| Do you want to learn to meditate, but find it hard | | | | it can be difficult to keep the mind focused and to |
| to focus your mind? Or maybe you're already an | | | | allow it to quieten down. This is especially true for |
| experienced meditator who is looking to expand | | | | people in western cultures, where such |
| your skill and perceptions? In either case, | | | | mind-control abilities aren't valued. |
| isochronic tones have a lot to offer you. | | | | Most forms of meditation involve focusing on |
| Read on, and we'll take a look at why using | | | | something - such as a mantra, your breath or a |
| isochronic meditation recordings is a great idea. | | | | candle flame, for example. The aim varies; some |
| What Are Isochronic Tones? | | | | people simply want to experience the inner peace |
| Isochronic tones are a type of sound-based | | | | that comes from a focused, quiet mind (mental |
| brainwave entrainment technology. Brainwave | | | | chatter tends to decrease as focus increases). |
| entrainment recordings use pulses of sound to | | | | Others might meditate with a goal in mind, such |
| influence your state of mind. When listening to | | | | as developing a particular extra-sensory ability, or |
| sounds of specific frequencies, your brain will tend | | | | to tap into their inner guidance. |
| to match (or entrain to) the sounds, and produce | | | | But whatever the reason for meditating, it usually |
| brainwaves of the same frequency. This | | | | involves some degree of through control; even if |
| phenomenon is known as the frequency following | | | | you're just letting your thoughts flow, it takes |
| response. | | | | some self-discipline not to get caught up in them. |
| This is very useful, since different states of | | | | Unfortunately, it typically takes a new meditator |
| consciousness are associated with brainwaves of | | | | several months or even years of practice to |
| different frequencies. Meditators, for example, | | | | develop enough control over their minds to really |
| usually enter the alpha brainwave band (8 - 12 Hz) | | | | reap the benefits of meditation. But with |
| first, and then descend to the theta frequencies | | | | isochronic tones, you can shortcut this process, |
| (5 - 8Hz) if their meditation deepens. | | | | because the recording will help your brain to reach |
| Isochronic tone recordings feature a series of | | | | and maintain the brainwave states that are |
| rapidly repeating pulses of sound with a distinct | | | | associated with the meditative experience: the |
| gap between each - they basically turn on and off | | | | alpha state for light meditation, and theta for |
| very quickly. The clearly separated nature of | | | | deeper trances. |
| isochronic pulses make them especially easy for | | | | And with practice, eventually you won't even |
| the brain to synchronise with. | | | | need to use the recording, because your brain will |
| For this reason, most people who are | | | | have learned how to meditate - but in much less |
| experienced with using brainwave entrainment for | | | | time than usual! |
| meditation recommend isochronic tones over | | | | Isochronic tones are also of value for more |
| other methods such as binaural beats and | | | | experienced meditators who want to broaden |
| monaural beats. | | | | their experience, because by experimenting with |
| How Isochronic Tones Can Benefit Meditators | | | | recordings that target different frequency ranges, |
| Isochronic tones are of value to meditators | | | | you can more easily tap into states of |
| because they make it relatively easy to focus the | | | | consciousness that you might not have explored |
| mind and achieve a state of deep relaxation. As | | | | in your normal meditation practice. |
| anyone who has tried to learn to meditate knows, | | | | |