Neuraform vs Samatha

Neuraform brings digital brainwave entrainment tools to the masses without the need for any additional equipment other than a pair of headphones and a mobile device. This capability is enabled through a phenomenon known as binaural beats, which occurs within the brain when two separate frequencies are played into each ear. The brain receives these sounds and perceives a third tone – the difference between the two frequencies. The difference in frequencies played in each ear correlates to the desired brainwave of the user. These effects are welcoming, not overwhelming, and typically take around fifteen minutes to be felt by most users. For example, the Neuraform plays at 510hz within the left ear, and 516hz within the right ear. The difference in frequencies is 6hz, whose correlating brainwave is associated with REM sleep, thus this particular session would aid users in neurologically slipping into a sleepy state of consciousness and would engage the brainwaves responsible for REM sleep. Neuraform’s relaxation and sleep sessions deliver a frequency within the Delta and Theta brainwave spectrum between 2hz-8hz. By targeting specific frequencies known to induce certain mental states, Neuraform is able to help users fall asleep quicker, induce REM sleep, enhance lucid dream states, meditate, or even just simply de-stress. Neuraform’s concentration sessions enable enhanced concentration and focus – and are a perfect pairing with study or work. These sessions increase and enhance brainwaves within the alpha range – the dominant brainwave during study and work. Create your own sessions with the session studio, and add some background noise with Neuraform's curated library of background tracks. Perfect the mix with Neuraform's mixer palette, and share your session with friends and the wider Neuraform community.

Samatha is a quiet instrument for practitioners of The Mind Illuminated (TMI), the meditation manual by Culadasa (John Yates, PhD). It is not a content library. It is the tool you reach for twice a day: a sit timer with a hand-tuned singing bowl, an honest check-in, and the traditional ten-stage painting — alive, interactive, and centered on where YOU are. THE SIT • Wall-clock timer (survives locks and calls), gentle start and end bowls • Mindfulness bells: halfway, every 5 minutes, or random — the honest startle test for subtle dullness • Six-point preparation and four-step transition, straight from the practice • Your last note to yourself, shown exactly when it helps: before you sit • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • A sit can never be lost — killed app, reboot: everything is restored THE HONEST STAGE LOGIC • After each sit, check what you actually experienced — each observation votes • A sit's lived stage is the median of its votes; in doubt, the lower one • The app NEVER promotes you. After three consecutive diagnosed sits above your stage, it points you to the book's mastery criteria — you confirm, honestly • Going back a stage after a pause is one tap. That's not failure, that's practice THE PATH • The traditional ten-stage elephant painting, fully interactive • Every stage: what to practice, what to avoid, the signs you're there, obstacles and graduated antidotes, mastery criteria • A safety card for destabilizing experiences — because a serious tool carries the book's guardrails, not just its techniques YOUR JOURNAL • Every sit, monthly sections, full CSV export anytime • Automatic, private iCloud backup — your data never touches our servers (there are none) Free. No ads. No account. No tracking. Independent app, not affiliated with Dharma Treasure or the authors. Original text throughout.