I’ve been using Centerpointe Holosync for some years now and have reached their Purification level 2, which means I’m about half way through their program. Most people who know me say that I’ve improved for the better over the years I’ve been listening to it.
It’s a good system – I wouldn’t have been using it for so long if it wasn’t – but I’m always open to new ideas.
Recently, I came across the Meditation Program (look at that link but don’t buy it from there. I’ll explain why later). It makes some pretty bold claims. So let’s examine some of them:
They say that Centerpointe is mind-numbing, dis-engaging and outdated. Mind-numbing and dis-engaging I’d agree with. The first CD track is 30 minutes of rainfall with occasional chimes, the second CD track is 30 minutes of rainfall. But then you’re supposed to be dropping down to lower and lower levels of brain activity, so I’m not sure if that’s a bad thing. After all, the aim of Centerpointe is to drop you down to deeper brain levels. It’s not aimed at the top 30 charts. Besides, I’ve been listening to these CDs for years now and find them kind of relaxing. So I guess that’s a kind of “horses for courses” criticism.
Moving on to the outdated claim. As a layman, I’m not particularly qualified to decide on that. But Holosync is, by Centerpointe’s own admission, a 20 year old technology. So when it was “born” the CD had only recently been invented, cell (or mobile) phones were just about “luggable”, the iPod wasn’t even a twinkle in Apple’s eye and your average PC came with a 5.25″ floppy disk and, if you were rich, a hard disk that might hold one low resolution picture taken by a modern digital camera. So the odds are that, yes, Meditation Program’s claim that Holosync is outdated is quite likely. Of course, outdated doesn’t mean “doesn’t work”, just that there could be something newer and better available.
Certainly the Meditation Program is quicker than Centerpointe. The Purification level CD I’ve got says that it will take a year or more for me to complete just the current level I’m on. I’d agree and, from past experience, it would probably take me personally nearer to 18 months to get through the level.
Meditation Program only has 8 levels. Each one can be completed in around a week, maybe stretching to 10 days per level if you want to take it easy. I’m currently on my third week and listening to level 3, so I’d agree with that timescale.
The backing sounds are more varied. There’s music swirling around. And the music changes after levels 1 and 2 to something different on 3 and 4. So you won’t get bored.
The binaural beats are a lot more obvious on Meditation Program. A lot more obvious. With Centerpointe, they’re barely noticeable. With Meditation Program they’re very obvious. I don’t know whether this is good or bad. My guess is that it makes no difference – your brain will notice them whichever way they are presented.
Centerpointe allows subliminal messages to be encoded on the CDs once you get past the initial level. Meditation Program doesn’t offer this. Whether this matters to you depends on your view on subliminal messages. But it could be fairly irrelevant when you look at the next point.
The full Centerpointe program will take years to complete and at a shade under $200 for the first level and then a dozen more levels to go through over the years, it’s going to set you back quite a lot of cash.
The Meditation Program costs $125 on CD or $85 to download. The downloadable version is cheaper when you buy it through the discounted links later on in this review. It will take you around 8 weeks to complete if you fast track it, up to about 8 months if you want to be more relaxed in your progress. Either way, there will be plenty of cash left over to buy subliminal CDs to your heart’s content.
So, what’s my overall verdict?
Well, although I really like Centerpointe and have done for years, I’ve moved across to the Meditation Program for my daily listening routine. Partly because I’m impatient and want to reach the deepest level sooner than 2014, which is the absolute earliest I’d reach it with Centerpointe. Rather than some time late February or early March this year, which is when I’ll reach it with Meditation Program.
One other thing to mention. Centerpointe is CD only, so it arrives through the post. Meditation Program has the option of being sent on CD (you’ll get all 8 levels when you order) or you can download it. If you opt to download, make sure you’re on a fast connection. If you’re on dialup or slow broadband, it will be quicker to order by post. The files are b-i-g. About 800Mb.
But if you’re on a good internet connection, save yourself some extra cash by using one of these two discounted order links:
Meditation program, discounted download, credit card
Meditation program, discounted download, PayPal
Those links will take you straight through to a specially discounted price of $67 (a bit like some sites offer a place to put in a coupon code).
Whichever method you choose, I think you’ll notice a positive difference in yourself.
trev,
thanks for posting this. i’ve been using holosync for the last 3 months, and i love it. i’ve never meditated deeper, nor felt calmer. i stopped drinking cold-turkey, and never even have cravings. but of course, i could always be happier…
what specific changes have you seen in this program you didn’t find before? is it just easier to use and stick with?
thanks again, and be happy,
Sean
Hi Mark
I got the download version and burned them to CD without any problem.
I’ve mislaid the welcome email so can’t check precisely (the joys of changing pc’s!) but there are definitely instructions on how long to stay with each session, etc. Plus what to expect.
Meditation Program is nowhere near as detailed as Centerpointe but there’s enough information and they do offer a help desk ticket system as well.
Trev
Hi Sean
Both Centrepointe and Meditation Program work well. It’s probably me being impatient but I prefer to get to the really deep meditation levels in weeks rather than years
Trev
I guess I feel like you about Centerpointe because I think 5 years is way too much. Im one of the few people that spent the big bucks for the whole Inner Circle package and when I stopped I was at only Awakening Level 2 before I saw The Meditation Program and since im very familiar with Bradley Thomson product line I know they are all high quality backup up by a great guarantee.
For Inner Circle package I had the luck to ran into the previous year recession special during its Christmas times which totalled 2500$ CDN instead of probably 3750$ CDN probably the whole package I got plus got some stuff included like books, cds and Gamma Compassion and Floating addition thing in my own voice which is really great (could loop this in my headphones while sleeping)
I guess I wanted to spend weeks of personal growth too instead of years but too bad I ordered the Meditation program before I saw your discount site so as Centerpointe costed me that much I guess I could cheat a bit and use my refund right to the other site and order from your blog so I can save money that way
In the instructions they say we shouldnt use similar products while in the period of using The Meditation Program, so I guess using Holosync while being in the Meditation Program would be a no no and I wonder if any binaural beats tracks could still be used as I have a tons of that in my collection…
Found also earlier Quantum Confidence (had a big backup guarantee that I cant simply ignore) which bring me powerful tracks with a technology I never seen MP3 that can be played with or without headphones and they gives stunning feelings insides of you everytimes you hear them. Amazing stuff but since Quantum Confidence is a closed program now for some time people can only get their hands on Quantum Power which seem good.
Since some people may need to check back the instructions for the great Meditation Program I suggest this link:
http://www.meditationprogram.com/meditation/instructions/
Also what you said is so true, at least for people like me (I think im stuck with ADHD which is why I had hard time with my life so far) sometimes the small things can do help make the greater leaps (as what you said about centerpointe being well documented and meditation program not) all I need is very powerful tool to bring me to evolved states so I can turn my brain into a more useful thing! Reading books sure is entertaining but meditation is well better and the effects are hell way more pleasurables by my experience.
One last note that I just came across is nobody should use Audacity to just cut a chunk of sound in mp3 tracks as I read in the Wiki. When Audacity re-encode the tracks in mp3 it make the mp3 lose some of its quality so they suggest using mp3DirectCut http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html#dwn for simple tasks like cut, copy, etc on mp3 files.
This is literally a goldmine of information on the Centerpointe Holosync meditation program. I have not experienced anything dramatic occur from any one session but over the years I can feel the changes. The awareness to my thought process are no longer annoying as they once were and I have a much more optimistic and positive approach to life.