1. Welcome to Issue #171 (April 2007) of MIND CHATTER, the e-mail newsletter of Centerpointe Research Institute: http://www.centerpointe.com. Mind Chatter is published once a month, on or about the 16th of each month. Please send Mind Chatter to a friend, and please send us your questions, comments, and suggestions. If this issue has been forwarded to you, and you'd like to subscribe to Mind Chatter, visit http://www.centerpointe.com/newsletter. To view Mind Chatter archives, visit http://www.centerpointe.com/newsletter/archives.php ................................................................................ 2. If you would like to unsubscribe, you can manage your account via the link at the end of this newsletter. (But please don't. We like you and we want you to stay.) ................................................................................ 3. In This Issue // MindQuotes (scroll to #5) // A few recommendations that may benefit you (scroll to item #6) // Feature Article Loosen Those Evolutionary Channels by Bill Harris, Director (scroll to item #7) // Participant Letters (scroll to #8) // Life Principles In Practice (scroll to #9) // Coach's Corner (scroll to #10) Welcome to our new feature, where each month a Centerpointe Support Coach shares their personal experiences with books that have inspired them, life-changing coaching experiences, and other information we're sure you'll find enlightening and enriching. This month, we hope you'll enjoy: The Power of Questions By Dede Marsh ................................................................................ 4. MIND CHATTER contains articles about: // How you create your life--and how you can stop unconsciously creating experiences and outcomes you do not want, and instead begin to create exactly what you do want // Personal and spiritual growth in general // Meditation (high--and low-tech) // Recovery from emotional trauma // Pretty much any other subject I get excited about and want to write about. After all, it's my company and my newsletter, and I can do whatever I want with it. So there. ................................................................................ 5. Mind Quotes The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen. -Frank Lloyd Wright Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. -Kahlil Gibran Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is. -Nadine Gordimer I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world. -Sadako Sasaki =[MC]= ................................................................................ 6. Now YOU can become A Master Of The Secret! This Free Online Course, featuring 7 stars from The Secret, reveals how to use The Secret to Create ANYTHING you want in life. You've seen it on Oprah...You've seen it on Larry King...You've seen it on Ellen DeGeneres...You've seen it on Montel... And now you can get the inside scoop on the hottest phenomenon out thereright here on your computer. 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Feature Article Loosen Those Evolutionary Channels By Bill Harris One of the discoveries we made at Centerpointe many years ago--one that has resulted in such a powerful program yielding such amazing results--is that creating the alpha, theta, and delta brain wave patterns of deep meditation could be made progressively more powerful by gradually lowering what is called the carrier frequency used to deliver these frequencies to the brain. (For a complete description of the concept of carrier frequency, how the discovery was made, and why it is such a powerful aspect of using neurotechnology for deep meditation, read my article "How the Holosync Technology Works by visiting http://www.centerpointe.com/) What is doubly interesting about this discovery is a parallel explanation of how evolution happens that comes from an ancient Buddhist/Hindu/Taoist perspective, explaining why lowering the carrier frequency in our modern, high-tech method is so powerful. For several thousands of years, mystics have said that the entire universe is a vibrating energy and that everything in creation has its own vibrational rate, the frequency of which depends on its evolutionary development. The simpler and less evolved aspects of the universe have a high frequency and a low amplitude of vibration (contrary to popular metaphysical lore, which claims that the opposite is true). Frequency refers to the number of cycles the vibrating wave makes in a certain length of time, while amplitude refers to the height of the wave itself. In naturally occurring waves, the tendency is for higher frequencies to have lower amplitude, and vice versa. You can see this, for instance, at the beach. The waves that come in more frequently are the smaller ones, those of low amplitude. The larger waves (those of high amplitude), come in at lower frequency. Also note that the high amplitude waves are those with more power, while those with low amplitude are weaker. The energy field of a human being is also vibrating, and the frequency and amplitude of this vibration vary with the degree of evolution of the individual. The less evolved person, one who often experiences his or her world in terms of separation, dis-ease, stress, and imbalance, has a vibratory level that is high in frequency and low in amplitude. And just as the low amplitude ocean waves have little power, the un-evolved individual has little personal power. As evolution takes place, however, the vibratory frequency slows down, and the amplitude (and with it the individual's personal power) increases. This vibration is carried in the body, according to Buddhist/Hindu to Taoist thought systems, in a series of over 365,000,000 branching channels called nadis found in what mystics call the subtle body. The major channels in this system make up what the Chinese call the acupuncture meridians. Initially these channels are tight, and just as a tight guitar string plays a high frequency note, tight nadis vibrate at a high frequency. As an individual evolves spiritually and in self-awareness, the nadis loosen, gradually vibrating at slower, more powerful frequencies. Why are the nadis of an un-evolved individual tight? Because imbedded in them are all the unconscious programs regarding who we are and what our relationship is to the rest of the universe. To the degree that this programming is something other than oneness, love, harmony, balance, and peace, the nadis remain tight and constricted, keeping the life force energy from flowing freely and causing them to vibrate at high frequency, low amplitude rates. As we let go of this untruthful programming, the nadis loosen, the life force energy flows more freely, and the vibrational rate decreases. As this happens, personal power increases, and we increasingly experience our oneness with the universe rather than our separation from it. This brings more happiness and inner peace. When we expose ourselves on a daily basis to the Centerpointe soundtracks, we are really doing three things. First, we are taking ourselves into the deeper alpha, theta, and delta brain wave states of deep meditation. This opens the unconscious areas of the mind and accesses untruthful programming that is buried beneath our conscious awareness. In addition, beginning in Awakening Level 1 we use silent affirmations to help shift this programming, although merely accessing this part of the mind and bringing this material to conscious awareness causes it to shift, even without the affirmations. Finally, we are exposing the nadis to frequencies below their current rate of vibration. This lower frequency acts on the nadis like a tuning fork: the nadis attempt to vibrate at this new lower frequency, but since they are constricted with untruthful unconscious beliefs about who we are, they have difficulty doing this--unless they can let go of what is blocking them, which, of course, is exactly what happens. As you meditate with the Centerpointe soundtracks, your nadis are exposed on a daily basis to a frequency lower than that at which they were vibrating when you began the program. Because of this, all of the untruthful programming vibrating higher than that frequency has been gradually released, until finally the nadis can easily vibrate at the same rate as the technology embedded in the soundtrack. Once this happens, you have fully integrated that particular level of the program. At this point the soundtracks will not seem as strong as they once did and will not have the same impact on you. When you then move to the next deeper level, you expose the nadis to an even lower vibratory rate, once again creating new evolutionary possibilities. This is the same process that seekers have undergone in the East for many thousands of years, except that the low frequency tuning fork effect has traditionally been provided by the guru, whose energy field is already vibrating at super low vibratory rates. (This low frequency energy radiated by the guru to anyone in his vicinity is called shakti in the Hindu system, ch'i in the Chinese system, and ki in the Japanese system.) This is the real power of the Centerpointe program. Not only do we use the Holosync(R) technology to open the unconscious parts of the mind, allowing what was suppressed to come into conscious awareness so it can be released and healed (helping this process along in the levels after Awakening Prologue with the use of silent affirmations recorded in the participant's own voice), but we also, bit by bit, gradually reduce the overall vibratory rate of the energy field, allowing more life force energy to flow through the nervous system. And, as we have said many times, this process can be cathartic. But it is worth repeating once again that catharsis is not intrinsically painful. It is our resistance to the movement of this lower and more powerful energy through the nadis that causes our pain. We resist because we identify with the blockages that are being eliminated. These blockages are nothing more than our concepts of who we are (often called the ego). In other words, our pain is caused by a case of mistaken identity! We are not these concepts and beliefs--we are much, much more. As we learn to watch the process with curiosity rather than resist it, we relax, we become more peaceful, and the process begins to move more smoothly and more quickly. If you are already in the program and you have noticed that your soundtracks do not have the same impact they had when you began your current level of the program, and if you are easily able to remain alert throughout your meditation time (though you may still nod out if you meditate when tired), you have probably integrated your current level and may be ready to move on to something more powerful. As each level is completed, many participants notice a smoothing out of their life experience, but this may not be your experience, especially if you are predisposed to resist, which many are during the first few levels of the program. (I know I certainly was!) If you have any questions about whether or not you are ready to go on, please call our office. Let me close this letter by once again acknowledging those of you who are in the program for the commitment you have shown to your growth. This program is definitely evolution in the fast lane and can, at times, be intense. It can also be rewarding beyond your wildest dreams as each quantum leap in awareness shows you new aspects of yourself and your world. I want to thank you for allowing me to play a small part in facilitating this process for you--that, at least in part, is my dream. I eagerly look forward to your new growth and new breakthroughs as you move on to deeper levels of the program. If you're not in the program, please--take the leap. We've done everything we can to make giving the program a try risk-free and financially easy, and we invite you to join us in creating greater happiness, inner peace, and greater self-awareness in our lives. Be Well, Bill. PS: I'd love to hear from you regarding what you like/don't like about Mind Chatter, what you would like to see more or less of, or anything else you want to tell us. We want to serve you better--please help us! Send your comments to support@centerpointe.com. Thanks! =[MC]= ................................................................................ 8. Participant Letters You are a legend, miracle worker, genius, master of the universe. I could go on and on. I am 45 yrs old and for 43 of them was happy and healthy in mind, body and spirit then--BANG, out of left field came depression. I knew it existed but could never understand why people held on to it. I know now and have been humbled by the experience. I decided to exercise and meditate to heal myself. Through meditation I stumbled across a meditation ad by Centerpointe Holysync. Solutions. Guess what. I'm FREE again. In the last week of January 2007 I was at the beach. I swam out past the furthest surf breakers, floated on my back and hoped a shark would get me or a rip would drag me off to New Zealand where the cold antarctic waters would finish me off. Thankfully neither happened and I started Awakening Prologue.The change has been phenomenal. In just 6 weeks the meditation tapes have given me back my healthy mind, body and spirit. Thank you all again from the bottom of my heart. I cannot understand how you don't have a 100% continuance rate once people have started the program. I rate the Holysync Solutions idea as the 5th MIRACLE in my life. The others being my 4 children. Keep up the good work guys. I regard you all as my family now. You literally saved my life. --Greg Hi, I want to let you know that we have been listening to your program for only one week and it is the best thing that has ever happened to us. You see my wife and I tried other programs and they honestly don't compare. Not to mention any names that is, their programs are great but don't do for us what holosync does. We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. All we have to do is plug our stereo headphones in to our cd player and together we can experience something that makes us not only better people but also a better couple. After we meditate for 30 mins we can take our headphones off and share our experience with each other. I think that this is the best thing a couple can do together. They grow together and participate in a program that in the end benifits us both, also we can give each other support. Because I know that we or should I say I have had some unconscious issues come to the suface from my past. Karen has asked what if I (meaning her) can't handle what comes up what if I freak out and can't handle it. Fear, anger, jealousy to name a few emotions that come up for us both, we start to pick on thing that normaly we don't. But we remind each other that this is where we ask for help. Well that is where support@centerpointe comes in, a person couldn't ask for a better program than that. Bill Harris is the greatest, we want to thank you from our hearts. We love the program and look forward to meditating for a full hour in one week from today. Love the way it makes us feel in side. Sky is the limit. Thank you from the both of us. --Karen and Fabian I want to thank you so much for the information and the holosync technology you have brought into my life. I'm a 14 year cancer survivor and in the past 14 years have been struggling to deal with the stress of my ordeal. Just in the last few weeks my connection to source and my belief's in myself have changed for the better. You've truely blessed my life and want to thank you for what your doing. I will stay in touch! --Jeff I've been doing the awakening program for 4 weeks now, and I'm quite pleased with the program. I thoroughly enjoy my meditation time and never miss it, and apart from one night full of nightmares, I haven't experienced any discomfort as yet. Perhaps it's because I've always been open to new ideas, and a great deal of the information I've received so far, confirm many ideas and understandings I have about life. I have noticed though some positive results already. Last year I wrote a book and although I day dreamed of publishing it and of reaching fame and fortune, I never really did anything about it. I did not know how to go about trying to get it published and I felt very reticent to talk about it, in case nothing ever came about. Well I've developed the confidence to start talking about it with the family and a friend, doing some research as to whether there was a need and a niche in the marketplace, and am now seriously working on the synopsis. I also found the courage to let my husband (whose criticism I fear more than anything) read it and give me some feedback. I'm beginning to feel confident enough to approach some publishers, to think that it may get published and, although I'm aware of the fact that only 1 in a 1000 books ever gets published in Australia, I'm not going to give up until I find an interested publisher. I've also noticed that my memory seems to have improved, as I now always remember jokes when I'm with friends where in the past I never could, and better still I don't feel so self conscious telling them as I did before, since I always believed I could not tell them well. Judging from the laughter I get, I've either learned to tell them well or developed the confidence to do so. --Maria =[MC]= ................................................................................ 9. Life Principles In Practice // The only constant is change We live in a universe whose main feature is unrelenting, constant change, so learning how change happens and how to deal with it is essential if we're to be happy and peaceful and successful in the world. // We all wish to thrive There are three goals I believe pretty much all people have: to be happy, to be peaceful inside, and to be successful in the world. If I were to pick one term to encapsulate what I mean by all three of these, it would be that all humans wish to thrive. // You are it You're everything, always, everywhere, with nothing to want, nothing to fear, no where to go. If you were established in this awareness of who you are, you would be...happy, peaceful, blissful. // The benefits of a balanced brain The more balanced the brain--the less the brain is lateralized to one side or the other--the more we naturally see how the two sides of any duality are really one thing, and the more we perceive how everything is connected. // No graven images If you have a picture of a sun painted on your window, you will have to scrape it off in order to let in the real sun. In the same way, your image of reality, your image of god, your image of anything, really, will have to be scraped off if you're to experience the real thing. This is the real meaning of not having any graven images because the most potent images are not those made of stone or gold or whatever, but the images we make in our own mind. =[MC]= ................................................................................ 10. Coach's Corner Welcome to our new feature, where each month a Centerpointe Support Coach shares their personal experiences with books the have inspired them, life-changing coaching experiences, and other information we're sure you'll find enlightening and enriching. This month, enjoy: The Power of Questions by Dede Marsh I have been a life coach most of my life, before I knew what coaching was, and back when the word 'coach' was only associated with sports. I was the one in high school that listened to everyone's problems--helping them get the date they wanted or stay out of trouble by making different choices. Later, when I owned a bookstore on the Oregon coast I found myself recommending books to people and then "coaching" them on how to implement the principles they were reading about in their lives in order to make the changes they wanted to make. When I decided years later to train as a life coach, I learned that the things I had been doing intuitively all along--listening, hearing, validating and asking questions--were the cornerstones of "professional coaching." I use these skills and many others that I have learned through the years during every coaching call I am on, and have found the most powerful of these to be simply asking questions. Over and over I have watched clients shift when asked a question that unlocks a new perspective even if they don't have an immediate answer for the question. Asking someone, "What are you focusing on?" "What would you have to let go of in order to move forward?" or "What do you want?" moves them from thinking about the problem to thinking about possible solutions. From that hopeful place they can unhook from their story, and start moving in the direction they want to go. If a client feels they are unlovable based upon the relationships they have created thus far, asking them, "What would you have to let go of in order to move forward?" challenges them to consider letting go of the belief that they are unworthy of being loved. Asking them, "What are you focusing on?" encourages them to shift the focus to one of being lovable. Asking them, "What do you want?" allows them to dream about fresh, new possibilities. Then their focus is on what they want instead of being locked into their past and what they don't want. From that space, they are free to create miracles. Asking powerful questions works equally well when we are coaching ourselves. I was once working through a situation in my own life that was painful and based upon my old belief system. Every time I was able to get a little money set aside in order to create something joyful and fun for myself and my kids, a problem would arise and the money would have to be used to take care of whatever "problem" I was facing...and I really believed they were problems. Knowing that in some way I was creating what was happening I started asking myself, "What am I focusing on that is creating this situation?" After a few days of asking myself that question, the phrase, "There's always something to take the joy out of life," popped into my head. This was a phrase I heard over and over in my youth from a very influential person in my life. From that point on I watched that belief show up in my life over and over. From there I asked myself, "What would I have to allow in order to move forward?" The answer came to me that I would have to be willing to believe that it was safe to be joyful. With that information I asked myself the question, "What does joy look like and what do I want?" Then I started to dream and let myself dream big reminding myself that the sky was the limit. My creativity took over and the old belief system started to fade as I focused on joy and on what I wanted. I'm happy to report that I don't create "problems" anymore and live a life full of joyful experiences. The most important thing to remember when working with powerful questions is to focus on the positive and try to stay away from questions that start with "why" because they lead to analysis. It's also crucial to be patient. This is a process that can't be forced. By gently asking ourselves a powerful question every time we feel angst about a situation we are facing, instead of catastrophizing it, we allow the magic of healing information to be revealed; then we can make another choice about what we're focusing on. Examples of powerful questions: What do I want? What will this get me? How can I move forward? What am I willing to let go of? What am I focusing on? What is working in my life? How is this serving me? What action can I take? Where can I go from here? =[MC]= =//=