Changing your brain with just a small pair of headphones!
Binaural beats are particular sounds recorded in so that they alter the the frequencies asociated with the brainwaves of the listener automatically. Through a technological technique known as brain entrainment, binaural beats can change the mind/body state of the headphone wearer.
Studies proven that certain brainwave states, which can be easily induced with binaural beats, which create intense relaxation. These relaxed states are ideal for learning and remembering new information, creating relaxed healing sleep and better creativity - to mention only some.
Before the discovery of binaural beats tapes, CDs and MP3s, the only means to make specific changes in your brain's wave frequencies was by practising deep meditation. In the past this type of this art has only been possible for practitioners of meditation with over twenty years of practise, such as Zen Buddhist Monks. Although it's possible now to do it with binaural beats.
Through the use of binaural beats it is possible for every person to enter profound meditative states after minutes only by using home headphones and a specific pre-made binuaral beats recording.
Although the science that goes into brain entrainment through binaural beats is highly complex to delve into deeply the fundemental premise is easy to comprehend.
Binaural beats were discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove when he was an Assosiate Professor at the University in Berlin. Dove discovered that when 2 sounds that are similar, which are just slightly different in frequency, are given separately to right and left ear (Binaural) they'll create a pulsation or beat type effect to occur in the brain - binaural beats.
It was in the late '70s when Scientific American published the research paper by Dr. Gerald Oster called "Auditory Beats in the Brain" which highlighted the use of binaural beats. This report highlighted how Dr. Oster took Dove's discovery and through research found that through using these binaural beats he could alter the brainwaves of the subject to match the internal beat created by the binaural beats. When this occurred the brainwaves of the listener started to resonate with the frequency of the binaural beats. Thus Oster learned that through the type of recording used in binaural beats he had the ability to alter the brain's frequencies of the listener and encourage intentional mental and physical states.
To you and me the use of binaural beats would just be another scientific experiment which has nothing to do with real life or everyday routines if it was not because everything you do in life has a corresponding brainwave pattern. Most times the effects you wish to create are affected by the state your brainwaves are in at that moment. The things you do have a dominant brainwave pattern associated with it.
When you find yourself relaxed, when sleeping, your brain has a certain frequency associated with it and displays certain patterns such as Theta waves. When you are alert and motivated your brain is engaged in Beta or even Gamma frequencies. These patterns can be created by the use of binaural beats.
If you evoke a state of focused relaxation at times of lesiure when captivated by TV, imagining or while under the influence of hypnosis, you find yourself in the Alpha state. This is also the state experienced with most forms of meditation. However very experienced meditaters, just like a Zen Buddhist Monk, are able to enter Theta and Delta states while remaining highly consciously aware. You can also achieve this with the aid of binaural beats!
Such states, which do normally take over 20 years to achieve by pratcising meditation, can be created within just moments by using binaural beats.
"This all sounds great", you may say but how does it affect me? You are able to induce meditative states at will using sound technology? Is this relevant to you and me? To properly answer that question we need to study at the reasons for creating a meditative state and thus binaural beats.
Several benefits of meditation or binaural beats are:
1. Better relaxed mental and physical states.
2. Better more restful and energizing sleep.
3. Better creative ability.
4. A slower aging rate.
5. Releasing of past negative emotional turmoil.
6. A reduction in Stress.
7. Heightened physical energy.
8. Better ability with focus.
9. Increased retention of studied information.
10. Faster post-operative recovery times.
Such a list is a small example of the potential rewards of using meditation and binaural beats. This list is certainly not complete.
It is evident then that the benefits of having a method, that can create beneficial brain states that induce healthy changes in body and mind, is very beneficial. We are very fortunate to live in a time where we readily have access to different forms of this technology from Holosync and Brain Entrainment, designed for major self improvement, to individual Binaural Beats recordings designed to create focused states in mind and body.
The research carried out into binaural beats and its affect on the mind and body indicates that these recordings is highly effective and can be utilized very successfully by everyone. I have offered some other sites on the subject for further reading.
Centerpointe - reviews the Centerpointe Holosync Solution course which utilizes binaural beats.
Binaural Beats. Many separate binaural beats titles reviewed.
Brain Entrainment & Binaural Beats 12 individual binaural beats titles to induce different states.
