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What is Holosync® audio
technology?
Holosync® is a sophisticated form of neuro-audio technology allowing the
listener to easily enter various desirable states, and creating many
desirable mental, emotional, and spiritual changes, through entrainment of
electrical patterns in the brain. This creates a synchronization, or
balance, between brain hemispheres, enhancing mental/emotional health and
mental functioning. In the process, new neural connections are created
between the right and left brain hemispheres, leading to what is known as
"whole brain functioning."
In
addition to states such as accelerated learning ability and enhanced
creativity, Holosync® can help a listener easily enter and benefit from
states of deep meditation, until now accessible only to long-time meditators
practicing many hours a day for many years.
Holosync® audio tones are delivered to the nervous system using a low
carrier frequency stimulus, masked by pleasant music and environmental
sounds, which drives the nervous system to progressively higher levels of
functioning. Through precise sound patterning based on over twenty years of
research, Holosync® creates a "push" in the brain which causes the brain to
reorganize at a higher levels of awareness and functioning, in much the same
way a runner gives his or her body a physical stimulus to cause it to
reorganize at higher levels of physical ability.
Typically, listeners show impressive improvements in emotional health, a
whole range of mental abilities, self-awareness, ability to meditate deeply,
personal motivation, sense of spiritual connection, and a number of other
areas.
Holosync® is based on research done at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, the
Meninger Clinic, and a number of other research facilities, and is currently
used by over 20,000 people in 58 countries.
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Are the recent reports of Holosync's ability to enhance longevity and
anti-aging properties true?
Yes. In 1998, Centerpointe was approached by Dr.
Vincent Giampapa, Director of the Longevity Institute International, and one
of the world¹s leading authorities on anti-aging. He provided Centerpointe
with some remarkable findings related to Holosync¹s impact upon human
physiology. Clinical evidence shows that Holosync increases levels of DHEA
and Melatonin in the listener. These two bio-chemicals are now known to play
a crucial role in protecting the body against the effects of aging and
environmental stressors. In addition, Holosync has been proven to lower
levels of cortisol in the bloodstream. Cortisol is capable of reducing
immune function and putting the body at risk for a number of deadly
conditions. This body of research is relatively new, and while Holosync is
receiving an enormous amount of attention from scientists and lay-people
alike who are interested in anti-aging techniques, we expect more exciting
information to come to light as we continue our relationship with Dr.
Giampapa and the Longevity Institute.
We
will keep all our Participants updated as new information becomes available.
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Do I
need any special audio equipment to use Holosync?
Any stereo headphones and tape player will work fine.
Of course the better the quality of equipment, the better the sound quality.
Overall, equipment quality will not hinder the effectiveness of the Holosync
technology, so it's not necessary to spend a lot of money on audio gear. In
some of the deeper levels of the program you may want to upgrade to
equipment that can handle the lower carrier frequencies we use, but in the
beginning any stereo tape player, including walkman-types, will work. As you
progress in the program, we will notify you when you get to a level where
better equipment is necessary.
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Do I NEED to
use headphones with these tapes?
Yes. The Holosync® technology is a stereo effect in
which we place certain frequencies in each ear, targeting certain parts of
the brain. Stereo because the sound will bleed from channel to channel.
Always use stereo headphones for ANY Centerpointe soundtrack unless we
SPECIFICALLY tell you that it is not required.
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Is Centerpointe affiliated with any religious or political organization?
Centerpointe is not affiliated with any religious or political
organization, nor is there any philosophy or belief system you must adopt to
use our program (other than that it is possible to be happier and more
highly functioning). There is also no poison kool-aid, no guru, we¹re not
stockpiling arms and ammunition, and we're not waiting for any comet to
appear. We're an independent, for-profit, company dedicated to providing
people around the world with a very powerful personal growth program and the
support and information necessary to get the most benefit from it.
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Does the Centerpointe program replace conventional meditative practices?
The End® program takes the listener to the brain wave patterns of deep
meditation in a way that creates for the listener an accelerated meditation
practice similar to that achieved by practicing many hours each day for many
years. Participants experience the same classic developmental and
evolutionary mileposts as in a traditional meditation practice, but in an
accelerated time-frame. Many traditional meditators are at first unwilling
to believe this but after working with the program for a short time, they
are very often quite amazed how their meditations will be deeper, richer and
more fulfilling.
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Can
the Holosync® technology help me become smarter?
Holosync® has been known to enhance mental functioning
on a number of levels. It's ability to increase synchronous neuro-electrical
activity between the two hemispheres of the brain, and it's ability to drive
the nervous system to higher levels of functioning over time, naturally
brings with it the potential for some rather remarkable improvements in
cognitive functioning. Learning ability, creativity, problem solving
ability, focus and concentration, memory, and intuition are among the areas
typically showing improvement.
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Is the Holosync®
technology totally safe?
Holosync®, while considered highly powerful, is totally
safe when used properly. Holosync® has been used for almost a decade (and in
more rudimentary forms for another 15 years before that), by thousands of
people around the world, and no one has ever reported any harm whatsoever as
a result of using it. We are taking you into naturally occurring brain wave
patterns you enter everyday during each 24-hour period.
As
part of the healing process stimulated by Holosync®, you may experience some
emotional upheaval from time to time. We have found that this upheaval is
generally of no greater consequence than whatever amount of upheaval you may
be already creating in your life. Since the end result is a dramatic
lessening of conflict and upheaval in one's life, the small amount of
upheaval you may experience is well worth it.
At
the same time, our belief is that it is not necessary to suffer any upheaval
while participating in the program. To this end, we provide experienced
guidance through Follow-Up Support letters, a Telephone Hotline, periodic
Special Reports, and a bi-weekly email newsletter. If you follow the
directions and take to heart the suggestions in the support materials, your
use of Holosync® should be smooth and easy.
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Can I
listen to the tapes while I do other things?
You should listen to the soundtracks exactly as
described in the Program Instructions, which is sitting down, eyes closed.
Other use is less effective. If you wish to have a second listening session
on a given day, you could then listen while doing some other task, but
always do at least one session exactly as the directions indicate. Since
the soundtracks put you in an altered state, never listen while driving or
operating equipment.
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How much time
do I have to spend listening?
In the enclosed Program Instructions we tell you the
optimum way to use this tool. You, then, adjust your use to fit your
lifestyle. We suggest listening one hour each day, but many people use it
more because it is so pleasurable and so self-reinforcing and they feel so
good when they are finished that they want to do it more. And, there are
some people who say they don't have enough time and they do it less. These
people, of course, progress more slowly than those who do it more regularly.
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What happens if I miss a day, or if I cannot use the tapes for several days?
It is best to use the program every day, but sometimes
life does not work out in such a way that this is possible. Missing a day is
okay, and you should adjust your use of the program to fit your life-style.
Every day is best, but if you can only do five times a week, or every other
day, that is fine.
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Can I listen to the
tapes all night?
No. Listening for extended time periods can give the
brain too much input and bring too much unresolved unconscious material to
the surface, just like too much exercise can be harmful to the body.
Listening all night, or even for several hours, can often create a state of
severe overwhelm. Again, it is best to follow the instructions closely.
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Does it
matter if I fall asleep while listening?
No, in fact, it is very common in the beginning to nod
out while listening. We are taking you into a delta brain wave pattern, that
of sleep, and your brain is also making a lot of very relaxing
neurochemicals, including endorphins. The combination can make you fall
asleep. As the brain reorganizes you will gain the ability to remain alert
throughout. So falling asleep is really one of many signs that the brain is
really being pushed. Whether you are awake or asleep, though, the Holosync®
technology is affecting the brain and falling asleep will not diminish
effectiveness.
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If I don't have a lot of unconscious material coming up, does that mean it's
not working?
No. There are literally hundreds of possible ways the
nervous system can respond to the stimulus we are giving it. Some people
have no upheaval at all, some have a small amount, some have a lot. Your
response will be determined by the state of your nervous system, the
contents of your unconscious mind, and your own personal predisposition to
resist or not resist whatever changes are happening in the brain. Just
realize that whatever experience you are having, it is the exact experience
your brain needed to create at that moment to make the changes it is making.
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If I am distracted by sounds, by my body, or by my thoughts or feelings,
will it alter the effectiveness of the tapes?
No. Don't worry about your responses or the state you
seem to be in while listening. Just let whatever happens happen. It does not
matter if you attain any particular state, or if your mind is quiet. The
brain is creating various experiences as it responds to the stimulus we are
giving it, and they are all exactly what needed to happen at any given time.
There are experiences we like better than others, but there is no "wrong"
experiences.
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What is the best
time of day to listen?
That is up to you. Some people like to listen in the
morning just after getting up. Others like to listen right after work to
revive themselves after a hard day. Others like to listen later in the
evening, before bed. It is good, though, to have a set time of day so your
listening session becomes a habit, like brushing your teeth.
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Can I listen lying down?
Sitting up, in a comfortable chair, is best. People
have been meditating in a sitting position for thousands of years because
the energy travels more easily through the body in that position. If you
have back problems or some other condition that prevents you from sitting
up, you may lie down.
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I'm really pressed for time. Can I listen as I fall asleep at night?
Again, sitting up is best, but lying down,
and/or listening as you fall asleep at night is better than not listening at
all. A better solution for people who absolutely do not have time to do the
regular hour a day session, is to wake up one hour early, put on the
headphones while still lying in bed, listen to The Dive, change the tape to
Immersion and listen for another half hour, then get up. You will feel
better than if you had slept that last hour.
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Are there any subliminal messages on the Awakening Prologue soundtracks?
No. All of the effects are due to the
interaction of the Holosync® sound technology, which carries no actual
"information", with your nervous system. In the custom made levels we add
silent affirmations that are chosen by you and recorded in your own voice,
but even then, the driving force of the program is the Holosync® sound
technology and the effect it has on the brain of pushing it to reorganize at
higher, more effective levels of functioning.
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I have
hearing loss. Will the tapes work on me?
As long as you have some hearing, they will work. And,
you do not need to have equal hearing in each ear. Any hearing in one ear
will be enough. People have even reported results when the hearing was
entirely by bone conduction.
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How long before I
experience results?
Everyone is different. Some people call after one or
two days to tell us of dramatic shifts they have experienced, but for most
people things happen more gradually. This is not a "thirty-day miracle" like
many tapes and programs claim to be. Asking "when will the results show up"
is kind of like asking your running coach "when will I show results from my
daily running?" Actually, the Holosync® sound technology will begin to
create change the first time you use it, but you may not notice the changes
for a few weeks or even a few months. It is, though, impossible to expose
yourself to this stimulus on an on-going basis without dramatic positive
changes happening, anymore than it would be possible to jog everyday without
your body changing. So be patient. Deeply rooted conditions can take time to
work through, but if you persist, they will change.
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What about deeper
levels of the program? How do you go to the deeper
levels? How many levels are there?
A simple way to describe the dynamics of using The End® program would be
to say that we are giving the nervous system a stimulus of a very precise
nature that it cannot handle the way it is currently structured. The brain
responds by creating a new structure that can handle the Holosync® input
stimulus, in much the same way a runner gives his body a physical stimulus
beyond its ability to handle, pushing the body to create a new physical
structure that can handle the physical stimulus, which we call getting in
shape.
While
you are listening to the Holosync® soundtracks used in the program, your
brain is creating new neural pathways between the left and right
hemispheres. After approximately four months of practice with Awakening
Prologue, the initial level of the program, the brain will have completed
its creation of the new neural structure needed to handle the stimulus it's
been receiving. (It is the creation of this new structure that is
responsible for the positive changes in mental abilities, emotional health,
stress level, and self-awareness people experience in the program.)
Just
as a runner running a mile each day for several months reaches the point
where running that mile will no longer push him into better condition, the
Holosync® stimulus from Awakening Prologue will no longer push the nervous
system to further changes once the brain has created the structure necessary
to handle the input it is receiving.
If,
at that point, you find yourself saying, "Wow! This is amazing, and I want
to continue this process," you can choose to move to the second level of the
program, Awakening Level 1. In Awakening Level 1 we lower the carrier
frequency used to create the alpha, theta, and delta brain wave patterns,
making the Holosync® stimulus more powerful. This creates still deeper
meditation, new positive changes, and new improvements in mental and
emotional health. (For a more complete description of the importance of
carrier frequency, see the article "How the Holosync® technology Works" in
the articles section of this site.)
Then,
after approximately six months in Awakening Level 1 (during which the brain
is once again pushed to create a new and more highly functioning system),
the brain once again comes to the point where all the changes needed to
handle this increased Holosync® stimulus have been created in the brain. At
this point, if you again feel you want to continue, you would now be ready
for Awakening Level 2.
After
the initial level (Awakening Prologue) there are twelve additional levels in
The End® program: Awakening Levels 1,2,3 & 4; Purification Levels 1,2,3 & 4;
and Flowering Levels 1,2,3 & 4. Through lower, more powerful carrier
frequencies, each new level is more powerful than the last, taking you to
deeper levels of meditation and greater positive change.
In
addition to the progressively lower carrier frequencies used, each of the 12
additional levels is custom made, with the addition of personal
affirmations, chosen by you and recorded in your own voice. The affirmations
are silently encoded onto the soundtracks using a new patented technology
called Silent Subliminal, created by Lowery Associates Laboratories of
Norcross, Georgia.
Finally, each custom soundtrack is recorded using a new 3D recording
technology called Virtual Audio, placing the sound all around you rather
than inside your head as with traditional stereo recordings. Virtual Audio
is something that must be heard to be believed.
We
send new participants complete information about the Lowery Silent
Subliminal technology and Virtual Audio once they begin the program, along
with a free sample of each.
Here's what you get with each deeper level: 6 custom-made soundtracks, all
recorded with your own personal affirmations recorded in your own voice, and
all recorded using the Virtual Audio 3D recording process. These 6
soundtracks include The Dive, taking you over a 30 minute period from an
alpha brain wave pattern, down through a theta brain wave pattern, and into
a delta brain wave pattern. The Dive is followed by Immersion, which
continues to hold you in a delta brainwave pattern for an additional 30
minutes. After several weeks, the Immersion soundtrack is replaced first by
Immersion 1.5, taking you deeper into delta, then several weeks later by
Immersion 0.5, taking you deeper still, and finally by Immersion 0.3, taking
you as deep as we have found it is possible to go. finally, the sixth and
last soundtrack is called Floating, and is designed to be listened to during
your sleep time. All soundtracks contain your own personal affirmations.
You
will also receive continuing access to the Support Hotline, any Special
Reports we create, and a copy of Centerpointe Director Bill Harris's book
The Management of Evolutionary Change, which expands on the information in
the Follow Up Support letters received during Awakening Prologue, and acts
as a reference book for the remainder of the program.
Cost
for the deeper custom-made levels varies, but is generally less than $300
per level. From time to time we make special offers where for a short while
the price can be significantly lower, and there is also a way to purchase
all deeper levels in advance for a very substantial discount. We send each
participant information about this option once they have joined the program.
Over
the years we have found it is very easy for people considering joining the
program to get sidetracked about the deeper levels of the program. If you
are just beginning The End® program, we suggest you focus on your Awakening
Prologue soundtracks. Once you have finished your time with Awakening
Prologue, you¹ll be in a better position to evaluate the value of going on
to the deeper levels of the program. Awakening Prologue, however, is a
complete, stand-alone package and you are under no obligation to continue to
deeper levels unless you are convinced the positive changes you are
experiencing are well worth the investment.
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What are low carrier frequencies and why does Holosync use them?
While there are many tapes which use brainwave entrainment stimulus, The
End program is unique in that it uses low carrier frequencies to stimulate
growth. The carrier frequencies are the pair of tones used to generate the
third tone. Generally speaking, the lower the carrier frequencies, the
greater the fluctuations created in the brain. These fluctuations, over
time, can create major upward shifts in personal development.
Most
people who produce entrainment tapes are concerned with "what brainwave
pattern are you in." We are also concerned with what's happening while
you're in that deep brainwave pattern. If you're using low carrier
frequencies, as with Holosync, what's happening is that your nervous system
is being driven to progressively higher levels of functioning. We think this
is a vast improvement on conventional entrainment tapes since you're not
limited to whatever the momentary experience that comes from listening to a
tape, but can experience improvements in mental performance and emotional
health as you continue to work with the technology.
Here's an example of how lower carrier frequencies are used in brainwave
growth. In the example given earlier, we saw an alpha state created with the
following carrier frequencies:
This
pair of carrier frequencies give us a 10 Hz alpha brainwave pattern. But how
could we make this 10 Hz alpha state stronger? The answer is by lowering the
pair of carrier frequencies:
Or
even lower...
As
long as the difference between the two carriers is 10, we still have a 10 Hz
alpha state. But by using these lower carriers we have created a stronger
version of that alpha state; a version which saturates the nervous system
with stimulus which, in turn, produces improved functioning. This process,
loosely called "neural driving" is the key to the Centerpointe program.
Through this unique ability to drive your nervous system to higher levels of
functioning, it's possible to experience a wide range of significant
enhancements to mental and emotional health.
Each
time a participant in The End program moves from one deeper level to the
next, we lower the carrier frequencies, making that level stronger than the
last. This unique feature of The End program makes it possible to continue
experiencing powerful core-level changes through years of use.
If
you're working with neuro-audio technologies that don't drive your nervous
system, you will be amazed at what working with Holosync can do for you.
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Please explain the four main brainwave patterns to which you often refer.
The human brain operates neuro-electrically. Brain
activity appears as a series of micro-voltage firings between neurons (brain
cells), or more precisely, through networks of neurons. With the use of an
electroencephalograph machine (EEG) these firings or pulses can be detected
and measured. These neuro-electrical impulses are categorized in terms of a
frequency range of four major brainwave patterns (Hz = Hertz = cycles/pulses
per second):
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Beta (13-30+Hz)
Beta is the state of normal, wakeful consciousness. As we are working,
driving, talking, etc., we are likely in Beta. On the higher extremes,
Beta is sometimes associated with anxiety, panic or stress.
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Alpha (8-12.9 Hz)
Alpha is a state of light relaxation. Not a sleep state, but usually
reflective of a calm, focused mind. Alpha is sometimes called the
"superlearning state" because the brain seems to be more receptive and
open to new information. Alpha is also considered ideal for creative brain
storming. Most meditation occurs in this state.
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Theta (4-7.9 Hz)
Theta is a state of deep relaxation. Sometimes a sleep state, sometimes
not, theta reflects a state of dreamlike awareness. Dreams and a deep,
meditative state of consciousness are common characteristics of theta.
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Delta (0.1-3.9 Hz)
Delta, the deepest of the brainwave patterns, is a state of deep sleep, or
trance-like consciousness. Maintaining awareness into delta can result in
opening access to the unconscious portion of our consciousness.
In the course of an average day, most of us spend some amount of time in all
of these states of consciousness.
As you go from the higher frequency beta pattern, down through alpha,
through theta, and into delta, the electrical fluctuations in the brain
increase. Coupled with the creation of these increased fluctuations in such
a way that they occur in a synchronous manner throughout the brain (as
happens with Holosync®), the brain is pushed to create new neural pathways,
changing patterns of perception and information transfer in the brain,
thereby creating new ways of experiencing yourself and your world.
This same process happens in traditional meditation, which creates the same
electric fluctuations through a process of focusing, whether on a mantra,
the breath, a prayer, or some other point of focus. However, with
traditional methods, even after twenty or more years of practice, it is only
possible to create fluctuations in the alpha and theta range. This is one of
the reasons for the tremendous acceleration Centerpointe program
participants experience through their use of Holosync® soundtracks for
meditation.
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A
Very, Very Brief History of Brainwave Entrainment
Several scientists had noticed the effect of pulsating
light and sound stimuli on brainwave patterns as early as 1910. But it
wasn't until the early 1970's that neuroscientists confirmed that with the
use of sound it is possible to stimulate the brain to move to or through any
of the four main brainwave states.
In 1973, Dr. Gerald Oster of Mt. Sinai Medical Center published a paper
called "Auditory Beats in the Brain" identifying a characteristic of the
brain in which the brain would resonate to the frequency difference between
two tones presented to opposite ears. Because the hemispheres are not
entirely separate, but connected, they actually respond to these two tones
by producing a third tone representing the difference between the two
original tones. Here's an example:
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Tone of 230 Hz played
to right ear
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Tone of 240 Hz played
to left ear
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Difference = 10 Hz.
(Alpha State)
So by
using the above two tones a calm alpha brainwave state can be created for
the listener.
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How
long should I listen to my Holosync program tapes each day?
We suggest listening one hour per day, although many
people use listen more than that because they find the state created so
pleasurable. There are also those people who do it less due to time
constraints; they will progress a little more slowly. Each individual should
adjust their daily use to fit their lifestyle. We often receive feedback
from participants that this is the first meditation discipline they have
been able to practice regularly. Because the experience is so pleasant,
people look forward to doing it each day.
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