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WhiteSmoke 2010 Writing Enrichment Software for Windows Promises Perfect English for Everyone Who Writes -- Special Sale 80% Limited Time Offer

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Become a Better Writer -- WhiteSmoke Writing Enrichment Software for Windows Can Help --  Special  Sale 80% Off --Limited Time Only!

WhiteSmoke is a windows software program designed to enrich your writing. The program offers a 30-day evaluation of the full version of the software and so I recently took them up on their offer.

Maybe some day we will get to the point where all we do is think and the words appear on the screen as we imagine them. However we are not at that point I am sorry to report.

Microsoft Word and other word processors have a built in grammar and spelling checker. But most of us know that while helpful, this does not do the entire job. Past Word's simple checking you are on your own when it comes to putting the words down and editing them. So software tools like WhiteSmoke (and some others that I talk about on this blog) are welcome in making the writing process a bit smoother.

You can use WhiteSmoke in a variety of different programs including the MS Office programs and Internet Explorer. A convenient hotkey can activate the program . You can also install an optional toolbar.

The Only The Only Two Secrets to Motivating Yourself You’ll Ever Need -- ZenHabits

Link for this Post: Only The Only Two Secrets to Motivating Yourself You’ll Ever Need -- ZenHabits

Welcome to the new decade. The lethargy of the Holidays still hovers but its time to get to work.

If there ever was a time for recipe for motivation, this is it! Fortunately one is provided by

Sure, there are numerous tips that can help, numerous tactics and strategies I’ve used with success.

 But it really all boils down to two things. And those two things are so deceptively simple that you might decide to stop reading after I name them: 1) make things enjoyable and 2) use positive public pressure. But read on for more on how to use those two things to motivate yourself for any goal

To find out how to make these two motivation tips work, visit ZenHabits at the link at the hop of this post.

Brainiversity Provides Mind Stimulating Fun for the Whole Family

Link for this Post:Brainiversity Windows Game for Ages 8 to 80+

Brainiversity is a game designed to stimulate your prefrontal cortex with 16 different activities covering language, memory, math and analysis.

Sounds hard but Brainversity does a good job of making it fun.

The activities include First & Last, Spelling Bee, Word Maker, Sort It, Shopping List, Remember Me?, Phone Numbers, Visual Memory, Add It Up, Shape Count, Math Grid, Math Function, Alphabet Soup, Find Me, Perfect Match and Stroop Test.

At the beginning of the program, you are introduced to Edison, a "talking" light-bulb who welcomes you to the Brainversity, and gives you your first Daily Exam. Unlike the occasional sourpuss every school has on its teaching staff, Brainiversity isn't grim and serious.

Edison keeps you informed of your progress, makes jokes and offers interesting facts. During one late-night session, he even asked if I shouldn't be in bed. Since there's no story to propel you forward, Edison gives Brainiversity a much-needed shot of personality.

You can also earn up to ten different Stamps, giving children and other users something for which to shoot.

Through the charts and the stamps, Brainiversity does a good job of tracking your progress and highlighting your strengths and weaknesses. The option to print out the results would be a welcome addition, though

After completing this exam, - and earning your 100 Brain Bucks for the first day - you're sent to the game selection screen. Like before, there are four categories to work with: Math, Language, Memory and Analysis.

As you progress, different games are unlocked. You get a daily test each day composed of 4 tests. At the end it is recorded on your own private graph. Then you can play all the games individually and each one is recorded on your own private graph for the individual games, too. You can then play again as much as you want, so you can improve your scores with some extra practice.

Some of the excellent features found in Brainversity

• 4 different training categories: Language, Memory, Math and Analysis
• 16 unique activities, 4 in each category
• 10 different Stamps to earn
• Practice mode to hone your skills
• Daily Exam mode to test those skills
• Daily Chart visually tracks your progress
• Up to 6 people can play on one computer
• Hosted by Edison, the funny little light bulb
• Unlock Practice games by playing Daily Exam

Brainiversity is fun, easy to pick up, and perfect for the whole family. The target audience is adults who wish to keep their brains sharp as they get older, but young children, and anyone in between can enjoy these simple exercises as well. It is never too early to start training your brain and keeping it young and fit.

 

Discover the Transformative Power of Breathing

Link for this Post: The Power of Breathing Audio Course by Bradley Thompson

Frequent readers of the Mindware Forum are aware of the excellent work of personal growth leader Bradley Thompson. Among his developments, I have posted about his Lucid Dreaming and Binaural Beats products.

Thompson's latest creation focuses on a subtle yet profound area of personal development -- breathing. The importance of breath and how we breathe has been recognized throughout our history as a species.

In the East, the study of breathing was always an integral part of the religions and personal development schools of the Tibetan, Indians, Chinese, and Japanese.

Perhaps most well known is the breathing technique which is part of the Indian Yogic tradition called Pranayama (sometimes referred to as Prana). Translated into English, Pranayama loosely means "breath control". Ancient Indian yoga masters developed sophisticated and varied breathing techniques to maximize the benefits of prana.

Pranayama is utilized to clear and cleanse the body and mind. It is also used in preparation for meditation, and in asanas,the practice of postures, to help maximize the benefits of the practice, and focus the mind. In Tibet, a variation of Pranyama was developed called Kum Nye.

Japan's most notable breathing work school was calld Nishino Breathing Method and was considered a method to unlock Ki (Life-energy).

In China along a parallel evolution was Qiqong The  Art of Breathing (also known as chi kung, chi gong, ch'i kung, chi gung, qigong, qi qong,) or "Vapor-Achievement." This study was an integral  aspect of Chinese medicine involving the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body.

The study of breathing and breathe work also has ancient origins in the West. Breathing techniques were part of the "mysteries" of the ancient Egyptians. The early Hebrews used the word ruah which literally means air, wind or breath as synonymous with soul.

The Bible emphasizes that God, creating Adam, "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." This double meaning of "breathing" extends into modern English usage.  The Latin verb spirare (to breath)  is contained in the word inspiration. The ancient Greeks referred to creativity as inspiration which means be filled with the breathe of the gods. All over the world in myths and legends and tales told through the centuries as in secret societies-breathing play a significant role.

MindHabits Provides Fun, Easy-To-Use Games That Lead to A More Relaxed and Confident You! -- Free Eval Software Download + Online Demo

Link for this Post: Improve self confidence and Learn to Relax With unique clinically proven games by MindHabits

In a recent post, I gave a brief history of self-development software. Now I want to spotlight the world's first life training software ready for prime time!

Are you stressed out or in a blue mood?  Your usual response might to find and read the current trendy self-help book everyone is talking about. But now there is something better and more effective you can do.

Get MindHabits, self help software that will provide relief as easy as clicking a mouse.

Now here is finally a video game that is actually good for you. Get a brighter mood in just a few minutes with MindHabits.

Based on social intelligence research conducted at the prestigious McGill University, these  stress-busting, confidence-boosting games provide a series of simple-to-use, fun-to-play exercises that players develop and maintain a more positive frame of mind.

On the MindHabits website, you can read many articles about the new program including articles in the Wall Street Journal and the New Scientist as well as coverage by ABC news.

Take a Break into Alpha with a Free MP3 Download

Link for this Post:Free Alpha Break Audio MP3 Download from Effective Learning

Effective Learning Systems began developing self improvement and personal development audio programs way back in 1972. They are truly one of the pioneers of the human potential movement.

Since that time, their research team has developed leading-edge techniques using guided imagery, deep relaxation, self-hypnosis and a variety of other technologies. Their goals with these audios is to unlock our deepest possibilities

The folks at Effective Learning are offering Mindware Forum readers a free sample of what they have to offer. Here is how they describe the free MP3 download of our Alpha Break audio program:

This MP3 download will help you relax mentally and physically in just 10 minutes. Use your Alpha Break MP3 download any time during the day. It's a positive alternative to a "coffee break." While it lasts only 10 minutes, it will help you relax and lower your brainwave frequency to the alpha state (7-14 Hertz). At this level of mind you will quickly raise your energy level, generate new ideas, make decisions, or just renew your positive attitude. It’s ready to serve you wherever you go

If you like what you hear, you can visit Effective Learning through this link and check out their over 100 audio programs on a wide variety of areas and interests.

Learn Jedi Mind Control With New Brainwave Neurofeedback Powered Toy -- Featured Video

Link for this Post: Save Over Half Off on Star Wars the Force Jedi Mind Control Game at Amazon

This is the first of two posts I'm going to do about this EEG toy which has been a big hit for gifts to kid this Holiday Season.

Here is an excerpt from a USA Today feature about the new device>:

". . . the headset . . . uses brain waves to allow players to manipulate a sphere within a clear 10-inch-tall training tower, analogous to Yoda and Luke Skywalker's abilities in the Star Wars films. No, you're not tapping into some "all-powerful force controlling everything," as Han Solo said in the movies. But you are reaching out with mind power via one of the first mass-market brain-to-computer products. "It's been a fantasy everyone has had, using The Force," says Howard Roffman, president of Lucas Licensing. In the Force Trainer, a wireless headset reads your brain activity, in a simplified version of EEG medical tests, and the circuitry translates it to physical action.

If you focus well enough, the training sphere, which looks like a ping-pong ball, will rise in the tower. A state of deep concentration is needed to achieve a Force-full effect. "When you concentrate, it activates the training remote," says Frank Adler of toymaker Uncle Milton Industries, which is creating the Trainer. "There is a flow of air that will move the (ball). You can actually feel like you are in a zone.

The second post will have a variety of resources about what has been written by others as well as my own take on this "Jedi powers" training toy.

Note: image is from USA Today article

Transform Stress Into Vibrant Energy with emWave PC -- Holiday Special Save Over 30% Off

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Now there is emWave Mac

The emWave PC Stress Relief System with Heart Rhythm Monitor combines biofeedback with their patented coherence technology which promises to transform stress and anxiety into vibrant energy. Going far beyond simple heart monitors this breakthrough software and hardware system guides you to creative energy levels, less stress, and optimal health.

The emWave PC is not to be confused with Heartmath's portable stress-reduction device, which I posted about in the emWave Personal Stress Reliever which I have posted about in The emWave Personal Stress Reliever Teaches The Art of Relaxation!