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Gamma Meditation System 2.0

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I am both an audiophile and a brainwave entrainment enthusiast (I just made the latter term up). I bought a pair of AKG K702 cans specifically for meditation. Although I'm not an advanced meditator, I listen very carefully for the effects of binaural beat entrainment on my mood, and I'm always searching for the best products of this type. I've had experience with Holosync, Hemi-Sync, and many other lesser-known vendors of this kind of stuff. Some really do work better than others, while others are just flat out bogus (and there are countless numbers of those on the Internet). There are only a handful I really like, my favorites being the products of Immrama Institute and Dr. Jeffrey Thompson.

I won't get into the science of binaural beat entrainment but I will say that Gamma Meditation 2.0 (and indeed Thompson's work in general) is extremely effective at its intended purpose. Thompson is a pioneer in brainwave entrainment research, and is the one who discovered Epsilon waves (slower than Delta, less than 1/2 Hz per second), among other things.

It has been my experience that the choice of "music" as overlay for the binaural frequencies has a substantial impact on the effect of the entrainment process. If the sounds are bothersome, it will affect your perception and minimize the results. If the listening experience itself is pleasing, however, you will not put up resistance and the brainwaves will synchronize much better. Thompson's CD's would be nice to listen to even without the underlying frequencies, thus I look forward to the experience every time I go into it. I would describe the music on here as "mysterious ambient" - slightly with an eerie sound to it, but not quite dark ambient.

Gamma Meditation System 2.0 is one of the best programs of this type that I've heard, and certainly the best for achieving gamma brainwaves. In just a few minutes I feel much more relaxed and aware of my surroundings. If you're serious about brainwave entrainment, Jeffrey Thompson's work should be part of your repetoire.

I own the following CD's by Jeffrey Thompson.

Ocean Waves - Alpha frequencies

Sleepy Rain - Delta Frequencies

Music for Brainwave Massage - "balancing frequencies" aka, they ain't saying

Theta Meditation System - Theta frequencies

Healing Mind System - a blend of frequencies

Gamma meditation - gamma frequencies

Also

Unwind - a collaboration with Silvia Nakkach and Jeffrey Thompson - alpha frequencies

Breathe - a collaboration with Jorge Alfano and Jeffrey Thompson - alpha frequencies

I learned to meditate by enrolling for a meditation-based stress management class. The technique used in class was guided meditation where the instructor helped the class through a series of relaxation exercises prior to the meditation session. We would focus on our breathing to enter the meditative state. After eight weeks of class (and plenty of 45 minute practice sessions at home), I was reasonably proficient at meditation on my own using the CD we'd received as part of the class.

Three years passed. Stressful years. By now, I'd memorized the CD from the class. I could time my breathing to the pauses between instructions on the CD. Hence my search for a little variety in my meditation practice.

I found Dr. Thompson's CD's and they were helpful from the first. I've always been able to meditate using these CD's. However, a few of his CD's raise the bar and routinely produce meditative states that are deeper, easier to attain and more relaxing afterwards. The Gamma meditation CD is THE best one I've tried. It produces the most profound, calmest meditative state I've ever attained for the longest periods.

Other effective CD's (in no particular order) include

Healing Mind

Theta

Music for Brainwave Massage

These three CD's are easier to use and I usually have a enjoyable session. The music in Gamma Mediation isn't the easiest to listen to, this may make it more difficult to enter the meditative state.

I have more difficulty using Ocean Waves and Sleepy Rain. Perhaps this is because the repetitive sound is a little too boring and I fail to focus properly. Ah, yes, you have to be both focussed and relaxed to meditate well. That's why classes are helpful. Otherwise, we'd all be meditating.

I find I can meditate to Breathe quite well but prefer to play it as background music in my office. As for Unwind, I just don't like the music.

This technology incoporates and uses waves that already exsists in your mind and enhances your ability to get to this state throught music and incorporating this wave into the music. It essentially trains your brain and you to be able to go to this state whenever you would like. Gamma waves are known from the monks and are known with higher thinking, open mindness and more connection to emotion and nature as well as DEEP relaxation. I use this cd on a daily basis and when i use it i feel more relaxed and intune to the world.

I am not a very spiritual person and my take on trying these albums was on the scientific view and fascination with brainwaves and if it would work and boy does it. I use some of Jeffrey Thompsons other cd's in my preschool classroom and i notice a relaxing affect or that the students sleep longer. You will not regret buying this cd or any other by DR. thompson.

I was fortunate to train under Dr Thompson many years ago. His first recordings were exceptional but recent ones have truly taken binaural sound to the highest level. I use many of his CDs in my counseling practice along with the pRoshi relaxation device. The synergy is miraculous. Clients love to be on the Bio-Tuning table which is fitted with speakers and the CDs are played through to the body. Or we put the speakers on each side of an easy chair. Results are amazing. Clients who are very highly stressed when they begin finish the hour in a totally relaxed state feeling like they really can solve problems or not worry so much about them at all. I would not want to be in practice without these CDs and the pRoshi which facilitate states of deep peace, calm and centering effortlessly. Dr MM Green

I love the programs by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson. My first program that I bought of his is the Delta Sleeping one. I'd never had such a massage like that for my brain! I never thought I'd find another program to ever do that again, (amateur). I ordered this boxed set, & couldn't believe it had the same sounds that my brain soaks up . Although I love both programs, I think my very favorite is Gama 2. I'm loving his programs so much, I ordered a few more again. I want to end up having all of them, as they make my head feel so good. As the haircolor commercial says 'I'm worth it'! After all these years, someone really does help the stress & the achy feelings that I have gotten all my life from Cerebellar Atrophy. Thank-you Dr. Thompson.

I stumbled on this yesterday after seeing an ad for the Delta Sleep system by the same guy. It promised longer, more vivid dreams- cool. But after seeing some of the negative reviews, I clicked around and found this one- the Gamma system had all really positive reviews. I was mostly interested in hearing the sound samples- supposedly, the "music" (I use the term loosely, since some of the tracks, this one in particular, are more odd noises and ambiance than music) is set up so that you hear layers of synthesized sounds combined with pulsing frequencies that encourage certain brain patterns and states. Very cool. But what does it sound like? I clicked the sample, and listened for a few seconds.. and it felt like my brain had melted. So odd was it, in fact, that I bought the CD on the spot. Since it's a digital CD, I had it ready last night and wanted to give it a try while sleeping just for fun.

...BIG mistake. While this album was on, I couldn't seem to focus on any one thing, and I felt incredibly relaxed. The problem? My mind was so active, it took me hours to sleep. When I did sleep, I had very vivid dreams, but I woke up in the middle of the night and could not get back to sleep until I turned it off.

I know it wasn't meant for sleeping, so I'm not really surprised. I'm just amazed that it made such a huge difference. Maybe I'll give the Delta sleep album a try.

As for this CD, it's highly effective for what it says it does: creating the state of mind that is suitable for meditation. Just don't try it for sleeping!

Anyone who has downloaded this album in the mp3 format is not getting the benefit of gamma waves. This type of file must be downloaded in a lossless format like WAV or Apple Lossless Encoder. Amazon should not be selling any brain wave enhancement products in the mp3 format. If you need documentation on this call Dr Jeffrey Thompson's, The Center for Neuroacoustic Research and ask if an mp3 format deliverers gamma waves. Gamma Meditation System 2.0 Amazon tech support will supposedly contact me about this matter. I was told I would get my money refunded so that I can buy a CD, which I should have known to do in the first place. If you order the CD and copy it to your ipod or other device make sure to use a lossless format. Hope this helps someone get the benefit of this promising album.

This is the cd of this set that gets you deeper than anything else!

Some have called the music sinister-sounding, and in some ways it initially smacks of haunting-soundtrack, but if you listen with headphones, and allow it to take you, the sinister aspect is no longer present.

It takes me to a very deep place, which eventually sends me asleep, as I take it to bed with me. The effects on my life have been shockingly positive, overall. I feel more empty and clear, and I no longer feel mentally fatigued as I used to.

My one complaint is that, if I am using it very often, almost every night, I have problems receiving psychic information through dreams and via spirit guides or higher consciousness during the night hours. At the same time, I feel more intuitive during waking hours since using it. I won't stop using it, but I have cut back, because I understand through its use that the gamma mind state is altogether different from, and deeper than, I am accustomed to. I tend to use it on nights of days I have worked, and leave a few nights of non-gamma.

It's pretty addicting!

I purchased the MP3 download as I wanted to use it right away. Both the CD and the download are reasonably priced. I listened to the samples and chose this second set of the gamma meditation system. The first set Gamma Meditation System is more conventional and perhaps some may find it more peaceful, but I liked the quality of this recording. Some have described it as sounding sinister, but actually it reminded me of some of the sounds Tibetan Buddhist monks make when chanting. I also didn't want music that made me feel sleepy. The music style may not be for everyone, but I feel alert and relaxed after listening to it. I also own Meditative Rainforest and a few other of Dr. Thompson's CDs and enjoy the ones of the nature or ambient sounds best.

As you get older, or if you have issues that preoccupy you, it can be difficult to clear your mind enough to get into a true meditative state. Dr. Thompson's music is designed to bring you into deep meditation and it does that better than most products of this kind.