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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If you are dealing with stress, loss of confidence, addictions, or other emotional issues, meditating with binaural beats mp3s might be your answer. You have heard that meditation can solve a lot of these issues but taking classes and practicing long hours just isn’t going to fit into the schedule. Fortunately all of these impediments can be overcome with the convenient technology of binaural beats downloads.
The goal of meditation is to unwind the mind and physically relax the body. The intent is to slow brainwave activity down from the highstrung level of beta and into the meditative ranges of alpha and theta. It is in these ranges that the subconscious mind can be accessed to solve the emotional problems that are disturbing us. The alpha and theta ranges are also where the brain tells the pituitary gland to start producing endorphins which are helpful to boost the immune system, lower blood pressure, and a host of other physical benefits.
The difficulty with using traditional meditation techniques is that you have to maintain a concentrated focus in order to slow down brainwave activity. You face a constant distraction in your mind of thinking about the problems of the day and are unable to totally relax mentally. Listening to a binaural beats mp3 will help you reach alpha and theta ranges more easily.
A binaural beats mp3 is designed to coax brainwave frequencies into meditative ranges. This is accomplished by listening to the binaural recordings with a set of stereo headphones. This makes meditation almost effortless and you don’t have to go through the hours of practice to have an effective meditation session.
If you have been trying to meditate but have become frustrated, try meditating while listening to a binaural beats mp3. The binaural recordings can either be pure tones or embedded in pleasing background sounds such as nature, new age music, or classical. You really don’t have to decide which meditation method to use since the binaural beats will help you get there if you just put yourself physically in a relaxed position and let the recordings do their job.
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.