Mindplace Procyon AVS System Light and Sound Meditation Mind Machine

If you suffer from depression - in my case reactive due to a bereavement - or chronic crippling anxiety and need help to manage it then this the machine for you. I waited and waited on a long list for CBT through my NHS surgery meanwhile living a half life of misery for six months. I should have booked private psychotherapy sessions but as any depressive knows just brushing your teeth becomes a major activity when you are in the depths of depression. Going cold turkey giving up Citalopram - my GP practice gave me the wrong tablets which I was unaware of due to blister pack being identical to the AD's -I had a terrible time but also a wakeup call and decided to be more proactive in my recovery - I'd had enough and after reading up on Mindfulness went off in search of the best way to go about getting the best help. I had two sessions of Hypnotherapy during which on my second session my Therapist introduced me to EFT -Emotional Freedom Therapy techniques -or Tapping as it is also known. This has transformed my life in reducing my anxiety to almost nil and should a situation present itself that may raise my levels I can tap away until it becomes negligible again. I mention this therapy in relation to the AVG machine because one has a bearing on the other.Using the Procyon and its various programmes have been a revelation. Getting off to sleep with the Night Vogage programmes means a stressless bedtime with no odd nightmares to disturb your sleep. I have never been able to silence the chatter in my head until now as the Meditative sessions allow me to meditate in a way I was never able to achieve. The Full Energy programmes help you focus on getting that extra jolt to get going and to get the best out of your exercise session. My life has turned around in the last couple of months and is better than it has ever been. No more escapism through alcohol , no more living in the past or miserable present of what ails you whilst engendering such a positive state of mind about the future. Bit by bit I have incorporated some not so gradual changes that have added up to life-changing ones.I had gained an enormous amount of weight but now I am doing the amazing 5:2 Fasting diet and have lost 14lbs in 20 days whilst building my fitness levels up using HIT -the high intensity training programme that is revoltionising exercise from spending hours in the gym to shorter more effective blasts of intensive traing coupled with slower recovery bits inbetween. I started out doing short walks in the fresh air with my dog and have progressed from there. It doesn't take long to see encoraging results. Slowly slowly catch the Monkey and before you know it every small effort adds up to a cumulative bigger one.Standard talking therapies such as CBT are good, practical and action based to get you moving again - Psychoanalysis will keep you on the couch for years working out how you got to where you are before you implement a plan to get where you need to be so I am not a fan, life is too short to wallow. Hypnotherapy -two sessions costing me 45 quid a go with EFT in the second session set me on the right path. The Procyon and regular tapping keeps me in good mental health. These were my starting blocks to implement the changes I have made to my lifestyle. I should also say that I am on NRT and haven'smoked a real cigarette since the 1st of January. Given that self medicating involves drinking and smoking and other substances to escape reality then it seems obvious to me that to treat the cause of such escapist/coping behaviours then you eventually treat the symptoms. Giving up the NRT is my next hurdle, but I don't see that as insurmountable. Giving up alcohol to one glass of red vino in eight weeks is enough of a triumph for me right now, well that and loosing 14lbs of ugly fat, (no I didn't cut my head off in case you were wondering).I should say that this is not my first foray into deep depression. My parents and three other relatives died together 19 years ago. It took me a few years to realise just how depressed I was and finally got Bereavment counselling. I was never quite the same though carrying a deep sense of sadness around with me that compounded my bereavement last year. All the steps that I have taken this time around have given me back a quality of life that is second to none. Buy this machine it will change your life.

Bought the Procyon and the Kasina - prefer the latter

This review is as much about the Procyon as MindPlace. This is a niche product and, often, when you purchase something that you can't buy widely elsewhere, you're pretty reliant on how good one particular company is to deal with.I bought my Procyon about four years ago (via Amazon). I was stressed, couldn't sleep and I also wanted to help unlock some creativity too. I didn't know (and still don't know) the science behind the Procyon. I'm definitely not someone who'd have the first clue about how to develop my own program. I can only speak about the effect it had. This device 100% helped me get to sleep. Normally my mind races, but by focusing on the lights and sound, it directs your thoughts towards something else. And it's incredibly relaxing. I also found that the programmes that are directed more towards visualisation possibly helped with creativity. I began to have ideas again when there had been a slight dry spell. But, for me, the real magic of this machine was how well it helped with insomnia. My only niggle with the device is that the wires from the headset and glasses get terrible tangled at times. If a wireless version existed (perhaps it does?) it would be much more user-friendly. I also wish that there was a way of knowing what a programme did my just looking at the device (rather than having to refer to the manual). I know, automatically, which number to use for my preferred sleep programme - but I wouldn't have a clue what to put it on for anything else. Other than that, though, I found the Procyon great.For various reasons though (house moves etc), I put it away and forgot about it. I haven't actually use it that much over the four years I've had it, but I brought it out again recently because of trouble sleeping. I was in that spiral again of feeling utterly exhausted yet unable to switch off. And then I remembered the Procyon. And it worked! But after using it a few times, I started to get a terrible screeching noise through the headphones. I changed them for another pair, but it was the same. I assumed there was a fault, so I contacted Mindplace, just to ask for some advice. Their response was probably some of the best customer service I've ever experienced They emailed me back incredibly quickly and suggested trying to replace the batteries - but if that didn't work, they thought there was another unit on Amazon they could send me. Bearing in mind how much this device costs, the fact it was four years on (not within any warranty period) and I hadn't even asked about replacing the unit, this was astounding.As it turned out, it was the batteries. But, as a customer, I can say that Mindplace's response is the way to secure customer trust, loyalty, advocacy and repeat business (even though these devices aren't something someone buys ever other week, in future, if I upgrade or choose another type of unit, I now wouldn't go through any other company by them).

What can I say? Seller delivered quickly and this device is mind blowing! I had the older model which changed my life back in 2003. I bought it because I was diagnosed ADHD and I had bad side effects to medication. The procyon has been one of the biggest factors in my recovery. Not only do I absolutely love the sessions and have the most incredible, beautiful, sublime visual-sound "mind trips" but it's the best way to get my brain switched on and dopamine running. Quickly and effortlessly in the morning. I no longer need coffee in morning! I take my machine with me to work.... I got off bus recently and noticed lots of people look so tired like zombies. But despite feeling like I need more sleep these days myself nonetheless with the help of this gadget I wake up Great and with right music it puts me into an amazing mood, ready for anything. Ive noticed since getting this new one as my old broke (after 13 years of daily use though so what an investment :) )....anyway I turn up at work with a spring in my step. Then I use it on breaks after my meditation to get me recharged. This gadget has helped me come out of depression, ADHD, replaced coffee, and because so much fun it's therapeutic but also you want to experience it every day. I consider it both entertaining and therapeutic. Also helps me before study and to sleep

If you've never used one of these machines before, they can take some getting used to.I had the earlier model many years ago, until it got broken in an accident.This model has some extras over the older models, but the fundamentals are the same.The only thing I can say is that it works for me, for the things I use it for.I use it to help me go to sleep, to wake up and be alert in the morning and also for a boost in creativity before I have to do something technical or artistic. I can't prove that it's actually doing anything, but I feel the difference and I see the results - for me, this is a great device to have.There is only one thing I would really like to see added as a feature (it would put up the cost considerably I guess). If the headphones and lightframe glasses could be made wireless, that would be very convenient for use when sleeping. With the current version there are cables so you have to be careful not to get them wrapped around your neck.I've never had that problem, but it's always a possibility, no matter how small.

Im sure its doing something worth while.Nice experience when using.Not a great design, headphone jack and glasses jack could of beenplaced next to each other, but hey ho.

it has been a let down how evre it does help myself with going to sleep and i quiet enjoy it,would it be possable for me to put or teach my son as he sleeps english hie tables and so oni am not sure if that is possaible i am not too sharp myself as i have Irlin synderome and find trying to do tings hard as the words go into streems and move on the page but i am 58 now and a bit too old tolern things right any thank you for your help.yours sincerly Michael O Brien.

I've used these devices before, so its largely as I was expecting. Don't expect miracles, it takes time to adapt to them and re-program your brain to enjoy what is, after all, a synthesised and therefore external, experience. For insomnia - does it make me sleep? No, I have never fallen asleep wearing the goggles and the headphones. What it DOES do, is allow the brain to relax enough to entertain the notion of sleep and that's the greatest benefit for me. I sleep for longer and deeper after using the AVS than I would otherwise do. If you have insomnia as a result of pain or some external stimulus, forget it. If its because you can't turn your brain off from continuous thinking, this may well work for you but be patient with it. It is also very useful as a mind distraction during a lunchbreak, before meetings when you need to be wide awake and after work when you want to unwind as there are lots (50!) pre-set programs to use for different things aside from sleeping. Its possible to plug in an MP3 (or anything else that has a headphone connection) and overlay the existing programs with your own music. I guess the question to ask yourself before you buy this is "how susceptible am I to changes in my visual field?" because unless you commit to "watching" the light display and let it carry you away its unlikely you're get any benefits. Sometimes I'm so focused on mind-traffic I simply ignore the light display and have to bring myself back to it. Finally, this does come with a carry-case which is big enough for the device and goggles but the headset needs to be separate unless you're happy crushing the plastic housing.

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I bought this in an interest to have more depth to my meditation practice, I would still consider myself a beginner even though I've been meditating with professional guidance for a few years on a near daily basis. I practice yoga near daily in a studio too. I was seeking this device to help with letting the mind un-think, almost like a baby's crib mobile to study and be curious of as I fell asleep.Ultimately I have to say that this quickly and very surprisingly helps me with one of the most traumatic parts of my life. I have suffered since early adolescence in waking up with severe panic attacks (usually stemming from night terrors) and have not been able to get relief from any other techniques or medications. Especially troubling because since they happen in my sleep, I cannot anticipate them coming on and they lead me to have a horrible start to my day at best, a debilitating and sometimes provoking a chain of unhealthy events that require professional help. Anyone who knows how tough this is to deal with can understand my pain and frustration merely from knowing something has taken so much power from your life and very little can be done to control it. Add on other psychosis, traumatic violent events, life dependent medications that alter mental state, and a brain injury, I have the makings of one big mess in my noggin!The first night I used this on the 60 minute setting for meditation, I quickly fell asleep and woke up feeling nice. I only woke in the middle of the night to remove the device. So this was a plus and I figured over time that I would slowly find that very real place of just letting my head rest and be still with a little less effort by using this machine. After a week, I realized that I had not one incident of panic attacks waking me up. I didn't know if this is from better rest or what but I continued using for the next couple weeks and again, there is an absence of troubling dreams and no panic attacks waking me! For whatever reason, this is not what I expected from this but I'm very happy to have finally found a solution. I did go a week without using the device and I did have a panic attack waking me but it wasn't as severe of symptoms. I stopped using it at night recently because my sleep has been disrupted by illnesses/medication and my sleep is not regular. The attacks returned but I haven't had the worst of them as before. Whether or not I could say this is a cure, I will leave that up to the user to decide. I certainly know for myself it is a major help and I feel dependent on this device now.Besides helping me function in that regard, I really had wanted this to help me with my cognitive functioning during the day. I'm still relying on repetition to the point of fatigue to work on that. I can't say that this helps me directly but I know if I am having better rest and that sleep problem is out of the way, eventually I should have some improvements. Working with regaining my cognitive functioning is an exercise in patience and being kind to myself more than anything. I do have some small victories and however small, they show an improvement. I'll keep on using this device along with my CBT because I think that I will see results that I might not see had I not used the machine.The other really cool thing I like about this is that it's a nice help with "resetting" when I have a problem with my OCD that I know will lead to an anxiety attack. It's a very nice "reset" button for me and I can do it in increments of 5 minutes at a time, which is nice. It's also nice to have some leisure time for myself and explore some of the different settings that visualize some wonderful lightshows.I've been using this on and off for about 4 months and last month I noticed that when I close my eyes to concentrate, I see the visual patterns. That tells me that some "programming" in my brain has been changed. I'm learning more about EMDR and will be planning to use it with related professional therapy soon. I don't know how much will be incorporated with this device but I will let my psychologist know that I use it at night to solve my panic attack issues. My current neuro team is far too focused on pushing medications or ignoring my complaints. I'm not willing to go that route without first trying natural remedies. Medications are a very small part of change, most of it comes from practice of good habits and I have been lucky to have a counselor now who works with me on that ideology. She was the one who recommended me to her colleague who has more experience with this. I hadn't intended to use the device as part of therapy and did not tell my therapist about the use of this machine out of a little bit of fear of being told to stop using it. After discussing, we're curious to see how EMDR would work for me knowing I have found that principle to aid in such a great way.I can't bear to give this less than 5 stars because of the result I had with one of my problems. It's not a fancy unit and I haven't learned to do much more than turn it on and scroll up to the setting I wish to use. I'm ok with that for now. I wish this had Bluetooth capable glasses and earbuds because I am untangling this every day no matter how careful I put it on or take it off. Especially would be helpful to not be wrapped in cords while I sleep! I don't know if they make a goggle style headset for use with this device but I would really find that useful.

C'est véritablement fabuleux.J'avais peur que ce soit technique à utiliser, en fait, c'est un jeu d'enfant. Sur un plan pratique.Seul bémol pour les gens qui ne lisent que le français, le mode d'emploi est en anglais, uniquement. Pour ma part, ce n'est pas un problème,je pense qu'il doit être possible d'aller sur le site du fabricant pour lire la notice dans la langue choisie. Se renseigner avant pour les gens chezqui ça poserait un problème.Ce que j'aime, ce sont les faisceaux trois couleurs, d'autres modèles fonctionnent sur deux projections de couleurs, là on a la combinaison,qui reconstitue la gamme chromatique perceptible, c'est magnifique,c'est prodigieux, on devrait même dire psychédélique.Le son se règle,Sur ma notice, j'ai 49 plages, la fréquencef hertzienne est indiquée, et choisie selon l'état d'être recherché : relax ou préparation sportive...La liste des utilisations est assez vaste, ça va de l'induction de la tranquillité et du calme,Avant l'endormissement (pour le favoriser),Aide aux performances intellectuelles (plusieurs niveaux), et plusieurs durées possibles (plus courtes, à plus approfondies),Aide après les périodes de stress, même aussi quand vous revenez d'une journée épuisante et stressante,Energie et régénération,Visualisation / Créativité, divertissement,pour vous donner les thèmes principaux, tout ça existe en plusieurs versions, courtes ou plus longues.Bref, un merveilleux dispositif.La sensation éprouvée aux pulsations de couleurs est extraordinaire,il est évident que les résultats doivent s'évaluer sur un moyen terme, mais déjà, pour avoir fait deux séances aujourd'hui, sur deux thémesdifférents, je suis ravie.Avant de commander le Procyon, j'avais regardé un peu, il existe d'autres appareils, avec des pulsations de deux couleurs uniquement,qui coûtent plus chers, je pense que c'est un trés bon choix.Vous pouvez le connecter sur votre PC ou MP3 et écouter, sur les pulsations sonores et visuelles, écouter vos propres enregistrements,de méditation, auto-hypnose, ce que vous voulez.Recommandé.

Por favor en atención a los que nos gusta estos aparatos se debería tener en cuenta el poner las instrucciones de este aparato en español y no en inglés ni chino

Not as good as the Nova Pro 100 in my opinion.