I can relate to your not feeling like meditating with a traditional Follow The Breath technique or other similar techniques. I like to experiment with different types of meditation, and I think everyone who is interested in meditation should do that because not every meditation technique works well for every person. Some people prefer breathing meditations, while other people have better luck with a meditation technique that involves visualization, and other people might prefer a moving meditation like Qigong or a walking meditation.

As far as the Insight CD is concerned, I've experienced very intense altered states while listening to it, though not during every single listening session. Most people experience a very deep state of meditation while listening to it. Many of the results are very consistent from person to person (i.e., reduced stress, improved sleep, deeper self-awareness and personal insight, etc.). The deeper self-awareness is a big factor because it can help in so many areas of life.

Some people report stronger results than others, but it also depends on what the person's life was like before he/she started using the CD. For example, if one person had a huge amount of stress and another person had only minor stress in his/her life before using the CD, the person who had a huge amount of stress will probably report noticing more of a reduction in stress. It's very rare that we hear feedback from a customer who didn't experience any results. Nearly every person experiences a whole range of results. We offer a money-back guarantee but less than one in a thousand CDs is returned to us.

If you'd like to hear more about the difference between the technology on the Insight CD and the technology used in Holosync, Synchronicity, and other programs, I'd be happy to answer any questions via email. I've tried those programs (along with many others) so I can give you info about the technical differences but also about my experiences with each product.

~ Kris

I got one more question though. And I apologize for mentioning the competitors, but I used Holosync in the past and I never felt like 'meditating'. Not like for instance with plain old 'concentration on the beath' I got good personal result though.

So what is your opinion on this? Do you often experience altered states (deep levels of meditation) with this kind of audio? Is it strongly person dependant or do your custumors get overal good results?

Thanks a lot.

I'm the person who developed the technology used on the Insight CD, so my opinion probably would be considered biased. But, the reason I developed it in the first place was for my own personal use (to eliminate my insomnia and to help with meditation and other things), not to produce a product for sale. It was only after the technology worked so well for me that I decided to form a company to do more research. Some of that research resulted in the production of the Insight CD and we began to offer it for sale to the public. After more research, we were able to use the technology on other CDs for different applications (focusing and concentration, help for ADD/ADHD, etc), and the Gamma technology mentioned in this article is what we're currently researching and testing.

We constantly receive positive feedback from customers, doctors, therapists, etc., about how well the Insight CD works. I can personally say I *know* it works (I still use it frequently, and other people in my family also use it), but I try not to comment about it too much here since I don't want it to come across as marketing. This blog is a place for my personal musings, not a company-sponsored blog, so I try to keep the two aspects separate whenever possible but they sometimes overlap, especially when I'm testing new versions of the technology for various purposes.

~ Kris

I also see that you recommend the 'insight CD', what are your experiences with this CD? I was a bit reluctant to buy it.