BrainWave: 37 Binaural Series™

I've had this app on my phone for sometime, with the intention of using it as an aid for parasympathetic body work. I finally started using it yesterday. I've been listening to it now for a few hours (Deep Relaxation with Peace background), and so far I'm impressed with how well it works. I typically feel overwhelmed by the numerous things that need to be accomplished, which leaves me feeling anxious and rushed. This particular combo has really helped me to slow down today and not feel so uptight, which sadly, is not easily accomplished. I use other modalities to shift my body into parasympathetic mode, but I can't seem to stay there. This program seems to be helping dampen down triggers that cause my body to shift into sympathetic state inappropriately. I look forward to trying the other programs. I hope the results are as impressive and useful. Even if they aren't, the results I'm experiencing today made downloading this app one of the best tools I've acquired to step away from the perpetual, health destroying, running myself ragged mindset that our culture has ingrained in us.

This thing blows my mind! The first time I used it I was like "No way!" As I kept using it I discovered that it is literally the only way I am able to fall asleep nights when my mind is so full of thoughts and my anxiety is running rampant! I hate the way sleep aids make me feel like I've been run over by a freight train. I recently switched from using "Deep Sleep" to "Dreamy Sleep" and had the craziest dreams! I normally can't remember my dreams and I was actually able to recall quite a bit of them. Unfortunately last night, I dreamt that I faked the death of my dog last year and I felt like it lasted the whole night so I think I'll be switching back to "Deep Sleep" :( Awesome product though. My *only* complaint is that I wish there were more ambiance options or the ability to use it with Pandora. You can use your own music but I don't have much personal music on my phone so I am limited to using the app's ambiance tracks and they get old after a while. Highly recommend!

I use this all the time. It is great to get to sleep when suffering with insomnia, pain relief for fibromyalgia or migraine, force a nap when you know you will need it but can’t stop thinking, jet lag wake or sleep, tinnitus, energy meditation (ahhmaaazzzing!!!), or just quiet your ADD when you need to focus. SO MANY USES!! I love the ambient noise that comes with the app- especially ocean waves. Love that you can use itunes, but usually don’t find it necessary. I also love the slick looking super-intuitive dashboard. The only improvement it is needs better control on fade in/fade out during programs and at the end of programs. I have the fade toggles set, and only use the app’s ambient sounds, but they are not always working properly. The abrupt stop and start is especially jarring when you are attempting deep sleep- similar to vertigo feeling as you are just falling asleep and you jump suddenly, but without the physical jump- lol. Also integrated glossary within descriptions would be awesome, eg, why gamma for this particular program or beta for that one? What does it DO? Talk nerdy to me.

I went to a weekend meditation seminar and resolved to meditate more often. I also wanted to sleep better. I purchased Brain Wave, Mind Tuner, Perfect Sleep, Tranquil Mind, Brain Beats, MyCalmBeat, Perfect Sleep, Deep Sleep, and My Meditation. I tried them all and, to some extent, they all work. However, Brain Wave, Tranquil Mind and Perfect Sleep are, by far, the best for me. Banzai Labs has done a good job. You can select any of a variety of binaural applications from Morning Coffee straight through 20 routines to Deep Sleep. I tried Power Nap for 20 minutes and dozed off. However, instead of being a little groggy or spaced when I awoke, I was alert and oriented. You can also select a background ambient noise and the sound level. Unlike all of the other programs, you can select how long you want it to run. I now meditate every morning and Brain Wave and Mind Tuner have been reliable and helpful. Perfect Sleep has been very effective. I have been getting up twice or three times a night and sometimes it difficult to fall back to sleep. Now I listen to Deep Sleep for 15 minutes, take it off when it's done and immediately fall asleep and stay asleep for at least 3-4 hours. If I awaken, I easily go back to sleep. Although I like Deep Sleep, the hypnosis simply is not as effective for me as the binaural beats of Perfect Sleep.

Big warning: This app won't cure your neuralgia, nor will make your psychosis or psychosomatic illnesses go away. Binaural beats are Not drugs. Want a quicker way? Take a pill. Don't want to use pills? Then take a walk. Too lazy ? Then just take very slow and deep breaths, and stay away from your cellphone. Seriously, I read a bunch of people complaining about this app sucking just cause it didn't get rid of their migraines the first time they tried it. How unfair is that? This app has some beats that do their intended work quite well. Like the sleep/wake up beats. I'm trying the lucid dreaming from one of their sister apps and I can tell you so far I haven't been able to have any lucid dreaming HOWEVER, I start dreaming even BEFIRE completely falling asleep. For example, just yesterday I was falling asleep when my roommate entered my room to look for some shoes and I remember quite clearly seeing her standing next to my bed asking me about the shoes and at the SAME time, I was seeing a dream overlapping my reality. Like two things happening at the same time in the same space. I don't know if this was the result of listening to the beats but I'm really looking forward to something similar happening cause there is nothing cooler than to be talking half asleep to somebody and at the same time seeing how and old carriage goes across that person like a ghost.