Meditation Music - The Fast Free Fall Into Theta And Deep Meditation

Forget emptying your thoughts. That happens on its own. The purpose of meditation is to slow down our brain waves. This is also known as brain entrainment. The benefits of meditation are some of the greatest that can be experienced. Meditation can be used to achieve deep relaxation and ease of stress. Meditation is used for inspiration, for healing, for eliminating pain, for learning, for spiritual growth...the list goes on and on. All of these are actually effects of different brainwave states. Meditation is how we move from one state to another.

Think of the gears on a car or a bike. That's what brain waves are like. Meditation is like the assembly that is responsible for shifting the gears. If you don't know about the effects of different brain waves and you try to meditate, you are essentially trying to shift gears without knowing what effect they will have. You may be able to get the car to go, but there's a good chance it won't be a fun ride. Not to mention that you might burn out the clutch in the process. Not understanding some of these things about meditation could definitely burn you out if you do it wrong. However, just like knowing how to shift gears can get you very far, very efficently, knowing how to meditate can do the same.

The four common brain waves we operate in are BETA, ALPHA, THETA, and DELTA, in that order. That's first gear, second gear, third gear, and fourth gear. We shift from one brainwave state to the next within the realm of meditation. There are several brainwave shifting(brain entrainment) techniques that can be used, but this article is about one of the most effective methods...using meditation music with binaural beats.

Binaural beats is a term that refers to two different beats, one for each ear. The brain makes up the difference. So if you have a frequency of 850hz playing in your left ear, and 870hz playing in your right ear, the brain will make up the 20hz difference. Slowly, the frequencies are brought closer together to achieve the desired brainwave state. All music with binaural beats MUST be listened to with stereo headphones. Speakers will not do the job because the frequencies will not be isolated to each ear. The frequencies are usually in the background of some soothing music. They do not have to be picked up by your conscious level of hearing - your brain will pick up on them.

Another tip is to keep your eyes closed throughout the entire meditation process. Lights and colors have different frequencies which typically make it much more difficult to slow down the brain.

Not all meditation music has binaural beats in it. These will work much more slowly, with the exception of isochronic tones, but if the music relaxes you, they can be used. The most effective way to change brainwave frequencies/states with music is to first match your present state, as much as is possible. This will be the BETA state in most cases. I have meditation music free to download on the page listed in my bio. The free meditation music track is designed to bring you from 20hz to 8hz in less than 6 minutes. This will prepare you for Theta. And Theta is the game changer.

Here is a brief overview of the brain wave states.

Beta(12hz-40hz) is our everyday waking state of mind. It is what we operate in most of the day and it is not conducive to deep learning or relaxation. Just imagine driving all day in first gear. Your engine would be screaming but you'd hardly be moving. That's what we do with our bodies.

The next state is the Alpha(8hz-12hz) brainwave frequencies. This state is very good for focus and deep imprinting onto the mind. The alpha state is associated with deep relaxation and is the beginning of access to the subconscious mind. Information can be inserted 100 times faster and more effectively in the alpha state than in the beta state. It is the state you are in when you sit down to read a book, and all of your relaxed, undivided attention is on that book.

Theta(4hz-8hz) is an incredible state to be in and is ideal for meditation. This is the state where REM(rapid eye movement) or dreaming sleep happens. In the theta and delta states, your Reticular Activating System is inactive. In both Theta and Delta states, infomation can get inserted 1,000 times faster than in the beta state. Potential behavioral changes happen in theta. Influence on the subconscious mind is unrestricted. Changes in genetic patterns can be influenced in the theta state, as well as physical healing. High access to field of consciousness(quantum field) is able to be attained.

The Delta(0.1hz-4hz) is a very deep state, and is usually only reached when in a deep dreamless sleep. It embodies everything in the theta state and more. Extremely high access to the quantum field is in the delta brain waves. HGH(human growth hormone) is released at lower delta frequencies. Pain is eliminated. An extreme sense of oneness is reached.

By: Dennis Andrew

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