Psychonaut Brain Trainer
(also known as a Audio Visual Stimulation unit, Light and Sound unit or Mind Machine)

Brainwave entrainment

This is a process where specially modulated frequencies that mimic brainwaves (.5 to 40Hz) are delivered via sound, magnetic waves or light that entrain the brains rhythms. If a 14Hz frequency is used it will increase the amplitude of the 14Hz range in the brain producing relaxed and alert state. Thirty years of research has shown that different frequencies have different effects on the brain, consciousness, thinking, energy and physiology for benefits such as reduced stress, relaxation increased energy, alertness, confidence and a brightening of mood. 

Audio Visual Stimulation

AVS uses specially modulated flickering light delivered by LEDs imbedded in a set of glasses and pulsing sound via headphones, which exercises self-regulatory mechanisms in the brain. If you have ever stared into a flickering fire and become relaxed and/or energised you have experienced visual entrainment! This tuning is achieved simply by stimulation of the limbic system via neural pathways, which connect the eyes and ears to the temporal, auditory and visual cortices and limbic system. This effect was formally discovered by accident in a neuroscience lab in the 30s and was called entrainment. Neurologists routinely use this effect to test a person’s brain function like a type of neural reflex test.

Light stimulation is a very pleasant experience where you can be taken into deep states of relaxation, as you see colours and patterns dance across your mind. I have personally given thousands of AVS sessions and sold hundreds of units. Many health professionals are using the Psychonaut, including GPs, dentists, psychologists, naturopaths, chiropractors, masseurs and psychotherapists, along with executives, athletes, kids and adults. AVS is the most effective form of stress management and recovery I have ever seen.

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Brain Trainer $450 (includes 30 day money back guarantee and 12mth warranty)

All CDs are $29.95

Or call +61 2 4283 6344 to ask for professional advice on these products.

• Entrainment CDs and light stimulation have a powerful synergistic effect
• the benefits and effects of the Brain Trainer sessions are accumulative and so you need to have regular sessions to notice more of the long term benefits
• you can’t OD on light stimulation so you can have three sessions of 15 or 30 mins per day if you have the time. Otherwise at least one 15 min session per day, morning, afternoon or night

Research

Buy Now 

Brain Trainer $450 (includes 30 day money back guarantee and 12mth warranty)

All CDs are $29.95

Or call +61 2 4283 6344 to ask for professional advice on these products.

Brain Trainer Testimonials

Dr Heather Downes PhD - Clinical and Organisational Psychologist. I have been using the Psychonaut for several months.  Overall I have had some excellent results. I have provided a number of the devices to patients. My mother had a stroke and since then has been basically in a constant day dream state. Since using the Psychonaut her mental activity is much better. She has stated that her eyesight has also improved. This is very pleasing. I have used the Psychonaut with a Vietnam veteran. The device helps him sleep and he says he can’t do without it. As a consequence he purchased a unit. I use it predominantly for recovery  with my clients at the end of a (Neuro Training) session. They see it as a reward and enjoy using it. It helps them relax and recover. It is a great tool for use with panic attack patients.

Dr Paul Wildman PhD. Academic Initially I was quite sceptical ..... after about four uses however I noticed an increasing relaxation occurring especially when used in association with the CDs supplied. Personally I found the literature supplied most useful .......  Further I believe this sort of technology/human interface represents the beginning of more proactive thinking enhancement and relaxation technology. In my opinion this would be useful for facilitation, high performance, deep relaxation and possibly pain management.

Graham Killoran - Psychologist. I find it very useful for myself for relaxation and meditation. I use it with my patients to quickly facilitate a relaxed state that opens them up to the healing process..

Glen Worthington-Eyre - Chiropractor. Used the Psychonaut with nine year old boy who has a specific learning problem. After using the Psychonaut with a combination of neural nutrients for four weeks, psychological testing showed improved reading and spelling ages by one year and one and a half years respectively. The Psychonaut also helps him personally with energy levels and speeds recovery. He is now setting up the Psychonaut in his clinic for patients.

Kym Davies - Chiropractor.  Have been using it mainly for personal use, particularly relaxation in the evening. The Psychonaut has helped with sleep and I occasionally get very good quality sleep.

Shirley Blackman - Chiropractor.Has recently been using the Audio Visual Stimulation with a child with ADD and it is helping with focus.  The parents have never seen the child sit still for so long. Another patient reported reduction in chronic pain after only one session.

Alan Knott - Social Worker.  I have been meditating for fifteen years and found that using the Brain Trainer has made my meditation more enriching.  I had a car accident a year ago and had terrible pain in my hip. I am now largely pain free after using the Brain Trainer.  I am also more creative, motivated and experience a greater clarity of thinking. I have used it with my colleagues who found it to be an empowering experience with useful effects.

Roslyn Walker - Therapist.  I find it very relaxing and excellent for stress. It takes your mind off things.

Marianne Dunbar - Colour Therapist.I think it is fantastic. I love using it to enhance my meditations or just for the sheer enjoyment. My patients find it very useful after a session with me to process the treatment.

Mark. I have been having severe headaches for two years. I have been seeing a chiropractor twice a month for twelve months but it wasn’t any help.  After my first session on the Psychonaut I felt a dramatic improvement. After three sessions I’ve had no further headaches and am feeling better than I have for years.

Naturopath’s Client. Was very depressed and having panic attacks, was unable to relax and had poor sleep. Audio Visual Stimulation (Psychonaut) improved his sleep, increased his energy and eliminated panic attacks. There has been substantial all round improvement.

Tony Flaherty. I used to take a ton of panadol for headaches but now I no longer have any headaches and my sleep has improved dramatically.

Peter James. I can learn music three times faster. It is so real it’s like I’m there, I can hear everything clearly and individually, everything is accentuated.  My whole body becomes completely relaxed within ten minutes. I find I have more energy. It is like having four or five hours sleep in thirty minutes.

Susheela Millburn - Teacher. I have found the Brain Trainer to have been money very well spent.

Graham Whyte - Clothing Manufacturer. I can’t think of anything else I have bought that has done me as much good. I have been meditating for twenty years and the Brain Trainer has enabled me to have deeper and more profound experiences.  It has been everything Jonathan said it would and more.

Simone Laube. My sleep has improved and I find it much easier to nod off. Excellent for relaxation. The instructions and information are good.

S and G Jones - Business Owners It helped our daughter with her studies. She can concentrate and focus better, doesn’t feel the pressure any more and has a greater sense of well being..

Brian Groom - Computer Business Owner. It has a calming, sedative effect that enables me to gather my thoughts and return to things in better shape.

Miriam Warner. I enjoy using it very much and have been impressed and pleased so far. As a chronic fatigue sufferer I feel that it is definitely beneficial.

James Ogilvy - Writer. I have been meditating for years and found the Brain Trainer helps with sleep. I awake in the morning feeling so much more refreshed and alive.  I feel it has helped increase my creative output.

Tony Pisanelli - Accountant. I have more energy, need an hour less sleep and feel more confident. When I stopped using it I realised how powerful the effects of using it were.

Marty Fisher - Triathlete. I especially use the Psychonaut as added rest when deprived of optimum sleep. I find my energy levels remain as high during periods of sleep deprivation as when I am getting plenty of sleep.

James Murphy. The Psychonaut is an absolutely fantastic tool for helping meditation. I have had some amazing meditations, I am getting deeper and deeper states, clear dreamlike images, I am ‘seeing’ people. I see corridors of light and feel peace and harmony.  I just never want to stop using the Psychonaut and inducing deep meditations. 

Sam Parfumi - Accounts Manager. The Psychonaut has improved my sleep. It is very relaxing to use after work, it helps to me to unwind and has increased my energy.

Tom Reeves - New Age Book Store Owner. Excellent for personal development. It certainly has helped me to grow rapidly.  I find the manual control essential for this.  The binaural beat is the best I’ve heard.

Rick Sheffield.  The Psychonaut is the only thing that has ever relaxed me. It helps me with pain relief and mobility from my back injury.  My physio was stunned at the muscle relaxation and lack of tension after using the Psychonaut.

Gordon Lowe - Lecturer.I feel amazing things when using the Psychonaut. It makes me more relaxed and I have more energy. It has been great.

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Developer of the Psychonaut Brain Trainer

JONATHAN ROBERT BANKS
Dip.T. Prim (Psych) Dip. Clin. Hyp.
Member Applied Neuroscience Society of Australasia
Member Australasian Federation of Energy Medicine

Jonathan was born 14th January 1958 in Broken Hill, Australia. He lives in Wollongong with his two children. He was originally trained as a teacher and became a professional therapist after completing a psychology major at university.

Jonathan has been a professional therapist, consultant and trainer for nineteen years. He was Stress Management Consultant for the Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia and Peak Performance Consultant for senior and middle managers with organisations including; BHP, SANTOS, Telstra, Australian National, DSTO, TAFE, SA Institute of Management, Homestart Finance and many smaller companies.

He has also worked with elite and professional sporting teams and athletes including Adelaide Quit Lightning Women’s National Basketball, Adelaide 36ers Men’s National Basketball, Men’s Coxless Four Rowing (Bronze Medal winners 2000 Olympic Games), Andrew Burden Australian Men’s Beach Volleyball Champion and Brad McKinnon Australian Under 23 Basketball Team and 1997 World Gold Medal Title holders. 

He has developed leading edge personal development programs, CDs and a neurotechnology device, utilising state of the art technology for stress management/rehabilitation and peak performance. Currently being used by hundreds of professionals such as doctors, psychologists, naturopaths, chiropractors, teachers, executives, entrepreneurs and athletes, such as Brett Maher Australian and Olympic Basketball; Carla Gilbert Australian Ironwoman Champion and performing artists including Deni Hines and Jon Stevens. 

He is the author of A New Reality a book that examines our evolutionary and spiritual imperative and the extraordinary new sciences to support a metaphysical worldview and technology. He has had papers published in mainstream and alternate magazines and an academic futures journal. He has been featured on Sports Tonight, A Current Affair, Today Tonight and numerous radio shows and a newspaper articles.

He currently works as a neurotraining consultant in Bondi Junction, Double Bay, Penshurst and Woonona in NSW and in East Doncaster Victoria.