| The positive consequences of meditation, as well | | | | you can notice that internal conversation you |
| as binaural brainwave activity, represent a list that | | | | have going on. When you try to meditate, this |
| is ever expanding, especially as the connections | | | | conversation prevents you from achieving the |
| between mind and body continues to be | | | | proper state of mind. It is the reason so many |
| documented with the passage of time. Yogis and | | | | people give up learning to meditate, since their |
| mystics have sung the praises of meditation for | | | | mind is so undisciplined. |
| thousands of years, but it was not until the 1970s | | | | There is wonderful news. You can now have your |
| that Western scientists really started documenting | | | | meditation automated. You can have the benefits |
| for themselves, some of of the results that can | | | | of meditation without first having to develop the |
| occur when people achieve truly meditative states | | | | discipline to quiet your mind. There are Tibetan |
| of mind. | | | | monks whose entire lives are spent in meditation. |
| Here is a partial list of the benefits of meditating: | | | | Scientists have studied their brainwave patterns |
| Improvement of memory, reduction of stress, | | | | during meditation. The brainwaves produced by |
| increased productivity, lower blood pressure, more | | | | these monks is like none that were ever before |
| and deeper relaxation, relief of depression, anxiety | | | | been seen. |
| relief, an increase in hormonal production when | | | | Researchers later discovered that if non |
| more is needed, as well as a decrease in the | | | | meditators are given soundtracks of binaural |
| production of hormones when less is needed, | | | | beats, and if they listen to them using |
| better sleep, emotional maturation, enhancement | | | | headphones, their brainwaves patterns will will |
| of mood, relationship improvement, immune | | | | automatically mimic many of the astounding |
| system boost, lowering of cholesterol, relief from | | | | patterns of the Tibetan monks, who practice 16 |
| pain, synchronization of brainwaves, addiction | | | | hours a day for 30 years. |
| relief, increased intelligence scores, relief from | | | | Binaural beats are known as apparent sounds, |
| compulsive behavior, help in replacing bad habits | | | | because they're created by the brain hearing 2 |
| with new habits, and increased creativity. | | | | separate tones that are slightly differing |
| To meditate is to allow your mind to finally relax | | | | frequencies. They must be played in headphones, |
| by focusing on a single thing, for example, the | | | | with each ear getting only one tone. What the |
| breaths you are taking. This is a gift, a holiday for | | | | brain perceives is a single tone that has beats, or |
| your mind, away from the constant barrage of | | | | clicks, that are not actually there, otherwise. |
| outside stimuli, as well as that internal | | | | These beats represent the frequency difference |
| conversation you always have going on. You | | | | between the two tones. The brain, will then |
| might be in denial, or actually unaware of this | | | | entrain to, or mimic the frequency, with binaural |
| conversation since you keep it covered up by | | | | brainwave patterns. This is what allows |
| your TV, mp3 player, the internet, texting, radio, | | | | researchers to produce soundtracks that enable |
| and phone or live conversations with other people. | | | | anybody to create meditative states of mind, |
| Then, during those few and far between times, | | | | similar to the Tibetan monks, without taking the |
| when you allow yourself to have peace and quiet, | | | | time, effort and discipline that is usually needed. |