November
7th , 2009
About
Visualization, Meditation and Golf
This is a follow-up to my previous post about
Golf and Relaxation. A few
people expressed curiosity about this 'odd' subject matter for a sleep
aiding CD. I say there is nothing odd about it. What aids in helping people relax and
sleep is purely subjective. I have always believed that this site would
eventually grow into hundreds of relaxing audio scenarios. Unlike
conventional 'Nature Sound' recordings
(i.e. thunderstorms, crickets, birds and ocean waves) Virtual Dreams adds
context to the content of relaxing nature and natural sounds.
This promotes visualization and aids in sleep onset. Just as in meditation the section of the
human brain we are interested in is the secondary visual cortex. I have
written about this before and you can find some of my scribbling in
previous 'Sleep Thoughts'.
So, back to golf... a dreamscape that as of today I
have yet to finish (note: Twilight Golf was finished
on November 9th and is available by clicking
here) I have heard golf described as a long walk in the
park that is occasionally interrupted by hitting a ball with a stick. I
have golfed before and will golf again. There is a Zen like quality to
the game that some people find relaxing. Not everyone will 'get' the
golfing relaxation CD just as not everyone will 'get'
Thunder Train. Again, these are
subjective recordings chosen for the relaxing sounds (content) that can
be found in those scenarios and the visualization (context) that can be
enhanced through audio effects.
Using the above mentioned paradigm for future
projects one can extrapolate hundreds of scenarios. One possibility
could be a peaceful horse stable environment... while another could be a
hot air balloon ride. They could be serene or adventurous. They can
occur in our time... or in other eras. So, you might ask yourself,
if this is so effective then why did it take until 2009 for someone to
innovate it? The answer is simple. Because the timing was right. The
age of a few record companies subjectively picking what will and will not be distributed to the public
nationally is over. Just like record
companies, book and software publishers no longer control what you or I
have access to. The ability to self-publish and self-market is one of the rewards of the Internet.
If you have any ideas for future nature and natural
sound projects
email me. Some of the best
ideas for new relaxation and sleep aiding sounds have come from patrons.
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