I started to listen to the last CD of Awakening Level 2 a couple of weeks ago.
It seems that now I am more able to keep focused on my breathing during meditation than I was before. I am not sure if this was because I had moved to the next CD or if my concentration got better due to the time that I have been in the program (16 months). I probably said this before, but in case you don’t know, the levels of the program subsequent to Awakening Prologue contain 4 CDs each, which progressively take you to lower brainwave patterns as you move through them.
I think it is actually a permanent improvement (and not just a temporary effect from changing CDs), because I have been able to concentrate more easily on my breathing in the last several meditation sessions.
Another thing that I noticed is that I am not having that deep relaxation feeling that I used to have every time I moved to the next CD when I was in Awakening Level 1. Now I almost don’t feel anything different when I change CDs.
I still feel deeply relaxed during meditation, but the difference is that now this deeper relaxation comes more toward the end of the section, after I got a chance to concentrate really well on my breathing. Before, this used to happen in the beginning of the CD without any effort on my part.
I still feel more energetic and probably calmer and happier than I was before starting the program.
Those euphoric periods that I used to have in the beginning are not happening anymore. It seems that after a certain time you get used to these side effects.
I still have upheavals that are probably related to the CDs. As I probably mentioned before, I am feeling more emotional, but the intensity of this feeling seems to be stable since I started to feel this way during the use of the program.
Another difference worth mentioning is that, in the previous level, some sessions seemed to last forever and I got angry and agitated during some of them. Now the sessions don’t seem to last long and I usually feel relaxed during the whole period, sometimes I even repeat the second part of the CD, which means that I sit for 1.5 hours.
Probably most of us, when we hear about meditation, will think about somebody sitting in the lotus position, in a deeply relaxed, trance-like state of mind, where one would have lucid and extraordinary visions. This is partially true, but not always necessarily. Meditation can be even practiced while walking.
In this article I will talk about the two major types of meditation, which, in Buddhism, are called Samatha and Vipassana.
Samatha is the type of meditation where the person focuses their attention on a specific internal or external object, which can be the breathing, a Mantra (sound), a mental image, a part of the body, a candle, etc. The objective of this type of meditation is to quiet the mind and improve concentration. During this type of meditation, if your attention moves away from the object of meditation, you gently bring it back to it. The extraordinary experiences mentioned in the beginning of this article, such as visions, would, in principle, happen mainly in this type of meditation.
This category of meditation is also known as objective meditation, concentration meditation or tranquility meditation.
The objective of the other type of meditation (which is called Vipassana) is to develop mindfulness or awareness to the point of seeing things as they really are, without any personal bias. When you are mindful you don’t keep worrying about the future or regret about the past. You stay at the present moment.
In this type of meditation, which is also known as mindfulness or insight meditation, the person just watches their experience, i.e., their thoughts, emotions, feelings, sensations, etc. The person does not think about or attach any meaning to their experience, acting only as a passive observer. This type of meditation can be also practiced while walking. In this case, the focus of attention is on the movements related to walking.
Some people consider mindfulness meditation superior to the concentration meditation, because it can ultimately bring “liberation” or a state of complete acceptance of life’s events, of detachment to things and liberation from suffering.
Please click here for a detailed explanation of how to develop mindfulness.
Mindfulness meditation also requires concentration, but in this case, the difference in relation to concentration meditation is that you don’t only focus on your object of meditation, but also on whatever is happening at the present moment. You use your concentration to be mindful, because mindfulness involves seeing the whole experience, from beginning to end. You can only do this with a concentrated mind.
One method of applying practicing formal mindfulness meditation is the following:
You focus your attention on your breathing. You are mindful of how your breathing happens. You notice every time the air comes in and goes out. If you get distracted by thoughts, you just gently bring your attention back to your breathing. Don’t force anything. Accept whatever happens during the process, including distractions and discomfort. If your distraction is something major, as strong feelings for example, you watch your feeling, with steady attention, and keep watching it until the feeling goes away. Then you bring your focus back to your breathing.
You keep following these steps until you finish meditation.
I will start by explaining what mindfulness is. Mindfulness is the person’s ability of being aware of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors, as they happen moment by moment, without judging them. When you practice mindfulness you see things as they unfold at the present moment. You don’t rewind in your mind things that happened. You just watch the events, without resisting or fighting them, just accepting them. Accepting things that are, at least uncomfortable, is difficult at the beginning, but it becomes easier and more natural with practice and time. Awareness or conscious awareness are used interchangeably with mindfulness.
Why would somebody develop mindfulness?
When you have mindfulness you see things as they really are, because you don’t attach any meaning to them. Things that used to bother you won’t bother you anymore. You will relate better to people. You will accept other people the way they are. Your weaknesses or inadequacies will not weigh on you. You will learn to laugh at them. Your tendency to get angry, or sad or anxious about persons or things will decrease or disappear with time. As a result, you will find peace and happiness. Buddhists say that eventually you will find “liberation” and that, when you get there, you will see that it was worth every moment of dedication.
Mindfulness can not be forced, neither can it be rushed, but it can be cultivated. It happens at its own pace, at its own time.
One way to develop mindfulness is through meditation. When you meditate you notice your thoughts, impulses, sensations and feelings much clearer. You look at them without judging or attaching any meaning. This, by itself, develops awareness. The more you meditate, the more you develop mindfulness.
In addition to meditation, you develop mindfulness by applying it to real life situations. This is more difficult, because, during the day to day events, you don’t have the same stillness of mind that you do during meditation. During the daily routine, we normally get carried away by the stream of thoughts, things to do, preoccupations, feelings, and other things.
A good way that I found to bring awareness to my daily routine is by applying it in small steps and during certain specific activities. I focus at one particular aspect of the things that I experience. For example, during some mornings, as I am preparing to go to work, I watch my body sensations. On other mornings, I watch my thoughts.
You don’t need to force it and you don’t need to be eager to catch all the aspects of your experience at the same time. Awareness involves watching a thought (or feeling, sensation, etc) from beginning to end. You won’t be able to do this if you try to catch everything at the same time.
Sometimes it may be difficult to practice awareness when it involves watching thoughts or feelings that are unpleasant. This may even generate more discomfort. At other times, you may wonder if you are really progressing with your awareness practice or if it is worth pursuing it. This discomfort and resistance tend to vanish with time.
When I feel bad for some reason, I watch the feelings in my body. I notice where the discomfort is, if it stays in one place or if it moves. I notice that it makes watching easier, if I close my eyes during the process. I keep watching my discomfort and eventually it disappears.
It is my belief that the more we develop mindfulness, the better life will be for us. This is not an overnight process. It may take several years until considerable personal improvement is obtained. On the other hand, the collective experience of those who practiced it during thousands of years in the east shows that it is well worth it.
I will start by explaining what mindfulness is. Mindfulness is the person’s ability of being aware of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors, as they happen moment by moment, without judging them. When you practice mindfulness you see things as they unfold at the present moment. You don’t rewind in your mind things that happened. You just watch the events, without resisting or fighting them, just accepting them. Accepting things that are, at least uncomfortable, is difficult at the beginning, but it becomes easier and more natural with practice and time. Awareness or conscious awareness are used interchangeably with mindfulness.
Why would somebody develop mindfulness?
When you have mindfulness you see things as they really are, because you don’t attach any meaning to them. Things that used to bother you won’t bother you anymore. You will relate better to people. You will accept other people the way they are. Your weaknesses or inadequacies will not weigh on you. You will learn to laugh at them. Your tendency to get angry, or sad or anxious about persons or things will decrease or disappear with time. As a result, you will find peace and happiness. Buddhists say that eventually you will find “liberation” and that, when you get there, you will see that it was worth every moment of dedication.
Mindfulness can not be forced, neither can it be rushed, but it can be cultivated. It happens at its own pace, at its own time.
One way to develop mindfulness is through meditation. When you meditate you notice your thoughts, impulses, sensations and feelings much clearer. You look at them without judging or attaching any meaning. This, by itself, develops awareness. The more you meditate, the more you develop mindfulness.
In addition to meditation, you develop mindfulness by applying it to real life situations. This is more difficult, because, during the day to day events, you don’t have the same stillness of mind that you do during meditation. During the daily routine, we normally get carried away by the stream of thoughts, things to do, preoccupations, feelings, and other things.
A good way that I found to bring awareness to my daily routine is by applying it in small steps and during certain specific activities. I focus at one particular aspect of the things that I experience. For example, during some mornings, as I am preparing to go to work, I watch my body sensations. On other mornings, I watch my thoughts.
You don’t need to force it and you don’t need to be eager to catch all the aspects of your experience at the same time. Awareness involves watching a thought (or feeling, sensation, etc) from beginning to end. You won’t be able to do this if you try to catch everything at the same time.
Sometimes it may be difficult to practice awareness when it involves watching thoughts or feelings that are unpleasant. This may even generate more discomfort. At other times, you may wonder if you are really progressing with your awareness practice or if it is worth pursuing it. This discomfort and resistance tend to vanish with time.
When I feel bad for some reason, I watch the feelings in my body. I notice where the discomfort is, if it stays in one place or if it moves. I notice that it makes watching easier, if I close my eyes during the process. I keep watching my discomfort and eventually it disappears.
It is my belief that the more we develop mindfulness, the better life will be for us. This is not an overnight process. It may take several years until considerable personal improvement is obtained. On the other hand, the collective experience of those who practiced it during thousands of years in the east shows that it is well worth it.
I’ve been practicing “Mountain Meditation” for a week now.
The purpose of this meditation is to bring to your life the qualities of mountains.
Mountains are solid, strong. They remain calm and indifferent in face of extremely adverse conditions such as strong winds and rain, extremely low temperatures and snow, thunderstorms and lightning.
The days come and go. Every day the sun dawns and sets. Some days are clear with a beautiful blue sky and lots of sunlight. Other days are somber and with heavy clouds. In these circumstances, the nights are even worse, due to the absence of light. Despite all this – the exterior conditions constantly changing – the mountain remains unchanged and peacefully receives whatever it comes.
We can learn to be more like mountains. When I practice “mountain meditation” I see a mountain in my mind’s eye. I think about all the qualities that mountains have. I see them going through favorable conditions and also through adversities. Then I get into the mountain, as if I were the mountain. I see through the “mountain’s eyes”. I see the other things that surround the mountain, such as other mountains, forests, rivers, the horizon. And again, I see the mountain going through the bad and the good times, but this time as if I were the mountain. I feel the stillness of the mountain in spite of the changing circumstances.
I feel a little stronger and a little calmer when I am practicing this type of meditation. I don’t expect it to make any immediate magic transformation in me, but like everything else, the more you practice the more you get.
I’ve been practicing “Mountain Meditation” for a week now.
The purpose of this meditation is to bring to your life the qualities of mountains.
Mountains are solid, strong. They remain calm and indifferent in face of extremely adverse conditions such as strong winds and rain, extremely low temperatures and snow, thunderstorms and lightning.
The days come and go. Every day the sun dawns and sets. Some days are clear with a beautiful blue sky and lots of sunlight. Other days are somber and with heavy clouds. In these circumstances, the nights are even worse, due to the absence of light. Despite all this – the exterior conditions constantly changing – the mountain remains unchanged and peacefully receives whatever it comes.
We can learn to be more like mountains. When I practice “mountain meditation” I see a mountain in my mind’s eye. I think about all the qualities that mountains have. I see them going through favorable conditions and also through adversities. Then I get into the mountain, as if I were the mountain. I see through the “mountain’s eyes”. I see the other things that surround the mountain, such as other mountains, forests, rivers, the horizon. And again, I see the mountain going through the bad and the good times, but this time as if I were the mountain. I feel the stillness of the mountain in spite of the changing circumstances.
I feel a little stronger and a little calmer when I am practicing this type of meditation. I don’t expect it to make any immediate magic transformation in me, but like everything else, the more you practice the more you get.
The program is composed of 13 levels, which are listed below along with the corresponding duration:
- Awakening Prologue – 4 months
- Awakening Levels 1, 2, 3 – 6 months minimum per level
- Awakening Level 4 – 1 year minimum
- Purification Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4 – 1 year minimum per level
- Flowering Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4 – 1 year minimum per level
I started listening to Awakening Level 2, in the beginning of March, approximately two months ago. It has been a little more than a year now since I started using the Holosync Program.
NOTE: Click here to see a list of the levels of this program and the corresponding duration.
Because I have chronic anxiety, I was a little concerned about getting more anxious while participating in this program. I had seen somewhere on the internet saying not to use Holosync because it causes anxiety. Obviously I did not like seeing this information. After reading it, I also got a little impressed, because, contrary to what the web page was saying, I was feeling calmer, more excited and with more energy since I started to participate in this meditation program.
The Holosync support material says that you may experience “upheaval” during your participation in the program. It does not say what type of “upheaval” you are going to experience. Well, I found this out, at least in part.
Just a little note about “upheaval”: the type of “upheaval” will depend on each individual. It seems to me that it is related to the most common ways that the individual reacts to things. For example, if the person gets angry when they face a challenge, probably this is the type of “upheaval” that the person may experience while participating in the program.
During the end of Awakening Level 1 and in the beginning of Awakening Level 2, I started to have periods of time where I felt significantly more anxious for no apparent reason. I was even wondering if I would be able to handle this “extra” anxiety.
Nothing had changed in my life. I was not going through any personal challenge and everything was exactly the same routine. Then, I started to think that I was going through an “upheaval” phase that the program support material talks about.
At about a month ago, on April the 6th, I decided to start an exercise routine of at least 30 minutes a day. I am glad I did that. The type of exercise that I am doing is cardio-vascular. After 5 to 10 minute warm-up, I slowly increase my heart rate to almost the maximum for my age.
I am feeling more relaxed not only after doing the exercise, but also during the day. I am also feeling happier, with more energy and more enthusiastic about things. Now the anxiety that I have is even less intense.
I found that the general well being and reduced anxiety that I am experiencing is due to my consistent use of the Holosync program combined with my daily routine of physical exercise. These two activities combined together (Meditation + Physical Exercises) have a greater impact on my general well being than if I were practicing just one of them.
Ideally you will always want to follow more than one self-improvement technique, because one may fill in the gaps of the other. Each technique will be stronger on certain aspects than the other. And where the benefits overlap, they will combine together to produce an even better result, such as the increased levels of energy that both Holosync and physical exercise bring.
In this article I will talk about what meditation is, the benefits of meditation and how to meditate, among other things.
Meditation is the art of concentrating all of your focus of attention on an internal or external “object”. This “object” can be a candle, a sound, your breathing, an imaginary picture, etc.
Scientific studies show that the benefits of meditation include greater capacity of concentration, anxiety reduction and a feeling of inner peace and happiness. Keep in mind that these benefits do not come overnight. They result from persistent practice.
Mantra meditation is one of the most popular meditation techniques. In this type of meditation you mentally repeat a mantra while you exhale. A mantra is a sound, word or group of words, such as bliss, happiness, contentment, peace, etc.
You can choose a mantra based on something that has spiritual meaning to you. Your meditation experience will be probably better if your mantra is something that you believe in.
You can also choose a mantra that reflects something that you would like your mind to focus on more often, such as spirituality, kindness, and others.
Besides repeating a mantra, you can meditate by focusing your attention on:
1- Your breathing;
2- Counting numbers, every time you exhale.
Try different methods and choose one you feel the most comfortable with. You can also alternate the methods that you use. For example: do mantra meditation today, counting meditation tomorrow, etc. There is no fixed rule – the most important thing is to keep the focus of your attention on something.
In order to get the most out of your meditation sessions:
1- Do meditation in the sitting position (pick a comfortable chair)
2- Practice it at about the same time every day (for, at least, 30 minutes)
3- Ensure that your surroundings will be quiet (for example: turn off the phone)
4- After your meditation session ends, instead of getting up right away, slowly open you eyes and stay sit for a couple of minutes before proceeding to you next activity.
Accept the fact that your mind wanders around as you meditate. Don’t get worried or angry if you are not able to focus your attention, or if thoughts come to your mind during meditation. When this happens, let it be OK and just bring your focus of attention back to whatever you are focusing on. With time and consistent practice your mind will become quieter and it will be easier to keep your attention on something. As with many good things in life, this will come with time and persistence. But when it comes, you will be glad it did. It will be worth every effort and every second that you put into your meditation practice.
Do not try to evaluate all the time if meditation is giving the results that you want. Just focus on the process of meditating, knowing that the benefits will come. If you feel discouraged or willing to give up, read books and articles that talk about all the benefits that meditation can bring to your life. This will help you to keep on track with your meditation practice.
In this article I will talk about what meditation is, the benefits of meditation and how to meditate, among other things.
Meditation is the art of concentrating all of your focus of attention on an internal or external “object”. This “object” can be a candle, a sound, your breathing, an imaginary picture, etc.
Scientific studies show that the benefits of meditation include greater capacity of concentration, anxiety reduction and a feeling of inner peace and happiness. Keep in mind that these benefits do not come overnight. They result from persistent practice.
Mantra meditation is one of the most popular meditation techniques. In this type of meditation you mentally repeat a mantra while you exhale. A mantra is a sound, word or group of words, such as bliss, happiness, contentment, peace, etc.
You can choose a mantra based on something that has spiritual meaning to you. Your meditation experience will be probably better if your mantra is something that you believe in.
You can also choose a mantra that reflects something that you would like your mind to focus on more often, such as spirituality, kindness, and others.
Besides repeating a mantra, you can meditate by focusing your attention on:
1- Your breathing;
2- Counting numbers, every time you exhale.
Try different methods and choose one you feel the most comfortable with. You can also alternate the methods that you use. For example: do mantra meditation today, counting meditation tomorrow, etc. There is no fixed rule – the most important thing is to keep the focus of your attention on something.
In order to get the most out of your meditation sessions:
1- Do meditation in the sitting position (pick a comfortable chair)
2- Practice it at about the same time every day (for, at least, 30 minutes)
3- Ensure that your surroundings will be quiet (for example: turn off the phone)
4- After your meditation session ends, instead of getting up right away, slowly open you eyes and stay sit for a couple of minutes before proceeding to you next activity.
Accept the fact that your mind wanders around as you meditate. Don’t get worried or angry if you are not able to focus your attention, or if thoughts come to your mind during meditation. When this happens, let it be OK and just bring your focus of attention back to whatever you are focusing on. With time and consistent practice your mind will become quieter and it will be easier to keep your attention on something. As with many good things in life, this will come with time and persistence. But when it comes, you will be glad it did. It will be worth every effort and every second that you put into your meditation practice.
Do not try to evaluate all the time if meditation is giving the results that you want. Just focus on the process of meditating, knowing that the benefits will come. If you feel discouraged or willing to give up, read books and articles that talk about all the benefits that meditation can bring to your life. This will help you to keep on track with your meditation practice.
I will talk about the technology behind brainwave entrainment through sound, including binaural beats, monaural beats and isochronic tones.
I will present a description of the different brain wave patterns further down to make understanding of this article easier.
Binaural beats refer to introducing one tone to one year and another tone, with a small variation in pitch (i.e. frequency), to the other year. The difference in frequency between these two tones must correspond to the brain frequency desired. For example, if one tone of 460 hertz is presented to one year and another tone of 450 hertz is presented to the other year, the difference in frequency will be 460 – 450 = 10 hertz, which corresponds to alpha waves being induced in the brain.
Stereo headphones must be used for this technology to work, otherwise it is not possible to introduce a different frequency to each ear in an effective way.
Monaural beats involve mixing two different tones before they are presented to the ears. This creates a beat type pattern, which induces a meditation state in the brain.
Isochronic tones refer to tones presented to the ears in a quick on and off pattern. In other words, a quick cycle of tone and silence is continuously generated.
Both monaural beats and isochronic tones can be listened either on speakers or headphones, but in order for them to be effective, background noise must be kept to a minimum.
In addition, neither monaural beats nor isochronic tones are capable of inducing the deeper delta brain waves. Binaural beats on the other hand are capable of producing deep delta waves in the brain.
A Description of the Different Brain Wave Patterns
Brain waves result from the electrical activity that happens in the brain. This electrical activity happens because the brain cells, which are called neurons, communicate with each other through electrical impulses.
This electrical activity happens in a cyclic, wave like pattern, which varies due to factors like state of mind (relaxed, anxious, etc) and being awakened or sleeping.
Usually people have all types of brainwaves happening at the same time, but one frequency will be more predominant than the others.
Follow below a description of the different types of brainwaves:
Gamma (30-100 cycles per second (Hz)): this frequency happens in certain areas of the brain during processing of mental or motor function. Unlike what happens with the other brain frequencies, gamma waves are never a dominant pattern.
Beta (13 – 30 cycles per second (Hz)): predominant brain wave pattern when a person is awakened. This frequency is associated with alertness and concentration.
Alpha (8 – 13 cycles per second (Hz)): brain wave pattern associated with relaxed concentration state and feelings of contentment and peace.
Theta (4 – 8 cycles per second (Hz)): this brain wave pattern happens during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. When the person is awakened, the more this frequency is present the greater the creativity and better the memory.
Delta (0 – 4 cycles per second (Hz)): brain frequency of dreamless sleep. Emotional and physical repair take place in this frequency.
After the introductory level of the program (“Awakening Prologue”) I started the first level, which is called “Awakening Level 1”.
The first time I listened to the CD, I felt the impact of this deeper level. It was pleasurable and I felt more relaxed, while listening to the CD.
You kind of get used to the level you are in (which happened with the previous level) and then, when you start a new level, which means that you are getting a stronger stimulus into your nervous system, you feel the difference right away.
I listened to the first soundtrack (“The Dive”) for 14 days, as per the program instructions, before going to the complete listening section, that is, the first soundtrack followed by the second soundtrack (“Immersion”). In the first weeks, it seemed that the CD was taking much longer to finish. I felt angry when I listened to the “Immersion” soundtrack. I guess this is one of the reasons why it is recommended to do physical exercise after meditating.
As far as I know, the reason why you have uncomfortable feelings or emotions during or after listening to “Immersion” is because this soundtrack keeps you in a deeper meditation state (called “Delta” brainwave state) which results in your nervous system being more pushed to change. The anger or irritation that I was feeling faded after a few weeks. After that, I started feeling more relaxed when listening to the CD. And like I described before in the post that I tell my experience with the previous level, on some days I felt more relaxed than others. On some days my mind was quieter, on others it was busier. My experience with the program seems to be always a cycle like this.
One of the experiences during meditation that I had, which I consider different, was having the sensation that my whole body was inclined backwards. Another experience was feeling expanded, as if I was spread out. It is tough to describe, other than saying that I had the sensation of being expanded.
Although for some people these experiences may initially seem weird, or even scary, they seem quite normal when they happen. It is important to learn to just go with the flow during meditation.
After some months into Awakening Level 1, one of my eyelids started to twitch and later the eyebrow of the other eye also started to twitch. It was not something that other people would notice, but I noticed my eyelid moving during the twitching.
I was concerned about this. I was wondering if this was a temporary side-effect or something permanent. I continued to listen to the CD as usual, trusting that the twitching would go away.
It lasted at least two months before it finally stopped. I was relieved.
Another different symptom that I had was a low pitch ringing in my ears when I woke up in the morning. This seems to happen sometimes and only in the mornings and don’t last long.
Sometimes I feel more emotional. I start to think about things that are important to me and that involve feelings, as, for example, certain people that I like, and I kind of have an urge to cry. This state of being emotional comes and goes – it lasts for a few days or weeks, then it goes away for some time, and after, it comes back again.
Some of these experiences may be unique to me or perhaps are not even related to the program. Some other experiences may be common to other people.
Keep in mind that everyone reacts differently. I believe that what one experiences is probably influenced by several factors, including current emotional makeup, level of physical health and how well one follows the program instructions.
I felt very relaxed when I listened to the first CD, which is called “Awakening Prologue”. This CD consists of two soundtracks, the first one called “The Dive” and the second one called “Immersion”. “The Dive” takes you gradually to the delta brainwave state and “Immersion” keeps you in the delta brainwave state for 30 more minutes.
For some reason, I felt more relaxed while listening to the first soundtrack (i.e. “The Dive”).
The strong relaxation that I felt when I started the program gradually faded as the days passed. I still felt relaxed, but not as strong as before. The body gets used to the stimulus given by the soundtracks so that it does not affect you as it used to. On some days I felt more relaxed than others.
Normally I did not fall asleep while listening to the CD, except when I was already tired.
Sometimes I had several thoughts coming to my mind and on other times my mind was quieter.
Sometimes the CD seemed to take forever to end.
According to the program instructions, no matter what you experience when listening to the CDs. If you feel uncomfortable, antsy, impatient or if there are a lot of thoughts coming through your mind, you are still getting all the benefits resulting from the program. When you feel uncomfortable, it is probably due to the fact that your mind is dealing with unresolved problems.
I was very excited after I started “Awakening Prologue”. I thought “I finally found something that works”. I felt more peaceful and more confident about improving my emotional state.
One of the “side effects” that I had was to feel euphoric for no reason. I felt euphoric one day, perhaps a couple of days at the most. After that, I felt normal. After some days the euphoria would come back. It was not something out of control or that interfered with my life. It was probably the type of euphoria that you would feel right before going to a trip which you had long planned and desired for. I liked it because it made me feel happier and my days seemed to get lighter.
I haven’t had the other possible “side-effects” in this first part of the program, like lucid dreams or dreams with traumatic events in my life, as some people have. I would say that if I had any adverse effect, it was not significant, because I did not notice anything out of the ordinary.
Sometimes in conversations with friends I said really interesting distinctions, or funny things, in relation to the subject being talked about. I think this is related to the use of the program.
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