Mind Alive Inc.
Mind Alive Inc., an electronics manufacturing and
design company incorporated under the former name of Comptronic
Devices Ltd. in the province of Alberta in 1981,
designs and manufactures a series of mental and performance
enhancing products. Foremost are brainwave entrainment devices:
the DAVID Paradise XL+, Paradise XL, Paradise TC and the DAVID
PAL.
These devices are used worldwide to assist people from all
walks of life to promote better health and assist in relaxation,
In addition, they have proven effective for many other
applications such as pain control, improving brain function,
increasing creativity, improving sports performance, and helping
to alleviate the symptoms of insomnia, PMS, Seasonal Affective
Disorder, Fibromyalgia, hypertension, and Attention
Deficit Disorder. This technology has gained popularity because
it has been proven to be a quick, yet safe and effective
alternative to many pharmaceutical approaches.
In 1985, Comptronic Devices Limited designed the first
D.A.V.I.D.1 (Digital Audio/Visual Integration Device) using
flashes of lights and pulses of tones to guide the user into
specific selected brainwave patterns through thalamic action.
They were originally used to enhance relaxation and meditation.
Since this time, Mind Alive Inc., through careful
market studies, university-based research and a well-developed
product research and development team, designed the DAVID
Paradise XL+, Paradise XL, Paradise TC and the DAVID PAL. Their
success is due to their portability, easy programmability and
relatively low cost when compared to other treatment methods.
We are also proud of our reputation as leaders in this industry
by providing outstanding knowledge, quality and expertise for
our customers.
Presently, over 20 schools in Minnesota use our equipment to
help special needs children, particularly to help improve
attention & cognition while reducing behavioral problems such as
hyperactivity and beligerance. Dave Siever routinely lectures
at various conferences such as 'The Association of Applied
Psychophysiology (AAPB), International Society for Neuronal
Regulation (ISNR) and Futurehealth Brain/Mind Conference, plus
other conferences.
Products Manufactured
Mind Alive Inc. offers the highest quality AVE devices
in the world: DAVID Paradise XL+, Paradise XL, Paradise TC, the
DAVID Multiple User System, and DAVID PAL. We also offer our
Cranio-electrical Stimulation (CES) device, the OASIS, used to
enhance endorphin production.
We are proud of our biofeedback devices, the Bioscan line of
products. The Bioscan EDA measures electro-dermal activity and
shows the status to the user for conscious control. The ABT
Bioscan allows the user to control and make brain activity that
is optimal during different activities.
Using advanced computer technology, along with the Soft-Off,
Tranquilite, Tru-Vu Omniscreen eyesets and many other
features, the DAVIDs are now the most powerful, versatile
portable AVE devices available on the market today.
Our observations indicate that the quality of the AVE device
directly affects the quality of the user's experience and
results. Therefore, it is our commitment to provide products of
the highest quality.
Company Details
Year Established:
1981
Total Sales ($CDN):
$500,000 - $1,000,000
Number of Employees:
8
Company Information
Dave Siever
Title:
President
Telephone:
(780) 450-3729
Fax:
(780) 461-9551
Email:
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Nancy Siever
Title:
Marketing Manager
Telephone:
(780) 450-3729
Fax:
(780) 461-9551
Email:
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Bev Thornton
Title:
Marketing Manager
Telephone:
(780) 450-3729
Fax:
(780) 461-9551
Email:
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Products
Stress Reduction
Cranio-electro Stimulator
Most research on cranio-electro stimulation (CES) has been done
in the area of reducing anxiety and improving cognition with
recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. There are also a few
studies showing reductions in anxiety and cognitive improvements
with the normal population. CES is officially recognized by the
FDA for the treatment of anxiety, pain and insomnia. Our
product, the Oasis, delivers a small electrical current via
disposable electrodes placed behind the ears.
The David Paradise Devices
Applications and Uses of the DAVID Paradise XL+, Paradise XL,
Paradise TC and the DAVID PAL:
(1) Relaxation and Stress Management - The Digital Audio-Visual
Integration Device (DAVID) was originally developed in 1984. In
1990 the DAVID Paradise line of products were released to the
market. Most of the sales are directed toward psychologists,
some medical doctors and their patients. The DAVIDs are very
effective in guiding the user to deep levels of relaxation and
general well-being. We have developed several Special
Application Sessions in conjunction with other brainwave
professionals to be used with the DAVIDs.
(2) Enhance Creativity - Many users of the DAVID believe that it
has helped them reach new levels of creativity. We have
developed a number of Special Application Session in conjunction
with Frank Young, Ph.D. in Calgary to provide automatic,
effective, and relatively effortless and sustained access to
hypnagogic states (the theta brain wave state of semi-sleep).
(3) Sports Performance Enhancement - Bodybuilder Frank Zane
'I'm in the best shape of my life, and one reason is mind
machines.'; Golfer Rocky Thompson attributes his winning of the
PGA to using the Paradise; Sports Psychologist Tom Hawes has
used the Paradise in training several women in the LPGA. We
offer a Special Application Session developed with MindAerobics,
Wisconsin to assist the user to effectively tap into his/her
potential to strengthen the mind to get the most out of physical
abilities.
(4) Pain Reduction - The DAVID has been used by many clinicians
and doctors to assist their patients in the management of
chronic pain. In 1992, 'The Use of Repetitive Audiovisual
Entrainment in the Management of Chronic Pain' by Dr. Frederic
Boersma, Ph.D. was published in the Medical Hypnoanalysis
Journal reporting strong positive effects associated with
treatment, reduced medication usage, decreased stress and
greater restfulness in sleep.
(5) Attention Deficit Disorder - Research has been
conducted to determine the effectiveness of using the DAVID to
treat ADD/ADHD. Anecdotal studies indicate that after using
this technology, many people can reduce or quit their dosage of
Ritalin and learn to manage their ADD symptoms.
We are currently conducting research projects on the
effectiveness of light and sound stimulation in the treatment of
chronic pain, insomnia and Attention Deficit Disorder.
Mind Alive Inc. continues to research and develop new
products. Our products are all thoroughly tested for durability,
reliability and effectiveness.
At Mind Alive Inc. it is our commitment to provide our
customers with superior products that promote a healthier and
higher quality of life. We are also committed to providing
exceptional customer service.
The DAVID Paradise models and the DAVID PAL are the most
versatile and powerful portable light and sound stimulation
device on the market today. We have combined many years of
market research and product development to offer you the
features and benefits not seen on any other light
and sound stimulation device. Some of these features are
extremely important to ensure the effectiveness of the DAVIDs
as a tool to assist in your quest to heightened states of
consciousness and awareness.
Like the well known principles of resonance which are necessary
for one tuning fork to transfer its vibration to another, the
same 'rules' or principles must be present for brainwave
entrainment to occur. Brainwaves change frequencies based on
neural activity within the neural functions of the brain. The
senses of vision, touch, smell, taste and hearing provide for
access to the neural functions of the brain. Each of these
senses responds to activity within the environment and transmits
the information to the brain. The senses of sight and hearing
by their very nature, provide a fertile medium for entrainment
of brainwaves, and therefore, production of various and
beneficial states of consciousness.
In order that the DAVID can be an effective entrainment
device, we have strived to ensure that the DAVID Paradise models
and the DAVID PAL comply with the rule of entrainment:
The Power Rule - The stimulus must be powerful enough to
elicit a sufficient response in the visual and auditory cortexes
of the brain at any brain wave frequency.
Relaxation Equipment
All of the equipment; the DAVID Paradise XL+, Paradise XL,
Paradise TC, DAVID PAL, Oasis, ABT Bioscan, EDA Bioscan and our
tapes and CDs are used to enhance relaxation.
Brainwave Entrainment Devices
Please trefer to Audio-Visual Entrainment devices.
Audio-visual Entrainment Devices
Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) devices are used to alleviate the
symptoms of depression, anxiety, attentional disorders,
hypertension, Seasonal Affective Disorder, PMS, chronic pain,
Fibromyalgia, insomnia, and to enhance sports and cognitive
performance. AVE does this by increasing cerebral flow
(improving cognition) and by dissociating a person out of
sympathetic (fight or flight) responses. It has been used to
reduce the effects of PTSD and is personally owned by some
soldiers and prison inmates. Tapes and CDs of various themes are
often used to enhance the process. AVE is used by many
psychologists, chiropractors, massage therapists,hypnotherapists
and an increasing number of athletes (Christine Boudrais
attributed her 1994 Olympic silver medal to using our Paradise
AVE system).
Biofeedback Devices
The Bioscan devices are small hand-held units used for
monitoring physiological arousal and relay the status via a tone
and bar graph back to the user. The Bioscan EDA
(electro-dermal activity) is used to learn to relax and to
identify issues and thoughts that trigger stress reactions.
The ABT Bioscan (Alpha Brainwave Trainer)helps people overcome
the effects of ADD, ADHD, insomnia, chronic fatigue and other
brain disorders, by understanding stress responses.
Services