Mindplace Kasina - Light & Sound Meditation Aid System

I was skeptical of Kasina and these pseudo-science technologies. I bought the device out of pure desperation in hope that it may be able to ease my daily headaches or provide a getaway. I have had a steady headache every moment of my life, it only waxes and wains in severity but never comes to a complete stop. I hoped that this would be a shortcut to help with/use in conjunction with biofeedback and meditation. I would say that I was 90% certain that I would be returning the device within the first two weeks but figured that trying it couldn't hurt anything.After the first few sessions, I felt some tension lift out of the back of my head, close to my brain stem. The first weekend I could not help but marvel at this and couldn't help but be excited at the change. I assumed it was simply getting at my tension or at something deeper. It came with the price of an increase in pain from my pulsating headache. After 3 days, the different headache subsided. The feeling in the base of my brain stem is still the same. Very likely may have been placebo. Either way, I really don't care and was quite happy with the very minor relief.Exploring sessions is really fascinating. I've been using the device for 3 weeks now and while I don't think it's having a profound effect on my headaches, the experiences each session brings is staggering and varies each time. At first, seeing images was hard. I would strain and try to alter how tightly my eyelids were closed to "see" them clearer. It has become much easier as I've learned to let go and enjoy the session. Some sessions make my whole body vibrate, some just make my hands and feet warm and tingly(which is awesome as I have issues keeping my feet warm at night which is often linked to migraines). It just so happens that the end of the "sleep" session never fails at warming my feet up and usually helps me rest at night(consistent sleep schedule is really important to managing how bad my migraines get). Some sessions cause areas of my brain to tingle or flex for a lack of a better word. I've especially experienced it in my frontal lobe. It's a really cool sensation although a tad scary. I'll also note that sometimes I really need to turn down the brightness or take off the glasses immediately. It just depends on how sensitive to light I am at the time I'm doing a session(migraines). Overall though, this thing does provide new experiences given that you give it a fair shot.Also cool things of note: I've way more lucid dreams in the last 3 weeks. I've had a handful over my life, but never this many in such a small window. These started with a terrifying experience of waking up to sleep paralysis and insanely intense vibrations in my head. After having a whole night of this continually happening, I learned to calm myself during this state instead of freaking out which led to lucid dreams which I very much enjoy now.It comes with a ton of sessions, something that wasn't very clear to me upon purchase. There are sessions for meditating, relaxing, sleeping/dreaming, waking up/energizing, and a number of frequency sessions along the same lines that I believe come with another mindplace device or used to. There is also a good forum community where one can download user created sessions, get more ideas on how to fully take advantage of kasina, and or learn how to create their own sessions. Overall, I've only scratched the service.The color organ is also an awesome feature. You can listen to your own musicThe battery life is great. Zero complaints in this department.The 4GB hard drive is really small in my opinion, although they are very cheap to upgrade. I just don't like having to upgrade something in a $350 ipod-like device. 16 or 32 would be much more appropriate IMO.All cables that you would need/want are included which is awesome. Even a stereo to stereo cable is included to stream music from your mp3 player/cell phone through your kasina to use in conjunction with other tracks or color organ. They did a good job in this department.Overall, this is a great device. I'd say that if you have a neurological disorder that you give it a try! Worst case scenario is that you return it if it doesn't work.

This is THE BEST Audio Visual Synthesizer available today. MP3 player already built in so it can be customized for specific sessions either with the included software or for more advanced users Neuroprogrammer 3 or Mind Workstation. Personally I have about 50GB of Brainwave Entrainment and another 10GB of meditation music.For me alternative therapy is the only thing that keeps me sane from chronic pain. I buy only the best products on the market and that includes the MindPlace Kasina (I've owned it for two days and put it through its paces and my only recommendation to MindPlace was to offer a case for the Kasina).Some companies pretend to have good customer service up until you buy the product and then it goes down hill. Before even owning the Kasina customer service has been excellent, and even after owning the Kasina costumer service has stayed excellent, courteous and prompt.Here are some personal recommendations.1.) Upgrade the firmware - information is on the MindPlace community boards as well as additional downloadable sessions.2.) Upgrade to a 64GB Micro SD card - I bought the class 10 UHS-1 Sony card on Amazon for $37.95 (recommend not to upgrade to 128GB - not stable enough). Yes it can be done, all you have to do is format it with FAT32. Mac users use Disk Utility (careful do not erase the wrong hard drive). Windows users get a mac or Google formatting micro sd to FAT32 (no there is no drive limit to FAT32 - FAT32 simply limits file transfer to under 4GB on Windows computers, not Mac)3.) For a little better sound add SRS Lab inc iWOW-U1F Adaptable Audio Enhancer - HD Sound. TigerDirect has it on sale for only $15.97 (on sale from list price $89.99)4.) The best over the ear headphones available for a reasonable price are Audio-Technica ATH-M50 $138.69 or ATH-M50x $169.99 (Amazon prices). Amazon has a deal for ATH-M50x which includes velvet ear pieces free of charge and the audio cable can be switched from short to stretchable to long. Google reviews and you'll find they are the best on the market. I bought the ATH-M50 at least 5 years ago and they still sell for about the same price.The MindPlace Kasina is a miracle machine. Check out this site for more information on light and sound therapy:[...]Studies of light and sound therapy have been around for a long time. The Kasina is a perfect balance of both. I spent around $500 on the Photosonix Nova Pro 100 with color track glasses. I had to send it in for warranty 4 times starting just after I bought it and when there were still issues they wouldn't let me return it. The company isn't even responding to the Better Business Bureau, thats how well they stand by their products. I've spent a lot of time researching Audio Visual Synthesizers and the first mistake was trusting Photosonix. Trust me, DO NOT ORDER FROM PHOTOSONIX.Mindmachines.com Permanently Discontinues Photosonix® Products Including Nova Pro 100, InnerPulse and Luma 10Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 20, 2012The MindMachines board has voted unanimously to irrevocably discontinue all Photosonix® products on a permanent basis. This is the first time the board has voted unanimously on the subject. The light and sound machines affected by this decision are the Nova Pro 100, the InnerPulse, and the Luma 10. Board member Christopher Oliver says, As the session designer for nearly all of the Photosonix® sessions I really wanted to reconcile a dealer agreement with Photosonix®, but even after a personal guarantee from me, Ray Wolfe would not agree. I have made several overtures to Photosonix® since joining the board and they have been declined. I have finally decided to change my vote and make this a permanent company decision. .MindMachines representative, Fred Williams states, There will be no further dialogue with Photosonix® regarding dealerships or distribution. We will no longer answer any inquiries regarding Photosonix® products. Our relationship with Photosonix® is one hundred percent dissolved.".MindMachines.com is one of the largest global retailers of light and sound mind machines. The company also owns the AVS Journal magazine.Microfirm Inc. owns the Photosonix® brand name and manufacturers the Nova Pro 100 (released in 1998), the InnerPulse (released in 2002) and the Luma 10 (released in 2003). Photosonix, Nova Pro 100, InnerPulse and Luma 10 are trademarks of Microfirm Inc.

I first got the Mindplace Proteus like a year ago, I really enjoyed it and was able to reach meditative states much quicker and for the price it was pretty good. I saw this one before but after seeing the price backed away, however after experiencing the proteus for a while I decided to finally get this one more as a "yolo" move.The device is quite an improvement, first off the interface is great and easy to use, the fact that you can store audio tracks on it is great and has the color organ which is nice. One thing I liked to do on the proteus was put on a music track and listen to it over the proteus track, I thought you would be able to do the same thing from the SD card but I guess you still have to go through aux (or at least I haven't found a way).The tracks on the Kasina are a lot more musical, rather than constant binural beats i was used to on the proteus. The lights are simply amazing so vibrant and bright really lifts you up and feels like a true audio strobe.This is however quite expensive and although its much more fancy in terms of music and lights i am hesitant to say it will increase your meditation dramatically, but it is enjoyable I guess. If you have the money I would say its definitely a good investment for life as you will have this thing for a very long time, but if you cant spare 350 or are new to the field and just want to try it out, the Proteus is still an excellent device i think its like 160.http://www.amazon.com/MindPlace-Proteus-Light-Meditation-Machine/dp/B00061URFG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1447017162&sr=8-3&keywords=mindplace