Centerpointe Research Institute · Established 1989

Holosync® — Meditation, Accelerated by Neuroscience.

Holosync® is a precisely engineered audio technology that guides your brain into the same deep meditative states achieved by advanced practitioners—effortlessly, consistently, and in a fraction of the time.

Beta 14–30 Hz

Entry state. Concentration, alertness, cognition. Higher-frequency beta associated with anxiety and stress.

Alpha 8–13.9 Hz

Relaxed focus and superlearning. The gateway to the unconscious mind and the brainwave pattern of joy.

Theta 4–7.9 Hz

Deep meditation. Creativity, insight, enhanced memory, and integrative behavioral change.

Delta 0.1–3.9 Hz

Deepest meditation and dreamless sleep. Stimulates growth hormone, melatonin, and deep restoration.

2.2M+ Users in 193 Countries
35+ Years of Research
13 Progressive Program Levels
3B+ Hours of Program Use

The Science Behind Holosync® — A Discovery from Scientific American, Turned into a Life-Changing Technology.

In 1973, Dr. Gerald Oster of Mt. Sinai Medical Center published a landmark paper in Scientific American describing an unusual neurological phenomenon. When two slightly different audio tones are delivered separately—one to each ear through headphones—the brain automatically generates a third internal tone equal to the mathematical difference between them. This is the binaural beat.

In 1985, Bill Harris, founder of Centerpointe Research Institute, discovered this research and combined it with findings from the world-renowned Menninger Clinic. Over the following decades, Harris and his team refined the technology into what is now known as Holosync®—a precisely calibrated audio system that uses binaural beats, embedded inaudibly beneath peaceful nature sounds and music, to guide the brain into deep meditative states.

The result: a listener wearing stereo headphones can access the same neurological states—alpha, theta, and delta—that ordinarily take advanced meditators decades of dedicated practice to achieve consistently. Holosync does it in a single session.

Over 2.2 million people in 193 countries have used the program since 1989. The total accumulated listening time now exceeds three billion hours.

"Holosync is a way to create deep meditation easily, precisely, and consistently."

— Bill Harris, Founder, Centerpointe Research Institute (1950–2018)

The Neurological Mechanism

When Holosync audio plays through stereo headphones, the brain's olivary nucleus in each hemisphere is stimulated by two slightly different frequencies. The brain responds by generating a frequency that matches the difference between them—a measurable electrical phenomenon called the frequency-following response (FFR).

This entrainment effect is not subjective. It is quantifiable by electroencephalogram (EEG) and reproducible across subjects. As the binaural beat frequency drops toward alpha, theta, and delta ranges, the brain follows—slowing its dominant brainwave pattern accordingly.

Consistent daily use creates a second, structural effect: the brain begins forming new neural pathways connecting the left and right hemispheres. Scientists refer to the resulting state as "whole-brain functioning"—the simultaneous, coherent engagement of both hemispheres, associated historically with the cognitive profiles of highly creative and high-performing individuals.

Unlike most meditation approaches, these changes are cumulative and permanent. Progress is not lost if you pause the program.

How Holosync® Works — No Technique, No Training, Just Headphones.

Holosync requires nothing from you except time and a pair of stereo headphones. There is no posture to hold, no mantra to repeat, and no years of practice required. The neuroscience operates automatically.

01

Put on stereo headphones

The binaural beat is created by delivering two slightly different frequencies—one to each ear. Stereo separation is essential; without it, the entrainment mechanism does not occur. Sit comfortably or lie down with eyes closed.

02

Listen to the Dive soundtrack

The first track—called The Dive—uses embedded Holosync tones beneath the sound of rain and distant crystal bowls to gradually slow your brainwave pattern from waking beta, through alpha, through theta, and into deep delta. The process takes approximately one hour.

03

The Immersion sustains the state

The second track—Immersion—uses Holosync tones to hold you in the delta brainwave pattern for an extended period. This is where the deepest neurological changes and the most significant biochemical benefits occur.

04

Your brain reorganizes at a higher level

Each session provides your nervous system with more input than it can handle in its current structure—just as physical exercise stresses the body to force adaptation. The brain responds by creating new neural pathways and reorganizing at a more capable, more resilient level.

Your brain generates electrical patterns. Holosync orchestrates them.

Twenty-four hours a day, as neurons communicate, they generate rhythmic electrical impulses—brainwave patterns—that are directly correlated with your mental state, emotional health, and quality of life. Holosync precisely guides your brain through all four.

14–30 Hz · Entry State

Beta

Your starting point. Concentration, arousal, alertness, and cognition. Higher-frequency beta is associated with anxiety and stress—the state most people are locked into most of the day.

8–13.9 Hz · Transition

Alpha

Relaxed focus and superlearning—the ability to learn, process, store, and recall large amounts of information quickly. Alpha is also the brainwave pattern of joy. Researchers consider it the gateway to the unconscious mind.

4–7.9 Hz · Deep Meditation

Theta

The brainwave pattern of dreaming sleep and advanced meditation. Associated with creativity, insight, increased memory, and integrative experiences—where lasting behavioral change becomes possible.

0.1–3.9 Hz · Deepest

Delta

Dreamless sleep. At specific delta frequencies, the pituitary gland releases human growth hormone, melatonin, and other powerful restorative compounds. Sustained wakeful delta is the rarest and most powerful state in the program.

The neurochemical case for daily deep meditation.

Holosync's effects are not limited to experience—they are measurable in blood and saliva. Three key hormones, each profoundly affecting health, longevity, and stress, shift significantly in response to daily use.

Cortisol

The Stress Hormone

Produced by the adrenal glands, cortisol is, according to Vincent Giampapa, M.D. (Past President, American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine), the primary age-accelerating hormone. Chronically elevated cortisol impairs learning, damages memory, suppresses immunity, and accelerates nearly every marker of biological aging. Meditation—and Holosync in particular—measurably reduces circulating cortisol levels.

DHEA

The Vitality Marker

DHEA, also produced by the adrenal glands, is a precursor to virtually every hormone the body produces. A landmark study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (December 1986) found that a 100 µg/dL increase in DHEA corresponded with a 48% reduction in cardiovascular mortality and a 36% reduction in all-cause mortality. DHEA declines with age—and rises with deep meditation.

Melatonin

Sleep and Longevity

Melatonin governs sleep quality and serves as a powerful antioxidant—more potent than Vitamin E. Production declines sharply with age, contributing to poor sleep, accelerated cellular damage, and diminished regeneration. Deep meditation, particularly at delta frequencies, stimulates melatonin production in ways that pharmaceutical supplementation cannot replicate.

Before-and-After Study: 19 Holosync Users

Measured hormonal changes after just three days of use

+44% average increase in DHEA 68% of participants showed measurable increases
−46% average reduction in cortisol The primary stress and aging hormone
+98% average increase in melatonin Nearly doubled in three days

These changes represent a measurable biochemical shift toward reduced stress, slower biological aging, improved sleep quality, and enhanced immune function—from a non-pharmacological audio stimulus.

Research at the University of Wisconsin (1990) demonstrated that synthetic human growth hormone injections reversed biological aging markers by up to 20 years in elderly men. Holosync's delta-frequency soundtracks—particularly the 1.5 Hz Immersion track, introduced at Awakening Level 1—stimulate the pituitary gland to produce this same hormone naturally, at no cost and with no side effects.

The Holosync® Solution Program — Thirteen Levels, One Continuous Deepening.

The Holosync Solution Program is structured as a progressive curriculum—one introductory level followed by twelve increasingly powerful chapters. Each level uses a lower carrier frequency, making the neurological stimulus progressively stronger, ensuring the brain never adapts and growth never plateaus.

The program is organized into three named stages:

  • Awakening (Prologue + Levels 1–4)—Foundation and initial deepening
  • Purification (Levels 1–4)—Sustained reorganization of unconscious emotional patterns
  • Flowering (Levels 1–4)—The final and deepest stage; long-term integration and transformation
Learn About All 13 Levels
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Prologue through Flowering.

Seven to ten years of cumulative, permanent neurological change. Each level prepares the brain for the next.

Holosync® Testimonials — Over 2.2 Million People, Over Three Billion Hours.

"This program, more than anything else in my entire 55-year life, has made the most positive difference. Financially, physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally—I am at my prime. I have more energy than I did when I was 20."

Richard W.
Awakening Prologue through Flowering (full program)

"I wouldn't trade my life with anyone. I feel completely free of stifling belief systems and limiting mind programs. What more could one ask for in life?"

Randy
Purification Level 3 (8 years in the program)

"I've been using Holosync for years and my meditations have gotten much deeper. As a result I have more freedom of expression, a greater sense of relaxation, and a greater sense of personal power."

Jack Canfield
Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series

Begin with Awakening Prologue.

The entry level to the Holosync Solution Program. Everything you need to start—the core soundtracks, the full support system, bonus materials valued at over $2,400—and a 365-day satisfaction guarantee that removes all risk.