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World Famous Hypnotist to the Stars Randy Charac Opens Up His Hypnosis Vault!

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Here is a fascinating new hypnosis service by one of the most famous hypnotists in the business.
Randy Charac has been dubbed by many "Hypnotist to the Stars" and with good reason.

Randy Charac has been dubbed by many "Hypnotist to the Stars" and with good reason. His stellar lineup of clients include clients include Tony Curtis, Sean Penn, Jason Lee, Tony Parsons, Bruce Allen, and even John Travolta. The rest of his clients would read like a Who's Who of Hollywood if the names could be released.

Image what it would be like to have Randy Charac around to use his amazing powers of trance to change your life for the better in the areas you need to improve it the most? Well Randy Charac has opened up his hypnosis vaults and made them available to a public beyond his stellar clients.

Here is how the folks at White cliff Computing describe this new service:

For the first time ever, Randy has taken the EIGHTEEN most commonly requested hypnotherapy topics from his practice – and recorded them as hypnosis sessions you can listen to in the COMFORT of your OWN HOME!

We’re talking eighteen high-quality sessions, dealing with everything from anxiety relief to weight loss, public speaking to stopping smoking, memory improvement to playing better golf.

What's even more amazing is that the Hypnosis Vault will not cost you as much as Randy Charac charges his famous clients for a half hour session. And when you subscribe to the Hypnosis Vault, you get access to not one session but ALL EIGHTEEN! Find out more here.

MindHabits Provides Simple, Fun to Use Games That Lead to A More Relaxed and Confident You -- Free Evaluation Software Download and Online Demo

Link for this Post: Improve self confidence and Learn to Relax With unique clinically proven games by MindHabits

In the preceding post, I gave a short historical perspective leading to the introduction of MindHabits.

Here are some of the principles and features found in MindHabits:

Software Configurations: Either download the Windows software version and use it like a video game (example of a typical screen in Windows)

or play it in any web browser capable of running Flash. Here is a typical screen in a browser:

The Games: There are four games with 100+ levels of play. The games are:

• Matrix
• Words
• Who Are You
• Grow Your Chi

Scientific Principles Behind the Games: Based on the principles of social intelligence. A key concept is the idea of MindHabits, of which there are four types including

Outlook: Scientific psychology has shown that our minds continuously filter our experiences, including our view of ourselves and our interactions with others. This filter determines how we feel about and react to the world. In MindHabits, this is called your Outlook. "Outlook" on a daily basis using a series of automatic tests and self-report questions, which are explained in more detail later in this document and in the Science Lab of the MindHabits game.

If your Outlook is relatively more positive on a given day, you will pay attention to warm, supportive feedback from other people, you will interpret unclear interactions in a positive way, you will focus on your strengths rather than your weaknesses -- in general you will find the warmth and kindness in your relations with other people.

If your Outlook is not as positive, you may tend to be on the lookout for social threats like criticisms and rejections, and you may worry more about any flaws of your own that might provoke those kinds of negative reactions.

Inhibition - Inhibition plays a key role in the way we make sense of the complexities of social life. Inhibition is not meant to describe a negative frame of reference, rather it is used to describe a process whereby you may stop paying attention to the potential negative cues in your environment, and begin to pay attention, instead, to the more positive cues.

If you focus on and dwell on threatening information, this can increase your feelings of stress. Sometimes it is helpful to be able to "inhibit" or disengage from threat - or in other words, to just "let it go".

Association:  Reactions to situations are often shaped by links, or "associations" between one idea and another. If thinking about yourself, for example, triggers thoughts about criticisms and rejections, this may act to undermine your self-confidence.

If, on the other hand, thinking about yourself can become associated with thoughts of support and acceptance from others, as well as the positive emotions that come along with that, then this may help you feel more self-confident and better able to deal with stress.

Activation - Research has shown that it is possible to bring to mind, or "activate" one frame of mind or another. So, if we bring to mind thoughts of warmth and support, this shapes our Outlook to be more attentive to whatever warmth and support is available in our interactions with others. Research has shown that activating a secure frame of mind in this way can often help people feel more self-confident, more creative, more tolerant of uncertainty, and less self-critical.

The "Words" Trainer game works on this principle by getting players to think about a certain list of "activation" words over and over again. By placing words such as "loved" and "caring" into our mind, these games can help us develop a more positive state of mind automatically.

I could continue to tell you more about MindHabits but the only way to understand the "play" of the game is to do it. Please visit MindHabits at their official website to try these new self-help and personal development games.

Scientific Research Backed Online Game MindHabit Boosts Self-Confidence While Lowering Your Stress -- Free Demo

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We have reviewed a variety of online and desktop applications on the Mindware Review through our nearly 5 years of publication. Among them, there has been a few that aim at self-help and personal development, the kinds of things that people used to go to psychotherapists to help them with.

I predicted  computer-aided self  long ago in the first edition of the now historical Mindware Catalog published in 1988. Is it really twenty years ago since I wrote these words (years later I put them on the Mind Media website, one of the first sites on the World Wide Web..:

The world of personal computers is witnessing the arrival of a new genre of software-software vastly different from the familiar word processors, spreadsheets, databases and games. We call these new programs "mindware" instead of crunching numbers or crafting words, these "mind-appliances" help us to think better, feel better and be more creative. Mindware was conceived and created to be more than just a business we sincerely believe that all of us can benefit from a synthesis of psychology and technology. It is our goal to serve as the central source for these revolutionary mind-appliances-to put the transformational technologies of mindware to work for you!

The early history of computer-aided self help included an artificial intelligence simulation of a Rogerian psychotherapist named Eliza (see Wikipedia for much more about Eliza) and Stanford Professor Thomas Colby and his son Peter Colby's program, Overcoming Depression. Self Help Express an amazing collection of online self-help programs.

In April of 2006, I featured Play "Grow Your Chi" Free Self-esteem Game Developed by McGill University Psychology Researchers. Grow Your Chi and another program on the same site called Matrix have been developed, upgraded, perfected and combined with a variety of other self-help games into MindHabits, a breakthrough self-help and personal development  toolkit which can be used used onlne or downloaded as a Windows software.

You can find out more about the new MindHabits software and online application here. I will review MindHabits more extensively in the post immediately following this one.

Talk With Experienced Psychologists Online at Live Person: Updated!

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I suppose it was only a matter of time before psychologists and other professionals and experts went live on the web. That time has arrived at on Live Person, a 24/7 service where experts in a variety professional areas.

Live Personnot only has psychologists but also physicians, lawyers,computer programmer and  experts in a variety in a host of other areas: Here is some excerpts from the website:

Live Person is a unique "expert advice" service that matches people who have questions to the experts who are qualified to answer them. With Live Person, you can instantly locate a real person who is a professional in the field of your question, and communicate with the expert via live chat or via email.

Live Professional Counselors
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Find an expert You can find an expert by performing a keyword search or by browsing through the categories of experts on our homepage. Each category is divided into increasingly specific fields of interest so you can find someone who knows exactly what you are looking for. When you see a list of experts, click the expert`s name to learn more about his/her background, and typical rates and qualifications. After selecting an expert who meets your needs, ask your question and indicate how much you wish to pay. If you have trouble finding an expert, you can post your question to the Public Board and let qualified experts contact you.

Hire the expert Experts will respond to your question(s) with a proposal, describing their services, suggesting a work schedule, and stating their price. Once you reach agreement on the business terms, you may hire the expert simply by clicking a button. You will then be asked to provide your credit card information over a secure connection. Your credit card will not be charged until the service has been provided in full, and only if you are satisfied with the service received. Please check out our Satisfaction Guarantee.

Get Your Question Answered and Pay the expert Experts provide their service via e-mail or via LIVE chat. Kasamba`s design allows flexibility for both parties to work with changing circumstances.

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So if your ready to get help and not in the mood to drive or take the bus, now there is Kasamba.

Visit the main menu at Live Personby clicking here.

ClearContext Professional Now in Its New Version 4.5 Windows Software for Getting Things Done! FREE 15 Day Full-Featured Trial -- YouTube Video

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Find out More About ClearContext Professional

Before I begin this review, here is a video about ClearContext Professional on YouTube

Like many of you who use your computer for a living, I have a few favorite software tools that I use regularly.  For each of us, the list is different although I imagine that our lists would have some overlap and perhaps a few program would be on nearly everyone's list -- Microsoft Outlook for example.

Update: The following review is about Version 4.0 of ClearContext Professional. The company has just released an upgrade, Version 4.5 which adds additional functionality to the software.

Review Begins: I have a few regulars that work along with Outlook to keep me on top of the daily torrent of email, tasks and appointment. Some of those like Nelson's Email Organizer and Cloudmark Desktop I've written about previously.

I've just added a new program to my list of regulars. The program is ClearContext Professional. When you try this  tool that works along with Outlook, it may end up on your software short list too!

I'm a big fan of David Allen's Getting Things Done.

For a great introduction to this system, check out this Getting Things Done: The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity audio.

The diagram to the left is from D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition. Click on the picture to blow it up to its full size for better viewing.

I also am a fan of the Jason Clarke who writes on the blog, Download Squad and discovered ClearContext when reading an article Getting Things Done Software Systems.

Here is an excerpt from the Download Squad comparative review:

While it holds the status of most-used email and productivity application on the Windows platform, it's arguable whether this is because users love using it, or that they're simply required to use it by their company. In fact, there are probably thousands of users in both camps. Either way, if you're an Outlook user, it's worth learning Outlook's quirks and capabilities as completely as possible to put yourself in a position to get as much as you can from the application.

[an] Outlook add-in option, and the one that I'm  currently using, is called the ClearContext Information Management System. ClearContext's latest version . . .  contains similar GTD functionality to the official [GTD] add-in, however this functionality only scratches the surface in terms of the power that ClearContext wields. Although it's outside the scope of this article, let me say that if you ever struggle with keeping up with your email and you are an Outlook user, it is definitely worth your while to investigate ClearContext further. The prioritize engine and inbox views are pure gold.

Back to the Getting Things Done functionality, you'll note that ClearContext uses slightly different terminology, calling projects "topics", but the end effect of this is that it makes determining the project that a given email belongs to exceedingly simple.

Like the official add-in, ClearContext adds toolbars to both the main Outlook window and message windows to make it easier and more intuitive to act upon your messages. Functions like turning an email into a task are the bread and butter of ClearContext's GTD functionality, but it shines in that it can accurately track all emails that relate to a specific task, and present them to you in a list at any time. Even better, this even works with emails that have not yet or never will be assigned to a task

My Experience and Conclusions

I downloaded a 15 day free evaluation copy of ClearContext Professional which becomes ClearContext Personal at the end of the trial and began using it. I did not spend a lot  of time watching the abundant video tutorials but just started working with it in Outlook.

There are a lot of times that the program prompts you for actions and you have to wing it. I started understanding what was happening when I assigned topics. I found out where the emails went when I deferred them.

After awhile, the program had customized itself to my work situation and I was learning to use the program effectively without having to read the manual.

As the days went along, I realized that this program is a keeper. I purchased and I continue to use the Pro version. The folks at ClearContext just released Version 4.5 and provided it to me and other registered users at no cost..

The best way to find out if its right for you is to  download a trail and start working with it.

The BrainEv Binaural Brainwave Entrainment System -- A Review -- Sample Download Plus 21 Day Free Trial

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FREE Brain Evolution System 21 Day Home Trial

BrainEv Benefits

The Brain Evolution System is the latest and most sophisticated version of brain entrainment project that my friend Lee Benson has been working on since I first met him three years ago. It promises to help you think faster and more clearly.

According to Lee, following the Brain Evolution System program can grant you amazingly enhanced personal energy, help you to think like more like a genius than you currently do,, and enable you relax and let go of tension.

Lee calls his project BrainEv which is short the Brain Evolution System. BrainEv is a six-level meditation program that uses binaural brainwave entrainment to help skip years you skip years of unnecessary meditation and enter your zone of peak performance. It uses specially manipulated sounds to help influence brainwaves, putting the mind into a deep state of meditation within minutes of listening - removing the need for countless hours of mind-quietening, Zen-monk-like practice.

Note: See my previous post which features the YouTube Videos --- How the Brain Evolution System Works by BrainEv Chief Engineer Michael Kelley

Brainwave entrainment has been around for years and is found in personal development products such as Holosync and Hemi-Sync.

What sets BrainEv apart from it's competitors, claim the developers, is it's patent-pending 3 Point Dynamic Entrainment Audio Process. This means BrainEv uses three different entrainment methods at the same time - stopping the brain getting too accustomed to one particular pattern, and more closely-matching how brainwaves really work.

Sounds impressive... But does the Brain Evolution System really live up to its claims?

Well, to put it to the test - I decided to try it myself for the past two months  months!

To begin my study, rather than ask Lee Benson for a review copy,  I ordered the entire package from the official website.

Now, before even using the program, I was impressed by my experience getting the program. I was immediately given a free 21-day trial of level one, with an option to cancel before I was billed a single penny. I could change my mind, get the benefit of the three weeks with BrainEv and walk away.

So I started my evaluation. The first level can only be described as a sound montag with a natural, "distant" etheric feel. You could tell a million things were going on in the background - yet couldn't help but just relax and let them float by.

Now, I've listened to a lot of brainwave altering audio writing this blog,  so I'm used to trickling waterfalls and singing bowls. But this audio was genuinely POWERFUL. You could feel it working, influencing your brainwaves, and helping you to relax further.

The recommended use of the BrainEv system is that you listen to each 30-minute level once per day, six days a week, for am month. Then you move onto the next level - finishing all six levels within six months.

Well, after my first listening session, I instantly felt more relaxed. My head was less "foggy" - and I enjoyed a focus and clarity I'd not experienced in quite some time. It's hard to explain, however I had a smile on my face - and didn't really know why!

I continued throughout the first month - and saw a truly noticeable difference in my behavior. I became more and more relaxed and calm. My brain seemed to operate faster, and I became more quick-witted. My confidence continued to improve, without any real effort.

Then, near the end of the first month, the full CD package landed at my door.

This was a professionally-packaged six-CD set, with a user guide, and a free two month supply of the mind-sharpening Acuity supplement - specially designed to help "fuel" the mind when using BrainEv.

During the second month, I worked with level two. I began noticing real differences in my ordinary life away from BrainEve

Friends and colleagues commented that I seem happy just about all the time. I felt much more relaxed, even during the most stressed-out periods of my day. My thinking speed DEFINITELY increased - and the tablets helped boost my focus even further. Creative spurts increased. My reading speed rocketed. I found myself coming up with more elegant solutions to problems. I also found myself soaking up information more rapidly than before.

Visit the Brain Evolution Office Website and find out more now!

How the Brain Evolution System Works -- YouTube Videos

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How the Brain Evolution System Works Part 1 by chief developer Michael Kelley

Lee Benson, the man behind the Brain Evolution System describes it this way:

The Brain Evolution System – or BrainEv, for short – is a powerful, scientifically-proven 6-level brainwave audio program.

It uses specially-created sounds to influence your brainwaves – safely shifting you into a deep state of PEAK PERFORMANCE, on-demand!
It’s built on over 150 years of brainwave research – and was designed as the MOST ADVANCED brainwave program available today.

It delivers amazing results – within DAYS of starting the program.

And since its launch in 2006, it’s received rave reviews – from industry leaders, such as Simpleology’s Mark Joyner, SelfGrowth.com founder David Riklan, and best-selling inspirational author, Karl Moore.

Developed through BrainEv Labs, headed by brainwave pioneer Michael Kelley, the program delivers the MOST LIFE-SHIFTING BENEFITS ever seen in the self-development industry.

It’s involved an investment of over $500,000 so far. And the results have been MIRACULOUS.

The Brain Evolution System can help you sharpen your thinking skills... Help you feel happier... Rocket your IQ... Increase your energy levels... Master your emotions...

... And all YOU have to do is listen to one of the CDs, for 30 minutes a day.

Visit the Official  Brain Evolution System Website to find out more

Here is Part 2 of the Video: How the Brain Evolution System Works

Art and Personality -- Take the Test

Link for this Post: Art and Personality Experiment  -- Take the Test on the BBC

I just got finished taking the Art and Personality test which is actually an ongoing psychological experiment on the BBC Science and Nature website. 

In the first section of the study, you view and are asked to rate a series of paintings from a variety of periods and styles including Impressionism, Abstract, Japanese art, Islamic art, Northern Renaissance and Cubism.

You are shown a series of paintings from each of these genres and asked to state your preferences.

The aim of the study is to discover correlations between people's preferences for art and their personality. 

In the second portion of the study,  you answer questions about your personality.

The results guide you through your preferences among the various art genres. Then you get a personality analysis based on Five Factor Model. According to the researchers,

The Five Factor Model is one of the most reliable scales in personality research. It has good reliability across time – people's scores don't change much over the course of a day (as moods change) and remain reasonably consistent over many years.

The personality questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to finish. The length of the entire questionnaire is 15 minutes.

After you are finished, you get a complete analysis of your personality based on the Five Factor Model. Your art preference is also revealed. Based on the results of your personalty profile, examples of the genres of art most common to your personality type, based on the results of the study so far.

I enjoyed this brief excursion into the world of art and personality and recommend it..

Journey to Wild Divine and Healing Rhythm IOM Biofeedback Monitor

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Healing Rhythms Biofeedback Relaxation and Health System

As many of you who read this blog frequently know, I highly recommend Wild Divine Project biofeedback products and am pleased when they make discounts available so that my readers can try them out.

The IOM Biofeedback Unit is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use biofeedback monitor. Three sensors fasten securely and comfortably to your fingers. The middle sensor measures heart rate, while the other two are used to determine skin conductance.

The hardware itself is about the size of an iPod, and the USB cord plugs directly into the USB port of any Windows or Macintosh computer.

The IOM (formerly called the Lightstone) that comes bundled with all of the Wild Divine and Healing Rhythm packaage.

If you already own any of the biofeedback package from Wild Divine, then you already have an IOM. If you don't have the IOM, the best way to go is buy the The Journey to Wild Divine Bundle Pack! or Journey to Wild Divine game bundle (which comes with both the The Passage and Wisdom Quest software programs.

Get a Free Taste of Pzizz 'Relax and Chill Software' for Windows AND MacIntosh -- Instant Download

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Download FREE Pzziz Power Nap Software Demo Plus a FREE Tast of Pzziz Audio Modules --- Windows and Macintosh

How Pzziz Works

In Part One of this post "Kick Back Chill with the Pzziz Personal Coach -- for the Perfect Power Nap I spotlighted the Pzizz Handheld Power Nap Machine .

The hardware part of the tandem Pzizz technology a  small black gadget is filled with power naps, meditations and other NLP-inspired programs which you can customize.

Following up on the success of the Pzziz Handheld, the Pzizz people spent a couple of years developing software that brings the "pzziz experience" to your desktop.

The folks at Pzziz are giving offering a "taste of Pzziz" including sample energizer and sleep modules and a demo versions of their software program for immediate download

They also had the good sense to develop versions for both the Macintosh and Windows systems so you can try this out no matter which kind of system you have.. The image to on the left shows both versions players.

Here is how the popular productivity blog Lifehacker describes the new software:

Pzizz is a really neat little piece of software (and "real life" machine) that'll help you relax and reduce stress. It does this by providing you over a billion custom naps on your computer that you can trigger when you need a refresher.

Pzizz combines Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), enchanting music, sound effects and a binaural beat to achieve a wonderfully relaxed state in the listener, similar to that experienced during the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage of sleep.

Please visit their website here to get your free taste of Pzziz!

Its Not Meditation -- Its Meditainment -- Free Self Enlightenment Course

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FREE Secret Garden Guided Meditation and an 8 Week Self-Enlightenment Course

Meditainment Downloads Library

I've posted about Meditainment previously  in Chill-Out with a Free Download 14 Minute Guided Meditation! BBC News: "Meditating on a cinema first" Since that time, Meditainment has expanded at an amazing rate.

The company now provides in-flight sleep and relaxation TV programs for Virgin Atlantic, US Airways, Qantas, China Airlines, Air Canada and others. Their multimedia programs are also featured in Westin Hotels throughout the US.

In addition to their introductory Secret Garden Meditation  a free Self Enlightenment course and access to 60 multimedia downloads with free site registration.

The site also features a wide variety of pay-per-download multimedia tracks including personal development, relaxation self helpand self discovery themes.They offer a flat-fee premium site membership which gives you access to everything on the site including THE MIND COACH - MediHeaven which I reviewed here. Everything on Meditainment is highly recommended!