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Biomonitoring Workshop

The biomonitor (also called a galvanic skin response meter or simply "meter") traces its roots all the way back to C.S. Féré, a French physician in 1888. Since then, it has been used extensively in psychotherapy. Carl G. Jung, for instance, used it in connection with word-association tests. It has also been used as one of the measurements taken in a polygraph ("lie-detector") recording. As a facilitator, the biomonitor is useful in providing additional physical indicators that reflect what is going on in the viewer's mental environment.

TIR and Applied Metapsychology facilitators follow the viewer's stated interest in deciding what to address in a viewing session, even when the meter indicates it would be more fruitful to address something else. This is a prime example of how facilitators are person-centered and always consider the viewer the authority on his/her mental environment and on what needs to be changed. At the same time, facilitators make note of meter indications of "charge" as sometimes the meter is registering on things not yet available in the viewer's conscious awareness. In doing so, the facilitator gets a "heads up" on what is moving up to the viewer's awareness threshold.

The meter can also alert the facilitator to any actual or perceived mistakes he/she may make in session. The meter will register immediately on facilitator evaluation, for example, even before the viewer consciously realized that he is being judged. Using a meter can turn a good facilitator into an expert facilitator!

Objectives & Outline for the 2-day Biomonitoring Workshop

  • Ability to use a biomonitor to:
    • Identify charged items for case planning
    • Monitor viewing progress during session
    • Spot the beginning of an end point for a technique or session
    • Be alert to impending session disturbances before the viewer gets charged up
  • Comfort in explaining the biomonitor's use
    • Orientation without setting up a distraction
  • Practice in:
    • Setting up the meter for use in session
    • Assessing by exploring, inquiring, listing, selecting, and calling items
    • Accurate needed observation
    • Identifying false meter responses
    • Spotting end points
    • Meter guiding
Key elements for success as a TIR & metapsychology facilitator are:
  • Technique & Protocol
  • Confidence

    Skillful use of the biomonitor increases efficiency in facilitating viewing techniques and builds confidence.

    Workshop participants are not required to bring a biomonitor to the workshop, although they are welcome to do so if they would like to train on their own meter. The workshop will cover the use of a 360 round dial meter face as well as the traditional 180 meter dial with a set position.

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