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Hi stever,
I find that using headphones is always preferable to computer speakers, regardless of whether the program calls for headphones or not. The reason is that built-in computer speakers are small and when you turn them up enough to hear your program material you may be getting some distortion of the sound. What happens during distortion is that the peaks in the audio get squashed or truncated. Since entrainment is all about pulses which have peaks, squashing of these peaks will reduce the effectiveness of the entrainment. So, headphones tend to be a bit better, because you can hear the material better without having to turn them up very high.

I have used Brainwave Generator too, and there are a lot of good programs for that. You have to be wary of some of them, though, because a lot of the contributions from people aren't fundamentally sound. For instance some people will try to encode for alpha, theta, and delta all at the same time, which just isn't possible! Take care and I hope you had a good Labor Day weekend.

Hi stever,
Thanks for your insightful comment. I'm wondering what kind of entrainment you have used. I've experimented with many kinds, and I find that the popular ones like BrainSync and Holosync have very subtle entrainment, such as binaural beat, and that's why I feel like the role of suggestibility plays heavily into the success of these products. When I used those products, I feel like much of the "altered consciousness" that I felt was mostly my own doing, and when I didn't make an effort to put myself into that state, nothing would happen at all. I've also used the Neuro-Programmer software, which has much more noticeable entrainment like monaural beat and square wave pulses and such, and I find that this is much more effective. But at the same time, since it is more noticeable, it makes the technology less applicable to a mainstream audience, because you can't subtly embed it into music or background noise! I use the Neuro-Programmer software in the entrainment soundtracks that I offer on my website, because I decided to go with effectiveness over subtlety. Potential customers who aren't experienced with entrainment might find the noticeable tones a bit off-putting, but I think more intermediate and advanced users would realize the advantage. In any case, I definitely agree with your point that when working with clients in a live setting, it's the insight work that matters most, not how you arrive there. Regards,
Paul

Hi Stever,
I am linking a blog to my main hypnosis website and am looking for comments from hypnosis professionals, to give me their feedback, if you have the time to add your input the blog address is
www.hypnosisforlastingcha...
Many thanks
Bobby Herdman

Thank you for your comment.
I really like it.
Many people CANT see what they are doing...
I mean...ALL those titles out there.
Well Im a hypnotist, hypnoterapist and an Certified Hypnoterapist under NGH.

But hey...Even NGH have a bunch of titles to trow around ;-)

But PhD...Hmm...I do belive its a US problem that SO many are using titles like that all the time and i totally agree with you reg. this!

Thanks for the comment.
Br
Your Danish Friend
Rene Frederiksen
www.hypnoseforalle.dk

Thank you Stever,

Expect your request to be answered soon. Thank you for your interest.

Best wishes

Hi Stever ,
Thanks for the info . I'm no techie so I'll take your info to someone for help .
Thanks for pointing the way !
Cheers
Manjeet

Hey Steve, nice to hear you've been in the IT path too ;-)

Indeed, I've been an MCSE since graduating from FIU (Florida International University) back when the certification just had started (Windows NT) and have kept it curret (to 2003).

I also hold many other certifications, but the one that I feel most proud of is the MCSE, that's why I chose to list it after my name (though I guess now I'm going to append the CH one).

It'd be nice if you were to post your journey from IT to Hypnosis, I'm sure we're not the only techies looking for an "antivirus for the mind" as Cal puts it :).

Hi Steve, quite an interesting (and spooky) blog post... very fitting for Halloween :). Keep 'em coming.

Hypno Stever... that's great to hear. I am so glad you took what I shared in the class, implemented it and it has made a difference. I'm sure you will continue to remove personal limitations and increase not only your confidence as a hypnotist in business but in your bottom line.

It's deserved and available... accept it.

My best,
Tom

Steve - Wow, I was surprised to see you at the NGH convention. I enjoyed visiting with you.