leilahpublications/sensory/ Sensory deprivation does bring one to an inception of what ‘death’ could be like for the psyche and consciousness. Sensory deprivation, or Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST), is a technique by which sensory input (sound, light, smell, etc.) is minimized. This practice encourages an extremely deep level of relaxation. REST is typically conducted in a float tank, in which the person is suspended in a solution of warm water and Epsom salt without sound or light. This relaxation technique produces significant physical and mental benefits. In the 1950s, sensory deprivation experiments were conducted to determine the effects of restricted environmental stimulation on mental and physical functions. For 24 hours a day, students were confined to a bed in cramped cubicles with their vision and hearing blocked by various means, such as opaque goggles and U-shaped pillows around their heads. The students’ physical and psychological functions quickly deteriorated under these harsh conditions. In 1954, Dr. John Lilly, a neurophysiologist at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, developed the Floatation Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique. By suspending a person in water, external stimuli (such as light and sound) were reduced almost completely, but without the harsh conditions of similar experiments ::: Read on at leilahpublications/! #science #HolisticHealth #Healthcare #Obamacare #Medicine #yoga Dr. Mostafa Mahmoud #SensoryDeprivation #Entheogens #Erowid
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