Soul Ascent Frequencies review
Guided Kabbalah-based meditations for sleep, focus and quiet time, with binaural audio.
By the RJ Editorial Team. Sales page checked 2026-09-23. Last updated 2026-09-23.
Is it worth it?
If you've tried meditation apps and bounced off them, you probably know the feeling: you open one, get a wash of ambient sound and a voice saying nothing in particular, and ten minutes later you're just lying there thinking about work. The pull of something like this is structure. Something with a shape to it, where each session is for a specific thing instead of generic calm. That's what this does well. Six tracks, each tied to one level of the soul in Kabbalistic teaching, each with its own breath technique and its own tone. Practically, that means you use the 30 minute Nefesh track at night, the 12 minute Neshamah one when you wake, the 15 minute Ruach one before deep work, and the longer ones when you want to sit properly. The framework is Jewish mystical tradition, and it is presented sincerely, not as pop spirituality. On the binaural frequencies: the page implies specific brainwave effects. Research on binaural beats is mixed and nothing here is proof. But a steady tone under a voice does help you settle, and you need headphones for it to work at all. At $26 once, with 60 days to ask for a refund, it's roughly the cost of two months of an app subscription, kept forever. Worth it if the Kabbalistic framing appeals.
Pros
- One-off $26, no subscription, files are yours
- Each track has a clear purpose and time of day
- Real breathing techniques you can use without the audio
- 60-day refund window stated plainly
Cons
- Brainwave claims for the binaural tones are the seller's, not backed by cited evidence
- Headphones required, so it won't work on a speaker or in the car
- You never hear the narrator's voice before buying, and voice is make or break for guided audio
- Built entirely on Kabbalistic framing, which won't land if that's not your thing
What you get
Six MP3 tracks, over 100 minutes total: a short waking gratitude piece, then one track for each of the five soul levels. They run 8 to 30 minutes, each with a spoken guide, a specific breathing pattern (4-7-8, box breath, circle breath, vanishing breath) and a binaural tone. A PDF guide covers the soul map, the breathing techniques, a correspondence table and a suggested daily rhythm. Instant download, $26 once.
Before you buy
- Check you actually have comfortable headphones you'd wear lying down for a 30 minute track
- Know it's a download, not an app, so you'll be playing MP3s from your own music player or phone storage
- Note the refund is by writing in within 60 days, so save the purchase email
Who it suits
Someone drawn to Jewish mysticism or structured spiritual practice who wants guided audio with a framework behind it, and prefers owning files to paying monthly.
