Mindplace Kasina DeepVision Bundle - Light & Sound Meditation Aid System

This device comes with 2 glasses, headset, adapter and bags to hold everything. Works great. Sessions are very calming-the light show is pretty cool. You can download more sessions from their website. Also there's a forum you can join. The sound is good. The battery life seems good. Pretty easy to use.

You have to remember you'll want to be able to operate this device without looking at it to the extent possible. The physical buttons and simple user interface are perfect for this.At first I was annoyed at no Bluetooth, but then I learned it's important that the light and sound are synced properly, and that'd be pretty much impossible to do with BT due to its significant and variable latency.If you want to stream to it wirelessly, that's fine, just get one of those $15 3.5mm to BT adapters like you use in old cars. It has a built in mixer, so you can add in your own audio in addition to whatever the device is playing, which is nice for the more basic programs.I really love this thing. It's a great alternative to doomscrolling and depressing news listening. You can meditate or just zone out without boredom.It has a great user community. Only issue I have is that there isn't a massive amount of content available for it. But a community member recently published a detailed course on how to make content for it, so that may be changing.

Remember the flashing 'disco lights' in Saturday Night Fever which were synchronized with the music? Maybe you or someone you knew had a light-box connected to their stereo amplifier so the 8-track would make the lights flash . . . that is the program in this MP3 player.It comes with two sets of LED goggle-glasses (one for only wearing with eyes closed, the other for wearing with eyes open or closed) and dozens of meditative tracks for assisting you to relax, meditate, practice active-contemplation, or just be entertained.Charged with included USB cord. Recommend using this with a much better set of headphones, but it does come with a set of cheap earbuds.If you are a moderately advanced audiophile (with your own music-creation software) it is simple to load your own music onto this MP3 player.If you are not an advanced audiophile, you can plug this MP3 playing into any external music source and run the synchronization program. Rock out and let the disco lights flash in your closed or open eyes!These are FRAGILE goggle-glasses. They will break if dropped. The chords will break if they are not handed with gentle care. The MP3 player, however, is sturdy and will withstand a fall from pocket-height. Because these glasses MP3 player do not have Bluetooth, the multiple chords can become tangled if you are not careful. USB charging in (6-8 hr charge depending on volume), Aux cable in (to connect your own music source), headphone/earbuds out, and glasses out. Highly recommend.

I struggle with both mild narcolepsy and sleeplessness. I have daytime sleepiness, then perversely, at night, I can’t sleep. Desperation has made me look outside of conventional treatments (I.e. Ambien had me cooking a three course meal overnight that I have no memory about). I had tried something similar to Kasina in the 90’s and then woke up with drool all over my chin. But that was $300, which was a lot of money in the 90’s.I ordered the Kasina, and after it arrived, sat for 3 weeks. I started using the “sleep” setting, and much to my surprise, it worked. I fell into a deep sleep each time. 4 nights in a row. To say the least, I was very surprised. I’ve tried the “meditate” setting (which dropped my blood pressure 30 points) and the “accelerate” setting, which didn’t create any difference. Obviously, “accelerate” means I’m in a continuous zen state, or I’m too dull to notice the difference.Regardless, sleeping and lowered blood pressure for me is worth it. Considering how many people suffer from insomnia or high blood pressure, and the expense, it might be a viable alternative, in my opinion. I will update this as experience warrants.UPDATE: August 22,2022. Please pay attention to the notes regarding fragility. I was careful, and now am going to update readers on how to fix the broken glasses when they break. It will generally happen on the stem from the glasses to over the ear part. It’s a pretty easy fix, but it’s silly for them not to insert a .50 cent metal ear stem available at any gas station. However, it will break where it goes from narrow to fat plastic. The first time, the pieces will fit perfectly, so all you have to do is put super glue in, sprinkle it with baking soda, let it dry and you’re done. If your head is wider, you may want to coat this in liquid plastic. I haven had to do that (yet). If it breaks again, sand or file the ends flat, and repeat the first step. The glasses work well for me, but the breakage is inexcusable for a $400 system. It’s like cheap vinyl in a Benz, you wonder what the hell they were thinking?