Ok so there is a lot of info on Binaural beats and it is pretty cool stuff. I started to add in all the info I found but I decided to do a quick recap and then direct you to the site I found if you want more information.
There are 5 brainwaves
Alpha Gamma Delta Theta and Beta
Each one affects our brains differently.
Binaural Beats are a sort of brainwave entertainment.
"Put very simply binaural beats are specially generated sounds that are created in order to alter your brainwaves. By altering your brainwave frequencies you are able to influence your mind into experiencing altered states of consciousness. Which altered mind state you achieve will depend on the exact frequency of the binaural beats."~Bianural Beats Online.com
In a nutshell,
Of all the different brain waves Alpha brainwaves are the strongest and most prominent. They promote peace, calm creativity and balance as well as released stress and anxiety.
Gamma Waves increase compassion happiness and they make you smart.
Theta is very popular and offers body healing, heightened intuition, reprogramming the subconscious, intense emotional connections and more.
Delta waves have to do with sleeping when we are in a dreamless state so you will find these beats to be helpful sleep aids.
Beta is active when we are speaking or teaching and I did not find any direct info on beats for this wave.
There you have it. All sorts of cool information about your brain and meditation. I am excited about all of this and I look forward to giving it a try. I found plenty of binaural specific beat albums on itunes but for tonight I am going to try out a kind of basic binaural app I found for my iphone. I will probably be tapping into the delta waves using the sleep beat on this app. I will get into a more specific wave tomorrow. I can't decide which one to start with!
~M
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