Meditation And Brainwave Entrainment

has been written about meditation, but not sopractice and daily trips to that deep place within.
much has been written about brainwaveIn a nutshell meditation in this context is a fourth
entrainment. In fact, most people probably neverstate of consciousness that is unique because it
even heard of the term "brainwave entrainment".consists of high awareness with very low mental
In this article I hope to reveal how meditation andor physiological function. Meditation is an
brainwave entrainment compliment each otherawareness of our inner spirit, as well as closeness
and are inseparable. I also point out thatto our spirit. Everyone comes "pre-wired" with the
brainwave entrainment can be used as a shortcutcapacity for this type of meditative restful
to meditation.awareness. Alas few ever reach it during normal
Meditation Definedsleep. But daily meditation can help your sleep
Although there are various definitions forbecome deeper.
meditation one of the main definitions forWhen reaching deep delta levels during sleep we
meditation is stillness of mind, letting go of stormyfeel so much refreshed and rejuvenated when
and distracting thoughts and emotions, and for awe wake up. When we fall into deep sleep, the
time remaining focused inwardly. Those who areego disappears as does all out mental
intellectually inclined use meditation to clear theirprogramming and brainwashed mindset, we are
mind and to focus on just one thought, perhaps acloser to our pristine innocence. The closer we are
thought about how to solve a certain problem, orto "home" so to speak the more recharged and
entertaining the thought of a new idea. Thosehealthy we are in our day to day life.
who are spiritually inclined use meditation for stillingThis clearly proves that the secret of attaining
their mind so they can focus all their energy andfreshness and peace lies within, not outside. The
aspiration on the divine within. But we are barelygoal of meditation is to become conscious while
scratching the surface in defining meditation inyou are passing through dream and deep sleep
such simple terms.states of your mind, and remaining conscious
Meditation and Brainwaveswhen you are in your spirit so to speak. And then
Scientifically speaking meditation basically altersthe ultimate goal (practice makes perfect) is the
one’s brainwaves. Different brainwavecarrying over of that awareness into your day to
states are associated with different benefits andday life and maintaining it by intuitive living. This is
experiences. For example when your mind iswhen an entire life makeover takes place of
racing, stressed, unable to relax or be still, perhapswhich religious rules of conduct and morals and
caught in emotional turmoil, arguing, hating, bitter,ethical living are all but cheap imitations of
screaming, or confused, racing a zillion miles asomething that is natural and spontaneous due to
second etc., you are probably plugged into athe actual experience of “seeing God” in the
brainwave state at the beta or even gammadepths of one’s being. But that is another
levels. Most of us live our waking day to day livessubject.
at the beta level. Even if we are generally a calmBrainwave Entrainment: A Shortcut To Meditation
person we can still be at a beta level if we areThe primary emphasis in this article relates to a
unable to intellectually relax or take a mentalshortcut method for getting to that deep inward
break. If we feel we always need to bestate where the physical, mental, emotional and
preoccupied with something we are probably livingspiritual benefits of meditation naturally follow. This
too much at the beta live, and in the long run thisis where "brainwave entrainment" comes in.
can potentially cause premature aging, stress,What Is Brainwave Entrainment?
health problems, emotional issues, and so on.Brainwave entrainment is a scientifically proven
Healthy beta is ok. But our brain can be too betaleading edge in brain/mind technology.
wired which is not good.Professionals in the areas of psychology,
Meditation helps train the brain to be moreneurology, medical health and self-help are
synchronized and balanced. Periods of regularbeginning to utilize the power of brainwave
meditation practice help bring the brain from aentrainment in their work with patients and clients.
gamma or beta level to a more relaxed alphaAdvances in the effectiveness of brainwave
level, or even deeper to a theta level, andentrainment have been significant and gaining
ultimately in very deep, intense meditation youground.
can reach the delta level. Delta is a very life-giving,Wikipedia defines brainwave entrainment this way:
rejuvenating state of mind, but few reach it often"Brainwave synchronization or "brainwave
enough, not even when they sleep.entrainment," is any practice that aims to cause
Following is a brief description of the beta, alpha,brainwave frequency to fall into step with a
theta, and delta brainwave states:periodic stimulus having a frequency corresponding
Beta waves (13 to 40 Hz ) - Beta is identifiedto the intended brain-state (for example, to
with active, busy or anxious thinking and activeinduce sleep). It depends upon a "frequency
concentration.following" response, a naturally occurring
Alpha waves (8 to 12 Hz ) - When we begin tophenomenon where the human brain has a
relax or begin to get drowsy, but are still awaketendency to change its dominant EEG frequency
and conscious, when we are day dreaming, wetowards the frequency of a dominant external
are at the alpha level.stimulus. Such a stimulus may be aural, as in the
Theta waves (4 to 8 Hz) - When we are asleepcase of binaural beats, monaural beats, and
and have dreams, and experience rapid eyeisochronic tones, or else visual, as with a
movement (REM), and have hallucinations, anddream-machine, a combination of the two with a
even when we experience deep meditation, wemind machine, or even electromagnetic radiation."
are at the theta level. When we lucid dream (thisOver the centuries and even today many people
is when you are conscious while you areuse different methods in an attempt to enter a
dreaming) we are at the theta level.deep state of meditation. Some use breathing
Delta waves (0 to 4 Hz) - Delta waves aretechniques. Some use chanting, others use dance,
usually associated with deep, slow brain activityinstruments, music, devotional exercises and so
found in deep sleep. Delta waves are experiencedmuch more. All these are different methods used
predominantly in newborn infants, as well as infor basically entraining the brain and lowering the
healthy adults in deep rejuvenating sleep, or inbrainwave frequencies to a state of mind at the
very deep states of brain enhancing, emotionalalpha, theta or delta levels.
cleansing, bodily renewing meditation.Also used by some for entering deep states of
The Difference Between Meditation and Sleepmeditation are brainwave mp3’s or
By now you are probably thinking to yourself:cd’s which are embedded with binaural
"What is the point in meditating since I enter thebeats, monaural beats, or isochronic tones. It has
alpha, theta, and sometimes delta levels everybeen scientifically documented that periods of
time I sleep? If I sleep 6 — 8 hours a nightregular brainwave entrainment by means of
then am I not basically receiving the samelistening to cd’s or mp3’s embedded
benefits I would receive if I were doing 6with binaural betas, monaural beats, or isochronic
— 8 hours of meditation a day for mytones can lead to an increase in overall emotional
entire life?"calmness, relaxation, deep inner peace, intelligence,
The main point here is deep, dreamless sleep atcreativity, focus and mental clarity also improving
the delta level. Most people don’t sleepmemory, raising IQ and creating a rise in energy,
deep enough where the benefits of deepand reduction in stress levels. These are the same
rejuvenating sleep take place. But if you takebenefits one experiences during meditation.
even only a "power nap" for an hour or two andAll this info I shared may sound complicated and
enter a deep, dreamless sleep at the delta level atcomplex in some cases. The fact is that you no
that time, when you wake up and come out of itmore need to understand exactly how this
there is a new sense of life, energy, awareness,process works than you need to know how the
well-being in you. In deep rejuvenating meditationengines on an airplane work to get you from one
you enter that same level, except that you aredestination to another. What you really need to
awake instead on unconscious. When you canknow is that brainwave entrainment is highly
enter that deep rejuvenating state ofeffective and easily fits into your daily routine.
consciousness while remaining fully aware thenJust 20 minutes to an hour a day listening to
you can carry over that state of mind in yourbrainwave entrainment mp3’s or
day to day life and become the essence of whocd’s you begin to reap the rewards.
you are deep in your inner most being. It takes