Does this help with meditation practice? How long is a typical session on this machine supposed to be?
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It can help with meditation. The built-in patterns of light and sound have a range of durations - from 5 minutes up to 60 minutes. The patterns can either raise or lower your heart rate using a combination of binaural beats and synchronized flashing lights. The lights make your brain work to make order out of the flashing patterns, and many experience patterns and colors resembling mandalas.
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I am not sure how others use Procyon, but I use it as an aid to fall asleep. This system helps me to free my mind of worries and cares, and to focus on something other than my own thoughts. There are 30 preset settings, ranging from 10 to 60 minutes each, under categories such as Learning, Peak Performance, Tranquility, Night Voyage, and Energy. As I mostly use mine before sleep, my favorites are the Tranquility and Night Voyage sessions. The light show is amazing! I can be hyper-sensitive to sound and to light so I keep the settings down low...but I believe use of the system actually helps reduce my sensitivity, as I can fall asleep during a session. If I had both more time and more computer savvy I would experiment with the Proteus Editor guide that can be downloaded from mindplacesupport.com to program my own sessions; I even contacted the company and got some help and guidance, but alas, I lack the understanding as well as the patience and time necessary. Hope this helps!
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Yes....its truly continuous. You can switch it to pause if you want to take a break.
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It is recommended not to use for more than 30 mins. I started out with 5 minutes, then 10 gradually increasing. I usually lie down and meditate on it and remove it after 30 minutes. I have also used the pillow to stand on! It feels amazing! Check out there website for testomonials and how others have used it. I'm buying another, my 23 year old daughter took mine!
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I have not. Through the years I bought so many gadgets that did not do anything...so shy away from any of them. The only reason I tried this one was that it came highly recommended by a trusted friend.She was right, it does definitely help! My husband likes it too. I put my headphones on and relax with a meditation daily.
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Basically this model is high intensity. If you were able to take 1-4 minute break and use it once or twice a day--it takes time to find your balance using it. Go to the web site and look at the instructions for setting it up. It shows how to use it at the end of the 6 minute demo.
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Yes, absolutely. I trained by myself up until delivery. On labor & delivery day, I just asked my husband to play the labor CD on repeat. No one prompted me, I just followed the voice on the CD whenever I could and it helped me immensely through the labor and delivery process. I would get lost in my own world while having a contraction but then I could jump right into the meditation at any point.
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I've heard that a product called Alpha Brain can do that.. that mixed with meditation :) just a suggestion, hope it helps.
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Not a dumb question at all. I do not use my pedal bike while working on the computer. I stop what I am doing and take a half hour to 45 minutes to get my workout done and then I go back to work. It works for me and gives me a break from work. Hope this helps.
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As long as you put the legs down on the cooling pad and sit with your legs crossed. I have tried a couple times and after a while it bothers me but I m the type of person that is on the computer for 4-5 hours or more. So if you are doing it for a hour or so it is bearable.
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That sounds like a long time to be sitting on any exercise bike seat. It has been fine for me, in my 1 1/2 hour sessions.
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I really don't know. I have sat for 30 minutes and had no problems. I use mine for sewing so there is a lot of up and down movement.
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Is there a time limit to the massage (machine turns off > 15 min)? And can you lie on this in a bed for a mid-back massage? Has anyone used the unit daily for ~ a year and had it stand up to the daily usage? Thanks.
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When the power button is pressed, each session begins and ends with a lovely little melody, and the machine itself is pretty quiet. It sits in the background nicely. Coming from someone who admittedly prefers white noise, it is surprisingly quiet. The differing speeds do get slightly louder, but it is not overwhelming. One doesn't have to raise his/her voice to communicate when it is running.
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Somewhere in the instructions it mentions you can do up to 45 minute sessions. I have only done 30 minute cleanses.
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Not very long but long enough for a session, I just keep mine plugged in all the time when I'm not wearing it
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No that is how long 1 session last so it won't over do you on a massage session! Just add another session if you need one.
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I honestly did not get to try it, but I think that same effect could be replicated by just knowing that is the target heart rate that you need to achieve to continue to the next set. I mean, how many people work out completely unaware of this heart monitor or this system. If the benefits were that great, we would see it in more fitness and health literature. My suggestion is: find out what your "ready for next set" heart rate is, and buy a FT60 and use it to monitor it on the exercise mode. You will save $70. Also, the relaxation test seems to be a gimmick and a joke.