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[Karma Police]

They didn't send me a separate shipping notification email either, but I received the CDs today. So, that must be their standard practice.

[Flame]

My order (for the 26 CD set) was placed on 11/28, postmarked out on 11/30, and received it on 12/1 via USPS Priority Mail. I didn't receive an email notice of shipping confirmation. It's too early for me to evaluate the program, but I am enjoying the 2 I tried thus far.

[Erin Pavlina]

I wanted to chime in real quick on my experience with the paraliminals. First of all, I watched Steve using them those three months and he was raving about them the whole time. But I didn't try my first one until a few weeks ago.

The first one I listened to had to do with health and well being (sorry the name escapes me) because I was coming down with an illness and Steve thought it would help. He explained that I would hear two different stories but not to try to focus or attenuate on them. At first, I tried, it was instinct to try to make sense of the voices, but before long I just let them slide into me. I immediately slipped into a deep meditative state, but stayed awake throughout. By the end of the tape, I was in such a peaceful, relaxed state that I was able to get to sleep very quickly (hard for me when I'm getting sick).

What I really loved about the paraliminal was that it wasn't just a meditation CD. When Paul is speaking it was so strange, it felt like I was hearing the voice not in my ears but right between my eyebrows and about 3 inches outside of my body. This had the effect of lifting my awareness outside of my body, like a mini astral projection. I have never ever experienced that sensation before but it was extremely pleasant and unusual.

Steve hooked me up with two more paraliminals in the last couple of weeks, including a Holiday Cheer paraliminal. I have to admit it had the desired effect and I got up singing and happier than I was before I started.

I now see the paraliminals as a treat, something to look forward to, something I know is going to relax me and/or lift me to a higher state of awareness. When that voice goes from my ears to outside of my body, it's like I can breath through an organ I didn't know I had. It's hard to describe since I've never experienced anything like it.

Has anyone else who has used the paraliminals had that same experience? Of hearing the voice outside your body, in the middle of your brow area? Please tell me it's not just me

[Bruce Achterberg]

Originally Posted by WanderingOak

I ordered the full set on Saturday, and have not heard from Learning Strategies since immediately after I placed the order. Does anybody know how long they normally take to ship?

Like Adrienne, I haven't purchased the Paraliminals, however I did buy the PhotoReading Deluxe course.

When I was ordering my PhotoReading course, while I did complete my order, I was not able to view the "receipt" page in the order process because my order timed out in the browser window before I could get to the page (I got interrupted while I was ordering and only came back later).

After contacting Learning Strategies (twice, since I got no reply to my first email, although I did send the emails only 2 days apart, so take that for what you will), they sent me an email with my receipt attached (in PDF format). I got no confirmation that my order had been shipped, though, until my order finally arrived on my doorstep after 28 (!) days of waiting (I live in Australia, so I expected a delay with the package coming from the US and all, but damn - 28 days was a surprise! ).

I paid for standard shipping with my order (since I was already paying approx. $40 AUD for shipping - express would have been much too deer) and I'm not entirely sure if the delay was caused by an issue at Australian customs or just slow shipping, but be warned - if you buy from Learning Strategies and live in the Australasian region (and maybe even other international regions, although I can’t speak from experience), be prepared for a wait.

Damn those of you in the US with your fast (and sometimes free, such as what Amazon.com offers) shipping!

[Michelle]

Just wanted to say that I've tried several of the Paraliminals in recent days, and have been utterly blown away by the superness of them. This is how I knew learning could be, and basically what I've been waiting for.

My only trouble is in pacing myself, and not going overboard in their usage. I think the "digestion" period is important.

Today I finished CD1 of the Euphoria course, and am sitting here barely able to believe that something this wonderful and helpful exists.

Thanks, Steve, for bringing them to my attention.

[WanderingOak]

An update. They came in this afternoon, so that is four business days for shipping. Not bad. I haven't had the chance to try any yet, but I'll let y'all know how they work.

[mjukr]

I just received the Deep Relaxation paraliminals. I've used it three times thus far. It does help me to achieve a state of relaxation, but I don't think it does a better job compared to some of the other relaxation tapes I've used.

I'll keep working with it, but for now I can't really give it the thumbs up, especially since it was $35 with shipping.

[Algernon]

Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina

When Paul is speaking it was so strange, it felt like I was hearing the voice not in my ears but right between my eyebrows and about 3 inches outside of my body.

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Has anyone else who has used the paraliminals had that same experience? Of hearing the voice outside your body, in the middle of your brow area? Please tell me it's not just me

Erin,

I'm still debating whether to purchase some, all, or none of the paraliminals, so I can't comment directly on those, but I did get that effect from the double induction that Henrik mentioned (available here). And more than three inches. The initial effect was so strong and disorienting that I had the impression that the voice was coming from my computer speakers, rather than from the headphones connected to my mp3 player. Also there are two different voices, and they change positions. It is quite interesting, albeit jarring at times. If you try it, I'd love to hear about your experience.


Steve,

If you can influence Learning Strategies Corporation to enhance the terms of the deal, here is what I suggest: Anyone who purchases paraliminals using your discount code is "locked in" at that discount rate for a period of time -- say, six months, or even a year. Furthermore, any purchases made during this time period can be applied toward the complete set (ultimate you library plus the four new titles). So if, for example, I were to buy three sets of four over the next several months (at $90 per set), I could then decide to pay an additional $162 (a total of $432) for the remaining 16 CDs. Something like this might get a lot of people off the fence.

[WanderingOak]

I've been listening to the paraliminals for a few days now, and have started journaling on my experiences. I have noticed that my mind is a lot clearer and more focused since I began. I will probably start a thread reviewing my experiences in the Personal Effectiveness section of the forum in a few days.

[Michelle]

It is 11:30pm here in Switzerland now. I just returned home after having sung two concerts this evening at 6 and 8.

These two concerts were the beginning of me living my purpose. I was able to let go of judgement and ego and let it be purely about putting the music of these composers - Mozart and Loewe - into the world.

There were people in the audience from whom I have always sought approval. This would ultimately lead to me trying to be better, a lot of anxiety and focus on myself, etc.

Tonight there was none of that. Only good music set free to do it's work. I was both witness and channel.

I am absolutely sure this result came about more rapidly due to my intensive use of Paraliminals this week.

I intend to write more about this on my blog tomorrow, for those who may be interested.

Good night! :-)

[Karma Police]

FYI:

The Centerpointe website says that converting their CDs to compressed digital formats, such as AAC for ipods, will render the Holosync technology useless. They recommend you use an uncompressed format, such as WAV (you can change the default in the iTunes software). Since the Paraliminals include Holosync technology, I wonder if the same is true for them.

By the way, I've been very happy with the Paraliminals I purchased (even though I initially listened to them as AAC files, before I saw the Centerpointe website). I'd like to see them do one on becoming more extroverted.

[Bruce Achterberg]

Originally Posted by Karma Police

FYI:

The Centerpointe website says that converting their CDs to compressed digital formats, such as AAC for ipods, will render the Holosync technology useless. They recommend you use an uncompressed format, such as WAV (you can change the default in the iTunes software). Since the Paraliminals include Holosync technology, I wonder if the same is true for them.

To quote the Learning Strategies Paraliminals FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) from their website:

Can you convert the new Paraliminal soundtracks with Holosync into mp3 files or other files used by computers or players such as the iPod?

Yes. Absolutely. The Paraliminal portion will not be affected by such compression. The head engineer at Centerpointe Research Institute says that only the deeper levels of Holosync use a frequency that is cut off by compression.

If any one else has any information they'd like to know about the Paraliminals, I'd recommend checking over the FAQ that I linked above (to link to it again, you can find it here). It may not have answers to everything, but it has some good information and should be helpful to those who are interested in purchasing Paraliminals and those who already own them.

[Henrik]

I´d like to add to Bruce´s link by providing the link to the Paraliminals-forum at Learning Strategies. Forum Paraliminals Seems to be a lot of interesting threads. And there is a guy there from Learning Strategies that helps out by answering people´s questions. Such as what Paraliminal(s) that works best to solve your particular problem(s).

[mjukr]

Thanks for the information on re-encoding! I never listen to CDs, so I immediately ripped them to MP3. I'll try ripping them to WAV and see if there's any difference. Perhaps that's why I haven't achieved the effect I expected?

I know that Steve said he ripped them all to his iPod; wonder if he could detect a difference?

[JBRU]

Originally Posted by mjukr

So, do you think they would have a significant calming effect even for those with higher than normal anxiety spells?

My partner suffers from an anxiety condition. While it's impossible to compare "levels" of anxiety across individuals, she has had success relieving her anxiety using the Paraliminal tapes (back before they were on CD!). Of course, you shouldn't stop any medication you might be on to start using them.

You might also benefit from investigating EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Response). The techniques of EMDR have helped my partner as well.

[Karma Police]

By the way, I ordered the Holosync demo CD from Centerpointe. About 14 minutes is a "sales pitch" recorded over the Holosync technology and the sound of a heavy rain. The last 6 minutes is just the Holosync and background of heavy rain and some type of bells or chimes.

I found it to be a much different experience than the Paraliminals. The Paraliminals seem to be great for relaxing and learning at a subconscious level. The Centerpointe CD, however, put me in a much deeper meditative state similar to my best experiences with guided Yoga Nidra. Both seem to be great products.

[mjukr]

Originally Posted by JBRU

My partner suffers from an anxiety condition. While it's impossible to compare "levels" of anxiety across individuals, she has had success relieving her anxiety using the Paraliminal tapes (back before they were on CD!). Of course, you shouldn't stop any medication you might be on to start using them.

You might also benefit from investigating EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Response). The techniques of EMDR have helped my partner as well.

JBRU, as I suffer similarly, can I ask which of the Paraliminals CDs your partner finds most useful for anxiety?

[CeciL]

Didn't some of these first come out on cassette tape? Which has horrible quality *hissssssss*

They probably just don't want their product floating around as MP3s... So in saying it doesn't work that way cuts down a bit on pirating I imagine.

Apple stinks in that way, I have an iShuffle. You can make it so your iShuffle will work like a typical MP3 player... iPod Shuffle without iTunes - Hack A Day

I've tested different formats and it doesn't seem to matter... WAV, FLAC, AAC, MP3

[JBRU]

Originally Posted by mjukr

JBRU, as I suffer similarly, can I ask which of the Paraliminals CDs your partner finds most useful for anxiety?

Looking over the titles Steve listed, I think the "Anxiety Free" title is an obvious place to start. I think she also used and benefited from the "Get Around To It," "New Behavior Generator," "New History Generator" and "New Option Generator" titles.

[JBRU]

Originally Posted by CeciL

Didn't some of these first come out on cassette tape? Which has horrible quality *hissssssss*

Yes, they did. My partner purchased and used them on tape several years ago.

[WanderingOak]

Originally Posted by CeciL

Didn't some of these first come out on cassette tape? Which has horrible quality *hissssssss*

A quality tape played on a quality tape player (both of which are hard to find nowdays) shouldn't be that bad. Anybody remember Dolby Noise Reduction? I wonder if that would affect the quality of the bianural beats?

[Alex w/Learning Strategie]

Originally Posted by minnie

Hi everyone,

would the effects of holosync technology be diminished if a person is deaf in one ear?

Paraliminal are so designed that they work even if you have hearing in one ear. The entrainment may not be as effective but you may still hear the hum.

Paraliminals worked perfectly without the Holosync soundtrack. It was added because customers requested it and it does make it easier to just let go and let the listening session work on the non-conscious mind.

The Holosync entrainment used on the Paraliminals have nothing to do with the Holosync course. Paraliminals simply use Holosync technology for entrainment.

You can convert to iPod but use a higher bitrate for best results and preserve the stereo. MP3 does compress and remove data I've had customers confirm that compared to the usual compression a higher bitrate keeps the Paraliminal effective.

Delays with customs and the Aussie post office. Friends and I have experienced delays with shipments within Australia 2 weeks to send a parcel from Sydney to Adelaide (that's slack I know but that has been our experience here in Australia since October). When I checked at the post office I was informed there is a backlog. They are understaffed this year due to some changes.

It's seasonal too.

Alex

[Joubarc]

I'm just curious, what's the influence of the language of these CDs (if I'm correct in my understanding there's some speech in it) on their effectiveness?

I consider my english as pretty decent, but it's nowhere near my native language, so would listening to these CDs "work" just as well anyway? What if I didn't understand english at all?

I suppose some people here are not native English speakers either and tried these, did you feel it was any obstacle?

Or do they (or others) offer different languages?

[Alex w/Learning Strategie]

If you have a basic fluency in English they work just fine. I've had many people with English as a second language report to me the benefits they received from the Paraliminals.

AlexK

[pnutbuttahunny]

After reading Steve's post, I want to try this set.

[annie]

I've been away from this site for a few weeks and just ran upon this thread and Steve's article.

I'm wondering how these would work in conjunction with what I'm doing......hmmm

I have been using something called a LifeVision with EXTREME success for the past 18 years. It is also a CD.....a recording of the ideal life that I intend to create. It covers all the basics:relationships (family and social), spiritual, physical, financial/professional, and emotional/personal development.

It is written AS IF it were already accomplished (in the present tense) and then recorded on a CD (can be downloaded onto an ipod)and listened to daily.

I have had INCREDIBLE success with this over the years. It's a great tool for implementing new self-improvement ideas. It is recorded to super-learning music that can put the brain/mind in Alpha (a meditative state).

The LifeVision is first created on paper (or computer) in sections. It is fine-tuned and tweaked until it feels complete as an expression of the ideal you. It is then recorded (with Baroque music in the background) onto a CD and listened to daily. The process of listening daily to the ideal life you intend to create is incredibly powerful. It is a cause in motion that literally activates and attracts the things you desire into your life. Another one of the HUGE benefits of the LifeVision is that over time it changes your beliefs about yourself. If you hear daily in your LifeVision that you are confident, it doesn’t take long before you begin to believe that you are confident, thus creating the reality.

I think it would be interesting to add one of these PARALIMINALS to the back of my LifeVision.....a CD in an area that I may be struggling in.

What is your opinion of this LifeVision? I know these are 2 different animals, but they have similar elements.....beat/music.....affirmations. I like the ideal of the LifeVision because of how personal it is. But I like the idea of shifting to something completely different for 10-20 minutes in an area when I need re inforcement.

any opinions/ideas?

annie

(PS...if you are interested in a free report on the lifevision, please contact me via private message and I'll gladly send it out.)

[Simmiah]

Originally Posted by minnie

would the effects of holosync technology be diminished if a person is deaf in one ear?

I think so too but I have seen this website while researching this technology myself which I only have recently found. I first found Holosync through a dietary website I frequent then I found this website that states they have different technology that can also entrain the brain without requiring stereo headphones. If someone here reading cannot hear through one ear perhaps they may want to try out this software. I haven't tried out this software personally yet but I am considering purchasing it also. Here is the link if I may:

Neuro-Programmer 2 Home - Self-Programming with Brainwave optimization and Psychological techniques (Hypnosis, NLP, etc)

I have had pretty good success so far (It has been 2 weeks now) with my Insight & Focus CD's I found through Dr. Mercola's website. They have instantly relaxed me to the point of falling asleep sometimes or allowed me to focus so much I aced several quizzes in my classes. Interesting hmm? They do exactly what they tell you they will do basically! I have tried meditation before & I also have done my own versions of focusing to study for exams but these CD's have made the ease of doing any of these activities or any activity for that matter much more efficient in an easy manner.<---my review of the technology

[Lola]

Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina

Has anyone else who has used the paraliminals had that same experience? Of hearing the voice outside your body, in the middle of your brow area? Please tell me it's not just me

It's not just you, Erin!

I play around with my listening technique - sometimes attending the right ear input, sometimes the left. Sometimes not consciously listening at all. When I'm most relaxed and meditative, I can feel Paul's voice move from one place to another in my brain.

It's a cool kind of freaky!

[jbischke]

Originally Posted by JBRU

Yes, they did. My partner purchased and used them on tape several years ago.

I have the paraliminals on cassette. Bought them about six years ago. There's no mention of Holosync. Is it possible that Holosync was added later and the ones I have don't have it?

[shant121]

Just a random thought: I find it difficult to stay awake when listening to the paraliminals . end up falling asleep most of the time. plan to change the place where i listen