Sirius: Light and Sound Programs and settings. relaxation, learning, hypnosis

LIGHT & SOUND MIND MACHINES for instant meditation, stress reduction, accelerated hypnotic learning, deep, lasting personal change, IQ gains, memory improvement, sleep enhancement, sports training, and loads of fun!

How do Light and Sound Machines work?
     Inside the special glasses are a series of light emitting diodes (LEDs). These pulse at very specific frequencies and you see them through closed eyelids. During the course of a session, sequences of rhythmic light and sound patterns cause your mind to become quiet, allowing you to relax deeply.
     When you need to access different states of functioning, you can select a pre-set session that combines scientifically designed sequences of frequencies. For instance, if you want to slow down and relax deeply or sleep, you would choose a program from the list provided with the L/S device, sit or lie back with the LED glasses and headphones on, and let the flickering lights and sounds capture your brainwaves and gently lead them into letting go.
     Or you might choose an energizing program that uses faster, Beta frequencies that can sharpen your thinking and stimulate your energy.

What benefits come with use of Light/Sound Machines?
Most people need to learn to relax deeply and let go of the stresses and concerns of their life, even for a brief period like 15 - 30 minutes once or more per day. Often sleep will not provide this kind of release and rest. Light/Sound devices can induce the Theta state in which the mind shuts down, allowing the body to rest profoundly. A week or so of daily sessions can create some amazing differences in our ability to handle stress and respond in more creative, less reactive ways. When coupled with tapes/CDs that have properly scripted change messages, mind machine users have found that they think more clearly and positively, feel happier and calm, and have more energy and fewer health problems. You will start to have more times in which you perform optimally, like a well-conditioned athlete in the "zone."

There are four user modes, which can be selected by pressing the middle key on the Orion portable unit, that expands the light and sound applications.

User Mode 1 (U1) AudioStrobe® - Select this to play any Audio Strobe encoded CD. Audio Strobe uses a patented technology which adds precisely synchronized patterns of light to music and other audio programs.

User Mode 2 (U2): Manual Control - This mode allows you to select any pulse rate between 1 and 30 pulses per second.

User Mode 3 (U3): ColorPulse®- ColorPulse transforms the beat of your tapes and CDs into patterns of pulsing light.

User Mode 4 (U4): MicroPulse® - The built-in microphone picks up external sounds around you and converts them into pulses of light. Very useful when you are too far away from a music source to connect the Orion directly, or when you are attending live music events.

Here is some detailed info on the Pre-Set Sessions:
Sessions have been grouped into four categories Peak Performance, Relaxation, Learning, and Well Being.

Peak Performance:
These sessions will help you maintain clear and focused states throughout the day. Try using these when you feel your energy level waning.

01 20 min Power Regeneration
Studies of peak performance suggest that you perform better with a "power nap" as part of a daily routine; in other words, a break completely away from your duties and responsibilities. You will be able to perform more efficiently and actually find yourself accomplishing more. With time you might also find that your desire for stimulants like coffee, tea or sweetened soft drinks will decrease. Use this session, or sessions 3, 4, 7,
9, or 12 for feelings of mental and physical regeneration.

02 18 min Performance Intensive
This fast-paced session is great if you feel the need for a "mood boost." We suggest that you use it with your favorite high beat music. This is a session you can use several times in a row if you choose.

03 15 min Quick Break
Use this session during your day to quickly feel refreshed and regenerated. It is a very useful session to use when you know you have a very long and busy schedule ahead of you. A 15 minute break a few times per day is an investment in focus, clarity, and decision making.

04 15 min Power Pause
This is a slightly more stimulating version of session 03. It will help clear your mind of all thoughts for a few minutes and increase your mental clarity. You can choose to use fast-paced music instead of the internal sounds.

05 17 min Athletic Warm-Up
This session will help enhance feelings of relaxed concentration prior to exercise or physical competition. A number of athletes do exceptionally well in practice only to falter in competition. Top performers are able to maintain consistent performance under all circumstances. The key is a relaxed yet focused state allowing your mind and body to work in harmony.
Physical training is only half the battle towards success in competition. Sit quietly and visualize yourself (and your team) attaining the goals you set for yourself. You may also use this session with any number of peak performance or positive affirmation tapes. You or your coach may even record your own positive affirmations and play them back while using this
session.

06 30 min Maintaining Peak Competitive Posture
Use this session between athletic competitions for visualization, success, and peak performance. It is best to use it with either positive affirmation or guided visualization scripts written and spoken by yourself, your coach or trainer, or with any of the fine recorded products available on the market. You do not have to be involved in sports competition to enjoy the positive effects of this session.

Relaxation
Use these sessions on a regular basis for best results. It is useful to read books on meditation and relaxation techniques and to incorporate these techniques into a daily practice.

07 15 min Quick Work Break
The common wisdom says you should take breaks at regular intervals if, for example, you work on a computer for extended periods of time. Combine this session with a good regimen of stretching exercise to avoid many of the chronic physical maladies that affect more and more people who sit in one place too long. In addition, we suggest that you use this session during your break times. It is also great after lunch and before you go back to the keyboard.

08 25 min Mind Sauna
Use this with deep breathing and muscle awareness exercises. Start by breathing from your diaphragm. You will know you are doing this correctly when you feel your stomach, not your chest, moving up and down with every deep breath. As you allow your muscles to relax, tension will disappear.
You may try Iying down while using this session with relaxing music. There is a quick two minute boost at the end of the session to bring you "back up" again.

09 16 min Quick Refresher
Here is help for you to refocus your energies. Use it if you are feeling you need to be able to revitalize yourself during a particularly difficult day. As you become more familiar with the subtleties of the various sessions you will find you will tend to develop favorites you use several times a week. Because they are convenient to use, some of the 15- 20 minute sessions like this one will get a lot of use.

10 35 min Regeneration
This session is long enough to allow you to reach a state of very deep relaxation and focused concentration. Some people feel this session seems much shorter then 35 minutes. A session like this has to be used on a regular basis over a period of several weeks to help you learn to properly let go and allow yourself to become deeply relaxed. This is also a good session to use with relaxation or self-help tapes.

11 60 min Deep Meditation
Make time for yourself! Use this session when you know you will remain undisturbed. This is the longest session offered and for beginning users it may seem too long. It is excellent as a training session if you are trying to learn how to meditate for extended periods. You may find your meditation practice will go more smoothly even without the help of this machine.

Learning

Learning is enhanced when you are in a relaxed, alert state. Absorbing new information and concepts and memorization also becomes easier. Many people find self-help tapes are more effective when used along with a light and sound machine. Try sessions 13, 16, or 17 for this purpose, but make sure the session you choose is long enough to last the length of the tape.

12 10 min Quick Alertness Break
This is a perfect session to help you remain focused on your studies. It is designed to be used once every 40 to 60 minutes. This session will help you to better integrate the material during your study period.

13 35 min Learning with Tapes
This session is specifically designed for use with language tapes. It uses the techniques pioneered by a Bulgarian researcher, called superlearning. It involves developing a state of relaxed and focused concentration.

14 15 min Relax Before Exams or Pressure Situations
It will leave you with a sense of calm, focus and confidence. Concentration can be broken when you are feeling uneasy. Everyone has had the experience of taking an exam, feeling pressured and forgetting material they easily remember when the pressure is taken off. This session is ideal for use before an exam or presentation.

15 15 min Concentration
This session is designed to quickly bring you into a calm, focused state. A relaxed body allows the mind more ability to be alert and attentive. Your main focus when using this session should be to allow your body to become as relaxed as possible while maintaining your alertness. Use your breathing exercises to help you do that.

16 20 min Creativity Enhancement
This session sweeps through a series of frequencies to help stimulate your thought processes. Use it frequently for maximum benefit. Try this one for several days in a row for help with problem solving. Try not to push for a solution: try to allow one to come on it’s own. Sometimes letting go is the best method.

17 20 min Visualization
Use when you feel tired and want a session that moves through a series of frequencies for stimulation and visualization. If you are a visual person, you will see all kinds of kaleidoscopic imagery. The session is quite enjoyable with very pleasant after-effects.

Well Being

These sessions are especially useful when you are looking for a release from the tensions that build up during the day.

18 25 min Body/Mind Awareness
There is a direct connection between health of the mind and the body. It is difficult to have a relaxed mind while your body feels tense. Alternatively, it is difficult to allow your body to relax if your mind is overactive or you are filled with emotional anxiety. This session is best used with a recorded program designed for relaxation of your body and mind.
If no tape is available, do a body awareness exercise of going through each muscle group and becoming aware of tight spots. Work to release and relax your entire body over this 25 minute session. Use it often if this is your main area of concern. Pay attention to your body and notice if you find it becoming looser as the weeks progress.

19 22 min Afternoon Break
Mix this session with some gentle, soothing music or nature sounds to reduce the tensions caused by your daily life. The session is long enough to help you to become deeply refreshed, but not so long as to cut too heavily into your other daily responsibilities. One of the most difficult problems to overcome is making the time each day to use the unit in a meaningful way. If you find this to be the case try any of the 15-25 minute sessions and commit yourself to using them. If you can spare a few extra minutes you may find this session becomes one of your favorites.

20 25 min Deep Relaxation
Try this session first if you are really sensitive or just starting out on the machine. This is one of the most gentle sessions in the unit. Just sit back and allow yourself to gently flow.

21 18 min Goodnight
This is a great session to use at the end of your day. Lie down, and set the lights at a low level. It is fairly short because we do not want you to fall asleep while still wearing the glasses and headphones.

22 25 min Release the Day
Use this with the lights set to a low to moderate setting. This is an end of the day session for calming and internal balance. It is best used when you have planned no more social interaction for the remainder of the evening, including TV Perhaps after using it you will want to read a book for a while or just go directly to sleep.

23 No time limit Random Sweep
This session will never run the same way twice. It is designed to move from frequency to frequency in a random pattern. The frequency changes every few seconds. Experiment with it and enjoy the interesting visual and audio effects.

Free Sampler CD with every Orion:
The Sampler has selections from each of the four $15.95 AudioStrobe CDs, as well as from an AudioStrobe CD from Germany.

What you get: Control unit, amber LED light frames, headphones, carrying case, 2 CDs, and user manual. 1-year warranty.

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