Comment by mkozlows

I think you should ask yourself: If it were true that 1) these things do in fact work, 2) these things are in fact getting better... what would people be saying?

The answer is: Exactly what we are saying. This is also why people keep suggesting that you need to try them out with a more open mind, or with different techniques: Because we know with absolute first-person iron-clad certainty what is possible, and if you don't think it's possible, you're missing something.