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Brainwave Entrainment

USING YOUR BRAINWAVES BENEFICIALLY: BRAINWAVE ENTRAINMENT:
BINAURAL BEAT FREQUENCIES: AUDIO BRAINWAVE TECHNOLOGY
for ACCESSING ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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This page has a little background info on brainwaves.

What they are? Why they are important?
and MOST IMPORTANTLY,

How can YOU can use the naturally occuring
principle of entrainment to alter your MINDSTATE???

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***Brainwave Information
***Chart of Brainwaves and the corresponding mental states
***The principle of entrainment
***check out the Brainwave Generator and The Brainwave Flasher

Brainwavezzz

If you are not familiar with brainwaves I'll give you a brief Cliff-notes version.........

Our brain produces waves of currents that flow throughout its neural pathways. 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. There are four basic types of brainwave patterns, but due to the complexity of our brains there are often several patterns interacting at one time. It is the predominance of one particular brainwave frequency that determines our state of mind. For example, if you are in a beta state, there may be trace levels of alpha and theta but they would minimal compared to the dominating amount of beta present.

Our brains have a left and a right hemisphere. The left hemisphere is linear, logical, practical, and time orientated while the right hemisphere seems to be much more non-linear, abstract, creative, wholistic, and non-logical. An accountant probably uses less of his right hemisphere than an artist would. We tend to use one hemisphere at a time, or better said, we will favor particular henispheres depending on what we are doing. If you're doing math you'd be using more of your left side. If you're painting a picture, you'd have more right hemispheric activity. Obviously it is not that simple, and both hemispheres are constantly interacting and both can be in use at the same time.

These hemispheres are connected by the corpus callosum. It serves as a conduit or a bridge between both sides. This bridge can literally be exercized and strenthened until it is physically larger and more capable of transmitting data, thoughts, emotion between hemispheres. By merging both hemispheres and allowing them to work together we can increase our mental fitness. It is basically like having a faster modem, faster speed, a more integrated system. The famous clairvoyent healer Edgar Cayce was found to have an unusually large corpus callosum, but could it be that everyone has a smaller one than they should or could have if they were consciously exercised it???

Below is a simple chart containing the four types of brainwave frequencies along with their characteristic features and associated mental states. The frequencies are measures in hertz (Hz) which is roughly translated as beats per second or cycles per second. Ex. if the Beta range is between 13 to 30 Hz, if a brainwave is monitored as pulsing 20 times per second it be a beta wave.
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BRAINWAVE: RANGE: CORRESPONDING MENTAL STATE
(....excluding those ranges higher than beta such as gamma)

BETA waves 13 to 30 Hz the fastest waves, most commonly found during our waking state, associated with outward awareness, engaged mind, arousal, actively perceiving and evaluating forms of data through the senses; also present with fear, anger, worry, hunger, and surprise.

ALPHA waves 7 to 13 Hz associated with non-drowsy but relaxed, tranquil state of consciousness, less engagement and arousal, pleasant inward awareness, body/mind integration, present during meditation and states of relaxation

THETA waves 3 to 7 Hz associated with increased recall, creativity, imagery and visualization , free-flowing thought, future planning, inspiration, drowsiness, present during dreaming and REM states

DELTA waves .1 to 3 Hz associated with deep dreamless sleep, deep trance state pituitary release of growth hormone, self-healing, present during deep levels of non-REM sleep.

So all these brainwave states have been examined, charted, experimented with, and we are learning more and more about how these states can be summoned and harnessed to create states of mind conducive to certain abilities or functions. For example, the best moments of creativity, the Eureka flashes, occur mostly when theta waves are a majority. This is also when we are verging between waking and sleeping, when we are in that Twilight Zone consciousness just mindfully floating at the gateway of sleep.

This explains why we have such great ideas during this time period, and it is noted in the history books that this is the time when many scientists and other great thinkers had their flashes of insight. Einstein came up with the theory of relativity in this state, and likewise, one of the Watson/Crick pair visualized the double helix cracking the illusive architecture of DNA while in this state.

Time spent in this "border-zone" time period can be time well spent. Becoming aware of the whole process of falling asleep will enhance your lucid dreaming, and as mentioned this hypnagogic state is where creativity, problem-solving, and imagery skills are easily accessible. All this information about brainwaves is a preamble to the matter of entraining your brainwaves to specific frequencies. You can use the process of entrainment to create a theta state of mind or an alpha or delta or even combinations of multi-layered frequencies.

Entrainment

The scientific principle of entrainment can be utilized to resonate your brain at specific frequencies. Entrainment is pretty simple. If you have two tuning forks of the same pitch, if you strike one and hold it near the other one, it will resonate at the same frequency. It also works with a piano. If you have two pianos in one room and strike a key, the stretched chord attached to the same key on the other piano will vibrate.

Let's sat that we have a bunch of pendulum clocks hanging on a wall. If we irradically set all the pendulums on every clock so that they all are swinging at different speeds, with the passing of time all the pendulums on every clock will become synchronized. By the end of the day or sooner (...not like I've ever done it ;) they will all be swinging together in unison.

How does this happen? The explanation to this is more in depth but in simple terms, it happens just like the law of gravity or the conservation of energy. Given this fact and the fact that our brains operate much like a resonance chamber. Oscillating pulses and patterns of neural excitations ripple through our brains much like never-ending waves in a dynamic pond of subtle electrical matter.

Brainwave entrainment and binaural beats occur naturally in our environment. The process of reproducing this entrainment effect using audio technology was developed in the early 1970's by Gerard Oster, a biophysicist from NYC, and with that; the process of creating audio-entraining binaural beat frequencies was born. The process is actually very simple. It's almost easier to do than say :)

The idea is that you have a different tone in each ear and your brain takes the difference between the two and resonates at this differential frequency. So if you have a beat frequency of 97 Hz in your left ear and 103 Hz in your right ear, your brain will perceive it as a 6 Hz differential, and your brain will resonate at this frequency which is in the Theta range.

One of the most well-known producers of entrainement-related products is the The Monroe Institute . They sell Hemi-Sync Tapes which are designed and developed using their patented Hemi-Sync Technology. The tapes are embedded with multi-plexed binaural beat frequencies. Each binaural beat frequency causes your brain to resonate at a particular frequency. By orchestrating these frequenices they have created products which aims at altering the user's consciousness. If you want to try a demo of the Hemi-Sync process, click here, Hemi-Sync Demo. Good ole' Robert Monroe and his journeys out of the body led him to study these altered states of consciousness and he and his team of researchers and scientists have been doing a lot to expand our knowledge about altered states of consciousness.

*I would like to state that I have no direct affiliation with The Monroe Institute and that my efforts in this area have no connection with TMI nor anything to do with the trademarked Hemi-Sync Process. I am not in a position to answer any questions regarding TMI because like I said, "I'm not affiliated with them" For those of you who are interested in TMI's Hemi-Sync Products, I recommend visiting their website by clicking any of the links I've posted in the previous paragraph. I'm sure that they would be happy to answer any of your questions regarding their products. They come highly recommended and although I have never tried any of their products or been able to attend any of their seminars, I have heard many good things from those who have.

There are several other companies that use differing forms of Brainwave Entrainment Technology. Dr. Jeffrey Thompson is a well-known neuroacoustic pioneer. His site, www.jejjthompson.com ,has information about entrainment as well as products that he has developed that utilize this technology. I have tried his products and they are quite good. I purchased his Brainwave Suite some time ago and have had some great "entrancing" entrainment while using it. There is also Brain Sync and Holopoint, other companies that offers brainwave CDs, but I haven't heard too much from users of these products whereas I have heard good things about TMI's Hemi-Sync Tapes and Dr.Thompson's CDs.

*I'm not affiliated with Dr. Thompson, Holopoint nor BrainSync, I just thought I would mention them in case you are interested in seeing what else is available in the way of entrainment products. There are many other companies in fact that offer differing versions of these kinds of products but these are just the ones that I have heard mentioned. For information on the techniques they use or the products they offer, I suggest checking their websites.

Recently, I have started my own company called Brainwave Mind Voyages which sells brainwave entrainment CDs. Since I have experienced first-hand that this brainwave entrainment stuff really does have a lot of potential, I decided that I should do my part to help out anyone who was interested in using entrainment. All of the audio brainwave entrainment used on my projects have been initally developed and designed by myself with no help from any outside sources, no affiliations with any pre-existing companies nor anything else but the brain in my head and a sophisticated sound-editing program. Not having any inital collaboration can have its positives and negatives, but I have found that as a whole I am very satisfied with my end result. By having a goal in mind, that of altering one's consciousness to make the induction of lucid dreams or out-of-body experiences more likely, I have engineered several CDs that attempt to use the brainwave boost of naturally occuring entrainment to hopefully increase one's experiential results. Now, that I have a few entrainment products developed, I have established a testing group that helps me monitor the effectiveness and incorporate any new modifications in any project depending on the feedback.

To visit my new BMV site, click here. From there you can check out my products and learn a little more about brainwave entrainment. I would like to thank those that have helped me out and given me the support and encouragement to make Brainwave Mind Voyages a reality. As new neuroacoustic technologies develop I am sure that this will continue to be a fascinating and powerful field that can be used to empower and better the lives of those that are interested in self-development, self-empowerment and self-mastery.

MAKING BINAURALS BEATS

You can make your own binaural beat frequencies using CoolEdit or other programs available on the web. I prefer CoolEdit and if you want more information about using CoolEdit, click here. It is a very easy program to work with and I highly recommend downloading a free trial version of it and checking it out. Just learn how to generate tones using the program and follow the guidelines above and you will be on your way to some homemade brainwave entraining.

SOME ENTRAINMENT PRODUCTS FOUND ON THE WEB

There is also a program that is free on the internet called The Brainwave Generator which has an assortment of pre-set brainwave frequencies for you to choose from....and listening to them is as easy as pressing a button, and having some headphones. I've never had great results with it but you never know, it may be effective for you.

To download The Brainwave Generator for free, click here

I personally don't like the Brainwave Generator compared to using CoolEdit because the tones seem a little grating and too overpowering, there's a limited selection of pre-sets, and most importantly if you don't purchase it you can't listen to them for longer than fifteen minutes at a time, I believe. It's worth downloading and checking out, but for a real program I suggest using CoolEdit.

Another free download is called The Brainwave Flasher. It works on the same principle of entrainment but used light flashes instead of binaural beats. By flashing light at different rates, those corresponding to particular frequencies, your brain will synchronize its brainwaves due to photic entrainment or strobic entrainment. People who have a history of epilepsy should probably consult with a physician first before using this one because the flashes may zap you into a seizure, but for the majority of people it is perfectly safe. In fact, this principle of using light to create entrainment effects has been incorporated into a new generation of "mind machines" or "light and sound machines". For more info about them, you should check out my Linkzzz Page. Tools 4 Exploration and CEREBREX are two very interesting companies that sell these mind machines. I've never sported for the expensive price tag so I can't give an experienced opinion on them, but lots of people say great things abuot them.

To download The Brainwave Flasher for free, click here

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....some of the freeware/shareware includes dream journals, a lucid dreaming assistant, subliminal messages for your computer, and other random stuff.......

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