I know that it’s possible to dramatically increase your reading speed dramatically - photoreading does that, for instance. But that kind of program takes time before you see results.

The promise of at least doubling your reading speed in a little over quarter of an hour certainly plays to our modern-day “I want it now” mentality.

But does the system work?

Can you really read at double your normal speed and still understand what you’ve read?

Well, actually, yes. I increased my reading speed by 217% using this program.

All you need to do is set aside a bit of time to listen to the set of 5 audios.

In total, they play for longer than 16 minutes. But that’s because you start by testing how fast your current reading speed is (this makes sense, otherwise you won’t know if the system has worked) and then there’s also some explanation as to why the 16 minute program works.

Then you move into the core of the 16 minute speed reading system: a series of four 1 minute speed reading exercises, repeated 4 times.

If you’ve ever been driving along the freeway at full (legal) speed and then turned off, onto an exit ramp, you’ll know the feeling that everything around you seems to have slowed to a crawl. The exercises work in much the same way: you “read” faster than you ever thought you could, not worrying about reading or understanding anything. Then you slow back down to “normal” speed.

Melvin claims that you can repeat the 16 minute exercise again and will double your reading speed again. I’ve not tried this yet but have no doubt that it’s true.

Does the system work? Undoubtedly. In not much more than 16 minutes, I managed to effortlessly increase my reading speed by 217% from a not-very-impressive 136 words a minute to a pretty decent 296 words a minute. All with near enough no effort on my part.

You can get hold of a copy of the 16 Minute Speed Reading program here.

They are a set of simple exercises that you perform every day and the claim is that you’ll gain the same kind of energy levels that you had when you were a youngster.

Which is a pretty bold claim!

If you search the web, you can find the 5 Tibetan Rites explained and get brief instructions for performing them.

Which begs the question “why should I pay for this report?”

The main reason is that most web pages about the Tibetan rituals will be just that - a page or so of instructions.

This report goes much deeper and shares the story behind the 5 Tibetan rites as well as explaining precisely how to go about performing each exercise safely.

You’re taught how to gradually build up to the full set of exercises. If you’re like me, you’re probably not 100% fit (today’s modern life style doesn’t help with this), so it’s important to follow the advice given.

The Tibetan exercises themselves are easy. You don’t need to be a world class gymnast or health freak to be able to carry them out. Once you get into a routine, they’ll become part of your daily habits in the same way as cleaning your teeth is an everyday occurrence that we take for granted.

The report also goes further and talks about a 6th Tibetan rejuvenation rite - it’s your choice whether or not you add this to your regime.

After that, the report continues with a discussion about the food you should eat. This includes a number of “energy foods” that will work together with the 5 Tibetan Rites to boost your energy levels even further.

So, the question you are probably asking is do these exercises help you reclaim lost youth? I haven’t been performing them long enough to know for sure, but I do know that my energy levels are higher than they have been for years and most people underestimate my age. So I’d have to say “yes”!

You can check out the official 5 Tibetan Rites site here.

This means that unless your computer is doing some really heavy processing (recalculating a giant spreadsheet for example) you’ll probably not notice it running.

Although the Brain Power software doesn’t claim to be subliminal, it works in exactly the same way as a subliminal program does: it flashes messages onto your screen for a few milliseconds at the rate of one message per second.

Unlike some of its competitors, Brain Power Pro allows you to edit the pre-set messages or affirmations. That said, the chances are that you’ll use the perfectly adequate default affirmations. After all, chances are that you’re looking for an “instant fix” and - for most people - spending time and effort personalizing the affirmations is a step too far. And with over 800 affirmations included, you’ll probably find enough to meet your needs without adding more. But at least the option is there.

Brain Power Pro - Does It work?

Most scientists like to do long, complex studies before they answer questions like this. Then they usually say that more research is needed.

Which means it’s usually better to see whether personal development items like Brain Power Pro work for yourself. Fortunately, the company recognize this and offer a 60 day money back guarantee.

Official Brain Power Pro site.

Dreaming is natural. Everyone dreams, even if they don’t remember what they dreamed about.

Often our dreams can be a “bubbling up” of our subconscious mind, so discovering what your dreams mean can be a very useful way to improving your life.

The Dream Meanings Kit includes:

• Tips and techniques to help improve your dream recall. After all, if you can’t remember what your dream was, you’ll have a hard time interpreting it. This goes well beyond just writing a dream journal and covers how to increase the number of dreams you have and the amount you recall about them.
• How to channel your mind so that your dreams work with you to solve otherwise difficult or seemingly impossible problems in your life. Again, because dreams are probably the closest link we have to our subconscious mind, this is a powerful technique and one I’ve used to my benefit on more than one occasion.
• A complete dream dictionary. This is a downloadable dictionary, which means you can use your computer to search through to pinpoint your dream quickly and easily. I found this much easier than flicking through a book as I didn’t have to rely on the book’s author’s idea of dream categorization.
• As well as the dictionary, there’s a dream analyzer which gives a complete computer analysis of your dreams. Which is very useful for those “brain dead” moments when you want someone else to do all the work for you.

Dream Meanings Kit Quotes
“…This is definitely the most amazing dream kit available! I’ve been using it for a week now, and I’m AMAZED at the results I’ve seen…”

“…I would’ve never guessed that the dream was so important. It even gave me the solution…”
The Dream Meanings Kit official site is here.

It’s offered as a set of CDs or MP3 downloads. You should only go for the downloadable version if you are on a fast, unmetered broadband connection as the total download is just short of a gigabyte of files.

The program consists of 8 pre-recorded meditations. You are told to listen to these progressively as each one builds on the previous meditation. The aim is to listen to each track daily for at least a week before moving on to the next, deeper, level.

Meditation Program Claims

1. You can meditate deeper than a Zen monk in just 5 minutes.

Having never met a Zen monk, I can’t verify this claim but listening to the CDs certainly takes me to a deep meditative state quickly and with no effort on my part.

2. It doesn’t take years of practice

Agreed. The process is as simple as putting on a set of stereo headphones, sitting or laying down and pressing ‘Play’.

3. Beats Centerpointe and Monroe Institute

Agreed. Centerpointe is the brand leader in the field of meditation combined with binaural beats.
But their program is very expensive and takes years to complete as you drop through the multitude of levels, taking between six and twelve months per level. The Meditation Program can be completed in 8 weeks or so. The only thing you don’t get is the personalized affirmations offered on deeper levels of Centerpointe.

4. One Year Guarantee

This is the same length of guarantee that Centerpointe offer. The company selling the Meditation Program are long established, so the guarantee will be honored if you decide to take them up on it.

Meditation Program quotes

“…The backing sounds are more varied. There’s music swirling around. And the music changes after levels 1 and 2 to something different on 3 and 4. So you won’t get bored…”

“…In my experience, it BEATS Holosync and the Monroe Institute EASILY…”

Meditation Program summary

You get a set of 8 meditation MP3s with binaural beats and music. These take you down through the various brainwave levels including Alpha, Theta and Delta states.

Full backup support if needed. You can contact their helpline for support in your meditation whenever you want.

Bonus gifts - these vary but typically include meditation hypnosis sessions and related downloadable books.

Meditation Program verdict

5 Stars. Highly recommended.

An order of magnitude cheaper than the main competition, at least as powerful, much quicker.

Check the official Meditation Program site here.

You put a carefully worded “order” out to the universe or cosmos, sit back and wait for it to come to you.

OK, so that’s the theory.

But does it work?

Sometimes, yes.

But not always.

Which is where Cosmic Ordering comes in.

There are various books and programs out there. But the one I’ve personally got on with best is the one I’m reviewing here.

You get a CD through the post (even though it would have been easy enough to offer a download option).

The CD contains an electronic book and various audio files.

The book goes through the whole process of Cosmic Ordering. It covers how to word the orders you place so that you have the maximum chance of success. This includes ideas on what to ask for. For instance, many people decide to order a lottery win. The trouble with that is there are lots of people doing the same thing and the lottery is geared to a handful of big wins and lots of smaller ones. If your local lottery publishes the prizes given out, check it out and you’ll see what I mean. Here in the UK, about 94% of lottery “winners” win the minimum amount. One or two per draw win a potentially life changing amount.

There are also lots of examples in the book, so you will have lots of different ideas. These include easy ways to prove to yourself that the system is working. Most of us are happier when we get quick feedback and easy success - the book talks about how to do this so that you can keep up your own momentum. I’ve not come across this idea in other books on Cosmic Ordering but it makes a lot of sense. Too often, we give up on ideas too fast.

Overall, this is probably the best of the books I’ve read on Cosmic Ordering. It’s an easy read but doesn’t wander from the main subject.

On top of the book, you get a bunch of audio files to listen to and help you get the most out of Cosmic Ordering.

The main audio file is a 30 minute guided audio. You could call it a guided cosmic meditation. It’s a good quality track, taking you effortlessly through the complete process. So long as you can sit or lie down and listen to an audio track, you’ll be able to use it. There’s also a transcript of the track, so you could use that as a base if you decided you wanted to record your own version instead.

As well as the general track, there are also 5 separate, shorter, cosmic ordering audios. These are individually tailored to cover the main things that people have issues on. So they cover health and wellbeing, success, emotional freedom, finding love and attracting financial wealth.

If you’re into binaural beats, then there’s a sixty minute binaural beats track for Cosmic Ordering. Again, it’s just a matter of sitting back and listening.

If you find that affirmations help you, the system comes with a list of 100 pre-written affirmations that you can use or adapt.

Finally, there’s an audio you can use to bounce your energy levels higher. A bit like having an extra shot in your coffee but without the drawbacks of too much caffeine.

If you read the blurb, you’ll also see mention of two free hypnosis tracks. But they’re not actually free unless you buy three other tracks, so don’t let that sway your decision to buy.

Overall, I rate this program highly. You can check it out yourself here.

The trouble is writing or finding a script, recording it and then playing it to myself. For me, that’s too much hassle for a one-off situation.

To the rescue is Hypnosis Downloads. They are based here in the UK and have a team of professional hypnotists who are continually adding new downloads. The range is good - at the time of writing this, they had 325 different audio tracks available for instant download.

Obviously I haven’t listened to all of these, but the ones I’ve used have been good quality. They follow the usual pattern: drop into trance, plant the necessary ideas, come out of trance. Which is exactly what you need when you are looking for a hypnosis solution to a common problem like fear of public speaking or a less common problem like fear of phones. It’s all there for a remarkably low price per track.

The tracks are supplied as an MP3. So you can play them on your PC, burn them to a CD or copy them across to your iPod or other MP3 player. Just remember to only listen to the tracks when it’s safe to do so (hypnosis tracks and driving a car just don’t mix).

Check out the selection at Hypnosis Downloads now.

If you’re interested in exploring hypnosis further, check out their free hypnosis training course. It’s a good introduction to the subject and will give you an idea as to whether or not you want to pursue learning hypnosis further.

Secrets of Abundant Energy is for anyone who has tried to meditate but found their mind got in the way.

Matt’s calming voice will help you to get rid of the clutter that inhabits our minds in the 21st century. If you’ve ever tried meditation before and got nowhere slowly, this will change your meditation habits for the better.

Secrets of Abundant Energy isn’t cheap. But compared with some of the other courses I’ve tried, it’s not mega expensive either. There’s no ongoing cost involved, no buying “just one more level”. The whole package is self contained.

If you’re looking to transform your life in 20 minutes a day, this is an excellent place to start.

Click here to get your copy of Secrets of Abundant Energy

• Rating: 4.0

There are two different audio soundtracks, usually stories, being played simultaneously. One plays in your left ear, the other plays in your right ear. Your conscious mind tends to focus on one of the tracks, often drifting between the two tracks. The odd sensation increases when the stories cross over between ears.

There are paraliminal cds for lots of different things including weight loss, health, relationships, prosperity and even a 10 minute supercharger, which I’ve found especially useful when I need to boost my energy levels quickly.

Photoreading is like speed reading on steroids. The course claims that you will be able to read up to 25,000 words a minute. You can learn the photo reading technique either from a book or an audio course. My preferred method is the audio course - there’s no flicking back and forth in the book at the same time as you’re endeavoring to learn how to photoread.

The photoreading course teaches you how to read a book as fast as you can turn the pages. When I tried it, my “reading” speed went up dramatically yet, as claimed, I comprehended at least as much of the book as I had by reading at normal speeds.

If you need to read and comprehend things like text books, academic books and manuals, then photoreading is highly recommended.

• Rating: 5.0