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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ZPoint is a relatively new healing modality that assists you with releasing past traumas, memories, limiting beliefs and negative emotions. It works with the subconscious mind where much of this “stuff” is stored.
Although ZPoint is effective whether you are driving or walking the dog, it does seem to be even more effective when you are in a relaxed state. Because much of what holds us back in life is directly linked to our past and specifically to events in our childhood, it is much easier to access those buried parts of ourselves while in a relaxed state. It is my belief that this is why ZPoint is so effective at clearing away emotional debris. ZPoint quickly moves you into a relaxed state of being where the healing can take place.
Let’s take a look at brainwave patterns. In a normal waking state, such as when you are working, you are in what is known as a Beta brainwave state. If you are in a more relaxed state such as when you are daydreaming, you are typically in state known as Alpha. Next is the Theta brainwave state which is known as the dreaming state while you are asleep or the state that is accessed during deep meditation. Finally, the slowest brainwave state is known as Delta during which you are experiencing dreamless sleep.
Consider that when researchers measured brain wave patterns of children, they discovered that they spend most of their waking hours in Alpha or Theta states. Then as they grow up, they spend more and more of their time in Beta brain wave states. Of course most of our beliefs systems are developed in childhood as well as our self concept. So, it follows that if much of how we operate as adults was formed while we were children operating primarily in an Alpha or Theta brainwave states, that to unlearn what we have learned we need to return to those brainwave states. ZPoint is ideal for this because, while in a relaxed state, we use a series of statements to zero in on the various emotional aspects of a problem and then repeat a “cue” word to clear the negative charge associated with them. The result is a feeling of peace and fulfillment.
The effects of ZPoint can last several hours. What you will notice is that if you think about the problem again after your ZPoint session, you will not be able to generate the same level of emotional upset or there may even be no emotional upset at all and you’ll suddenly have a different perspective on the matter.
The first time I experienced a ZPoint session I felt a deep sense of bliss for several days. I felt completely in the moment and connected with everyone and everything around me. I was totally in the “now” and believe that I cleared a lot of old emotional baggage during that first session. For the most part, things don’t bug me quite like they used to. Yes, I still get stressed, angry and frustrated at times but I have a way that I can return to that blissful state whenever I want.
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.