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What are brainwaves?
Your brain is made up of billions of brain cells called
neurons, which use electricity to communicate with each
other. When communicating, they produce tiny electrical
impulses. These electrical impulses create waves of
currents that flow throughout its neural pathways. A
rhythm of those impulses is known as brainwave pattern.
All brains produce a variety of electrical wave patterns
which reflect what the brain is doing.
There are four common types of
brainwave patterns. The type of brainwave is defined
by the frequency at which it is pulsing, and the
particular rate of pulsation determines our respective
state of mind. You can tell a lot about a person simply
by observing their brainwave patterns.
For example, an increase in the amplitude of Alpha waves
lowers the level of anxiety (and inversely: reduced
amplitude of Alpha waves is associated with intensifying
fear) while an increase in percentage of the Alpha waves
is accompanied with an increase in creativity and
psychological efficiency, particularly in competitive
situations. (Hardt and Kamiya, 1978.)
Also, anxious people tend to produce an overabundance of
high Beta waves while people with depression tend to
produce an overabundance of slower Alpha/Theta
brainwaves.
In a different study done in 1984, Hartfield observed
significant increase in the level of the Alpha waves in
the left temporal and parietal regions of shooters,
archers, and golf players, right before the shot or
strike.
What is Brainwave Entrainment?
While working on the design of the pendulum clock in
1656, Dutch scientist Christian Huygens found that if he
placed two unsynchronized clocks side by side on a wall,
they would slowly synchronize to each other. In fact,
the synchronization was so precise not even mechanical
intervention could calibrate them more accurately.
Would it surprise you to know that the same rules apply
to more complex systems such as the brain?
As defined by Wikipedia, brainwave synchronization or
"brainwave entrainment," is any practice that aims to
cause brainwave frequency to fall into step with a
periodic stimulus having a frequency corresponding to
the intended brain-state (for example, to induce sleep).
It depends upon a "frequency following" response, a
naturally occurring phenomenon where the human brain has
a tendency to change its dominant frequency towards the
frequency of a dominant external stimulus. Such a
stimulus may be aural, as in the case of binaural beats,
monaural beats, and isochronic tones, or else visual, or
a combination of the two with a
light &
sound machine.
Brainwave entrainment was first identified in 1934,
although its effects had been noted as early as Ptolemy.
Entrainment is a principle of physics. The principles of
entrainment are universal, appearing in chemistry,
neurology, biology, pharmacology, medicine, astronomy
and more.
When the brain is given a stimulus, through the ears,
eyes or other senses, it emits an electrical charge in
response, called a Cortical Evoked Response. This
activity can be measured using sensitive electrodes
attached to the scalp.
Researchers have found that not only are brainwaves
representative of of mental state, but they can be
stimulated to change a person's mental state, and even
help treat a variety of mental disorders. Some brainwave
patterns can even be used to access exotic or
extraordinary experiences such as "lucid dreaming" or
ultra-realistic visualization.
For example, a 4 Hz brainwave is associated with sleep,
so a 4 Hz sound pattern would help reproduce the sleep
state in your brain. The same concept can be applied to
nearly all mental states, including concentration,
creativity and many others.
In 1999, the Journal of Neurotherapy published a case
study conducted by Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D. In the study
Dr. Budzynski used 8 college students who were
struggling academically.
After undergoing audio-visual brainwave stimulation, the
students outperformed a control group and significantly
increased their grade point average. The GPA for the 8
students continued to rise even after treatment was
discontinued.
Drs. Siegfried and Susan Othmer found that neurofeedback
brainwave training in the 15-18 Hz range can produce
significant shifts in IQ score, particularly with people
who are suffering from ADD/ADHD and other disorders. In
cases where the starting IQ value is less than 100, the
average IQ increase was 33 points!
They also found significant improvements in memory,
reading and arithmetic. In a one year follow-up,
trainees showed major improvements in self-esteem,
concentration and self-expression.
What does it mean to you?
It means that
You can enhance the results of your sessions /
reinforcement CDs just by using a
background music with
appropriate underlined frequency patterns.
Brainwave entrainment CDs alone can help to train the
mind to produce coherent brainwave patterns best suited
for optimal mental functioning during particular
activities. Can you imagine what they can do when you
add your suggestions?
People with trained minds can easily shift between
different states merely by intending it. At the same
time, people with
untrained minds may find it challenging to get
intentionally into a desired state of mind, in which
case using your hypnosis audio program with brainwave entrainment
background music can
help them to do so effortlessly, often within
minutes of listening.
And our Healing Sound
Bites collection is designed to help you to
differentiate from other hypnotists by providing better
service and more effective help to your clients...
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Are there any side effects?
Use of the Brainwave Entrainment has many positive side
benefits that may or may not be directly related to your
goals or to the goals of your clients.
Some of our clients report that they notice more emotional stability, better
blood circulation, quicker thinking, heightened
awareness, increased energy, and much more. Many of them
even report a reduced need for sleep.
The only negative side effects that have been reported
are occasional temporary negative mood change and for
certain Brainwave Entrainment sessions mild headaches have
been reported, but only for the first few uses.
Headaches usually occur as a result of increased blood
flow in the brain, which is a good thing. You can think
of it as a mental workout. And as after physical workout
you may experience soar muscles, you may experience
headache after the brainwave entrainment session. It
will go away as your brain become more "fit".
Also read the Brainwave Entrainment
declaimer as those sessions are not for everyone. |
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