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Brainwave Entrainment Can Essential Oils Affect Brain Wave Patterns?

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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What are the 4 brain wave patterns?

Beta-awake and thinking level. At this level we are physically in control of our senses. This is present moment awareness. Beta brainwaves occur between 14 – 30 Hz but during intense mental activity can reach 50 Hz.

Alpha-this is when we reach the very relaxed state-Dreams usually take place at this level and it is the most impressionable for creative work and visualization. Alpha brainwaves occur between 8 – 13 Hz and are normally found when a person is awake in a quiet resting state. These brain waves totally disappear during sleep.

Theta-we are never at this level in our conscious state-this is deep sleep. Theta brainwaves occur between 4 – 7 Hz and are mostly found in children, but can be found in adults in times of emotional stress, and specifically when disappointed or frustrated.

Delta-Delta brainwaves occur below 3.5 Hz and we see these patterns in normal deep sleep, during infancy and in serious brain disease and they occur only within the cortex. Babies in the womb are at Delta level of consciousness. Adults can also reach this level in deep sleep or under anesthesia.

Can Aromatherapy affect our brain wave patterns?

John Steele, Ph.D., of Sherman Oaks, California, and Robert Tisserand, of London, England, leading researchers in the field of aromatherapy have studied the effects on brain wave patterns when essential oils are inhaled or smelled. Their findings show that oils such as orange, jasmine and rose have a tranquilizing effect and work by altering the brain waves into a rhythm that produces calmness and a sense of well-being. In the same way, the so-called ‘stimulating’ oils – basil, black pepper, rosemary and cardamom – work by producing a heightened energy response.

The brain wave most useful for influencing the mind and therefore the emotions is the alpha rhythm.

Sedative oils like Roman chamomile, bitter orange, bergamot, lavender and Melissa can help induce the brain to drop into alpha and more easily accept positive thoughts and make imagery and visualization effortless.

What oils can evoke Beta-predominant patterns associated with aroused attention and alertness? Basil, rosemary, black pepper and cardamom.

What oils can evoke Alpha or even Theta and Delta-a quieting of mental chatter and the mind going into reverie? Orange blossom (neroli), jasmine and rose.

Want to know more about essential oils and how they can help us stay healthy? Consider becoming a certified clinical aromatherapist. The Institute of Spiritual Healing and Aromatherapy teaches classes throughout the United States on aromatherapy and energy healing.
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? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

This ?requency 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 ?ntrain?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, ?ind-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? starting position, entrainment can be rather ?it and miss?

If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you?e 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? strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.

Brainwave Entrainment Can We Increase Brain Function By Focusing Frequency Into the Mind?

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.
best meditation cd | brainwavz omega
Two days ago, I was speaking to an expert on brainwaves, and how new science, research, and technologies were being used to improve human brain functions during important endeavors, jobs, or life threatening situations. Perhaps, you have heard that DARPA is working on a helmet for soldiers to help them think better, stay more alert, and use certain parts of their brain at maximum during battles or when it really counts, yes that does make a lot of sense doesn’t it?

Sure it does, but is it possible? Turns out the answer is yes, and there has been research which has allowed individuals playing video games to play better on average when they were exposed to deep ultrasound brain waves focused on a certain part of their brain for a short time period. What do you think of them apples?

Well, it makes sense right? After all, brainwaves have frequencies; Alpha, Beta, Delta, Theta, etc. – I believe this is why some songs and music sells better than other music. Besides, everything in the universe operates on resonance, vibration, and frequency anyway. All minerals, molecules, elements, and living cells are affected by vibrational energy, and all states of matter are affected from various frequencies, and vibrations.

Think about it snowflake formations are effected by temperature, frequency, etc. and gamma rays, and lasers causing plasma allow matter to change into a fourth state – ice, liquid water, steam, plasma all forms of water are effected by vibrational energy. Living cells too are affected, including brain cells. Okay so, obviously, there is something to this, it’s just a matter of fine tuning.

Even scientists are finding out what I think everyone intrinsically or intuitively knew when experimenting with transcranical magnetic stimulation using EEG, fMRI, ultrasound, etc. – none of the discoveries surprise me in the least, in fact, I am quite certain of all this, solar flares effecting human behavior, trains disrupting sleep, noise causing health problems, and wind turbine ultrasound causing health issues.

Just like the right vibration can cause a boost to the immune system, brain function, and positive growth of human cells. You know, someday use all of this to create devices for thought-swapping, about 5-10 years out I suppose, your smartphone could be a small chip, and your brain boosted by waves, as long as you don’t run out of nutrients, brain chemicals, and keep it cool while using it, unlike cell phones too close to the ears.

The future of technology, brain function, and mental mind acuity is nearly upon us. Indeed, I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.
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? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

This ?requency 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 ?ntrain?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, ?ind-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? starting position, entrainment can be rather ?it and miss?

If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you?e 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? strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.

sleep meditation Is It Wrong to Vent My Frustration With My Child?

Meditation music is music performed to aid in the practice of meditation. It can have a specific religious content, but also more recently has been associated with modern composers who use meditation techniques in their process of composition, or who compose such music with no particular religious group as a focus.

music to relax your mind | relaxing music mp3
The bottom line is, not at all, provided it is done in a manner that does not attack the child or harm your relationship with him. You want to avoid saying and doing the things you’ll regret later. The best approach is to express your feelings to your child and then walk away and remain silent until you calm down. The hard part is disciplining yourself to remain quiet and not speak. As a means to practicing this discipline, I recommend an exercise that can be done at home that will help you practice self-control and teach your children how to begin to control themselves as well. It is impossible to do this exercise while at the grocery store, at the park, or at a friend’s house, and is simply a mean to learning how to manage your frustration in a product manner.

A Place to Blow off Steam
The first step is having a place in the house to go to calm yourself when your temper flairs up. I suggest that the adult identify a room in the house that will be used as the “self-quieting” place to go to cool down. It should have a door and one that can be locked for privacy. Having things in the room to help you calm down is also a good idea, such as soothing music or guided meditation CDs.

Creating the Room’s Duel Purpose
Children learn about their world more effectively when things are framed and labeled. Therefore the dual purpose of this room must be set up, identified, and labeled. Create a simple sign above the doorway to this designated room. It should be one that can be changed or flipped easily to change the identity of the room when needed. A piece of paper or cardstock with the standard name of the room written on one side (such as bedroom or office) and the name of the new purpose (self-quieting or mommy’s quiet room) on the other would work well. If your children can’t yet read, use pictures.

Unveiling the New Place
The next step is to share your new behavior and room with your children. At a time when both you and the kids are in a great mood, call them together, get to their eye level, and admit to them that “Sometimes mommy gets really mad about things. We all feel this way sometimes and that is OK.” You can even help bring them back to a time when they were mad by asking them, “Can anybody remember when you got mad at someone?” You might then say, “Getting mad is OK, but yelling and hitting are not OK. From now on, when mommy is feeling angry, I am going to my special place to calm down and feel better. Take the kids to the door of the designated self-quiet room and demonstrate how this new sign will be changed when you go in there to calm down.

Role Play: The Powerful Teacher
Now it’s time to show them what it will look like. Tell the kids that you are going to make believe that you’re angry and show them what you will do whenever you get mad. Acting with a little bit of drama, declare to them, “MOMMY IS FEELING MAD! I’M GOING TO MY SPECIAL PLACE TO CALM DOWN!” Immediately, go to your pre designated room and allow them to follow you. At the door to the room you’re about to enter, switch the sign to the side with the word or image of the new use for the room. Go into the room, and close and lock the door. Remain in there for just a few minutes and then emerge with a smile on your face and a look of peace and calmness. Finally, switch the sign back to the word or image that indicates the room is back to normal use, and repeat this exercise a few more times over the next few days. If your children beg to go with you during the role play, allow them to go, but ONLY during the role play. While in the self-quieting room, remain silent and make it appear that you are going through some sort of calming process. If your young child begins to freak out when you go into your self-quieting room during an actual episode of using it, and you’re afraid to leave her at that time, allow her to go with you but remain silent while in the room. Children under the age of three are still developing the psychological concept called object permanence, which means that something hidden from their sight still exists. These children sometimes fear that when you enter a room and close the door, you are actually disappearing altogether.

Handling your frustration this way creates a new behavior pattern for you and at the same time, will help to teach your children that it is OK to get mad and how to handle it. It begins the process of molding and shaping their emotional intelligence and teaches them that it is up to me to remove myself when I’m angry until I’m able to calm down and feel better. The underlying lesson your children will get is about SELF-CONTROL. Some children may even ask the parent if they too can have their own self-quieting space to go to when they feel mad. If they do, help them build one and allow them to role play to teach them how to use it. See my article on the proper use of timeout to learn more about setting up a child’s self-quieting space.
Listening to music while you are meditating – not a good idea. … Anything you do with the thought that you are meditating is meditating. There are many ways to meditate. Personally, I find music to be distracting, but paying attention to sounds in your environment is part of insight meditation.

Types of meditation
Loving-kindness meditation. With the many types of meditation to try, there should be one to suit most individuals. …
Body scan or progressive relaxation. …
Mindfulness meditation. …
Breath awareness meditation. …
Kundalini yoga. …
Zen meditation. …
Transcendental Meditation.

Meditation is a habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. You can use it to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. Many people think of it as a way to reduce stress and develop concentration.
Basic meditation music simply provides a way for an individual to go deeper with their meditation by adding a new layer to their experience. … Unlike many other music forms, the binaural beats work with the brain to develop a frequency most associated with relaxation.

Brainwave Entrainment The Power of Visualization & Mental Imagery

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.
bilateral beats | meditation retreat
Guided imagery is a way of using the imagination in a focused, directed way to help mind and body heal, stay strong, and perform as needed. It is focused attention on an inner, mental picture or a statement of belief. It is the mental representation of an object, place, event, or situation (Murray & Zentner, 1997; Post-White, 1998). It is a skill that gets better with practice, and it tends to work best in an unforced atmosphere.

Guided imagery has been shown by research to lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety, depression and physical pain, reduce or eliminate habits, heighten immune functioning, ease nausea during chemotherapy, lower histamine responses and speed up recovery from cuts, burns, fractures and surgery. It also improves sports performance and some kinds of cognition.

Mental imagery is an additional non-invasive intervention to other therapies. It provides a quiet, comfortable environment that reduces stress and is easy to learn. It may be used alone or with other therapies, e.g. medication, surgery, biofeedback, individual counseling. In clinical applications it has been shown to promote physical and emotional health, by helping overcome illness, achieve healing and gain cognitive control. (Murray & Zentner 1997).

Believe It or Not, It Works

You don’t have to believe in mental imagery for it to work. A skeptical willingness to give it a try is more than enough to get you started. Imagery works because images are events to the body. To the body, images created in the mind can be almost as real as actual events. In fact, the mind responds to imagery as if it were something “real” happening, especially when the images strongly evoke sensory memory and fantasy- that means sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feel. So, for instance, recalling the smell and feel of the air at the start of the first winter snowfall is an image. Remembering the sound and timbre of Daddy’s smiling voice, saying he’s proud of you, is an image. And recalling the internal bristle of energy in your body when you realize you are about to triumph at something you’ve been striving for – that it’s going to happen Is also an image.

These sensory images are the true language of the body, the only language it understands immediately and without question. To the body, these images can be almost as real as actual events. This is the first operating principle of imagery. Our bodies don’t discriminate between sensory images in the mind and what we call reality.

The second principle that makes guided imagery work is this: In the altered state, we are capable of more rapid and intense healing, growth, learning and intuitive insight. In this ordinary but profound mind state, our brainwave activity and our biochemistry shifts, and our moods change.

Mental imagery is a process that is usually done in a relaxed condition. This is a state of relaxed focus – a kind of calm but energized alertness. Attention is concentrated on one thing, or on a very narrow band of things. As this happens, there is a heightened sensitivity to what is focused on, and a decreased awareness of what is happening in the physical environment.

The third principle behind guided imagery’s effectiveness is that it gives a sense of control and mastery over what is happening in a one’s life, and it instills a feeling of being able to cope with life and feel hopeful about the future.

For more information on guided visualization and meditation programs visit my website at http://www.QuantumQuests.com.
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? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

This ?requency 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 ?ntrain?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, ?ind-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? starting position, entrainment can be rather ?it and miss?

If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you?e 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? strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.

Brainwave Entrainment Brainwave Entrainment Software Comparisons

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.
musica binaural | relaxing music download
Brainwave entrainment has become very well known as a safe and easy way to relax, get better sleep, have sharper focus and reach altered states of consciousness. There are different kinds of brainwave entrainment including binaural beats, monaural beats and isochronic tones.

Different recordings will use one or sometimes a combination of these three types of audio entrainment. With so much choice it can be hard to know which type to try. Below we will take a look at some of the more popular brainwave entrainment companies that are worth trying.

There are three different websites that I would highly recommend for high quality binaural beats, monaural beats and isochronic tones. They are:

BrainEv – The Brain Evolution System is by far one of the best entrainment products on the market. They offer a very high quality six month program that will actually retrain the brain to work at a much deeper level. Their recordings use a combination of binaural beats, monaural beats and isochonic tones and are known for being extremely effective. This system can make a very dramatic and long lasting difference in anyone’s life.

The Unexplainable Store – I have always been a big fan of the Unexplainable Store because they offer so much choice for an affordable price. They have twenty-eight different brainwave entrainment recordings that can be downloaded in MP3 format. There is so much to try at this website and with the instant downloads you can start right away. The quality of their audios are top notch and the customer service is excellent.

TransparentCorp – This company has been around for awhile and has gained popularity all over the world. Their brainwave entrainment software is used by corporations, businesses, athletes, and individuals. They have a track record for success and the quality of their products is known to be extremely good. You can’t go wrong here.

Each of these three companies are very different from the other and everyone is sure to find a product they like at one of them. Do the comparisons and try out the one you like. The effects are so beneficial and positive that the sooner you start the better you are going to feel. It is that easy.
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? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

This ?requency 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 ?ntrain?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, ?ind-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? starting position, entrainment can be rather ?it and miss?

If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you?e 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? strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.

brain waves Reduce Stress Today by Just Doing Nothing

Meditation music is music performed to aid in the practice of meditation. It can have a specific religious content, but also more recently has been associated with modern composers who use meditation techniques in their process of composition, or who compose such music with no particular religious group as a focus.

soothing meditation music | childrens meditation music
“If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got”

People seem to have higher stress levels than ever these days, despite the fact that we have so much technology around us it is supposed to make our lives easier. Everyone seems to be going around in a stress induced frenzy!

Most of the time, a bit of stress is a good thing. We need stress to make us do things. If we didn’t have the stress of worrying about getting to an appointment on time – would we bother going? If we didn’t have the worry about the deadline for our work project – would we ever commit to submitting it? These are just 2 examples of how stress helps us to get off our butt and DO SOMETHING.

However, people do too much. We never stop.

Even when we are supposed to be relaxing, we are always doing something to stimulate the mind. Music is a form of stimulation. Television couldn’t be anymore stimulating, even if you find the programme ‘boring’ the mind has to work so hard to compute all of the images and sounds that are going into your brain.

So ask yourself, when was the last time you did absolutely nothing? I mean, nothing at all, not even sitting quietly and thinking, just…nothing?

Try this & feel your stress levels plummet…

Take 5 Simple Meditation

Step 1 Breathe

Sit or lie comfortably and just breathe deeply – in through the nose and out through the mouth.
Concentrate only on your breathing.
Let it go into a natural rhythm.
Breathe in ‘peace’. Breathe out ‘tension’.
Relax and let go of all remaining tension in your body.
After approx 5 minutes or when you feel ready, open your eyes, becoming conscious of your surroundings before you get up.

Have a glass of water or fruit tea, but try to avoid caffeine and alcohol, at least for a few hours.

Step 2 Try adding in simple affirmations towards the end of the meditation

‘I am happy, calm and positive’
‘I am totally relaxed’
‘My mind, body and soul is one again’
‘I choose to be positive in every area of my life’

Don’t overcomplicate things, just pick one or two that feel the most appropriate to you at the time and stick to them.

You can say pretty much anything as long as it is positive (ie don’t say ‘I am not going to get angry’ say ‘I am calm and in control’).

Step 3 Add in some music.

You can also try using music to make your meditation deeper. When I meditate, I feel like I’ve slept for about 8 hours and I only do it for up to an hour at a time, usually much less as I have 2 children!

If you have an IPod or MP3, source some music which is specifically aimed at people who meditate.

Make sure it doesn’t have any lyrics, chanting or strange noises such as animals, gongs(!) or birds.
This is not the time for power ballads; as much as you may love your favourite music, I can absolutely guarantee that meditation is NOT the time to listen to it.
Keep it simple. It should simply wash over you, not engulf you.

You can find lots of free music that you can use on ITunes or videos for meditation on you tube if you don’t have an iPod.
Tip: If you are meditating during the day, use headphones to block out any noises from the house – it really works to send you into a deep state of relaxation.

Try these 3 simple things for the next couple of weeks, gradually building up your time from 5 minutes to 15 minutes and see how you get on – I can pretty much guarantee that you will feel calmer, more in control and at peace.

Remember; if stress is a major issue for you, nothing will change until YOU make the choice to change your everyday behaviour and that means taking a few minutes out each day to de-stress.
Listening to music while you are meditating – not a good idea. … Anything you do with the thought that you are meditating is meditating. There are many ways to meditate. Personally, I find music to be distracting, but paying attention to sounds in your environment is part of insight meditation.

Types of meditation
Loving-kindness meditation. With the many types of meditation to try, there should be one to suit most individuals. …
Body scan or progressive relaxation. …
Mindfulness meditation. …
Breath awareness meditation. …
Kundalini yoga. …
Zen meditation. …
Transcendental Meditation.

Meditation is a habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. You can use it to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. Many people think of it as a way to reduce stress and develop concentration.
Basic meditation music simply provides a way for an individual to go deeper with their meditation by adding a new layer to their experience. … Unlike many other music forms, the binaural beats work with the brain to develop a frequency most associated with relaxation.

Brainwave Entrainment 10 Theta Brain Wave Benefits You Might Not Be Aware Of

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.
binaural beats music | theta waves sleep
As more and more people learn about the benefits of meditation, awareness is also increasing of the benefits of theta brain waves in particular. Theta waves fall into the frequency range between 4 to 8 Hz, and are typically produced during dreaming sleep as well as in deep trance states.

The ability to enter the theta brainwave state (i.e. where theta wave production predominates) is a valuable one, because a number of benefits are associated with theta brain waves. These include the following:

1. Improved learning abilities

The theta state is associated with the ability to learn more easily and to retain information more effectively. For this reason, using a theta brainwave recording might be beneficial to students and anybody else who needs to process large amounts of information.

2. Increased creativity

Theta brain waves are also produced in large amounts during periods of intense creative thought. This is true of those carry out traditionally creative work, such as musicians and artists, as well as anybody who is engaging in creative thinking. So if you want to learn to think more creatively, theta meditation may help.

3. Stress release

Theta brain waves are also linked with a lowering of physical and mental stress. You’ll have experienced this for yourself already, in the form of the deep sense of relaxation that descends as you drift off to sleep (theta brainwave production increases during this time). Stress can lead to many diseases, so it’s obviously beneficial to be able to release it before it becomes a problem.

4. Subconscious communication

The theta state is also associated with increased access to the subconscious mind. This means that it makes it easier to reprogram the subconscious and release limiting beliefs that might be holding you back, as well as adopting more empowering new beliefs.

5. More energy

Many people who practice theta meditation regularly report an increased sense of energy afterwards. Going into the theta state for several minutes or more is kind of like having a nap in terms of the energising effect it has on your body and mind – but without that groggy feeling afterwards!

6. Better healing abilities

Using a theta meditation recording may also be able to help your body to stay healthy. We heal best when we’re free of stress and are deeply relaxed, and the theta states are strongly linked with stress release and extremely deep relaxation.

7. The ability to have lucid dreams

Imagine being able to control your dreams – not only could you stop a nightmare in its tracks, but you could experience any scenario you desire! Well, theta meditation may be able to help you do just that, as lucid dreaming is also linked with the production of theta brainwaves. Conversely, learning to enter the theta state consistently can make it easier to become lucid while dreaming.

8. The ability to have out of body experiences

Astral travel is another paranormal ability that’s linked with theta brain wave production. Learning to have out of body experiences at will is well worth the effort, as they give you the chance to explore beyond the mundane reality that most of us call ‘life’, and to experience a new sense of personal empowerment. Being able to enter the theta state easily is a key part of learning to leave your body on demand.

9. The development of psychic powers

Various psychic abilities are also linked with theta wave production, including telepathy, remote viewing, clairvoyance and others. So if you want to start to tap into the true potential of your mind, learning to enter the theta state is the best place to start.

10. Better memory

It seems that theta brainwaves are associated with the ability to retrieve memories as well. This is particularly true of long-term memory, as the theta state is linked with greater access to the subconscious mind, which plays a key role in memory storage.

So as you can see, there are many theta brain wave benefits – and this list is just the start. In the past, these benefits have been reserved for those who are experienced in meditation, or who were just lucky enough to possess a natural ability to enter a trance state easily.

Fortunately for everyone else however, brain wave entrainment technology now makes it relatively easy for anybody to tap into the theta state, even if they don’t have years of meditation practice behind them. By making use of theta recordings that use binaural beats, monaural beats or isochronic tones, you can learn to increase your production of theta brainwaves and experience their benefits for yourself.
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? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

This ?requency 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 ?ntrain?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, ?ind-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? starting position, entrainment can be rather ?it and miss?

If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you?e 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? strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.

Brainwave Entrainment Brainwave Technology – The Binaural Beat Versus Hypnosis Training

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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Research into brainwave technology particularly focusing on the binaural beat versus hypnosis training will very quickly reveal one interesting factor. Brainwave technology and the binaural beat always operate inside the brain stem itself without assistance in any way, shape or form. On the other hand, hypnosis training first needs assistance usually in the form of a therapist whose ultimate goal is to gain access to the very same area of the brain by way of manipulation in the form of a trance.

Becoming involved in the field of brainwave technology requires a great deal of time and educational preparation. It is possible to become a certified hypnotherapist by taking a free, twenty-hour course from the inside of a cybercaf?

It doesn’t take but a very small amount of research time to realize that it’s not the binaural beat versus hypnosis but rather hypnosis versus the binaural beat. A hammer does not need a nail in order to make contact with a board but a nail can not make contact with the board without the hammer. Thus, the binaural beat does not need any contact with hypnosis but hypnosis definitely needs the binaural beat in order to operate. It is also ironic to realize that ultimately both rely on the same outside force-a sound!

Take a moment to think about what the binaural beat actually does. A sound enters the ear and immediately that picks up the sound and changes it into a brainwave pattern which in turn changes the state of the mind which in turn changes the state of the physical body. It will only take another moment to think about what hypnosis attempts to do. The body must first be disconnected from the mind by a manipulative sound from an outside source, usually a human, who in turn will attempt to manipulate the mind with the goal of making contact with the brain.

The problem for hypnosis and particularly the hypnotherapist is trying to understand, and duplicate one of the mysteries of life at the base of its very existence. Attempting to understand the relationship between the mind, binaural beats and brainwave technology even duplicating its efficacy, ranks right up there with the scientists who have spent years and years in laboratories and countless hours attempting to figure out the components of breast milk in order to make the same nourishment, immunities and other components available for a baby’s milk formula.

The sound produced for both ears works automatically and regulates itself and does not need neurological feedback to alter the pattern of the brainwave it produces. Hypnosis and its practicing therapist can not exercise cognitive control without this feedback. The binaural beat instantly reacts to the frequency of a sound, organizes and compartmentalizes it so that both sides of the brain are always in a harmonious state.

The problem with this in the world of hypnosis is that there is no way to calculate each individual beat. Every snowflake which falls to earth from the sky has a different pattern. No two human beings have exactly the same fingerprint pattern. By the same token, every single sound has a different frequency.

It is easy to see how important the binaural beat is to brainwave technology and how the world of hypnosis training has absolutely no impact whatsoever on brainwave technology and the binaural beat.
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? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

This ?requency 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 ?ntrain?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, ?ind-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? starting position, entrainment can be rather ?it and miss?

If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you?e 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? strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.

Brainwave Entrainment Brainwave Entrainment Inspires Your New Year’s Resolutions

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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Brainwave entrainment is a neuro-technological process that entrains your dominant brainwave frequency, connecting you to Divinity, so that your intentions, or resolutions for the New Year, will be inspired.

What are your resolutions for next year?

Do they involve changing who you are or, are you wanting to eliminate a less than beneficial behaviour?

Where do these ideas come from?

Intentions come from your conscious mind, the home of your ego. This is the place where you communicate with yourself and others. It is the analytical, critical, judgmental, thinking part of your mind. The conscious mind thinks it is in control and knows what you need, but it is unaware that it is merely the “puppet” of the subconscious “puppet master” mind and only has access to a small fraction of information.

Every perception, every hurt and emotion you’ve had about the experiences of your life, especially when you were a child, are stored in the subconscious mind, and it is this entity that calls the shots on how you live your life and life lives you.

So, every conscious thought you have is coloured by an emotional blueprint that you are not even aware of.

Intentions then come from this place of limitation and misguided beliefs. What your intentions end up being, are determined by your past perceptions and experiences.

Essentially, you do have a choice about what you intend, but you don’t have total control, because you don’t know what limited beliefs are prompting and influencing you in your intention. You don’t know what is going on behind your back, so to speak.

Intentions, or resolutions, almost always fail, because they come from a place of limitation-you are not good enough.

Inspiration is guidance or influence that comes directly into your mind, from the Divine. This guidance bypasses the ego completely.

In order to receive inspiration, you must raise your vibrational frequency and clear any blockages in the way, so you can connect directly, to Divine Creation. Stimulating a higher level of vibration, move your intellect and emotions, prompting action.

This is an inspired intention.

When you are in this brainwave state or state of consciousness, you receive ideas directly from the Divine. These ideas or feelings come from a clear field. There are no limited beliefs or perceptions influencing you in this state.

Intentions from inspiration, come from who you really are, not who you think you are.

You are already who you need to be, to fulfill any dream or desire.

When you are deciding what your New Year’s Resolution will be this year, consider where your intentions are coming from.

Are they coming from a place that is clear and authentic, or from a place that worries about who you are or how people view you?

What is your deeper yearning?

An inspired intention or resolution would be something that you choose to do, not feel you need to do.

What do you really want for yourself?

Brainwave entrainment is an audio tool that stimulates your brainwaves to resonate to a specific frequency, with the intention of altering your state of consciousness. Within six minutes, your brain entrains to this sound pattern, and puts you in touch with the higher vibration of the Divine. From this quiet place, you will receive feelings, prompts, images and guidance.

If you get an idea for an intention or resolution, when you are in this state of consciousness, go with it.

The Divine knows what’s perfect for you. The ego hasn’t got a clue.
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? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

This ?requency 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 ?ntrain?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, ?ind-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? starting position, entrainment can be rather ?it and miss?

If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you?e 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? strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.

relaxing music 5 More Common Health Problems During Pregnancy and Their Solutions

Meditation music is music performed to aid in the practice of meditation. It can have a specific religious content, but also more recently has been associated with modern composers who use meditation techniques in their process of composition, or who compose such music with no particular religious group as a focus.

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You have already read the first part of this article, which explains 5 most common health problems during pregnancy. They are morning sickness, fatigue, frequent urination, constipation, and heartburn. Now you will read another 5, and of course, with their solutions.

Here they are:

6. Headache

Headache commonly occurs in pregnancy, especially during the first trimester. You get a dull headache in the entire head with or without the pain at backside of the neck.

The exact reason for these headaches is unknown. However, they seem to be related to hormonal changes during pregnancy since they generally get better during second trimester, when your hormonal levels tend to stabilize. Lack of proper night sleep, dehydration, stress, fatigue, sinus congestion or eyestrain might also lead to headaches during pregnancy.

Solutions

o Try finding out the cause of pain. If the headaches are due to lack of enough sleep, bring in naps in your day’s schedule and sleep for 9-10 hours at night. If arguments with family of friends are causing the problem, settle with appropriate solutions. Avoid reading too much and get eyesight checked if eyestrain is causing headache. If tension is the reason, try applying cool or warm compress to your head.

o Take a shower and get a head massage done.

o Never keep your stomach empty and eat frequently

o Use relaxation techniques like yoga and meditation or go for acupuncture.

You must not take any of the painkillers like ibuprofen or aspirin during pregnancy. Instead, consult your health care provider and get the medications that are safe during pregnancy.

7. Abdominal pain

From second trimester onwards, you might feel a stretching pain in the lower abdomen. The pain might be brief but sharp or might be dull and long lasting. This pain occurs because of stretching and thickening of ligaments and muscles supporting your uterus to house and hold the new girth of uterus.
Abdominal pain might also occur because of constipation and/or gas and bloating.

Solutions

o If the pain is due to stretching of ligaments, changing your positions while you are discomforted might help.

o In case of the reasons being constipation and/or gas, the remedies are getting rid of these causes. To cure gas:

– Avoid certain foods like broccoli, asparagus, potato and pasta as they cause gas. Some fiber-rich foods like cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, beans, oat bran, and many fruits might also cause gas but since you need fiber to avoid constipation, you cannot avoid their intake, but reduce it. You can also consider taking wheat bran. It is an excellent source of fiber and does not cause gas.

– Eat small and frequent meals.

– Take the fluids in between the meals instead of taking them along.

– Do not take aerated drinks and avoid chewing gums.

– Practice moderate exercises or yoga.

8. Sleeping problems

Women invariably get insomnia during pregnancy. This probably occurs because of discomforts due to frequent need to urinate, headache, backache, or anxiousness and excitement about new baby’s arrival.

Solutions

o Try taking a warm bath or body massage before your sleep.

o Avoid eating before going to bed.

o Ensure that the temperature of room where you sleep is suitable. Also, ensure there is no light or sound in the room.

o If you are unable to sleep, do not worry; instead relax yourself by reading a book or listening to music.

o When your abdomen is big, sleeping on side with a pillow between the legs and one under the abdomen will comfort you.

Try sleeping on your left side, which is the best position as it allows a better flow of blood and nutrients to your baby through placenta. In this position, your kidneys also are able to eliminate waste and fluids more efficiently reducing the swelling in your hands and feet. Sleeping on back may increase backache, impair your digestion, blood circulation and your breathing. In 2nd and 3rd trimester, it may also affect your blood pressure.

9. Changes in skin color

During pregnancy, some women get brown or yellowing patch over nose and cheeks and around the eyes. These are called ‘chloasma or melasma’. They can occur on other body parts as well.

In many women, a dark line appears on midline of their lower abdomen, this is called ‘linea nigra’.

All these discolorations occur because of increased synthesis of melanin, a pigment that gives color to your skin and hair. They usually go after delivery. However, there are ways to reduce their formation while you are bearing your baby.

Solutions

o Avoid going out in sun. Sunlight further increases melanin formation. Use sun block containing SPF 15.

o Do not bleach your skin to get rid of pigmentation instead use makeup to conceal.

10. Backache

Backache occurs because of many reasons. Your ligaments that join pelvic bones to spine are made loose to facilitate childbirth causing pain when you stand, walk or sit for a long time. Increasing size of uterus also puts a strain on your back. Finally, since your muscles have to carry extra weight, they have to do extra work that makes them exhausted and hence painful.

Solutions

o Sit on a chair, which has a good support for your back.

o Avoid standing for long periods.

o Bend your knees, instead to back

o Do not lift heavy objects.

o Sleep on your left (preferably) side, with a pillow under your abdomen and between your legs

o From early pregnancy, begin an exercise program. Frequently stretch your body. Swimming is also a good exercise to strengthen your back and abdominal muscles.

o Avoid wearing high-heeled shoes and try to stand straight (although it might be difficult).

o You can also consider using abdomen-supporting girdles.
Listening to music while you are meditating – not a good idea. … Anything you do with the thought that you are meditating is meditating. There are many ways to meditate. Personally, I find music to be distracting, but paying attention to sounds in your environment is part of insight meditation.

Types of meditation
Loving-kindness meditation. With the many types of meditation to try, there should be one to suit most individuals. …
Body scan or progressive relaxation. …
Mindfulness meditation. …
Breath awareness meditation. …
Kundalini yoga. …
Zen meditation. …
Transcendental Meditation.

Meditation is a habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. You can use it to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. Many people think of it as a way to reduce stress and develop concentration.
Basic meditation music simply provides a way for an individual to go deeper with their meditation by adding a new layer to their experience. … Unlike many other music forms, the binaural beats work with the brain to develop a frequency most associated with relaxation.