Articles by the PandoraStar Team
Remembering to forget
Scientists have long known that memories are consolidated during sleep. This long term memory formation happens during the non REM sleep phases of our sleep. The same neural pathways activated during sleep that was activated during the activity or event. The memory is...
Can we become more ‘conscious’ with brainwave entrainment?
I think the answer is yes but why is not always easy to explain. So this is purely my guess at one possible theory based on recent research idea's around what in the braincases or denotes consciousness. When our little mousey friends are used for study purposes on...
Emotion Location In The Brain, Depends On Hand Dominance
Emotion Location In The Brain, Depends On Hand Dominance 'Approach Motivation'This is cool. Particularly if you work with people to reduce stress and/or increase motivation. And it suggests some interesting uses for, and experiments with, PS. I first learnt about...
Brainwave Entrainment Boosts Heart Rate Variability
Brainwave Entrainment Boosts HRV Increasing Heart Rate VariabilityHRV or Heart Rate Variability is a measure of the hearts' ability to change it's beating pattern and speed quickly and continuously and is considered an important marker of heart and overall health. A...
Brainwave Entrainment and Pain Control
PandoraStar can help with pain controlWhat has become obvious to me over the years researching pain and other related health challenges is that there is rarely a solution that works for everyone. The same applies to using brainwave entrainment for pain relief in that...
Vision overrides hearing
It is relatively easy to understand and demonstrate how the brain can be tricked into seeing something that in reality is not as it seems! Take the picture below, it looks like it is moving right? Equally, we understand how the brain can be entrained into creating new...
Brainwave Entrainment and Healing
[NOTE: Nothing written here is a claim of medical or therapeutic benefits to using PandoraStar or other entrainment technology; rather it is based on the first-hand experience of many owners of such technology, and on research papers that suggest it can be used...
14Hz Entrainment Relieves Depression
And a little insight into how Lance thought when he made the program "HAPPY"This study used 14Hz brainwave stimulation for 4 weeks and found that feelings of depression reduced both by subjective feeling, and by standard approved tests for depression. The PandoraStar...
How much use is too much use of the PandoraStar?
Guidelines and frequency recommendations using your light machine It's tempting to just try everything as much as possible right? If there are benefits to be had from brainwave entrainment (BWE) then we want all of them now!It's really the same question as has been...
Light Sensitivity and PandoraStar Lamps
LIGHT SENSITIVE CLIENTS: I've had a few questions about people who are oversensitive to light recently and here's my understanding and ideas on that.We get a lot of overly sensitive people as well when they first get under the lamp but in almost every case so far...
How to get the most out of your PandoraStar Light Machine
GETTING STARTED: A guide to using a PandoraStar Lamp So you have your PandoraStar. You’ve got it set up and you know how to turn it on and use the button. Now What? You probably now have a few basic questions… How often and when should I use it? This is really up to...
An introduction to brainwaves.
What states we are normally in at different times? Research shows that although one brainwave state may be dominant at any one time, the other brain states are present at all times; even though these may be present only at low levels. In other words; every brainwave...
How can PandoraStar help with Meditation?
Maximising the use of PandoraStar for meditation. "Maximising the effect of meditation with PandoraStar involves being active in the process instead of passive." You can of course just select a specific program and let the light do the work. Far better though, is to...
How Can I Sleep Better? An in-depth guide to waking up refreshed.
Why would you want to read a 5000-word article on sleep? Chances are that if you find yourself reading this article that you (or someone you know) are either not getting enough sleep or you still feel tired after what would seem like a full night of it.So you already...