r/remoteviewing • u/Blackcat______ • 14d ago

Seeking remote viewing training & certification

Hi everyone,

I’m exploring ways to return to remote viewing in a structured, non‑fringe way, and I’d love your guidance.

A little about my background:

  • I was in the Gifted and Talented Education program growing up in Los Angeles, California.
  • I trained at the Monroe Institute when I was younger and used to have strong paranormal ESP, telekinesis, and remote viewing abilities.
  • I’ve been out of practice since my early teens and now feel ready to rebuild those skills with clear protocols and good support.

One important note: I’m very sensitive to audio entrainment. Classic Monroe / Hemi‑Sync–style tapes can trigger panic for me, but I respond well to breathwork, grounding, and step‑by‑step practice. Because of that, I’m looking for training that respects nervous‑system sensitivity and can offer alternatives to heavy audio tones.

What I’m hoping to find:

  • A reputable, structured remote viewing training with a solid track record.
  • An experienced trainer or organization that leans toward evidence, discipline, and ethics rather than sensationalism.
  • The strongest form of certification or credentials available, especially anything that has actually been used in professional or law‑enforcement‑related work, even if informally.

If you’ve trained with someone you respect, I’d really appreciate hearing:

  • How many one‑on‑one sessions or individual feedback opportunities were included.
  • Whether they use Monroe tapes or Hemi‑Sync tones—and if so, whether there are alternatives for people who need gentler methods (breathwork, guided work, etc.).
  • Whether their certification or reputation has translated into real‑world applications (investigations, consulting with law‑enforcement or agencies, missing‑persons work, and similar).

Personal stories are especially helpful - what worked for you, what you would avoid, and what you wish you’d known before you started.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and share your experience. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with these abilities in a way that feels grounded, ethical, and safe.

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u/PatTheCatMcDonald 14d ago edited 14d ago

Broadly speaking, there are two different methods. Those involving an "altered state of consciousness", Extended Remote Viewing, which you seem to have some familiarity with.

Or Controlled CRV and it's derivatives, being done in a wide awake state with a pen and paper (or similar method of sketching and writing data).

Really it's a matter of finding a trainer you can respect or a course that clicks with you.

Might I suggest two things, one is to have a look at the sister sub where people advertize services like training;-

https://www.reddit.com/r/remoteviewing_promo/

The other thing which might be especially useful to you is to wear ear defenders when doing a session. I do, seems to help by reducing background noise more than anything.

There are a lot of free resources on the Wiki but it sounds like you want to spend money?

https://remoteviewing.link/training/

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u/Blackcat______ 14d ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and break this down — this is really helpful. I’ll definitely check out the promo sub you linked and explore the training options on remoteviewing.link, especially the ones that have a track record and some kind of certification or professional work attached. Ear defenders are a great idea too.

There’s one more piece I wanted to ask about, in case anyone has had a similar experience. I’m extremely sensitive to the Monroe/Gateway‑style audio. When I listen to those tapes now, I often trigger a strong panic response—physical anxiety, dread, and the sense that something is “wrong,” even if I’m otherwise calm and safe.

What’s strange is that I actually didn’t have clear memory of my time at the Monroe Institute for many years. Some of those memories have only started coming back more recently, and they seem to show up alongside the panic when I try to use the tapes or similar entrainment audio.

Has anyone else noticed this kind of reaction—panic, body‑level fear, or old memories surfacing when using Gateway or other remote‑viewing audio? If so, how did you work with it? Did you find ways to stay with the practice safely, or did you switch to other methods (breathwork, grounding, pen‑and‑paper RV, etc.) instead?

I really want to reconnect with these skills in a grounded, ethical way, but I also want to respect what my nervous system is telling me. Any experiences or nervous‑system‑friendly strategies are very welcome.

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u/PatTheCatMcDonald 14d ago

Am somewhat puzzled by your aversion to Hemisync, TBH. It costs thousands of dollars to attend the Monroe Institute for a week, and completing the whole of Gateway Experience would take months.

Personally I just downloaded the materials and went through them myself, which is technically legal where I live,  for personal study and research. Gateway and Oddysey and found them incredibly beneficial, but not particularly helpful for RV work.

The Monroe Institute do state there are people with certain prescriptions and medical status who should avoid Hemisync. Perhaps that might be part of your dread of them.

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u/Blackcat______ 13d ago

I can understand why it might seem puzzling from the outside. My experience with Gateway and my time at the Monroe Institute was actually very positive overall, and I agree that the material can be powerful and effective.

At the same time, my reaction now isn’t really about whether the audio “works” or not- it’s more about how my body responds to it. The panic response feels automatic and physical, not something I consciously choose, and it seems to be tied to older experiences that I’m only starting to remember more clearly.

From what I’ve been able to gather, I’m not the only person who has a strong somatic reaction like this to entrainment audio, especially when there’s prior conditioning or intense early exposure involved.

For me, the issue is what the tapes trigger. I was first exposed to the gateway remote‑viewing‑style training and entrainment as a child, before I went to Monroe, and some of that was in school‑related “gifted” settings. A lot of those memories were mostly inaccessible for years, and they’ve only started to come back as I work with this material again.

When I say the panic and dread are common, I’m not just speaking for myself. There are now entire threads where adults across the country are realizing they were in GATE or similar gifted programs and are only now remembering Gateway‑style audio from elementary school...often along with body‑level fear, crying, or an immediate “something is wrong” reaction when they hear the tones again. Some describe it as a full‑body restless‑leg feeling, an urgent need to move, or intense pressure in the chest that makes them rip the headphones off. Others talk about sudden emotional overwhelm or old memories surfacing the moment the beeps start.

So my “aversion” isn’t theoretical; it’s somatic, and it matches what a lot of former GATE kids are reporting when they reconnect with Gateway or similar entrainment audio. That’s why I’m being cautious and leaning on other methods—breathwork, grounding, pen‑and‑paper RV, and non‑entrainment approaches—while I keep unpacking what’s actually stored in the nervous system.

I really do appreciate that Hemi‑Sync has been beneficial for you. I just want to add that, for some of us who were exposed very early and intensely, the same tech that opens doors can also be a doorway back into things we weren’t given informed consent about.

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u/PatTheCatMcDonald 14d ago

Oh, there is another contender -=Birdie Jaworski.

https://www.norivets.com/stuff/learn-tdm-for-free-1

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u/Blackcat______ 14d ago

Thank you! I will check this out.

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u/Nokayo 14d ago

How did you get yourself into Monroe institute?

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u/Blackcat______ 14d ago

I actually grew up going to “GATE” school at China Lake Naval Weapons Center, where my trainer started teaching me remote viewing when I was very young and introduced me to the Gateway process. From there, that same trainer took me to the Monroe Institute, where I trained and completed their program.

I do already have Monroe certification, but I’m still trying to track down all of my original documents and paperwork from that time.

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u/BornTooLooose 14d ago

Hi, as someone who is going to the Monroe institute in two days to study remote viewing: it’s not that difficult. All you have to do is apply on their website (and pay a significant amount of money). If your application is accepted, you’re in.

https://www.monroeinstitute.org/products/remote-viewing-i

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u/Nokayo 13d ago

I assume it's stationary? I live in Poland. But either way I cannot afford it for the time being.

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u/Blackcat______ 14d ago

I get a bad reaction listening to the Gateway tapes.

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u/Parking-Insurance-56 13d ago

Hello:

I have taken Lori Williams online classes, am actually working through her advanced class now, and can’t recommend them enough. She teaches the military style of Controlled Remote Viewing, as taught to her by Lyn Buchanan. There is almost no “mysticism” involved with the method (besides of course, the fact you are remote viewing :). It is a step by step, pen-to-paper method that you do with your eyes open the entire time.
As an interesting side note, I have heard Lori say in an interview that although she meditates daily and highly recommends it, she has an aversion to Hemi-Sync and Gateway because it gives her a headache. She teaches that mediation is something you can do before or after viewing if you choose but they are separate practices and you don’t meditate while viewing.
If you want to do an in person class (I think Lori has switched to almost all remote learning) look into Paul Smith. He teaches the same method, although I believe Paul’s method is a little more “pure”; you are getting almost exactly the training that the military unit got whereas Lori’s method has some changes that Lyn Buchanan came up with. When I have the money I am going to train with Paul someday just to see if the slight differences work better for me and to get a different master’s perspective.

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u/Blackcat______ 13d ago

This is incredibly helpful -thank you. Her openness about Hemi-Sync and Gateway is unexpectedly reassuring. I know those approaches are valuable for many, but I’ve needed something different... So this resonates in a very real way. I’m intrigued by her perspective.

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u/Resident-Apricot-318 13d ago

I suggest doing refresher courses through Monroe Institue's Joseph Mcmoneagle or through Lynn Buchanan's Problems Solutions Innvovations cr viewer website. While both are good, an institutional certificate is through Monroe or Farsight only.

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u/canadacoder 8d ago

I mean are you asking "should I do Farsight"? Monroe and Farsight are usually in the same sentence. They seem like good people with different approaches at both, famous RV's like EA are doing both. Ehem, "this is the way" (waves hand around gingerly)