Jim Hardt
Biography:
Dr. James V. Hardt serves as the President and founder of Biocybernaut Institute, Inc. He holds a B.S. in Physics from Carnegie Institute of Technology, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Carnegie-Mellon University and he has done post-doctoral training in Psychophysiology at University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Hardt has earned a national reputation as a preeminent research scientist for his over 30 years of work in biofeedback. He regularly presents at numerous, prestigious national and international meetings and has published in leading scholarly journals such as Science, Psychophysiology, and Journal of Experimental Psychology.
Past Shows:
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| Sunday March 9, 2008 |
Psychologist Dr. Jim Hardt joined the program to discuss his work mapping the brain and how it correlates with advanced spiritual states and moods. He also shared methods to increase the highly desirable alpha brain waves. Hardt stressed the significance of alpha brain waves which fuel creativity and can be increased through positive emotions like appreciation and forgiveness. Calling alpha waves "our birthright, our heritage", he lamented that for most people the alpha wave activity has been dampened by everyday stresses and that "everyone has greater potential for genius than they can actualize." He warned of mind sets which could hinder alpha wave activity in the brain: doubt, drowsiness, distractibility/worry, aversion/ill will, and boredom. One of the sources of these roadblocks is the ego, according to Hardt, who noted that the ego "likes to be in control" of what is going on in the brain. He advised that this brain wave interference can be overcome by recogniz
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Host: Ian Punnett
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| Monday October 2, 2006 |
Dr. Jim Hardt returned for a discussion of the biofeedback technology practiced at his Biocybernaut Institute. Certain types of brain waves, which a participant can be trained to increase, are associated with spiritual states, he explained. For example, a professional football player (an unnamed San Francisco 49er) described seeing an angel during the program, Hardt said.During the intensive training program, participants are wired with electrodes and their brain wave conditions are measured inside sound-proof chambers. Through a trial and error method, they learn to increase their alpha waves. (Hardt blamed too much ego and not enough experiencing of alpha as being the cause of hatred on the planet today). Yet, no one type of brain wave is suitable for all purposes, he noted. Theta waves, which are measured coming from advanced meditators, and delta waves, associated with mental control, are also explored at the Institute. Hardt shared an account of one participant, a Highway
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Host: George Noory
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| Sunday January 9, 2005 |
Dr. Jim Hardt of the Biocybernaut Institute discussed their biofeedback technology which he said can lead to altered states of consciousness and increased functioning. "A biocybernaut is to inner space as to what an astronaut is to outer space," he explained. The intensive 7-day training they conduct at the Institute teaches people to increase their alpha brainwaves which typically correlates with a 12 point rise in their IQ, as well as reductions in psychopathologies, he detailed. One study (featuring before and after brainwave images) showed that producing more alpha was helpful in combating aging, said Hardt. Participants spend time in sound-proof chambers where they are wired so that their brainwaves can be recorded and monitored.Areas where people are stuck (sometimes subconsciously) are identified, and then after coaching from the Institute staff, they work through these issues by learning to produce more alpha, which they hear as increased musical sounds.Interestingly
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Host: Art Bell
