Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.
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Lots of people want to learn how to have lucid dreams, and it’s not surprising why – when you’re in control of your dreams, you can basically live out any scenario you desire! Whether it’s limitless wealth, a perfect body, that ideal man/woman, or trips to exotic locales or even outer space – you can experience it all, without leaving the comfort of your own bed.
So why doesn’t everyone have lucid dreams?
Well, one reason is that not everyone is aware that it’s possible. But even among those who are, many people try to learn lucid dreaming, but give up because their early attempts prove fruitless. This is a shame, because with the right approach, just about anyone can learn to take control of the dream state.
There are lots of ways to train yourself to have lucid dreams, but most of these are a bit hit and miss. However, there’s one method that’s extremely effective, and that’s brainwave entrainment.
What Is Brainwave Entrainment?
Brainwave entrainment (also called brainwave synchronization) involves exposure to a repeating stimulus of certain frequencies. The most common stimuli are pulses of light or sound, with sound recordings being the most popular and easy to use method. There are three types – binaural beats, monaural beats and isochronic tones, with binaural beats being the most widely used.
As you listen to a brainwave entrainment track, your brain will tend to produce brainwaves that match the frequency of the recording. This is useful because different states of consciousness are associated with brainwaves of different frequencies. When you dream, your brain produces brainwaves that are predominantly in the theta band (5 – 8 Hz). Then as you awaken, you ascend into the alpha band (8 – 12Hz).
Brainwave Entrainment & Lucid Dreaming
In order to have a lucid dream, you need to remain conscious while in the theta state. This is very difficult for most people, and takes a lot of practice and mental discipline to achieve. Most people give up because it takes to long to get results. However, by listening to a good brainwave synchronisation recording that’s designed with lucid dreaming in mind, it becomes easier to stay aware of what’s going on as you enter the theta state and begin dreaming – the recording helps to keep your brain in the correct state, so you don’t have to do all the hard work yourself.
Of course it’ll probably take some practice before you’re consistently getting the results you want (although there are some who become lucid the first time they try brainwave entrainment), but most people who try it find that lucid dreaming is easier with brain wave entrainment than without.
So if you want to experience the thrill of living out your perfect life every night, it’s worth giving this great technology a try!
Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.
This ‘frequency following’ response of brainwave entrainment can be seen in action with those prone to epilepsy. If a strobe flashes at their seizure frequency, the brain will ‘entrain’ to the flashing light, resulting in a seizure.
On the positive side, this same mechanism is commonly used to induce many brainwave states; such as a trance, enhanced focus, relaxation, meditation or sleep induction. The brainwave entrainment effectively pushes the entire brain into a certain state.
Brainwave entrainment works for almost everyone. It is a great way to lead your mind into states that you might usually have difficulty reaching, allowing you to experience what those states feel like.
THE HYPE
There is a lot of marketing hype around brainwave entrainment. It is sold with promises of increasing IQ, promoting weight loss, ‘mind-tripping’, enhancing creativity, concentration, inducing spiritual states and more.
While these claims are not entirely true, they are not altogether false either. In practice, the claims are based on an overly-simplistic view of how the brain and the brainwaves function.
THE RUB
People are very seldom deficient in a certain brainwave type in all areas of their brain. Usually the distribution is much spottier, with an excess in one area and a deficiency in another.
We are all different, especially when it comes to the distribution of our brainwaves. Boosting a certain brainwave state may be beneficial for one person, and emotionally uncomfortable for another. Without knowing each person’s starting position, entrainment can be rather ‘hit and miss’.
If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you’re probably encouraging a range of brainwaves that are already excessive in some area of your brain. The way around this is to get a brain map to see what your brain’s strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.