The difference is only in words
He was gathering with other people around the fire. The rhythm of the drum started - monotonous, repeating, precisely calibrated. Joint breathing began. Singing. Body movement. After some time something happened inside. The person ceased to be who he was before.
The practice either really changed a person’s condition or disappeared. There was no marketing to save what wasn't working.. There was only one currency - the real effect.
Prayer, fasting, ritual, chant. Tools for changing state through symbol and faith.
+Reflection, meditation, dialogue. Packaging inner experience into the language of the mind.
+Therapy, hypnosis, CBT, mindfulness. A scientific framework for working with consciousness.
+EEG, fMRI, neurofeedback. For the first time you can see what is happening inside.
+Practices for changing the state of consciousness and psyche, the effect of which is confirmed by peer-reviewed research.
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Wim Hof method
Breathing + cold. Voluntary influence on the immune response and the autonomic nervous system.
Kox et al., PNAS 2014
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Vipassana
Gamma activity in monks with 10,000+ hours. Structural changes in the cerebral cortex.
Davidson et al., PNAS 2004
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Penniston Protocol
Alpha Theta Neurofeedback. 80% remission for PTSD and addictions in 15 sessions.
Peniston & Kulkosky, 1991
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MBSR
8 weeks of mindfulness. Shrinking amygdala, growing prefrontal cortex, decreasing cortisol.
Hölzel et al., Psychiatry Res 2011
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Yoga Nidra
Delta waves while maintaining awareness. Reduced anxiety, improved sleep.
Moszeik et al., PLOS ONE 2020
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Rhythmic stimulation
40 Hz binaural beats → gamma sync. Shaman's drum - theta entertainment.
Jirakittayakorn, Brain Res 2017
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Holotropic Breathwork
Hyperventilation → altered state without substances. Change in blood pH, catharsis.
Rhinewine & Williams, 2007
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Thread State
Transient hypofrontality. Dopamine + norepinephrine + endorphins. Peak performance.
Dietrich, Consciousness and Cognition 2004
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Sensory deprivation
Lilly Camera. Theta waves, 21% reduction in cortisol, increased interoception.
Feinstein et al., Biological Psychiatry 2018
Mechanics work. Methods verified. But everything comes up against one wall - subjectivity. For thousands of years, the practice has been passed down through personal experience.. And this method has a ceiling.
Subjective experience
“I felt depth” - but what exactly happened in the brain?
It is impossible to separate the real effect from placebo and expectations
You can't prove to a skeptic that he didn't survive the experience.
Cannot be scaled - only works through person-to-person transmission
Objective data
Can be measured: alpha increased by 40%, input latency 23 seconds
You can compare: your session vs the group average, method A vs method B
Reproducible: repeat the protocol and get a comparable result
Can be scaled: data speaks a language understandable to doctors, scientists, corporations
Here's why it's important: Practice without data lives only within the community of believers. Practice with data can enter medicine, education, corporate wellness, sports - anywhere where evidence is needed.
All switching goes through the central hub - Nothing state
Three streams of data - brain, body, life context - converge at one point. But data itself is just numbers.. We need someone to read them.
AI is not the fourth stream. This is a mirror. A processor that processes all threads simultaneously and sees what no human can see.
More than 100 million parameters. ONTO NOTHING proprietary settings, trained on cross-data from neuro + physiology + phenomenology. Not a universal chatbot, but a specialized model tuned to accurately reflect the multidimensional flow of information.
TOGETHER
100+ subindexes
→ MNPI
30 Neiry indexes - in one application. 25 Garmin metrics - in another. 50 parameters from the glider - in the third. A person is drowning in data that cannot talk to each other.
HRV dropped. Alpha has grown up. Good mood. What does it mean? Nobody knows. Each source is silent about the others.
AI sees: alpha increased when HRV fell - this is a compensatory reaction to stress, not relaxation. Recommendation: restorative practice.
MNPI combines three streams into a single index. Each stream is an independent data system.
Brain waves (alpha, beta, theta, delta, gamma), power ratios, state entry latency, rhythm stability, relaxation index, focus, neuroplasticity markers. Recorded during the session.
HRV, stress index, Body Battery, resting pulse, SpO2, skin temperature, sleep phases, VO2max, breathing, recovery, load. Registration is available 24 hours a day - before, during and after practice.
8 areas of life, voice narrative → AI analysis of tone and depth, bodily descriptors, cognitive flexibility, emotional tone, tasks, brain training, reflection diary. Daily.
Key principle: desynchronization between threads is not noise, but a diagnostic signal. If the brain shows relaxation and the body shows stress, this is information. AI sees these discrepancies and turns them into recommendations.
From three data streams, AI calculates four key indices. Everyone answers their own question.
SI
Switchability
How quickly does the brain switch between modes?. Not “depth”, but speed and accuracy of switching.
Weight: 30% Source: neuro + body
DI
Depth
How far does the brain go from its normal state?. Personal value is based on your starting point.
Weight: 35% Source: neuro
RI
Sustainability
Does the state persist when life presses?. Practical neuroplasticity - not on the mat, but in reality.
Weight: 20% Source: body + context
PI
Phenomenology
How accurately do you describe your experience?. This index validates the other three - it is a reliability filter.
Weight: 15% Source: context (AI analysis)
Single session index. Verification of a specific practice. You can compare methods with each other in the same language.
Human neuroprofile. Weighted average of six sessions. Your “neuroplastic signature” is comparing people to each other.
Neiry on your head, Garmin on your hand, glider on your phone. 45 minutes - and you have your first NPI-State.
10 min. Closed eyes, calm wakefulness. Your personal starting point.
30 min. Audio instructions activate modes of consciousness. The brain switches, the body reacts.
5 min. Return to peace. The AI measures what is left after the session?
NEURO WRITES
Alpha, theta, gamma, input latency, rhythm stability
THE BODY WRITES
HRV, pulse, stress index, respiration, skin temperature
CONTEXT WRITES
Voice report, self-assessment of depth, bodily sensations
How many seconds did it take for the brain to switch. Goal: < 60 sec.
How smooth is the condition?. CV α/β < 20%.
% of changes saved after T2. Marker of neuroplasticity.
“It helped me” - powerful, but closed. It only works for those who already believe.
The practice receives a passport - an objective format understandable to doctors, scientists, and corporations.
Yoga, meditation, breathing, holotropic techniques
Psychologists, coaches, teachers, facilitators
Without practice, without method - look at yourself objectively
CHECKUP INCLUDES
45-minute session with Neiry EEG headset + fitness tracker + 6 modes of consciousness protocol
YOU GET
Personal NPI-State, Session Passport, AI analysis of all flows, recommendations for practice
Seeing yourself in this mirror - perhaps for the first time so voluminously and honestly. 100+ subindexes compressed by AI into a clear portrait.
A single metric for comparing practices, methods, conditions - in one language. With each participant, the AI model becomes more accurate and the standard becomes stronger.
120–150
participants of the first wave
6
sessions for each = full NPI-Trait
900+
sessions to train the AI model
Eras where 40,000 years of practice meets AI that has processed 100+ sub-indexes
The shaman at the fire did not know the word “alpha waves”. But he knew it worked. Now we can prove it - with numbers that cannot lie.
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data flow
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subindexes
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key index
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