subjects were then asked to get up, move around, chat with staff etc., and then were monitored again in fifteen minutes. They showed the slower alpha ranges as soon as they closed their eyes. The one subject who had not shown alpha waves, (although she did show signs of being relaxed on the GSR) showed them at this time. Subjects were asked to return for reports and monitoring again 24 hours later. They all reported that they felt the relaxation had stayed with them throughout the day and reported better sleep that night after the taped session; even though they had been to work and or carried on their normal every day activities during the day of the follow up. They also reported that they had felt calmer than usual through to the time of the new readings. The GSR and EEG readings at that time proved that they had indeed maintained the relaxed state and were still producing larger than normal amounts of alpha mixed with beta in their ordinary awake state, and when asked to just think about The Original Relaxation Tape, their slow alpha increased significantly and their GSR readings showed less stress withheld in their bodies; and their stress responses less dramatic when their relaxation was challenged. In other words, the relaxation had stayed with them at least until the next day. And they were less reactive to stress. NOTE: The one subject who seemed not to be producing alpha was tested again and it was discovered that she had "dropped" into the theta ranges, a deeper ( relaxed) smoother regular wave pattern. Since we were testing for beta -alpha ranges and not the deeper theta ranges only the first day, we could not see she had shifted below the level the instruments were set to read. Keeping in touch with the subjects in the study over a period of a year, the reports were that the tape continued to relax them profoundly and that they were also more relaxed in general in their every day lives. This relaxation session has to be experienced to understand and appreciate how powerfully effective it is. As one subject said, "Words cannot describe that feeling." It is said that it is Dr. Kissel’s voice alone has magical qualities. All agree that her pacing, the originality of the phrasings, her ability to evoke the relaxation response using natural yet powerful methodology is what makes this recording so incredibly effective. If you think you have experienced relaxation before, now listen to this CD and discover, without effort on your part, that you are able to become relaxed and stay relaxed! Track two is a bonus. Dr. Kissel wants you to have some variety in your relaxation experiences, and be sure that everyone does indeed have the kind of guidance into relaxation that suits their individual needs. Read about other things Dr. Kissel can do for you! Hypnosis with Dr. Kissel is not like with anyone else. Her gift is not only in her exclusive methods of inducing hypnosis, (always designed specifically for the person she is working with) it is in her genius for using the hypnotic states to their best advantage. Her exclusive Mind Mastery, mind training course, the powerful Weight Control Seminar are just a few of her creations to assist her clients in getting the kinds of results from their hypnotherapy programs that last a lifetime. |
