The Journey to Wild Divine Biofeedback Software & Hardware for PC & Mac: The Passage
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Product Reviews of The Journey to Wild Divine Biofeedback Software & Hardware for PC & Mac: The Passage
Product Review: This is an excellent relaxation tool.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this product to learn how to relax and lower my blood pressure. It is completely effective and worth every penny.Product Review: I love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was apprehensive on spending over $100 on it, but I'm glad I did! It took only 10-15 minutes to set up and start the game. When it first started with the "juggling game" I sat and did nothing to see if they would move without me, THEY DIDN'T. I had to WORK at my breathing exercise to make the juggling balls move! I'm glad I purchased it!Product Review: Magical Hero's Journey
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Journey helps people to see how a few concentrated minutes of deep breathing can have long-lasting effects." ~Deepak Chopra, M.D.
So you want to learn to relax and monitor how relaxed you have become? Do you love yoga and have a world inside your mind that is magical and an escape? This game is one that will be enjoyed by those who want a relaxation challenge or want to focus on mind-body mastery. The more relaxed you are, the faster you get through the game challenges. By using your mouse, you navigate through the game with a magic wand (you follow "swooshes" of stars). By using your breath to deepen your relaxation, you move forward into new worlds and exciting adventures.
So far during the game I've been able to get through all the areas that presented a challenge, but there were some times when it took a good five minutes of relaxing to light a fire, create a rainstorm or awaken the sleeping maiden. The rainstorm, complete with croaking frogs around a pond was comforting and absolutely gorgeous. The first time I tried to relax, I kept my eyes open. During some of the challenges, it is almost better to close your eyes and to imagine relaxing situations. The problem with seeing your "power to control the game with breath" is that it causes you to be less relaxed, therefore causing you to have to repeat the experience.
Some of the most interesting moments are when you breathe on a flower and it spins, when you laugh and you juggle balls, and when you awaken the maiden with your heart breath. Specific lessons are given for the breathing, but this means you have to make sure you go to all the rooms in one area before proceeding to the next section of the game. A few times I tried to venture further and a voice explained why that might not be the best idea. When I couldn't figure out what to do next, I navigated back to the "Lady of the Woods" cottage and looked in the mirror. This mirror shows you pictures and explains what you might want to do next. Once you have your magic bag and your guide you should then look for the Durga eyes that show you two colors (Blue and Magenta) - one for heightening your energy and one for decreasing energy.
In each area of the game there are guides who teach you how to meditate or explain how you can build stairways with your breath. Now and then you get to just relax and watch dancers or enjoy a view. As you move through each screen, look for hidden items! These are things you collect in your magic bag and use later in the game.
The Companion Guide is like a diary of the game experience. I would only advise reading the book first if you want to know all the secrets. It is much more exciting to play the game and discover each moment on your own. Throughout the game, there is music and guides appear to help you in your journey. A Bonus "Soul Flight" CD is fun to listen to when you are not playing the game, although the songs appear in the game. This game also contains a Bonus CD with an exclusive interview with Deepak Chopra, Animated Excerpts from his Book of Secrets, a preview of Wisdom Quest (the next game you add on to this one) and a Journey to Wild Divine Demo.
Unlike other games that seems to promote violence, this game has an especially loving message and awakens your inner imagery. You are not just an observer, but fully involved in the game, mind, body and soul. As you move through the game, you feel a sense of accomplishment and happiness. It is also wildly fun to levitate objects, light fires with your breath and enter rooms that amaze. By synchronizing your brain and heart, you boost your immune system. The biofeedback "light stone" measures your Skin Conductance Level and Heart Rate Variability through three sensors. The game cannot be played without attaching the finger sensors, but they are very comfortable and the cord is even long enough so you can sit on the floor or as I had to do one time, lie flat on your back and try to relax fully. While my eyes were still closed, different music started to play and I knew I'd relaxed enough to get through a door. If you get impatient with any section, you can come back later and try again.
There are ten hours of game play and you can bookmark a room or challenge and return later. Playing Journey to Wild Divine will also enhance your memory, open up your inner world and give you a place to escape to for soul healing. To say I adored this game is an understatement. I have never seen anything so beautiful. How can I just live in this land? The Journey to Wild Divine "The Passage" is the most exciting way to relax since the discovery of Yoga!
There is a sense of ecstasy when you realize you can heal yourself through your own breath and a feeling of contentment and empowerment soon follows. After a week of playing this game, I was much less stressed and seemed to be making healthier decisions based on the idea of reducing stress in my life.
~The Rebecca Review
Product Review: What a rip-off!
Summary: 1 Stars
I tried this software at the NYC Book Expo, & while it may be useful as a focusing program, the "effects" are the same whether one is happy, sad, focused, experienced, or a beginner. I tested the juggling and stairway segments, & the results were the same no matter what I thought about or tried. (I even tried reading several pages of my book while hooked up to the "biofeedback sensors" & still managed to keep the balls in the air!) You don't need to spend this much money on a relaxation/meditation program. Similarly topical audio cassettes can have the same effect--for a much smaller investment.
Product Review: Great idea, but needs more structure
Summary: 3 Stars
This software is beautiful... you can choose where to go, what you want to do at anytime. When you choose a direction, it changes to video as if you were walking. The graphics aren't the same as today's standards, more like mist circa 1995, but they are great enough.
The unique & beautiful surroundings are awesome. The use of real actors on video adds a real human feel to it.
Seeing your temperature & heart change just on the settings area of the menu before you start the game was cool by itself. You can see it jump immediatly when your mood changes, it's amazing.
The only thing that bothered me as a person who actually has a type A personality was too many choices.. it made it seem more a chore. I didn't know where to go next. It gives a guide like reading a journey novel, but it only confused me a little. Also when doing some of the exercises, I couldn't do it & it fustrated me 100x more. Some others I were easy to me, but even then I wanted more bang for my success. I noticed I really needed the "Dudra Eyes" because it shows on a picture of an eye a scale how close I am getting or if I start to lose my focus/moment. You have to get the eyes in one of the locations.
Funny enough, the only way I could complete a task was to think of past massages I'd given when there was a great connection & trance happening. I am a licensed massage therapist who does Reiki as well & found this ironic & also more proves I should keep to my calling. Maybe we should all head to what our hearts say, if not as a career, but at least as a hobby or side job to share with others to keep ourselves calm & happier & healthier.
I was glad I could bring it back just because of the price since I am not rich, but looking around, this was the most inexpensive software that includes cool exercises to do, not just show your heartrate.