The TMI Brochure

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THE MONROE INSTITUTE®

Dedicated

to the

exploration of

human consciousness



CONTENTS

SOMETHING OF VALUE ............................................ 3

BEGINNINGS ............................................................. 3

THE NANCY P ENN CENTER .................................... 4

R OBERTS MOUNTAIN RETREAT ................................. 5

OUR R ESEARCH: THE SCIENCE of S OUND .............. 6

TMI and IONS ........................................................ 6

GATEWAY VOYAGE® ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... .. .. . 7

GUIDELINES®.... .. .................. . . . . . . . . . . ....... . .. ... 8

LIFELINE .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . ...

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...... .. .. .. . 8EXPLORATION 27® ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 8

HEARTLINE .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. . 9

MEMBERSHIPS: A SHARED V ISION ......................... 9

OUR B OARD OF ADVISORS AND

DIRECTORS .................................. 10

FOR M ORE I NFORMATION .................................... 10

“ The exploration of human

consciousness is the next

great frontier. It emerges from the very core of what it means to be, to perceive,

to experience, to search for meaning. Therefore,what we do at TMI is not ancillary to the human

condition; it is central

and of critical importance.”

Paul Rademacher

Executive Director



SOMETHING OF V ALUE

The Institute's seminar programs, workshops, and related educational materials encourage the evolution and growth of

consciousness through personal experience. These experiences, explorations of consciousness, offer something of value

to the public. As with any credible educational curriculum, participants develop new approaches to ways of thinking and

being, a different overview, a changed perspective from which life itself takes on new significance. With these profound

programs, workshops, and educational materials comes the realization that we are more than our physical bodies.

R OBERT A. MONROE

1915—1995

BEGINNINGS

The Monroe Institute was founded by Robert A. Monroe, a former broad-

casting executive who in 1958 began to undergo spontaneous experiences

that drastically altered his life. One night, he found himself floating over

his physical body via a “second body." He soon learned to explore

locales beyond conventional concepts of time and space. Robert Monroe

documented these experiences in Journeys Out of the Body, (Doubleday,1971; published in eight languages worldwide), in Far Journeys

(Doubleday, 1985), and in Ultimate Journey (Doubleday, 1994).

Robert Monroe formed a research group and began investigating methodsand techniques of accelerated learning in the late 1950s. That investigation

led to remarkable discoveries dealing with the very nature of human con-sciousness and an audio-guidance technology that provides its users the

opportunity to achieve personal goals by facilitating and sustaining a focused,

highly productive, coherent mind-brain state.

In the early 1970s, The Monroe Institute evolved from the original research

group and began conducting learning seminars in the exploration of con-

sciousness using the audio-guidance technology. These seminars were held at

various sites in the United States and abroad until 1979, when a permanent

facility was built in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

Thousands of people have attended the Institute’s life-enhancing residential

seminar programs and workshops. Worldwide, millions more have benefited

from "Outreach" workshops and audio-guidance educational materials, learning

exercises available for home-use in a variety of audio formats.

The Monroe Institute, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, operates as an

education and research organization dedicated to the exploration of human

consciousness and the welfare of humankind. Charitable activities include

college scholarships and donations to other selected nonprofit organizations, as

well as providing information, material support and publication of like-minded

consciousness research efforts.

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THE W AY TODAY

The Monroe Institute’s residential programs are conducted at the Nancy Penn Center and at Roberts Mountain Retreat.

Located in the pastoral foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, these special facilities were constructed to maximize the

effectiveness of the audio-guidance process and to provide a uniquely supportive environment for personal exploration.

THE NANCY PENN CENTER

This residential center houses 24 participants and offers each the use

of a private CHEC (Controlled Holistic Environmental Chamber)

unit. The CHEC unit provides isolation from light and extraneous

sounds. Inside the CHEC units, participants lie down and relax in

solitude, and it is here that the learning adventure begins. Under the

direction of a team of experienced facilitators, an audio network feeds

special audio-guidance exercises to each unit. These exercises are

received through headphones or speakers. Each CHEC unit contains

lighting that can be adjusted in both color and intensity. The CHECunit is also used as a place for sleep. Supported throughout the night

by relaxing and soothing sounds from an overhead speaker system,

participants awaken refreshed, energized, and ready to meet the new

experiences of the day.

The Nancy Penn Center has full dining facilities, the Fox Den,

a debriefing room for group discussions, and exercise and

massage rooms. The roof deck offers panoramic views of the Blue

Ridge and the stars at night. Evening presentations are held in David

Francis Hall, complete with audiovisual facilities for large-screenmultimedia presentations.

The Bob Monroe Research Lab is housed in an adjacent building.

It is here that basic research, the heart of past and future activities

of the organization, is conducted. Guidelines program participantsexperience a Personal Resources Exploration Program(PREP)session conducted in the lab’s specially designed isolation booth.

Program participants can enjoy forest walking trails, meditation spots

along a creek and atop the ridges, and swimming in Lake Miranon.

“Before Gateway, I left home to go somewhere.

I learned I left somewhere and found home.”

— a Gateway participant

For many program graduates, the Center has

become a symbol of home and of freedom.

Lake Miranon

Each exercise is monitored by a program trainer.

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ROBERTS MOUNTAIN RETREAT

Robert and Nancy Monroe’s former home has been

transformed into an extension of The Monroe Institute

to accommodate the increased demand for advanced

programs. Located approximately two miles from the

Nancy Penn Center, Roberts Mountain Retreat pro-

vides spectacular views and an intimate homelike

ambience.

In addition to the renovation of Bob and Nancy’s ele-

gant residence, an annex facility with additional

CHEC units was constructed to provide a comfortable

and inviting setting for twenty participants to navigate

their inner landscapes.

Participants have the opportunity to attend sessions in

the log cabin where Bob Monroe worked and wrote

his third book, Ultimate Journey. A new isolation

chamber extends outward from Bob’s cabin. The booth is

equipped for physiological monitoring of individuals

exploring expanded states of awareness.

During breaks, participants may enjoy breathtaking

scenery or relax by a soothing water garden for addi-

tional inspiration. Nature trails and a swimming pool

are also available for exercise and relaxation.

“I have taken and enjoyed both the Gateway and the Lifeline

programs at The Monroe Institute, and have used the tech-

niques I learned there in both my personal and my professional

life. Robert Monroe’s work, now expertly carried out by his suc-

cessors, provides shortcuts to deeper states of consciousness

that take years of meditation to reach.”

— Barbara Brennan, author of Hands of Light

and founder of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing

Bob and Nancy Monroe’s former home;

Executive Director Paul Rademacher; the log cabin;the community dining room at Roberts Mountain Retreat

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Paul Rademacher, Exec. Dir.



OUR R ESEARCH: THE SCIENCE OF SOUND

Research conducted by The Monroe Institute is directed solely to the development of methods and techniques that will

aid others in the evolution and growth of human consciousness. Conventional scientific procedures are employed when-

ever feasible, but research is not limited to such processes. With the use of two systems of measurement, conventional

and non-conventional, it is possible to validate much of TMI’s methods and techniques by standards of interest to theconventional scientist and researcher. This dual system often brings forth information and data not encountered or under

stood through typical studies. It is such material that stimulates even greater research effort.

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Research on the audio-guidance process has been ongoing for over four

decades. Today this effort is concentrated in three distinct areas:

• Clinical and applied research done by members of the

Institute’s Professional Membership.

• Research done by universities and institutional laboratories.

• Applied and technical research done at the Institute.

Thanks to the cooperation of notable professionals, medical institutions,

and universities, the scientifically proven and clinically applied audio-

guidance technology has earned international acclaim and continues to

be the focus of a variety of specialized research projects.

TMI AND THE IN ST IT UT E O F NOETIC SCIENCES

S TR AT EG IC PA RT NE RS I N T HE E VO LU TI ON O F H UM AN C ON SC IO US NE SS

The Monroe Institute (TMI) and the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) have joined together to

offer TMI programs at IONS’ transformative learning center in scenic Petaluma, CA.

TMI and IONS are dedicated to the exploration of human consciousness and discovering the

many possibilities of human potential that may enhance our evolution on the planet. TMI

programs are a method of discovery where one can explore different states of conscious-

ness through direct experience. By exploring our internal world, we are able to understand in

greater depth the nature of our own reality and our relationship to the universe.

The scientifically-based and clinically proven audio-guidance technology is utilized as a tool to

access nonordinary states of awareness that assist us in knowing that we are more than our

physical bodies. Let aTMI programs guide you on your own personal journey inward.



OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

The Monroe Institute’s residential programs are dedicated to the development of human consciousness. Through explor-

ing profound states of expanded awareness, the individual comes to know and better understand his or her total self.

TMI does not provide a new belief system, and individuals from all walks of life, professions, and religious backgrounds

have attended TMI programs. The only philosophical point you are asked to consider as a serious possibility is that you

are more than your physical body.

“One Gateway Voyage alumnus, the ninety-one-year-old head of a Zen Buddhist temple...believes that

Gateway Voyage students can reach meditation states in a week that took him years of sitting.

His temple now uses audio cassettes from The Monroe Institute as a training tool.”

—The Wall Street Journal

THE G ATEWAY V OYAGE

The heart of The Monroe Institute programs is the Gateway Voyage.

This six-d ay intensive learning adventure is a prerequisite for all other

residential programs and provides participants with tools for:

• development and exploration of human consciousness

• expansion of one’s awareness

• willful control of that awareness

• deeper levels of self-discovery

• communication with and visits to other energy systems and

realities

You are introduced to:

Focus 10: the first stage in separation of mind-consciousness from

physical reality. “Mind awake/body asleep” is a deeply relaxed state

in which your awareness of physical sensory input is reduced, yet the

mind is alert and attentive to experience. This gives birth to an aware-

ness that you exist with or without the physical body.

Focus 12: a state of expanded awareness in which you can become

more conscious of inner resources and guidance; a powerful and empow-

ering state which readily lends itself to many diverse applications.

Focus 15: a state of “no time” in which you explore beyond the

constraints of time and place. Opportunities are abundant for establish-

ing communication with larger aspects of self.

Focus 21: like deep (delta) sleep, but with a significant difference. You

are fully “awake” and conscious, directing the action, as you exploremore deeply your personal self and the far reaches of other realities.

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Program participants develop close bonds

and lasting friendships.

Skip Atwater, President



GUIDELINES

Guidelines offers still another step in the development of a more complete understand-

ing of self. The theme of Guidelines is to assist the individual in learning methods

through which communication can be established with one’s Total Self, Inner Self

Helper, Guidance, NonPhysical Friends or Universal Consciousness. With practice, a person can learn to access quickly and directly whatever information is needed. Our

goal is to make such lines of communication as natural as possible, so that during a

business meeting, for example, one can calmly and serenely access the communication

skills learned and apply them appropriately within the context of the situation.

Also included is direct training relating to the ability to work in partnership with

nonphysical energy to heal oneself and others. In an isolation booth equipped

with physiological monitoring devices, each participant has a Personal Resources

Exploration Program (PREP) session during the Guidelines program.

L IFELINE

Lifeline participants experience validation that they will survive physical death,

and become familiar with the pathways that lie beyond physical reality. You

explore additional Focus levels:

Focus 22: where humans still in the physical can have partial consciousness, remem-

bered as dreams, deliriums, and patterns induced through chemicals.

Focus 23: inhabited by humans who have recently exited physical existence and have

not adapted to such change.

Focus 25: the Belief System territories where those who have exited the physical areresiding in a particular belief system.

Focus 27: the Reception Center, Way Station, or Park, designed to ease the trauma

and shock of the transition out of physical reality.

Lifeline is a multifaceted graduate program with service as a primary emphasis.

Service Here by sending healing energy to those who request it, and service There

by making contact with departed souls who need assistance in moving forward.

Many participants realize that they are also retrieving lost parts and fragments of

themselves and thus coming into more wholeness, completion, and balance.

EXPLORATION 27 Exploration 27 provides a week of immersion within Focus 27. While there, par-

ticipants explore the Education Center, Healing and Regeneration Center, and

Planning Center, and receive information relevant to their own personal quests as

well as insights relating to the “larger picture.” Special features include visits to

the center of the Earth—a sacred journey often filled with revelations and appre-

ciation for our Mother and her many precious gifts. Opportunities also allow for

exploration beyond Focus 27 into previously uncharted territories. Open only to

graduates of Lifeline.

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“Bob devoted the last 30 years of

his life to sharing what he had

learned with others, while he kept

experimenting and learning him-

self. The Monroe Institute and its

training programs are as great a

testament to his competence and

kindness as could be given. Many

people have had deep experiences

which have markedly enhanced

the spiritual aspects of their lives

in these programs. His books have

had, and continue to have, an even

wider reach. These legacies are

not just a great gift to knowledge,

but a real service to people who

are plagued by doubts and unful-

filled spiritual longings.”

—Charles T. Tart, PhD, interna-

tionally known for his research

and books on altered states of

consciousness.



MEMBERSHIPS

Program and workshop tuition, purchases of related educational materials, and tax-deductible donations all serve tofurththe benevolent work of The Monroe Institute. Membership is yet another way to give something of value to others. You

membership fees support the Institute while at the same time providing an objective declaration of your personal intent to

participate in the evolution of human consciousness.

HEARTLINE

This graduate program is about creating heartspace, self love,

self trust, and nonjudgmental acceptance. Using a basic down-

to-earth approach and inner processing, participants utilize the

tools and Focus levels that have already proven to be so effec-

tive. Learning that we are indeed more than our physical bodies

assists with understanding that we are more than our emotional

bodies and our personalities. In order to achieve this, it is neces-

sary to explore those areas within that prevent basic self-trust and

self-acceptance. Through Heartline, participants learn to let go of

their blocks; the energetic shields they hold in order to protect

themselves and their hearts from old and new perceived fears.

Heartline is not about renouncing the left brain or rational self. It

is an invitation to open, welcome, and allow the heart—the feel-

ing connection—to come into balance and thereby move into a

greater wholeness and expanded awareness of self.

OTHER PROGRAMS

The Institute offers residential programs other than those discussed

here and new programs are always being designed and implemented

on an on-going basis. Please visit our website for information on

these programs as well as programs in German, French, Spanish,

Japanese, and more. David Francis Hall

“You have created a safe, peaceful place where each of us can look within to see our universe.”

—a Guidelines participant

SPECIAL MEMBER PRICING

Purchases from our online TMI Store, programs, and

workshops are discounted for our members to provide

them with the greatest opportunity to participate in the

evolution of human consciousness.

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

Different Membership Levels provide a variety of

benefits based on participation and involvement.

EXCLUSIVE MEMBER PUBLICATIONS

THE FOCUS: Stay abreast of Institute activities with the

TMI Focus. This online publication has updates on

programs, research, and informative articles. (Va. Code Section 13.1-837).

and, therefore, do not constitute corporate-governance "Membership" as defined by Virginia state law

Various TMI membership levels are not considered "Members" as the term is used in the Virginia statute

The JOURNAL:This online publication provides

state-of-the-art reporting on consciousness research. The

Journal also provides fir st-hand accounts of r ecent

innovations and applications using technology in a broad

range of professional arenas such as wellness, education,

psychotherapy, the arts and organizational development.

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Special Thanks To Our Members

Your commitment to the development and evolution

of human consciousness through your association with

The Monroe Instituteiscommendable and deserving of

our never-ending heartfelt gratitude .



BOARD OF ADVISORS

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & RESEARCH

The Monroe Institute

365 Roberts Mountain Road

Faber, Virginia 22938

Phone: 434-361-1252 Toll-free: 866-881-3440 Fax: 434-361-1237

[email protected] www.monroeinstitute.org

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

James Beal, MS Engineer

Wilson Bullard, PhD Biochemist

Gregory D. Carroll, PhD Professor of Music

Harriet Carter, JD Attorney

Joseph Gallenberger, PhDClinical Psychologist

Helene Guttman, PhD Research Consultant

Fowler Jones, EdD Psychologist

Suzanne Evans Morris, PhDSpeech-Language Pathologist

Joseph Chilton Pearce Author

Carol Sabick, LLB, MBA Energetic Medicine

Jill Russell, LCSP Remedial Therapist

Peter Russell, MA, DCS Author/Futurist

Ronald Russell, MA Author

David G. Stanley, MDSurgeon

Charles Tart, PhD Member Emeritus

Constance Townsend, MD Physician

Stanley Townsend, PhD Physicist/Engineer

Brian D. Daley, MD Physician

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

George GriffithBoard Chairman

New Market, VA

Paul Rademacher Executive Director The Monroe Institute

Skip Atwater PresidentThe Monroe Institute

Eric Daulhouser, CPA BusinessmanThe Monroe Institute

Virginia Colburn, JDLawyer

Faber, VA

Al Dahlberg, MD, PhDProfessor Brown University



THE MONROE INSTITUTE

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FAX: (434) 361-1237 i nfo @monroeinstitute.org ww.monroeinstitute.org

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