EMF Shielding for Bedrooms: EMF Protection, Assessment, Training and Healthier Sleeping Environments

Introduction: Why More Families Are Choosing EMF Protection

More and more people are taking action to protect themselves and their families against increasing exposure to radio-frequency radiation from phone towers and other wireless transmission sources, as well as electric fields from internal wiring, by applying EMF protection solutions such as T98 shielding paint, GPA mesh, and cut-off switches. All the implementation of this is not difficult, it is very important to have a Home assessment done first by a professional EMF consultant who has been trained in, and has the ability to assess especially the absorption of radio frequency radiation and electric fields on the body of the residence rather than measuring what the exposure in the air is.

Once the facts are known, which radiation types are present and that there is no unfixable problems, a logical and holistic approach to shielding a bedroom can be formulated. In the video include included within this blog post you get a glimpse of what is taught in the GEOVITAL EMF3 in person workshop, as students who have either a personal or professional interest learn all ins and outs of EMF radiation assessment in the mitigation, or shielding against different radiation types.

Steve Hewitt demonstrating the undeniable effectiveness of GPA mesh by showing dramatic reduction in body absorption of RF radiation from nearby phone towers and other sources

What radiation does EMF shielding protect against?

Shielding against EMF radiation can be very effective to dramatically lower or eliminate our exposure to radio frequency radiation from sources like phone towers radar app navigation systems Wi-Fi Bluetooth and other wireless devices. If the shielding materials are able to be grounded and are properly grounded, shielding materials can also help to protect against the endless exposure to electric fields from electrical wiring present inside floors, walls and ceilings.

What does EMF shielding not protect against?

It should be understood that EMF protection, like shielding paint, shielding fabric and shielding mesh, cannot shield against magnetic fields. While shielding doesn’t make our exposure to magnetic fields worse, and does reduce our exposure to radio frequency radiation and electric fields when able to be grounded and it is grounded properly, there is enough research to indicate that exposure to magnetic fields can have a dramatic impact on our family’s health.

Homes built way too close to power lines in Nieuw-Beijerland in the Netherlands.

Why Magnetic Fields Require Special Consideration

Shielding against magnetic fields in a residential setting is normally practically and economically impossible (we have other articles that explain this in detail); the only solution we are left with is to increase our distance from the magnetic fields.

In practical terms, this could mean that particular bedrooms in the home may need to be abandoned as a sleeping environment, and in some cases, all bedrooms may be unsuitable for sleeping. This is why an EMF Home assessment that includes magnetic fields (yes, we know of consultants who deliberately do not investigate this radiation type, because they’re more interested in moving product than the families that they serve) should be done 1st to ascertain that an ideal sleeping environment can be achieved by investing in shielding solutions.

Can EMF Shielding Still Be Worthwhile If Magnetic Fields Remain?

When it comes to our home and our ability to move, we have to recognise that our financial and also emotional situation can have an impact on what we are able or what we are willing to do. Everyone will understand that if we don’t have the financial means to sell our home and acquire another one, it will be difficult to make that move. For that reason, a family may choose to shield a sleeping environment anyway and lighten the load suffered by exposure to EMF radiation as best as they can, knowing full well that one elephant (the magnetic field exposure) remains in the room.

On-site measurements and consulting on radiation protection

Another reason we have encountered with our health clients is that the home has a large sentimental value. On one occasion, one of our Australian consultants was told by a family, “We have lived here our whole life, three of our children were born in this house, one of them got married in this house. Hell will freeze over before we move.”

A position like this can also be understood, and if that is the case, then it makes sense to shield as much as possible and make the burden on our health as small as possible. But a decision to shield a bedroom or home while leaving magnetic fields in place should be made consciously after an assessment that has revealed their presence.

When should a bedroom be shielded against EMF radiation?

There are different schools of thought in our industry when it comes to what type of instruments to use to investigate exposure to radiation sources like electric fields and radio frequency radiation, and the amount of radiation above which shielding should be recommended.

The GEOVITAL Approach to Radiation Protection

The GEOVITAL Academy for Radiation Protection has been active in this field since 1983. Since then, the GEOVITAL Academy has pioneered many of the solutions that are now available, but its unique approach and responsibility to patients and health clients required the development of shielding solutions to not only be effective in reducing radiation exposure, but the implementation of these solutions also needed to fit into a holistic approach to health.

When dealing with patients and weakened immune systems, products and ingredients that reduce radiation but pose additional health burdens are counterproductive, undesirable, and the last thing our health clients need.

This is why, for Geovital, radiation protection is not just about reducing exposure to radiation; it is about creating healthy living and sleeping environments for our patients and health clients.

Delighted students at the end of the GEOVITAL workshop for radiation assessment and shielding

Who should learn EMF assessment and EMF mitigation?

The Geovital Academy for radiation protection has seen three types of students in its professional-level training since it began teaching in 1985. Many people have a professional interest. To start a business without having a pre-existing link to any other work in which they have existing clients that would benefit from an assessment, or they do have that link to another industry and would like to add EMF assessment and mitigation skills to it, like:

International students at the training site in Austria

Health Professionals

• doctors
• therapist
• nutritionist
• naturopaths
• complementary health practitioners
• mould inspectors, and more

Building and Property Professionals

• Electricians
• Painters
• Architects
• Builders
• Handymen (or handywomen)
• Interior designers

Because most of the students we see fall into the category of wanting to do something professionally with it, our training always has an undertone of how this knowledge can be used to help others live healthier lives.

After a proper approach to shield is identified with a consultant, many families apply the shielding themselves.

People with a Personal Interest in EMF Protection

The other two types of students we typically see are people who want to help themselves in their own family, and we also frequently welcome people who have had health issues, who have had an assessment by one of our consultants, and who have put shielding and mitigation solutions in place, and have experienced a wonderful health recovery. They are so grateful and fascinated, but they come to train just to understand how it all works.

Many more consultants are needed to help local communities around the world, and we would therefore be delighted if students learned this empowering skill and then wanted to start a business helping people in their communities. It seems that when people have completed our courses, they are suitably touched and greatly respect the ethical approach we take to how we conduct ourselves, the care we invest in producing very effective yet holistically suitable solutions, and the way we take our long-term responsibility to our health clients so seriously.

We are, however, also delighted to, of course, educate people who just have a personal interest, and everyone is welcome. There are also no prerequisites to doing a course with Geovital.

How Long Does It Take to Become an EMF Radiation Consultant?

Learning to assess and make meaningful decisions about mitigating EMF radiation is not overly difficult and does not take multiple years to achieve.

With a time investment of about 3 to 4 full days, we can cover a wide range of topics related to EMF radiation assessment, EMF shielding, and creating healthier homes and sleeping environments. This is available through our classic course, typically run at our headquarters in Austria, or via a very cleverly put together guided online training course (EMF1) in which the information is spread over approximately six weeks and utilises self-guided learning with videos, and online group video sessions with fellow students and a trainer.

During the course, time will be invested in building practical skills and confidence.

A couple thank their consultant for the EMF protection measures being suggested

How Long Does It Take to Become Proficient at EMF Assessments?

As with most courses that anyone does, we rarely master the skill at a confidence level where we are immediately ready to start charging other people for our services, but most students report that they have acquired the necessary instrumentation and have done 5 to 10 practice assessments in the homes of friends and family. They quickly learn so much more, and it boosts their confidence to the point where they feel comfortable starting to help other people.

Why Practical Training Matters

It seems a little weird that when EMF radiation assessment or mitigation training hopes to educate an individual about how to investigate a home for EMF radiation, this investigation of a home is not actually included.

Time restrictions and logistical limitations of moving large groups of students around make it difficult to offer this valuable experience. Many years ago, GEOVITAL decided to develop a learning path that includes this experience to build application skills and confidence.

The EMF business start-up course comprises three learning experiences.

• EMF1 guided online course in Professional EMF Assessment and Mitigation
• Emf2 the self-guided EMF business course
• EMF3, the in-person practical workshop.

EMF1 is the guided online training

Students from around the world have been enjoying EMF1 for over a decade now, which has allowed them to get a deep understanding of the topic. Many elements that focus on developing theoretical and practical skills have been cleverly included.

HF Field Probe assessed RF Radiation on the home owner’s body in bed.

Complimentary Virtual EMF Home Assessment

If students choose to acquire recommended instrumentation during the course, a very generous offer is made available:

Students with the instrumentation can book a virtual assessment, where they investigate their own home or the home of someone else, whilst their trainer and fellow students follow them along, watching on a video call that is ongoing throughout the assessment. The trainer is able to pause the assessment, provide feedback and insight before the assessment continues. It is like having your Home assessed with a very experienced EMF consultant/trainer next to you, and when we consider what they would normally charge for a home assessment, this represents an enormous value.

After completing EMF1 over approximately six weeks, students can gain additional experience by assessing the homes of friends and family and quickly feel confident starting their business helping people in their community or themselves.

Patrick presenting about EMF radiation in Malaysia

Emf2 the business course

Because our experience started in 1983, we have been helping families and building a reputation for a well-thought-out, holistic and ethical approach to our patients and health clients. Whilst doing this, we have also come to understand what creates a good business for consultants. We can share with students many things on how they can be more successful in launching their EMF assessment business. This is what is covered in Emf2.

Emf2 provides our students with a self-guided learning experience through an online learning portal with videos that cover a wide range of business topics. It is also possible to expand this experience to include a Cialdini Certified Practitioner course in the science of Ethical Persuasion. This is a crucial and in-demand soft skill that allows us to communicate more effectively and successfully, and above all, ethically, so we build strong relationships with our clients.

Emf2 is optional to becoming a Geovital consultant, but the small investment can help a consultant launch more successfully and quickly and save them a lot of money in the process.

EMF3: the in-person EMF assessment workshop

This is perhaps one of the most unique programs in the world when it comes to learning how to assess EMF radiation. Most courses around the world, including the Geovital classic course that runs over 3 to 4 days, is limited in how much time can be invested in showing students how to actually investigate a real home. Oddly, most courses don’t introduce this at all, and just practice in a single bedroom, or even try to mimic a bedroom with makeshift circle breaker panels and extension cords draped around the room.

With the creation of the EMF business start-up course and it’s inclusion of a guided online learning experience before student students invested in airline tickets and fly to a training location in Austria, Australia, the USA, or Canada, students were able to develop their theoretical understanding of EMFs, the assessment process, and the verify ball and holistic solutions to reduce radiation exposure through avoidance, elimination or shielding solutions.

By doing this, when students arrived for an in-person experience, the theory had all been covered, and the focus could move exclusively to building practical assessment skills and confidence. This is what the video gives you, a very brief insight into.

Students at the end of the Radiation Assessment and Mitigation course at GEOVITAL in Austria

What shielding solutions should be used in an atypical bedroom?

This video shows the discussion between students and their trainer during an EMF3 in-person workshop held in Austria by the GEOVITAL Academy for Radiation Protection.

Instead of just executing a home assessment, the students and the trainer do some role-playing, where someone will play the homeowner or resident, and one person plays the consultant. A practice EMF assessment in an EMF3 workshop may include the following:

• Arrival at the property and investigating the outside EMF radiation exposure
• Meeting the client and sitting down for a pre-assessment briefing.
• Explaining to the client the amount of research available that supports that exposure to EMF radiation should be taken seriously
• Explaining the assessment process in which the client will have an active role and use the instrumentation
• The actual investigation of the home and bedroom by the client and the consultant as a team effort
• A debrief with the client at the end of the assessment, to recap everything that was found and experienced
• Discussion about the different approaches that may be used to mitigate the residence exposure to EMF radiation and geopathic stress, which can depend on the client being a homeowner, or a home renter, the budget they have available, or the timeframe they have available

By the time students participate in an EMF3 in-person workshop, they are already very knowledgeable about assessment procedures and mitigation options. The opportunity to practice their skills in a real environment under the safe and supportive supervision of their trainer offers an enormous confidence boost and helps to make them more successful in a business that they have already started or are about to begin.

What shielding options to use in a bedroom?

Every home is different, and every home presents a unique situation that an EMF consultant needs to consider before sharing with a health client the options they have to deal with the EMF radiation exposure that was revealed during the assessment. The bedroom setup visible in this video is certainly quite unique.

Applying shielding paint T98 of Geovital with a roller is easy to do.

With walls cladded with beautiful timber panels, and the mattress sandwiched between two opposing walls, one of which even includes a television, does require some creative thinking to come up with an approach to deal with EMF for radiation. Both internal and external radio frequency radiation sources (like phone towers) should be considered and the exposure to electric fields from the wiring inside the floor, walls and ceiling.

It is typically a good idea to deal with the electric field exposure, and possibly dirty electricity, by shutting off only the offending electric circuits which have been identified in the EMF assessment. This should not be done by simply turning off circuit breakers on a daily basis before going to bed and after waking. Not only does it pose a danger, not having electricity available at night, normal electrical circuit breakers are not made to be used on a daily basis. Circuit breakers are there to perform a critical role when something goes wrong with electricity in the home. Electric fields produced by electrical circuits should therefore be dealt with through the installation of appropriate switches that can remove the presence of electricity in the offending circuits on a temporary basis. Allowing the use of electricity to be reinstated from within the bedroom when desired.

How to shield against radio frequency radiation in this bedroom?

The use of Nova shielding fabric to deal with radio frequency radiation from outside phone towers in this situation may be challenging. If the bed frame is mounted between the rear and front wall, we may not be able to drop shielding fabric to the floor where the bed is attached to the wall. A combination of T98 shielding paint and some panels of Nova fabric seems more appropriate here, and may also achieve a romantic look.

GPA Shielding Mesh can be used within walls and ceilings. It can also be used under carpet or within floors.

A minimalist approach would be to have two sides of the bed protected by ceiling mounted panels of Nova shielding fabric. The floor ceiling and walls at the head end and feet end of the bed could then be shielded with T98 shielding paint.

As pointed out in the video, the consultant and trainer anticipate electric fields from the floor to be persistent. This is because underneath this apartment is another residence.

The shielding of a small section of floor with T98 shielding paint, or a rug with GPA mesh placed underneath it, will deal with electric fields from the floor, but if the area is kept just underneath the mattress, some of the electric fields from nearby floor area may still reach the bed. Therefore expanding the shielded floor area will help to prevent that.

As you can see in the video the open loft area poses additional problems, but also this can be overcome with further use of T98 shielding paint or the positioning of some additional nova shielding fabric.

Is it a good idea to shield a bedroom preventatively against EMF radiation?

If you have electricity in your home, the chances are very large that you are inundated in electric field radiation every second of every minute throughout the night because I electric fields radiate about 2 to 2 1/2 meter (7-8 foot) from wiring that has voltage within it. So there’s a large chance that this should be addressed. In our experience electric field exposure has a big impact on sleep quality.

The need for shielding against radio frequency radiation is not yet present in every home, but our exposure is definitely increasing more and more homes are affected.

Measuring the body and not the air for RF radiation

The body is a big antenna, which is part of the reason why GEOVITAL consultants carry instrumentation (the HF Field Probe) that allows them to investigate the body absorption of radio frequency radiation instead of trying to measure the air.

An air assessment may indicate that our exposure is still acceptable, but when the body absorption is looked at this may tell a very different story.

RF EMF radiation levels Inverness, Highland, Scotland, UK

The chances are large at the exposure to radio frequency radiation from phone towers outside should be shielded against, but if it is not the chances are large that it will need to be done in the future. In our opinion, it is a wise choice to start implementing RF radiation shielding earlier rather than later.

We brush our teeth to prevent problems, and this proactive approach to health is what we also need when it comes to EMF radiation.

Almost all of our building clients (people who are building new homes and want to incorporate radiation protection) shield their bedrooms regardless of how high or how low the current exposure to radio frequency radiation is. Our exposure normally increases overtime and in case of a home building project it is of course cheaper to implement shielding when the house is being built, but residence in existing homes would do well to take a proactive approach and put EMF protection in place before the existing or increasing health burden of radiation starts asking its toll.

In a world where exposure to radio frequency radiation is already a quintillion times higher than natural background radiation, and where there are thousands of peer reviewed research studies indicating that are exposure is a health risk, each family has to make their own decision how much risk they want to take.

Have your home Assist for EMF radiation

If you would like to create a healthier living and sleeping environment in your home, then our consultants would be delighted to assist you. We have more consultants available than our list listed on this website. Please contact us and we can see who is near, or who might be visiting your region.

Learn how to investigate EMF radiation yourself

Thousands of interested individuals have done engaging, entertaining and empowering training with the GEOVITAL academy for radiation protection. While the topic is serious, the courses and workshops are also a lot of fun. Many friendships have been forged because it is wonderful spending time with people that have similar interests and take the protection of health as serious as you do.

Whether for personal interest or potentially to help other people, doing a classic course at our headquarters in Austria, or an EMF1 guided online course can help to educate you and also revealed to you if doing this as a business is something you can get excited about.

Training is more accessible than ever before, and we would love to welcome you.

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EMF Book recommendation – Holistic EMF Protection Made Easy

If you’d rather read about EMF assessments and mitigation first, then consider buy the book ‘Holistic EMF Protection Made Easy‘ at your favourite online retailer. It covers research, sources of radiation, what you can do to reduce exposure yourself, how to assess with an amateur meter, and how to mitigate after having had a consultation. Also radiation-free building is expanded on, electrical systems and solar power.

LINKS
Article: Book Launch – Holistic EMF Protection Made Easy
How to: Shielding a floor under a NOVA canopy with GPA Mesh
Video: Anyone can shield a bedroom