The Long View is shared by many. Collectively it is The Monroe Institute story. We are fortunate to have books and recordings of Bob Monroe, but there are dozens of backstories, living archives rich in the history of TMI, waiting to be told.

This is part of Karen Malik’s long view. Chances are you know her — chances are Karen’s skill and commitment contributed directly to a life altering event you experienced during a TMI program. She is loved by Monroe participants for good reason.

It's the mid-1970s. The "human potential movement" is in full swing in California's Bay Area and Karen Malik is at the heart of it.

Karen had been studying with a channeled nonphysical entity for five or six years at that time, and was just completing a year of "functional silence," when her friend Chris Lenz asked her to help him put together some workshops for a guy named Robert Monroe, whom he had met through the California Institute of Integral Studies. Karen said, "sure, as long as I don't have to talk to anyone." As it turned out, the chef was a no-show and Karen ended up cooking for the 30 participants.

It wasn't until a month later at Feathered Pipe Ranch in Montana that Karen encountered Bob in the flesh. The first ten-day version of the M-5000 program (now called the Gateway Voyage) was about to take place. On arrival at Feathered Pipe, Bob handed Chris a stack of program tapes — including the new Elation Series. Karen was there to monitor the forty to sixty participants as they lay everywhere on the floor for ten days listening to Hemi-Sync®.

Karen remembers that Bob looked depressed. As Bob's friend, Joe (author, Joseph Chilton Pearce) said of him during that time, "He has a tiger by the tale and he doesn't know what to do with it."

Notwithstanding the toll Bob's perplexity about his out-of-body explorations seemed to be taking on him, participants of M-5000 were experiencing powerful, life-changing events -- breakthroughs. "They were popping off all over the place," Karen recollects.

At the end of the program, Bob asked Chris to move to Whistlefield, his property in Virginia, to work closely with him in the lab. Bob then asked Karen to develop the West Coast. She said yes.

Karen organized weekend workshops. Bob and Nancy "Scooter" Honeycutt, his step-daughter, co-trainer, and “right-hand ‘man,’” as Bob called her, would fly out to train the programs. Karen became a trainer herself through the sink-or-swim method when Bob, who was scheduled to train a program alone, called at the last minute saying he wasn't coming — that Karen would have to train it herself. From then on Karen trained all of the West Coast programs she set up.

Meanwhile, Bob purchased 800 acres in Nelson County, Virginia, and sold Whistlefield to bankroll the construction of the new Monroe Institute facilities. Karen and Chris teamed up again to train the first week-long program held in the Center. It was July, 1979. Participants were coming in while the Center construction was still in progress. Karen remembers assisting George Durette, the facilities and farm manager, to lay the kitchen floor when someone yelled, "They're coming with their suitcases!" George and Karen looked at each other in shock, dropped what they were doing, and ran upstairs to tack down the carpet at the front door.

Chris and Karen pitched in, literally resoldering some of the wiring because half of the building didn't have sound in the CHEC units. Karen stayed for months in the Center as it was being completed, lending a hand during non-program weeks. All hands were on deck as The Institute entered this new phase. “We now had our own center.”

The rest, as they say, is history. Karen has facilitated thousands of participants' journeys deep into self, into other realities, into transformation. What keeps her doing this work with TMI? "I see the tremendously meaningful results experienced by the majority of people coming through programs. It works, this tool of consciousness."

At some point Karen realized she had fulfilled her contract at the Soul level. She chose to continue. The Institute's work had become a large part of her own life's work. "Where else could I find this? To be able to hold space for the level of work done at TMI has required me to continue my own personal development on all levels. It's phenomenal -- a gift -- to me. I consider it an honor to do this work."

And how would she describe Bob Monroe? "He was a man ahead of his time, a visionary ... complex, vulnerable, curious, with an allegiance to his inner guidance that drove his life. He was conflicted about his path but driven by it. He followed through with what he was asked to do by his guidance. One thing I really respected about Bob was that he wouldn't let people put him on a pedestal or in the role of a guru."

Quick Links to learn more:

• "Scooter" - M-5000 - early days
• history of research at TMI
• Bob Monroe

Outreach facilitators are taking TMI programs to borders far and wide. In recent months TMI accredited facilitators have offered programs in such places as New York, Australia, Romania, and Japan. The latest class of Outreach facilitators completed Facilitator Training a few weeks ago. Twenty men and women completed phase II of the training and are now in the process of scheduling their presentations and mentoring workshop.

Outreach facilitators are helping TMI get it out there --

Matthew Joyce, who is now teaming up with Allyn Evans, is again hosting the Swimming with Wild Dolphin trip to Bimini. It’s scheduled for April 15^th

For more information visit http://higherselfguides.com/workshops/dolphin-excursion/ or call Matthew Joyce (1-303-539-9310)

Just in the month of January, Excursion workshops are being offered in Italy, Spain and Greece.

In the United States hosts include Kathy Streklesky, holding workshops at Esalen in Big Sur, CA—the same place that Bob Monroe and team held introductory workshops in 1976. Kathy’s next workshop will be April 6-8, 2012. To learn more about it visit: www.RegOnline.com/Esalen

Irene Blanc and Gwen Jones are offering a workshop in Dunedin, New Zealand on February 25^th and 26^th. It’s the first time New Zealander’s have participated. Welcome aboard! For more information about this email Irene.

This latest class of Outreach Facilitators not only came from Virginia, Georgia, New York, Arizona, but also traveled from Zurich, Puerto Rico, Poland and Australia.

We have three new facilitators who attended the October training class who have already scheduled their mentoring Excursion workshops in Wisconsin (Local Chapter Network Leadership Council Member Laurin Bellg), Florida (Kimberly Nunn) and Atlanta (Sylina Buehne).

Coming up this spring are offerings by:

• Cindy Bartholome in Grand Junction, Colorado and Salt Lake City Utah. and Brian Koski in Valley Springs, California.
• Stefano Roverso in Italy, offering several Excursion workshops this spring and summer. Visit his website to find out more.

If you know anyone who’d enjoy these offerings we hope you’ll spread the word to friends and family. To learn more about the many exciting projects being offered by Outreach Facilitators visit us online at http://www.monroeinstitute.org/outreach/

The office of President was combined into the office of Executive Director in order to relieve Skip of the day-to-day management responsibilities so that he can give time and energy to the research and further development of the SAM Technology and programs, such an important part of TMI's future.

We want to express our deep appreciation and thanks for taking on so many responsibilities, being there to carry us through many changing circumstances, and always ready to help where needed. We look forward to your continued support developing the SAM technology and specialized programs as we move forward.

Gratefully,

Board of Directors
The Monroe Institute

Heather is a social worker and Yoga instructor from Brooklyn, NY. She Attended the University of Maryland undergrad and received her MSW from SUNY Stoney Brook. She’s an upbeat positive person who loves to connect with like-minded folks, and share info about TMI.

Welcome, Heather!

The LCN is an important component of The Monroe Institute’s mission and direction. Local groups play a key role in supporting TMI graduates, introducing new people to Hemi-Sync® and TMI programs, and providing resources and networking opportunities. Groups are forming worldwide, we’d love to include you!

To get the ball rolling, fill out this short form online and a Local Chapter rep will get in touch:  LCN contact form

Facilitators Skip Atwater — TMI’s president, SAM progenitor, and Explorer Intensive developer — and Marinda Stopforth, led the group. The participants were there not only to experience the new program, but to provide candid feedback on both the program and technology.

Carol Sabick, Marinda Stopforth, and Skip Atwater review participant comments.

Here are some comments taken from the Explorer Imperative evaluations:

• Astounding visuals, massive amounts of information!  Amazing!
• My first experience of the new technology - really liked it.  My brain felt held or physically touched by the resonant tuning.  When done with Right and left I could feel the change discreetly.  Upon merging both sides there was nice shift to what felt like acute awareness, but in the altered state way.
• At end of exercise felt as if "returning" from somewhere, even though I didn't feel that I'd left.
• Very organic feeling with technology, strong impressions.
• Highly perceptive feeling in imagery, kinesthetic responses, sounds.
• Achieved one of the most expanded consciousness experiences of my life.
• Unusually clear visuals - felt as if in hypnogogic state...
• Was not aware of my body.  Amazing.
• Wow, almost as good as the comfort of the Monroe black box*, but created by the sound technology rather than the comfort of the black box.
• Rather vivid visuals with some crossover feeling of being there.
• No question - best TMI experience to date. Beyond exhilarated - joy!
• I liked the daily meditations!
• Would like more exercises in unity consciousness and super-love.

* black box -- our dry floatation sensory deprivation chamber in which individuals experience custom-guided personal exploration (PREP) sessions.

Additional comments contained useful input for enhancing the Explorer Imperative program.

The Explorer Imperative: a 21st century paradigm. invites you to discover the realms beyond the "bridge to other reality systems" found in Focus™ 21 with a revolutionary new audio support technology.

For a deeper look at SAM, here is a detailed description.

When using Spatial Angle Modulation (SAM) it is suggested that we make a choice of left-brain dominant, balanced, or right-brain dominant ... why? Find out HERE.

Take a brain dominance test HERE.

Dear Friends of TMI,

After much careful consideration I have decided to resign from my position as Executive Director of The Monroe Institute. My reasons for doing so are many and varied but come down to four primary desires: to have a marriage, a home, a life outside of work, and time to write. 

My main reason for taking on the Executive Director role was to give back something to an institute that has meant so very much to me personally. This I have tried to do with all my effort. 

Now it is time for me to step aside and allow someone new to continue that effort with fresh energy and enthusiasm. It is also important for the new Board of Directors to have an opportunity to hire someone of their own choosing to lead in the directions they set forth.

At the urging of the board chair and vice chair, I will stay through the end of this year to help with the transition and to fulfill my remaining speaking engagements for 2011. 

I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to serve and wish each of you great joy and success in bringing this life changing opportunity to ever increasing numbers of people. Thank you to each of you who have been so supportive of me over these past 4+ years. Your encouragement has been appreciated more than I can express.

Please know that I will strive to support the excellent work of this organization and will continue to be an ambassador to the public on its behalf at every opportunity.  

Warmest regards,

Paul Rademacher

Our deepest thanks and unconditional support go with you, Paul. You will be dearly missed.

On or about August, I put in a DEC request to help my newborn nephew who was born premature and was near death weighing in at just over 1 pound. My brother and his wife were quite distraught at the thought of losing another child.

I want to let you know that this baby, who was named Matthew, is now nearly 6 pounds in weight and is coming home tomorrow!  It has been amazing.  I wish to thank you and the DEC members who worked on him, my brother Ken, and my sister-in-law Rosemary.  They have benefited very much.  My family and I believe that DEC made all the difference.

Please convey our appreciation to DEC folks who took on this healing work.

Let them know that they helped save a life in it's very infancy and helped parents cope with fear and stress.

Warmest regards,
-Dean

To request DEC healing for yourself or another, or become a member of the Dolphin Energy Club, contact DEC@monroeinstitute.org.

• an introduced to the Institute and sound technologies that support inner exploration,
• two exercises (one in a CHEC unit and one is a group setting),
• a delicious lunch,
• time to visit the bookstore, crystal and labyrinth

Attendees’ feedback on the Open House experience has been positive. Many return to experience the full programs.

Volunteers from the TMI office staff and friends of the Institute host the Open Houses, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere that inspires our guests to explore beyond the physical realm.

Stay tuned for new Open Houses in the spring.

Carol Sabick briefs the Open House guests on what to expect.

Sound familiar? This is a state that consciousness explorers are not strangers to.

Anoesis was the Word of the Day for Monday, October 24, 2011, on Dictionary.com

Anoesis is derived from the Greek word noesis meaning reason or intellect and the prefix a-meaning not. Thus it means, no reason.