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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We’ve all heard, numerous times, the more you repeat something, the more likely you are to start to believe it. Since we live in a belief-driven Universe, this is a very important statement, and one that has been given much attention in Self-help, religious, and therapeutic texts for a good long while. Affirmations are used to help us with everything from improving our self-esteem, to increasing our income and decreasing our waistlines. Athletes, Seekers, and Network Marketers alike have all numerated the glorious benefits of “Positive Affirmations” and we have all heard the stories of folks down on their luck, or who become ill, depressed, sociopathic or worse, as a result of Negative Affirmations.

So, if Affirmations are so effective, why don’t more people use them? Why is it that if you print out your positive affirmations on an index card and lay them out on your desk, to remind you of them during the day, people will begin to think you’re off your rocker, or some kind of kook? How come Affirmations aren’t something that everyone practices, especially since it’s such a sure-fire way to get to where you want to go? Because they take forever to work, that’s why.

Any good teaching will tell you that repetition is key, and the more repetitions the better! Brainwave Entrainment software and recordings have sold untold thousands of copies of “positive affirmations” in an attempt to help folks who just can’t sit around all day chanting “I am now happy” like a mantra til they finally get happy. It could take a while, and who has time to wait nowadays?

Not me, and I’m a big believer in affirmations. However, I’ve found a short-cut. I like simple, easy, and fast. That’s why I love the Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT for short. EFT was designed to help those in therapy to shorten the span of time between first visit and noticeable results, but it turned out to be nothing short of a miraculous remedy for everything from depression, diabetes, bee stings and ADHD to everything in between, and then some.

EFT is an Energy Meridian Therapy, and you simply tap on certain Acupuncture points in the body, while you direct your mind with phrases. The magic is in the words you use, and the emotions you have attached to those words. So to supercharge my affirmations, what I do is first ask myself “Why do I currently not such and such?” for example, “Why am I currently not earning 7 grand per month?” One of the answers to that question is “7 grand is a lot of money for ANYBODY to earn, and I’m nothing special that I should earn that much” That’s a tappable issue!

The key to getting underneath all the emotional gunk, and really cleaning out any resistance to earning 7 grand is to exaggerate my issue. So my Setup phrase would go “Even though 7 grand is a WHOLE LOT of money, and I’m nothing special, what makes me think I could earn that much? I don’t deserve it, I deeply and completely love and accept myself” the fun part is dramatizing it. I draw out the words, fake some self-loathing and pitiful whining, really get goofy. Of course, I’m hiding in the bathroom, or hunkered down in the car when I do this, in case the NutCase Police are watching.

It’s also a good practice to know exactly WHY you desire the thing you’re shooting for. In my case, it’s independence, and Travel. Then I ask myself “Why do I currently not have the independence I desire, Why am I currently not traveling when I want?” Ka-Blam! More tappable issues. Some are personal, some financial, some are self-worth related, and some are just really silly. I tap on all of them. Rational or not.

After I’ve tapped out any resistance to my goal, it’s time to tap IN some Positive Affirmations. I really like Gary Craig’s suggestion of singing them, while you’re tapping. So, to the tune of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” I sing “I make 7 grand a month, very easily” Sometimes, I like to make up a tune as I go, and it usually comes out sounding suspiciously like one nursery rhyme or other. I use all the tapping points, but my favorite is the Collarbone and Thymus. You might have a different favorite, so use that one.

Here’s the thing. Using Affirmations alone, it would probably take years to reach that income goal. But with the horsepower of EFT behind my affirmations, I’m on track to reach my income goals sometime later THIS year! (Yeah, 2008. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it) If it only cut the time in half, think how much faster you would achieve YOUR goals!

EFT is a gift, and becoming proficient at it only takes practice. So follow Gary Craig’s advice. Try it on everything.
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.

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.
soothing music to sleep to | binaural audio
We’ve all heard of mood music, but “music to meditate to”? It sounds a bit ridiculous, doesn’t it? Of course, the power of meditation to speed healing, enhance mood – all those good things have been scientifically proven and are widely accepted today.

But many people find it difficult to reach the fabled Alpha relaxation state in simple meditation. It can take months of practice to learn to sustain an Alpha state for any length of time. And as for the deeper Delta and Theta states! They can require a real adept and years of practice.

Robert A Monroe, creator and founder of the famed Monroe Institute and perhaps best-known for his books on out-of-body experiences, was actually a highly successful sound engineer by profession. He discovered that by playing music with different beats in each ear, the brain itself would become entrained and pulse at the difference between the two beats. Using this “binaural” beat technology, it was possible to select which frequency to entrain the brain to, and by listening to Alpha binaural beats the brain was placed in the Alpha (7 – 13 beats) meditation state.

With the deeper states it was found best to first entrain to Alpha for a while. After this it can be lowered to Theta (4 – 7) for a while before going to Delta (0.1 – 4 beats). The Beta (13 – 60) brainwave state is the normal waking state.

This discovery revolutionized meditation for many people. At the flick of a switch it became possible to get into the Alpha state. And the deeper meditation states could be reached 10 – 20 minutes later.

The Alpha state is a state of non-arousal. This is the best state for quiet contemplation, relaxation and learning. There is research which indicates that, while the cortex operates at Alpha or Beta (normal waking state for adults), the hippocampus operates at the Theta frequency. By extension, the brain stem may operate at the Delta frequency. So getting into theta puts you more in touch with your emotions. Delta would then be related to autonomic body functions. So the deeper brainwave states may help further in releasing tensions and healing.

Binaural Beats (which require the use of headphones) were discovered in the 60’s and 70’s – eons ago in terms of modern technology! Nowadays we also have Monaural Beats, Isochronic Tones and Trypnaural Isochronic Tones. None of these newer technologies require headphones. Many of them are now mixed with relaxing music and are now offered as music to meditate to and considered very effective.

If you are interested in meditating, but don’t want to waste months learning how (and who has the time, these days) then there are hundreds meditation mp3s available online free or for purchase and immediate download.

And proven Binaural Beat meditation CDs are available from The Monroe Institute (Hemi-Sync), as well as Centerpointe (Holo-Sync) and other similar websites. You can even get free software to generate these beats and tones and super-impose them on your choice of relaxation music.

The proven health and mental benefits of meditation are easily available to anyone with an mp3 player or a CD player. Other beneficial music such as Solfeggio tones can be combined with entrainment pulses to enhance their effect. With the easy availability of this music, why hesitate? Get yourself some highly effective, technologically advanced music to meditate to and improve your life in many ways within minutes.
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.

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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We’ve all had the experience in one form or another. Let’s say we arrive at work in the morning and as soon as we walk in the door our boss or a coworker says, or does, something or other that upsets us. Or perhaps, before we set out we had a little tiff with our spouse over breakfast.

Or let’s take a setting very far removed from the office: we’ve just arrived at the resort hotel for the vacation we’ve been dreaming of all year. But on the way we were flagged down and ticketed for exceeding the speed limit. Or, we find that the room we reserved is not ready yet and we’re forced to wait, tired and hungry, in a crowded and drafty reception lounge for an hour and a half.

Now, let’s take out our imaginary “emotion meter” and take a reading of our mood or state of mind during the rest of the day at the office, or the first few days of our vacation.

Our boss’s momentary rudeness (or at least we perceived it as such) is in the past. He may even have apologized, or we may have realized that it was really our fault. Or the minor discomfort we had to endure on the first day of our vacation didn’t last much longer than sixty minutes. Great! So why are we making so many mistakes on the job, and why was our lazy day on the sun-drenched beach…well, yes, a lot of fun, but…not quite as much fun as it was last year?

To be sure, our emotional state at any particular moment affects our actions, present and immediate future, in so many different ways, and I mentioned some of them in my recent post on defining emotional intelligence. Yet unfortunately, that’s often not the end of the story.

It’s bad enough when some external stimulus, whatever it is, make us feel angry, or disappointed, or irritable, or extremely frustrated, and so gives rise to a mood or state of mind that can last for several hours, days, or even weeks.

What’s worse is that our emotional state often doesn’t just remain at its initial level. It may escalate in intensity, without warning, so quickly that the person feels he is losing control (or sometimes he may not even feel it!). I have seen this referred to very descriptively as “the spiral effect.” Perhaps an even more appropriate term would be the “one-thing-leads-to-another syndrome.”

Jack and Jill’s little spat – what was their mistake?

Let’s use an imaginary couple, Jack and Jill, to cite a simple and familiar example from everyday life.

After a business meeting had finished sooner than anticipated, Jack calls Jill mid afternoon to tell her that he will be arriving home earlier than usual. Of course, Jill is pleased, and asks him if she could save her a trip by stopping off at the neighborhood supermarket on the way to pick up a few things. She rattles off the items she wants, and assures Jack that though she might not be at home when he comes, she’ll be back soon.

Jack arrives home with the goods. Jill isn’t back yet. He was pleased to help because he figures Jill must be exhausted after an especially busy day. Then he has a brainwave: why not help even more by cooking some supper? So he takes some noodles and eggs and a few other small items from the bag he’s just brought and begins to cook up a dish he knows Jill is fond of.

The pot on the stove is almost ready when Jill walks in. She ambles over to the stove, opens the pot nervously, and lets out a scream. A real scream.

“Hey, Jack, have you gone out of your mind? Are those the noodles you bought? I especially needed them for the meal I promised to take to my sick friend tomorrow. I wanted to use the leftovers from Sunday lunch for supper tonight…now I’ll just have to throw them out. And by the way, you bonehead, you now I always buy brown eggs, not white ones. Can’t you think for once in your life?”

Jack, who just two minutes ago was expecting to be showered with praise for his thoughtfulness, is overtaken at first with with a numb feeling. A rather bland, seemingly harmless, sensation. But the numbness quickly turns to bewilderment, which in turn converts into anger.

And unfortunately, anger breeds more anger. Jack storms out of the kitchen, leaving a badly burned culinary creation to go up in smoke. And a lovely young couple hardly speaking to each other for several days.

What should Jack have done – while his emotions were still reasonably under control? First and foremost, he should have kept reminding himself of his original intention, what he had set out to achieve in the first place. If making things easier for his wife was his first priority, then by definition, that took precedence over a wounded pride or temporary feeling of disquiet!

He might have said: “Look Jill, I’m sorry, but let’s see what we can do; losing our cool won’t get us anywhere. I’ll pop back to the store to get some more noodles, or maybe I can borrow from our neighbor. Perhaps we could”

For Jill’s part, some quick thinking before Jack’s stormy exit would surely have helped. “Jack,” she might have said, “I know you only wanted to help me. I’m sorry I lost my flap…I must be overtired, I guess. You know what – let’s put your concoction in the freezer it will actually be a big help not having to worry about tomorrow’s supper! And you know, there are some dishes that taste better with white eggs, not brown”

The problem is as we said: a strong negative emotion will most likely generate a still stronger negative emotion. If it happens to you, will you be able to take one step back and direct your rational side to take charge, before hell breaks lose and everything spirals out of control?
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.

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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We’ve all experienced it. Lying awake in the dark trying to block out the chimes of the church clock, shifting position in the hope of dropping off to sleep, the shattering clatter of the alarm tearing into our dreams after too little sleep. We all suffer the odd bout of insomnia, perhaps the night before a job interview or a big date or starting a new job or school. But for the ten per cent of the population who suffers from chronic insomnia, it’s a nightly misery. And while we can bounce back from the odd sleepless night, chronic insomniacs face a whole slew of unpleasant effects from their insomnia. Here’s an overview of these effects and a look at some natural cures for insomnia.

The first type we’ll look at is the mental effect. This results from a fatigued brain and lowers your ability to learn, remember, and concentrate. This can result an increased risk for traffic or work-related accidents as sufferers from sleep deprivation have slower than normal reactions. Chronic insomnia also affects mood which results in depression and other emotional problems.

Over time, these mental effects such as emotional instability can themselves cause social problems for the chronic insomniac. These can include difficulty in keeping a job, marital tensions and other relationship problems. Another potential hazard is an an increase in consumption of addictive substances such as tobacco and alcohol.

Finally there are the physical side effects of chronic insomnia. The chronic insomniac is often plagued with an feeling of malaise. A host of digestive problems can arise too. And perhaps worst of all, chronic insomnia can weaken your immune system rendering you more vulnerable to a range of illnesses.

For a long time, mainstream treatments for insomnia have centered on medication. Although these medications can be helpful in the short-term, such drugs have their own side effects. And they affect sleep brainwave patterns and rhythms as well. This can never lead to refreshing sleep. What’s worse, stopping the medication can result in rebound insomnia, a condition in which insomnia returns worse than it was before if the medication is stopped. In any event, these methods just treat the symptoms not the underlying problem.

More promising are natural methods such as relaxation systems. These can range from sound machines that transform your bedroom into an Amazonian jungle, to CDs and MP3 sound files that contain music or ambient sounds, sometimes with a guided meditation or hypnosis. Most effective here are the ones which use audio frequencies to slow your brainwaves down to the frequency of sleep, a procedure known as brainwave entrainment.

Remember that certain medical conditions, including menopause, depression, allergies, and arthritis can affect sleep quality. In addition, certain common medications can make the problem worse. So before trying any natural cures for insomnia, check with your doctor to make sure you don’t have a condition that causes your insomnia. Treating this might be all you need.
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.

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.
meditation tools | relaxing sounds
We’re living in a society where people are waking up rushed, eat breakfast in a rush, get their kids fed and to school in a rush, and live the rest of the day in a rush.

No wonder people are so stressed out. The time in the morning to activate inspiration and joy for the day isn’t taken. More and more, people are sinking deeper into a state of trance that creates a snow-ball effect…essentially, things start getting more tense, and you start feeling more and more like you want out.

Does this ring a bell?

The morning is such an important time of day. Did you know that when you wake up in the morning you are in what is called an “Alpha” brainwave state.

So what?

Well, it has been proven through many controlled experiments and is widely known in the NLP and Hypnosis communities that

This means, you could program yourself to reach peak states of personal power and well-being for the day by taking a little time every morning to activate this potential.

It could be as easy as reading for a little while, taking deep breaths, doing some yoga, going for a short walk while listening to inspiring audios…

Whatever you decide, see if you can take some time to activate your potential, activate your empowering resources for the day. And again, the best time to do this kind of work…this self empowerment work…is in the morning.
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.

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.
do binaural beats work | soothing music to sleep to
Well, it’s been a long time since I was in school, but I can tell you one thing I was bored out of my mind in elementary school, junior high, high school, and it wasn’t until college that I really felt challenged, probably because I was taking 33 credits in one semester. In fact, I can remember telling some of my classmates that I believe that our school system was nothing more than a prison for kids, and later I likened it to a day care center for working couples’ children – I kind of still believe that. Okay so, let’s talk about this for a moment. Specifically, I would like to address the issue of student boredom.

Now then, as the class sizes get bigger, our education system will rely more on computerized teaching to tackle the challenges and economies of scale. It will also help the budget which is burdened by legacy costs, top heaviness, and over regulation from the federal level, things like NCLB for instance. What about the future of education, digital learning tools, and our new social networking in information age?

There was a cool little article recently in SpaceDaily entitled; “New computers respond to students’ emotions, boredom,” written by Staff Writers at Notre Dame and published on March 07, 2012. The piece stated:

“Emotion-sensing computer software that models and responds to students’ cognitive and emotional states – including frustration and boredom – has been developed by University of Notre Dame and colleagues from the University of Memphis and MIT.”

Neurologists have discovered that just before a human makes a mistake, their brain wave has a little flicker, and interestingly enough, many videogame companies now have brainwaves they can induce into the player for emotions such as fear, contentment, love, and anger. This makes the game seem more real, tapping into the emotional component of the human brain. Since emotions such as boredom or frustration is rather easy for artificial intelligence, we have a delightful opportunity at hand.

In fact, many help-lines in larger corporations now read the voice of the person calling in needing help, and it can tell if they are frustrated, angry, and then decide what to do about it. You see, these types of similar tools for education make a lot of sense. Students that are enjoying their subject matter will learn better, and isn’t that the goal of teaching. Putting kids in large classrooms and making them do rote memorization is cruel and unusual, and it’s time we stopped creating schools which were nothing more than a prison for kids. Please consider all this and think on.
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.

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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Well what a run the law of attraction is having and I hear on the grapevine that there is a second wave due later this year that builds on the concepts already in the market place. The down side is that it is quite likely to be just a commercial grab to bring in more money for the get rich quick sections of our society before they move on to the next fad. It was therefore with some interest that I became aware of a hidden process that was already in place to assist those of us with a real interest in improving our lot in life by applying The Law of Attraction. What, I here you ask is this assistance product ? It’s a series of Audio CD’s being marketed via the internet. called Brainwave Entrainment Audios They have been designed around the latest developments from brainwave research in the United States.

The key function of the audio CD’s is to get your brain stimulated and ready to absorb information and to provide a clear and logical review of new information being presented to you following a preparation period. It is stated that the best results are achieved if you can do some pre planning via doing some basic relaxation techniques to get you into the proper mood. For example, if you are sitting, do not cross your legs or arms. Sit upright, not slouching. Try slow deep breathing – concentrating on each breath. Do this for about 5 minutes. During this relaxation time, try to empty your mind and focus your attention on the blackness you see with your eyes closed and the quietness of the room you are in. After the short relaxing period you begin playing the audio CD at a moderate volume.

Choose the room you use carefully, as you should be able to hear all the tones well but the sound shouldn’t be so loud as to be overbearing. As you listen to the CD you need to concentrate on the repetitive beat frequencies and think about nothing else. Let your mind drift while focusing on the tones. Here are some of the benefits that are being put forward by regular users that have purchased and listened to the CD’s for at least two hours a day;
Enhance memory capability
Boost mental absorbency
Grow intellectual stamina
Strengthen thought power
Sharpen mental acuity
Accelerate overall intelligence
Enhance your learning ability
Learn to concentrate better
Enhance you brain energy
Improve your mood
Enhance your ability to focus
Enhance your mental alertness
And much, much more I have listened to the first of the 5 CD set and must say they do seem to have a reaction on my mental ability . I sure felt sharper for longer into the day.. So I leave it to you to discover how to unleash the true power of your mind and achieve a level of success you never thought possible with this new technology available off the web.
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.

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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Well for one thing, you need to know that hypnosis is old technology, and you need to keep up with the times. While there are some people who say that an oldie is a goodie, it does not apply to this technology because it was born in the times that people were working with rudimentary technology so that they could actually get into the complex areas of the mind. And since we know that the brain is so complex and such a mystery, you need to know that you need to upgrade your approach to mental therapy to reach any sort of success in the first place – and that is the hypnosis CD is old technology.

Another thing you need to look at is the current research that has been going into the mental therapy and you would realise that what we thought about the brain has been radically changed over time, and over research with new equipment and technology. People working in white coats have realised that the brain works in many different ways than we previously thought, so this is what you need to do when it comes to knowledge about how the brain works and why hypnotism does not apply here.

The third reason that you should look at is that the hypnosis technique is one that is quite un targeted, and in this case, what this means is that there is no defining data or search entry that you can use when you are talking about knowing whether or not the therapies have actually worked or not in the first place, and this is really important. We should be departing away from general technology and really going into a science and technique that we can calculate and measure.

The fourth thing that we all should know about is that technology like autogenics, biofeedback and brainwave entrainment is a very exact science and it is able to actually bend the mind into specific states, which means that you can actually make yourself more creative, much more able to learn, learn new languages or even be more mental acute, even increasing the healing process in the brain. This is what we can call exact sciences that the hypnotist has no access to, and all they are relying on is that their therapies work and that their blunt instruments would help them.

The last and most important thing that you need to realise is that when you are looking at the fact that most people can now go out and buy the brainwave entrainment technology online, use it at home with no problem, you will see the point that hypnotism is really quite backward in the fact. All you need to do is to actually plug in your earphones and listen to the audio tracks. It is that easy and this is why hypnosis CDs will look like a dinosaur when you compare it to something else that is much better, and easier to use.
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.

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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Week 4: Your fertilized egg is implanted in the wall of your uterus and the placenta and umbilical cord begin to form.

Week 6: The tiny embryo’s heart begins to pump blood and the neural tube that will become the spine closes. She takes on a C-shape and tiny little arm and leg buds begin to form.

Week 8: Brainwave activity starts. Webbed fingers and toes begin to form.

Week 9: Her heart is almost completely developed. Eyelids are forming along with hair follicles and nipples.

Week 10: The embryo is now officially a fetus. She will be doing occasional breathing movements, drawing oxygen through the umbilical cord.

Week 11: Nearly all her organs and body structures are formed and beginning to function. Genitals take on male or female form. Your fetus can now sigh, stretch, move her head and suck her thumb.

Week 12: at the end of your first trimester pregnancy stage your baby’s nose and lips are completely formed and she is starting to produce and excrete urine.

Week 13: This is the start of your second trimester pregnancy stage and your baby is starting to look more human.

Week 14: Baby’s nose, lips and taste buds are formed.

Week 16: Her eyes are starting to move slowly and she can frown.

Week 18: Teeth have started to form and baby can hear sounds in your body and may even get startled at loud noises.

Week 20: Sweat glands are forming and baby becomes coated in a white, creamy substance called vernix caseosa that protects her skin in the aqueous environment.

Week 22: Baby’s brain is entering a period of rapid growth.

Week 23: If it’s a boy, his testicles will begin to descend into the groin from the abdomen. If it’s a girl her uterus and ovaries will have developed.

Week 24: Baby will have established a waking and sleeping pattern. Real hair will start to grow on her scalp. If she was born now she’d have a 50% chance of survival.

Week 26: Her eyes are starting to open and her lungs are beginning to develop surfactant which allows them to inflate.

Week 28: You are now at the end of your second trimester pregnancy stage and your baby can taste and smell, her eyes can produce tears and her bones are all fully developed (although still quite soft). Weight gain will be rapid from this week on and her brain will increase up to 500% in weight between now and delivery.
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.

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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Website promotion is something that is a priority to all webmasters to achieve online success. After trying all sorts of online marketing and promotion techniques I had a brainwave. This was not an ordinary brainwave but a pretty useful idea that has existed on the internet for ages but is being tapped into just recently with so much competition and SEO that is needed to get your site at the top of the search engines.

Article Marketing. Yes, this was the good old idea that may have dampened your spirits because it doesn’t sound interesting or fast but this one gets results like no other.
Writing articles about your product or even something that pertains to your interests (because I assume that if you are selling something you have some knowledge about your product and you are selling it because you like it yourself) is not a difficult thing to do.

I started off with writing just 1 or 2 articles on a daily basis and adding my bio at the end and started to submit my article to article directories. I submitted these article sot lots of such directories and then I slowly steadily started to see an increment in my site traffic. Obviously when someone visits your site after reading something you have written it is because that has impressed them enough to take a look at what you are selling.

This traffic was not the kind of click through traffic generated by PPC ads or the like that mostly amounts to nothing. These people were genuinely interested in my products and were willing to test out my products because they knew they were buying from a reputable seller.

But this is something that you need to do on a continual basis and you will quickly see how traffic pours in. remember what is fast is always best and it is best to have something that lasts indefinitely than something that just sails through.
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.