WHY WE USE LIGHT AND SOUND TECHNOLOGY

The utilization of light and sound therapies has been prevalent in the therapeutic arena for over 15 years. Dr. Rayma Ditson Sommer, PhD. and her late husband Dr. Rolf Sommer, have been pioneers in this field and have had marvelous results using this modality. As of late, interest has increased with an explanation of how light and sound works and when it can be used efficiently in therapeutic regimens becoming necessary.

Light and sound technology is successful because the greatest needs of our brain are nutrition and light. Other stimulation such as sound is also necessary but is secondary.

Daily amounts of light are mandatory for peak performance and rehabilitation.

Our lives consist of a constant struggle for balance between what is inside us and what is provided by the outside world. Light is in charge of the energy coming from the outside and our brains are in charge of the energies inside us. For this reason, the brain must rely on its ability to transform the sun’s energy for survival use. When this source of energy is not available, a substitute must be found to allow for our brain to provide us with necessary energy. One such reliable substitute is light and sound technology.

The brain uses this substitute energy force to expand cognitive ability for learning, creativity, insight and redirection of psychological scripts. All rely on this source for energy. Most therapies operate on the premise that change requires learning. Since learning happens through relaxation and redirection, the brain becomes the primary player in any approach to change.

Because the brain is electric and operates by frequency, light and sound is a perfect modality. Light and sound technology operates on electric frequencies called Hz., better known as cycles per second. Through frequency, light and sound can provide a friendly, useable energy input for the brain. Communication between the two is provided as the lights send a coded message across all areas of the brain including the all important visual cortex. Since brain cells are highly sensitive to light, they act as light transducers and can translate the flickering light stimulus into the brain. The result being a response as the lights are seen by the retina through closed eyelids. The brain is required to function in differing brain waves depending on the task at hand. For instance, if creativity is the goal, it is a researched fact that the brain must activate certain levels of the Theta brain wave and couple them with amounts of Alpha brain wave, depending on what outcome is desired. If rehabilitation is an issue, the brain wave must be operating at the Delta level to allow secretion of the growth hormone for healing to take place.

Development of improved learning and coping skills are some of the more popular uses for light and sound therapy. Many people in the business world must rely on daily inputs of creative thoughts. This is not possible when stress and anxieties are the attitude of the day. The periodic use of an Alpha program increases productivity. The enhanced need for creative healing has given rise to a new market for therapeutic use of light and sound.

The field of hypnotherapy was one of the first to utilize light and sound for thought and behavioral change. The first light and sound machine was presented to the IMDHA at a conference nine years ago. Many therapists have been using it before, during, and after sessions to enhance their sessions.

You can learn more about LIGHT AND SOUND in Bryan’s class, May 6 and 7.