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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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