Sigrid de Kaste
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
I was on an intensive 10 day workshop where full concentration for learning was required. We worked 7days a week 9-6 and letting go in between or at night was difficult.
After some time I was very tired and losing concentration when I was introduced to the Pzizz by Edward himself.
What a wonderful tool to relax and re boost my energy! I only had 10-15 min in between sessions to sit down and use the Pzizz and at night or early morning to start the day fresh, I find it now invaluable!
I use it every day to keep focus, relax and re-boot my energy. An absolute 'must have' for anyone needing focus.
Sigrid
Jason Bryant
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
I first heard about Pzizz from MacBreak Weekly. Merlin Mann was talking about how great it is so I thought I would try it out.
I was trying to improve my ability to fall asleep quickly and improve the quality of my sleep.
I immediately noticed that I was falling asleep much quicker than before, sometimes as quick as one minute. This was a vast improvement over the 45 minutes it was taking to fall asleep before.
I use Pzizz mostly at night, but sometimes during the day when I need to have a quick nap.
I have many other meditation programs, but I use Pzizz everyday.
Ross Hudgins
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
(wakes up)
Hi, my name’s Ross Hudgins, from Regina, SK, Canada.
I’m here in my bedroom to tell you the reasons why I love Pzizz!
Basically, I use Pzizz to help me with sleep problems caused by stress. I have a job, like most of us, which can push me too far every now and then, and at night time, sometimes I’ll have trouble pushing work related stuff out of my head and relaxing for sleep.
I’m a side-sleeper, so I’ll put one ear to the pillow, and an ear plug in my other ear, to block out my noisy neighbours.
My iPod is littered with Pzizz playlists. I’ve generated every length I need to get through the workday: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 60 minute naps, plus 2 Sleep programs. I never now how long my lunch break is going to be, so it’s great to be able to have multiple lengths available.
I find the naps are incredibly valuable. Even after just 10 minutes with Pzizz, I awake refreshed and ready to take on the rest of the day.
Anecdotally, I find my dreams on the nights I use Pzizz are more vivid and positive... I dunno why that is, but it’s cool. Just a deeper, higher quality sleep going on I guess, not sure, I’m not a scientist.
Thanks Pzizz! Keep up the good work! Ok (yawn) back to bed! Sleeeep!
Mark Taylor
Boulder, CO, USA
I used Pzizz every night as insurance for when things don't go right. I used to suffer from Insomnia maybe once a month. Pzizz helps me get through the rough patches because it is a part of my daily night time ritual. I have used the Energizer Naps on international flights. I have used the Pzizz sleeps back country camping (yes, I bring my iPod into the back country!).
Wendell Mattos
Aiea, Hawaii, USA
It helps me to relax without prescription drugs and get a VERY PEACEFUL full night of rest! I don't think i could do without it!
Wendell
Bart Sagar
Beaverton, Oregon, USA
I love pzizz simply because it is so well done and so very effective in putting me into a state of total relaxation.
I pay way too much attention to thoughts and pzizz takes me away from them so that I feel like I am floating in my body at rest.
My body dissengaged from reacting to the thoughts that now just bubble up and pass through my consciousness. My mind does not attach to them and does not react.
A wonderfull soft Mid Atlantic accent fills the empty place in my mind then and I easily slip away into bliss.
If you have every been in a float tank you know the experience I am talking about. It feels as if I am floating and then the sleep comes so easily it is almost instant for me after using pzizz for one time only.
This product was very well thought out and executed. There is no sleeping pill that guides me into sleep. This was a great investment for me.
Alan Hattman
San Jose, CA, USA
Life in Silicon Valley is fast paced and at times extremely stressful, so I found myself having problems falling asleep. I had been looking for something to help me wind down each night when I'm ready for bed.
I was alerted to pzizz on a MacBreak Weekly podcast. After hearing Leo Laporte and Merlin Mann rave about pzizz I decided to take the plunge. I purchased both the sleep and nap modules.
To say the least using pzizz at bedtime has been great. I will use it 3-4 times a week using it while drifting off to sleep. I particularly like the Aural 3D sound.
I've found pzizz to be a perfect night time sleep aid. I have a number of 60 minute sleep pzizz's (?) on my iPod and will listen to one each time. I found myself falling asleep faster after only a few days.
Great product.
Edward Franco
Fullerton, CA, United States
I love this product because when my mind is full of everyday stress and junk thoughts, pzizz helps clear it away by relaxing me. I don't know what i would do with out it.
If it was not for this program i would be on Ambien sleeping pills.
Now that i've learned to relax and use breathing techniques i can fall asleep fast without the pharmacy. I would recommend this program to anyone who shares the same problems.
Now that i started using it I don't really need it any more but i love it so much that i use it anyways.
Great Job!
Bill Black
Rural Hall, NC, USA
I first heard about Pzizz from the Daily Giz Wiz podcast.
Not long after, my wife changed positions at work and had to sleep during the day. I purchased a copy of the sleep program to help her adjust.
After a while I decided to try it for myself. I immediately fell in love with the program. I use the one hour sleep almost every night. I fall asleep quicker and am able to get by on less sleep. A truly useful program.
Thanks - and ZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Paul Larson
Greenwich, CT, USA
Pzizz has been a valuable aid for me in stress management and in helping with occasional sleep "challenges". The calming influence is very effective.
Pzizz is the best.
John Taylor
Lansing, MI, United States
I've used the pzizz software for several years now, and I can't rave enough about the benefits.
After struggling a couple of years ago with insomnia, I discovered pzizz on the web. Initially I was skeptical, but found after downloading the sleep component to my iPod, I was able to sleep deeply for the first time in years.
Shortly after that, I purchased the energizer component, and found the same great results.
Even more recently, I've discovered the health benefits of pzizz. Due to an accidental fall, I fractured a vertebrae in my back and injured my hip. After struggling for months with pain, unable to sleep, and remaining unsatisified with medicinal relief, I turned to pzizz.
Finally, I was able to sleep again, and with the combination of pzizz and physical therapy, I've been able to speed my recovery. In addition, it's a rare night when I have to use medication for pain. Because of pzizz, I'm able to enter a deep phase of sleep, without the need for pain medications.
This natural approach has greatly enhanced the healing process, left me well-rested, and enhanced my appreciation of pzizz.
Ben Rosenthal
Falls Village, CT, USA
A pzizz license was offered to me through some great deal or discount so I decided to start using it. I've never had a problem falling asleep but I was curious nonetheless.
I mostly use pzizz for about 20 minutes to help me relax before I go to sleep at night. With no delay since first using it, the nights I use pzizz, I've been having more vivid and sometimes lucid dreams. That's what I love the most.
Dino Koutsoukos
Bloomingdale, IL, United States
I believe it was a tech or Mac-related podcast in which Merlin Mann recommended pzizz. I usually trust his opinion.
Like many of us who log countless hours working in front of a monitor, my brain loses track of time patterns. Nightfall has virtually no impact on my fatigue level. I was in search of some stability, a geometric restructuring of my wayward habits.
By using pzizz on a consistent basis, I was able to see a significant improvement in my sleep habits, as long as I kept up with it within a schedule.
I use pzizz primarily at night. I've tried it for afternoon naps but it didn't work for me. I just couldn't unwind quick enough to fall asleep for 20 minutes at, say, a bench at work after lunch. Your mileage may vary.
There is a "forked road" factor that I noticed in relation to benefits. Immediately, I noticed that I spent less idle time in bed, less time shuffling between sheets, less time worrying about falling asleep. Over time, as I grew accustomed to the initial benefits, I began experiencing a longer term benefit that led to a gradual restructuring of my sleep habits. I'd get all tuckered out at around midnight, no matter what I was doing, even without using pzizz, as if my melatonin cycles reset themselves. This was a very important change in my life.
Over the years, I virtually lost a daily timetable because I'd sleep and wake up way too late, and through the use of pzizz, I regained discipline over every aspect of my daily routine. Thank you!
John Dynes
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I happened along Pzizz a few years ago on a Mac site and thought that it may be beneficial to try and catch a few winks when possible due to my busy schedule. I've never, ever been the type to nap and wondered if this piece of software would actually help me to catch 40!
The very first time I tried it, skeptically I might add, I was gone in 5 minutes and shocked to awake after 40 minutes feeling like a new man.
Now I use it mostly at the cottage when I'm trying to catch up on tough weeks at work and there is nothing better than at 5 in the afternoon after being outside all day, than putting on the headphones with the window open and the Pzizz nap program starts with the resident birds and loons adding to the soundtrack. Now I'm gone in 2 minutes at most and 60 minutes later I wake up smiling like a damn fool!
Thanks Pzizz. you taught me how to stop, rest, recover.
Cheers!
Ben Rosenthal
Falls Village, CT, United States
It's all about dreams for me. I haven't had many problems falling asleep for the night, but when I use Pzizz, I tend to have more vivid, more memorable dreams. I'm sure they're a result of my body being "even more relaxed, more and more…" and pzizz is to blame. Thanks for great nighttime memories!
Christopher Stanton
Greenville, North Carolina, USA
The honest truth is, I was tripping through the internet one day, seeking ways to alter my mental state that didn't involve modern pharmacology. I have trouble sleeping because of some of the stuff I have seen working as an EMT (years ago). I just wanted a good night's rest without the torments.
I decided to try pzizz on a whim. I had a few extra bucks and wanted to know if it could really help me. So, I tried it, using it as an MP3 on my iPod (several MP3s actually) when I was attempting sleep and when I slept. At first, I didn't have much success. The voice over wasn't lending me the comfort I can sometimes find in just music. Then I discovered... I could turn off the voice.
The difference in my ability to get to sleep and stay asleep started that night. It has continued ever since, as I can create hundreds of different pzizz files for my iPod. I would like to say I use it all night long, but I always wake up without in the morning as I have either knocked the ipod to the floor or the ear piece has fallen out.
Sometimes, I even wake up because I don't hear the music any more.
As far as I am concerned, the pzizz program has made a difference. The pharmacological approaches I had tried (sleep meds) always left me groggy the next day. I also worried about the snoring effect them seem to have (dry mouth) and what it was doing to my wife's ability to sleep. With pzizz, it all works out.
Howard Kaufman
Seaford, NY, united states
As a sufferer of insomnia I have to credit pzizz with practically saving my life! Since I don't get much sleep at night I had to find a way to make up for my lack of rest. When I found pzizz several years ago, I was initially skeptical, but even at my first attempt I actually fell deep asleep for about 20 minutes. I woke up feeling more refreshed than I had in ages and from then on I was hooked!
Now, I use pzizz regularly and I find that by getting rest during the day I'm often able to sleep at night. I think the old tale about being "overtired" really is true. Now that I'm not so overtired when I get to bed I can actually fall asleep much more easily. Definitely worth a try - in case you haven't had the pleasure of trying pzizz yet!
Jennifer Sider
Bolingbrook, IL, USA
I was married at the time and my then husband discovered pzizz. After using it for a few nights I asked him what it was and why he liked it.
I tried it for myself, as I was having a great deal of trouble sleeping, and found that I was able to focus on the peaceful sounds instead of what was going on in my mind. The narrator's voice was also very peaceful. The voicing is a baritione or bass to go along with the peaceful music.
The guided relaxation talked one into a peaceful state where you just 'drift off to sleep'. Upon waking the next morning, I was calm and full of energy. This was the first night I used it! How's that for reliability and speed!
I often use pzizz at night or on a weekend when I need to slow down and rest!
Andy Otto
Boston, MA, USA
I used to try the Holosync program a friend introduced me to but there were too many restrictions and requirements: 1-2 hours of listening per day (I didn't have the time), you had to be sitting up and awake while listening, you couldn't customize what you listened to at all, and it was very expensive. They also did not have a program for falling asleep.
pzizz allows me to restore my energy in those low energy points of my day through a quick 20 minute nap without as much fear of the nap turing into a sleep that I don't want to wake from. Most times I find myself wanting to get up and return to the day rather than staying asleep.
I typically use the Energizer module during the day and on restless nights I use Sleep to help me get to sleep. I love that you can hear a different soundtrack each time and I can load it onto my iPod.
Matt Gibson
Bristol, Bri, United Kingdom
I was having trouble sleeping at night, and generally being tired during the day. Then I heard someone talking about pzizz, on This Week In Tech, I think.
I wasn't too sure about it at first; it seemed quite an odd concept. But I tried out the "naps" anyway. And found myself powernapping properly for the first time!
I bought the app, and since then I've been using it as an energy booster -- getting me ready for an evening class after a long day at work, say. I also use it for getting off to sleep on those nights when I need a bit of extra help.
I've been using pzizz for more than two years now. Just yesterday I was feeling too tired to get anything done by early afternoon. A twenty-minute pzizz powernap, and I was up again, processing the week's photos, then tidying the flat.
I recommend pzizz for all your energising needs!
Haley Hillton
Irving, TX, United States
I was refererd to the pzizz.com website in 2003 or 2004 (?) by a massage therapist. She was excited about the techology and the information on power napping. I don't sleep much and she thought the power naps would be perfect for me.
It took me a while to actually get one ordered and I love it. I started using it for little 15 minute snoozes when I could find a small break in my hectic day. I noticed it made a huge difference immediately.
After researching other CD-based systems, I learned more about the pzizz technology and really made regular use, increasing the time of sessions. Often when I would have a "sinking spell", I'd find a quiet place to take a full 60 minute power nap and then be good to go.
After the pzizz software came out, I ordered it to go with my new iPod. I enjoy the sleep naps ... but still prefer my little black pzizz unit for the power naps.
Everyone should have both!
Jefferson Svengsouk
Rochester, NY, USA
I love pzizz because it's great for taking a 20 minute power nap in the office. When time is short, and I'm busy and sleep deprived, that pzizz-based power nap is relaxing and consequently energizing. What a great boost to productivity, while shaking off the drag of fatigue!
Torrey Nommesen
San Francisco, CA, USA
As an artist, graphic designer, and rock star, I have always had a hectic schedule that never had me up or in bed at the same time - often having a schedule change from one day to the next.
This had me suffering from lack of sleep for a long time. So naturally, I tried quitting coffee - and it worked. After going through almost a week of headaches, I had kicked the coffee habit and was sleeping more. But now, I was oversleeping! Every time I tried to take a quick nap, it would end up sleeping for hours.
I had heard of pzizz from a blog by Merlin Mann (a noted productivity geek comedian in the Mac community). I was skeptical at first, thinking it would be new age woo woo. It turns out that actually, it kind of is.
But hey, it works! I tried it, and almost immediately I reaped the benefits. I could finally take naps without worrying that I would oversleep. I'll use it now sometimes before a gig or before meeting a client for the first time. It makes me much more calm and focused for the stress of stage gitters or a first meeting.
The beauty of the thing is that you can just have a 5, 10, 30 minute or even as much as an hour and a half nap. What I do, is export them into mp3s in different increments and put them on my iPhone so I can nap whenever or wherever I need to. Backstage in the greenroom, on the train, in the park with sunglasses on, or just at home after hours in front of the computer.
I don't know how I could survive this crazy lifestyle with out.
Michael DiNovi
Baltimore, MD, United States
I have always had problems falling asleep. 30 minutes was routine. I have used a noisy humidifier for many years as white noise to try and make it better. I read about Pzizz in MacWorld and had to try it out.
I was raised in New York City, and still live in a busy metropolitan area with lots of noise at night. Pzizz really shines for me when I am on vacation, at our country house in Vermont. It is so dead quiet there that my ears ring when I try to go to sleep. Using Pzizz has eliminated the ringing and made falling asleep a breeze. I use my iPod to pump the sound directly into my brain. It worked for me immediately.
I have never tried the during the day rests, but I could see where it might be nice.
Ron Roozeboom
Uithoorn, NL, Nederland
I had trouble getting to sleep... just too much in my head and stress at work. Pzizz helps me now and then to relax and fall asleep. I do not regularly use the Power Nap option but can testify that it works as too!
My stories inspired a couple of friends to start using Pzizz as well; they are as happy as I am.
Clyde Phillips
CT, CT, USA
I had never been a good sleeper. A friend at work told me about pzizz and helped me navigate the site. It was an easy download.
The first thing that struck me was the countless combinations of soundscapes you could create; and create them to suit your needs.
i started using pzizz when i went to bed and the effects were both immediate and dramatic. Not only did i fall asleep more easily, i stayed asleep longer and woke up refreshed.
I travel quite a bit, in fact i'm writing this before getting on a plane for a cross country trip. I've taken to filling a tiny iPod shuffle with pzizz and just plugging in as I wait at the airport and as I board the plane. Its calming effect drowns out all the anxiety and background noise.
I'm most grateful for my pzizz.
Johannes Krueger
Koenigstein, Hes, Germany
I learned from PZIZZ on a Tony Robbins seminar from a friend.
I mainly wanted PZIZZ for quick Naps. As a businessman I use to travel a lot. The constant change of locations often changes my inner rhythm. I then use PZIZZ within short breaks to recharge.
It is definitely one of my most used travel accessories.
The benefit of PZIZZ started after about 10 sessions of 20 minutes each.
Normally I do not give my time for testimonials, but PZIZZ is so great I recommend it to anyone!!!
Daniel King
Lubbock, Tex, USA
Initially, I was having trouble sleeping as a stressed college student. Many nights I would stay awake thinking about upcoming tests and deadlines, chasing girls, and contemplating work.
I gave pzizz a shot, and within about 40 days I was not keeping myself awake. Using pzizz allowed me to focus my thoughts on other things and I am now able to fall asleep within 5-10 minutes every night.
I actually do not even need to use pzizz sleep modules anymore except during abnormal sleeping conditions (such as at a hotel, on a plane, or in a loud environment). I still use the nap modules to help me take a break during the day at random times.
I now consider myself a professionally trained sleeper thanks to pzizz.
John Batzel
Lansdowne, PA, USA
All my life I've had a hard time falling asleep at night and staying asleep until morning. I've gotten pretty good at convincing my mind to just drift so I can fall asleep, instead of thinking about all sorts of things and keeping myself awake. But sometimes I just can't manage that on my own. Then I found Pzizz, and it started helping the first time I used it.
Pzizz helps in so many ways -- it shuts out external sounds and gently leads me to relax and drift. Often before I fall completely asleep I feel like I'm floating both mentally and physically. It is so soothing and calming that I usually fall asleep quickly and stay asleep all night now. When I do happen to wake up in the middle of the night, I usually manage to get right back to sleep -- and if I can't, Pzizz is right there waiting to help me.
Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), I feel like napping on and off during the winter days. I've started using Pzizz to help with that -- it shuts out sounds around me and relaxes me, and after whatever amount of time I set Pzizz wakes me up gently so I can attack the rest of the day with new energy.
I often set up a Pzizz nap for, say, 18 minutes and start it as soon as I get my seat on the train. Just before I reach my station at the office, Pzizz wakes me up so I'm full of energy for the start of the day. I'll use it on the way home, too, so I have energy to keep up with my children all evening. Much better than staring out a window!
I've been extremely happy with Pzizz, and recommended it to a number of friends who have also been extremely happy with it. It's a great product, worth every penny and more -- and it didn't even cost that many pennies to begin with!
Christian Banfield
London, London, UK
A friend of mine from LA introduced me to Pzizz when i had some troubling times - it worked almost immediately - I will never forget the clarity I had after my first energizer rest.
Since then its been on my iphone and ipods all the time and sets me off on planes and trains and when i am jet lagged and when I am stressed.
The variety from being able to make my own mixes is super important for me as it's never the same...
Thx pzizzzzzzz
Ashley Harness
Powder Springs, Geo, United States
My best friend and business associate introduced me to Pzizz; he's the kind of guy to find the newest big thing, and show it off to me. We're both freelance professionals, but at the time, I was just starting out, and the stress of learning how to manage my online career was getting to me. I had also recently left my husband, so there was a lot of sleepless nights, stress, and moments where I'd give anything for some real relaxation.
I tried the samples, and immediately decided Pzizz was for me. I was more relaxed, and I had a lot of energy for my work; I use my mind, not my hands, so stress is particularly detrimental to my work. The stress was gone, and I had a clear head, plenty of energy to work. I started sleeping through the night, instead of just an hour or two when I felt tired, or was exhausted. I noticed these results right away, and the more I used Pzizz, the more I loved it.
It's been almost two years since I purchased Pzizz and I am still more than satisfied with the results. I use Pzizz in the daytime, for a short powernap once in a while, if I'm tired, or stressed out. I also use Pzizz at night, right before bed. I don't use Pzizz because I have to, it's not an addiction, or something I have to do, or sacrifice good sleep. I enjoy Pzizz so much because it taught my body and mind to relax on its own. I still use Pzizz because I love the guidance, and the peace it brings me.
Dave Ulrich
Los Angeles, CA, USA
I'm a writer who also happens to be a night owl. So when I finally lay down, my head is still swimming with thoughts. I would find myself unable to clear my mind and usher in sleep. I already had a speaker system for my iPod in my bedroom. So rather than get a relaxation CD that was made to someone else's idea of what works best, pzizz allowed me to craft my own path to restful sleep. Soon I was sleeping soundly every night. After awhile, I even learned to take a quick nap during the work lunch hour. Just thinking of what pzizz has brought to my life brings me peace.
Christopher Odell
Albany, CA, USA
I found pzizz at MacWorld a few years back and i have used it almost every night since. I used to use audiobooks to help me sleep but sometimes they would keep me awake as well so I needed an alternative that would bring on sleep quickly and help me get into a routine.
Pzizz has been great and it never gets old since it randomizes its sequence each time. I now get to sleep fast and I have also used it for power naps in my office :)
Thanks, pzizz!
Mark Boszko
Middletown, MD, USA
I work crazy long hours sometimes because of deadlines at work, and sometimes my body gets to the point where it doesn't really want to go to sleep because it's gotten used to staying up so late. I heard about the Mac app version of pzizz from Leo Laporte on one of the TWiT netcasts, and gave it a go with a few soundtracks I exported from the app onto my iPod.
I'd have to say I noticed the benefits pretty immediately, within the first night or two. The sounds and the voice guiding me into sleep were remarkably soothing, and it felt like I was able to clear some of the random thoughts that usually spun through my mind at bedtime, and concentrate on relaxing and getting to sleep. It became even more effective after a week or so of listening to the soundtracks, as my body got used to the routine.
I don't use pzizz every night, but several times a week when I need to stop the counterproductive racing thoughts that can keep me up, I will start an hour-long Sleep session, and that really helps to calm things down. Since I'm not listening to the app directly, I have exported several soundtracks onto my iPod (now iPhone), and have a Smart Playlist that randomly chooses a soundtrack that I haven't listened to in the last few days from a pzizz source playlist.
I haven't used the Energizer or Meditation settings much yet, but I'm open to trying them out, since the Sleep setting has been so helpful with my (self-diagnosed) insomnia. I'm also crossing my fingers that there will soon be an iPhone app, so I can listen to a truly random session each night, instead of just one from a small exported pool of soundtracks.
Anne Dare
Albany, OR, USA
My husband found your website while surfing one day, so he told me about it. I have had trouble all my life with not falling asleep easily, even when I am really tired. I think I was suffering from what is sometimes called "monkey mind"! It is difficult for me to shut it off.
The very first time I used pzizz, it quieted my mind so much that I was able to fall asleep before the track came to the end. There are a few times that I didn't fall asleep that quickly, but did very shortly after the track finished.
I have used it mostly at night, and mostly when I am traveling or visiting away from my own bed. I have also used it for naps and find it VERY refreshing, even if I don't go into a deep sleep. It's very much like I imagine a meditative state; can refresh one's mind and recharge one's batteries.
My husband is a hypnotherapist, and even his techniques do not relax me as much (most of the time) as Pzizz can! (I think he feels a bit threatened by it, to be honest....)
Jeff Orr
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
I was having problems sleeping in 2007 when I was working in Kandahar Afghanistan. After a quick google I found Pzizz and thought I would give it a shot.
I downloaded the sample track and listened to it for a week or so and noticed a difference after just a few days. I bought the full program and a good pair of noise cancelling headphones. After a month or so I was sleeping like a baby about 100' away from an airfield. Even with Chinook and Apache helicopters idling right behind my tent I was sleeping soundly every night.
Thank you!
