Wake-REM

R.E.M. stands for rapid eye movement, a stage in sleep that occurs several times a night, when dreaming most often occurs. In this stage, metabolism, immunity and the healing process is heightened, rejuvenating the mind and body by helping the sleeper to activate important functions of the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system which depends on healthy circadian rhythmicity.

During the night, we go through different sleep cycles, from NREM to REM more than once, which characterizes this cycle as an Ultradian Cycle (cycle repeated within 24 hours).

NREM1

The lightest stage of sleep. The EEG brain frequency is slightly slower than during wake time. There is muscle tone present in the skeletal muscles and breathing occurs at a regular rate. Everything starts to slow down, including eye movement. There is a sensation of falling with sudden muscle contractions called hypnic myoclonic or jerk. Brain waves spike between theta to beta.

NREM2

As the body prepares to enter deep sleep, the sleeper is less able to be awakened. Stage 2 sleep is characterized by 'saw tooth waves' and sleep spindles allowing brain waves to slow. As eye movement stops, heart rate slows and body temperature decreases.

NREM3

Called ‘Slow Wave Sleep’ (SWS), N3 emits a much slower frequency with high amplitude signals mostly through delta waves. A sleeper in deep SWS is often difficult to awaken. There is no eye movement or muscle activity and when people are awoken from this stage, there is a disorientation and sometimes a feeling of intense paralysis.

REM

Associated with dreaming. EEG readings in REM resembles wake states, as the eyes begin to move, breathing becomes more erratic and irregular and heart rate increases. In REM sleep, brain activity increases again, meaning sleep is not as deep. Usually, REM sleep arrives in the first hour and a after sleep occurs. The first REM period lasts about 10 minutes. Each REM stage that follows gets longer and longer.

DREAMING AWAKE

The body's neural oscillations separate Wake from Sleep. As such, our brain regions and functions were carefully designed over Deep History to inhibit REM awareness during Wake, when Beta-Gamma alertness is prioritized over Delta-Theta slowness and drowsiness. When we allow REM stages to take place during the Day, very old patterns are reconditioned, shifting oscillatory sequences which took millions of years to program and congeal.

The Playlists designed for our processes mimic the stages of sleep, allowing the body to access its while awake, increasing our recovery time and potentiating neuroplasticity in the brain. By using only music/Sound and the body's innate ability to heal and dream, this process offers non-invasive approaches to overall health.

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NREM3

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DREAMING AWAKE

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