Neuroliminal Training – New inexpensive training does the same thing that EEG Biofeedback (AKA Neurofeedback) does, but at a fraction of the cost!

How does Neuroliminal Training work? Instead of using a lot of expensive equipment and doctor time to solve various brain problems such as ADD, ADHD, depression, insomnia, etc, Neuroliminal Training does it with sleep therapy, a new approach using subliminal messaging. (Subliminal messaging is not new, but this usage is, and a provisional patent has been issued to Dr Bate.) This is usually done with an audio CD played while you sleep.

Neurofeedback or EEG Biofeedback has been proved to be the very best method of training for over 30 years, but the costs involved have prohibited all but the high income families. At prices ranging from $75-$250 PER HALF HOUR session, and 40-60 of these sessions required, the cost is very high. Compare this to a total of $97 for ADD/ADHD Neuroliminal Training.

To understand a bit better, realize that Neurofeedback/EEG Biofeedback works by simply measuring brain waves, and using these measurements (biofeedback) to consciously encourage the unconscious mind to gradually make these desired amplitudes change permanently over a relatively long time. Because this is a sort of brainwashing, it takes a long time to be effective.

How long is, of course, relative to each individual.

via Neuroliminal Training – New Hope for Depression.

GABA, or gamma-aminobutyric acidm, is the most important natural neurotransmitter found in the brain. Discovered in 1950, GABA was researched and tested before it ultimately gained the reputation as a chemical that could induce relaxation, analgesia, and sleep. Studies have been conducted, two specifically, regarding the use of GABA and its effect on relaxation and immunity to stress.

The first study was conducted with 13 participants. The study set out to look at the relationship between GABA intake and brain wave activity. The results showed that the GABA had greatly increased brain alpha wave activity within 60 minutes of being orally administered (it had also, in turn, decreased beta waves). These results indicated that GABA not only increased the propensity for relaxation, but, also decreased overall anxiety levels within the experiment’s participants.

The second study looked at participants whom were placed in a “stressed out” mental state. This was done by asking them to cross a swaying bridge. The volunteers were divided into two groups; a placebo group and a group who was administered GABA treatments. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels in the saliva were tested throughout the experiment (lgA inhibits relaxation). In the end, it was determined that lgA levels were significantly higher in the group that had received GABA, when compared to the placebo group. The conclusion indicated once again, that GABA could be used as a natural relaxant within 60 minutes of oral consumption.

more via The Effects Of GABA | Vitamins & Supplements.

The mechanism behind the design of these digital stress relievers is the science of binaural beats.

What are binaural beats?

Experiments in audio stimulation and reaction have determined that when two different sounds of similar frequencies are sent one to each ear, the brain initiates a process called entrainment.

Entrainment is a phenomenon that occurs when the brain automatically adjusts itself to the two different frequencies being piped in, and essentially filters out the difference between the two frequencies to create a new differential frequency or “beat”.

more via Stress Relief Music: Entrain Your Brain | Music Production Info.

Almost everybody knows that the FDA The Food and Drug Government Agency was originally set up to protect we poor consumers from bad food and drugs. Most everybody still believes that they do that, but they’re wrong! Did you know that 80% of the employees of the FDA work only on approval of new drugs, and less than 20% work on enforcement?

This makes it very plain that the FDAs primary purpose is to approve new and all too dangerous drugs. Not much else matters unless several people die from these drugs. Just ignore the many side effects, which should be a clue to future problems. Did you know that way too many of the persons on the board that approves new drugs have vested interests stocks, friends, boards of directors, grants, etc of the very drug companies they are supposedly protecting US from?

Recently, a study printed in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. showed clearly that there are distinct conflicts of interest in over 30% of all drugs approved, but less than 1% recused themselves from such approval meetings, as they are legally and morally required to do. In a recent case 10 of the 32 FDA drug advisers on the board that originally approved the controversial painkillers Celebrex, Bextra and Vioxx had financial ties to the industry. Thats a powerful set of voters to influence that board. There are way too many persons on that board that are consultants to drug companies; on the board of directors of drug companies; have grants from drug companies, etc. For more facts and info on this see: http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2184

Did you know that the FDA is partially funded by the drug companies? I .was very surprised to learn that under the 1992 Prescription Drug User Fee Act drug companies were allowed to actually fund the FDA! The so-called Government Agency that is supposed to protect us from bad food and drugs is paid for by the very companies they are supposed to regulate. Even in the Roman Empire, the phrase Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? was well known – who watches the watchers? A conflict of interest! You bet!

Much more via A Few Truths About The FDA.

Beta waves between 13-40 HZ are associated with peak concentration, heightened alertness and visual acuity.·

Alpha waves between 7-12 HZ are associated with deep relaxation and are considered the gateway to our creativity·

Theta waves between 4-7 HZ are associated with the twilight state that we experience fleetingly as we drift off to sleep and are strongly linked with creativity and intuition.·

Delta waves between 0-4 HZ. are associated with deep sleep.As we slow the brainwave patterns from beta to alpha to theta to delta, there is a corresponding increase in balance or synchronization between the two hemispheres of the brain. Scientists have noted that these slower brainwave patterns are accompanied by deep tranquillity, flashes of creative insight, euphoria, intensely focused attention, and enhanced learning abilities.

More via Using your Brainwaves to enhance Your Creativity – Best Beaches Blog.

Binaural beats are an interesting tool: they directly affect your brainwaves and they can alter your mood, behavior and even your consciousness. This is accomplished by inducing brainwave patterns through the use of stereo sound.

Binaural beats are the byproduct of how your brain perceives the nuances of stereo phasing: slightly different tones are played into each ear and your brain perceives the difference of the tones as a beat frequency. Clearly, the stereo directionality of the binaural beat carrier frequencies is important.

Let’s say that we play a 220 Hz carrier tone into the left ear and a 226.5 Hz carrier tone into the right ear. While processing the audio stimulus, the superior olivary nucleus portion of each hemisphere of the brain will also perceive a 6.5 Hz beat frequency, a frequency associated with the frontal midline theta rhythm.

Obviously, headphones make easy work of the stereo requirements of the binaural beat carrier frequencies. The left channel is fed directly into the left ear, the right channel is fed directly into the right ear, and your brain does the rest of the work. (It is perhaps worth mentioning that it is possible to effectively listen to binaural beats on speakers, but to get the best results, great care should be taken in the positioning of the speakers relative to your head.)

Binaural beats, headphones and earbuds | Higher-Music.com.

Gregg

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:43

Understanding Chakra Balancing – Modern science has done its best to obliterate from the minds of people the existence and importance of spiritual being within the physical being.

Hindu thinking on the nature of being is different and as a result the spiritual belief in the spiritual healing flame burns bright in spite of science and technology.

In truth, our bodies are made up of seven primary and many thousands of secondary Chakras. Chakra is a Sanskrit word for Wheel of Light, and the theory is that these Chakras rotate and continuously send off vibrations in a healthy human being.

via The Concept Of Chakra Balancing « The Free Law of Attraction Blog.

Posted by anxiouswill in Prescription Anxiety Drugs on May 31st, 2009

iDozer Binaural Beat MP3 Downloads have been around for a few years now and have helped millions of people cope with a wide array of issues including complete relaxation. A new wave of binaural beat enthusiasts that have emerged from a demographic – the youth. iDozers is the street term for binaural beats that are used to bring upon a drug like state or a buzzed like state from alcohol depending on the specific binaural beat that you expose yourself to.Digital Drugs are way less harmful than traditionally ingested alcohol or drugs and can help you avoid embarrassing moments during random drug screenings. The issue that most opponents have with recreational drug use is that it can become addictive and send your life into a tailspin destroying your ability to function normally Long, exhausting, work days can drive us to hit the bar after work.

Instead, you can listen to your iDozer MP3 on the way home from work and instantly unwind without having to pay for a beer or two and wait for the buzz to kick it. Before you know it, you’ll be in the comfort of your home fully recharged and ready to truly begin your day. With the iDozer MP3 random drug tests will no longer be a source for anxiety. and you will completely avoid the next day hangover.Just to clarify, iDozers are a part of the Binaural Beat Family.

Authorities have tried to suppress the wide public distribution of these Digital Drugs or iDozers. iDozers are becoming increasingly popular with the youth and the authorities have begun to take note Due to the stigma of doing recreational drugs, iDozers may be heavily restricted in the near future and has become a hot controversial topic on the web.

iDozers and Binaural Beat Therapy are one in the same so, don’t let the propaganda dissuade you from thinking otherwise. The roots of binaural beat therapy began as a venture to create a state of peace within your subconscious to help one deal with addiction, weight loss and anxiety issues. Well, iDozers have simply taken the relaxation aspect to new uplifting heights. The government hopes that this iDozer trend will soon end however, the dawning of the Digital Drug Age should be something to embrace as an alternative to harmful conventional street drugs.

via The IDoser Takes Center Stage on the New Age of Digital Drugs | Discuss Anxiety Blog.

by Feel Good

Are you finding it difficult to meditate? Have you given up because you can’t reach the meditation frequencies and stay there for some period of time? Meditation can be hard for some people and brainwave entrainment can assist you achieve that state in a matter of minutes or days – not weeks or months.

We often get to a lower brainwave state state without our being aware of it. Watching TV shows can bring you to an alpha state level and everything you hear and see acts as a suggestion to your subconscious mind which can be unhealthy depending on the show. Idling or daydreaming can also bring you to that lower brainwave state. The mental chatter however is not controlled and it is the object of meditation to subdue the mental chatter and allow the signals from the infinite storehouse of knowledge and creativity that our subconscious holds to surface to our conscious awareness.

Attaining meditation can be done by examining the parts of your body one by one. Starting with your head, notice if there are any tension in the muscles. If there are, consciously relax those muscles. Move down to your forehead, nose, cheeks and all the rest of your body till you reach your toes. By then you should have reached a meditative state.

Vocalizing a simple sound can bring you to a meditation level like the famous ‘OM’. take in breath and while you exhale you say the word ‘OM’ and feel it vibrate in your vocal cords. Repeat this till you get to the meditative state.

Whatever technique you use, it requires practice and you may not succeed in the first few sessions. The mental chatter is so domineering to the untrained mind that lowering its dominion can prove to be a hard|difficult task. Negative thoughts such as fear can occupy most of your brain chatter and it is very unhealthy and can prevent you from reaching the meditative state.

Brainwave entrainment can hasten the time in which you can reach the meditative state. A sound is produced which is designed to entrain your brain to generate a lower brainwave frequency. A popular brainwave entrainment technology is binaural beats which requires headphones to accomplish the task.

Binaural beats, monaural and isochronic tones can provide you with brainwave entrainment. The use of headphones is advised to make the tones standout from the external noise which could disrupt the entrainment process.

Among the three technologies, isochronic tones seems to be the more effective. You can reach the alpha level quicker but the tone may not be appealing to some people. All you will hear is a toot toot toot sound similar to a helicopter.

Only several minutes are required to reach the meditative state when listening to brainwave entrainment software. However, there are some persons who requires more than one session to experience the meditative state. Once experienced, the subsequent sessions will be easier to achieve.

If you want to relieve yourself of the effects of stress on your body or to be more creative in your work by enhancing your focus and attention, then meditation can help you that. With the aid of brainwave entrainment tones, you can achieve a better and faster experience with meditation.

via Meditation with the Help of Brainwave Entrainment.

Buddhist Meditation, often referred to as Zen, is the act of mindful concentration. At its core, Buddhist meditation is aimed at developing a deep conscious awareness of your outer surroundings and your inner thoughts and feelings in all your activities and even in your sleep. Practiced in a seated position with the eyes closed, the Buddhist meditation practitioner moves through three stages of cognitive development and awareness: 1) Shamatha; 2) Vipashyana; and 3) Samadhi.

via What Is Buddhist Meditation?.

It is my desire to ensure this article leaves you with a better understanding of binaural beats and how you can use them in your life.

The power of binaural beats technology is about to be explaned.

Binaural beats are just tones which are generated to have a specific frequency and when listened to they can entrain your brain. Brain entrainment is just a fancy term used to describe what happens when a technology, such as binaural beats, is used to alter your brainwaves. Having the ability to change your brainwaves is enormously beneficial. With the right binaural beats you can produce a sense of deep relaxation, heightened creativity or even alert focus. As well as many other states that are available you can also create a feeling of euphoria and even expereience added health benefits.

Binaural beats were first discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove in 1839. Dove learned that by taking two tones, that only differed by a small frequency, and playing one into the left ear and the other into the right ear, a beat effect was produced in the brain – even though no auditory beat actually existed. The beat had a frequency equal to the difference between the two tones. An example would be if one binaural tone has a frequency of 2000 hertz and the other binaural tone has a frequency of 2010 herts then the binuaral beat that the brain hears would have a frequency of 10 hertz which is the mathematical difference between the 2 tones. The beat itself does not really exist. It is merely the brain’s perception of what it is hearing that causes these binaural beats. They do not exist independently of the brain. A simile would be when you hear a word when the wind blows or see a shape in a cloud. Nothing is really happening but your brain tries to put meaning to what it is hearing and seeing!

Although this was a great discovery it wasn’t until 1973, when Gerald Oster’s article “Auditory Beats in the Brain” was published by Scientific American, that the enormous benefits of using binaural beat technology became apparent. It was found that when these binaural tones are played the brainwaves of the listener will follow the frequency of the beat that is produced.  It is now known that certain frequencies are conductive to different internal experiences. If your brainwaves are between 8 – 12 hertz, for example, you are said to be in the Alpha state. The ability to entrain the brain into different states is highly beneficial. Let’s take a quick look at the common brainwave states and their associated physical states to get some idea of what I mean.

1. Beta – you are in the beta state when you are engaged in thinking activities, anxious or stressed.

2. Alpha – this is the state of relaxed focus. You would be in an alpha state if you were watching a movie or daydreaming, recalling memories.

3. Theta – this is the state of sleep, very deep relaxation or most forms of meditation.

4. Delta – this is the state of very deep sleep where the body repairs itself and the immune system is strong.

Each of these states has corresponding benefits. Entering the Beta brainwave state heightens alterness and focus. If you wanted to relax, learn new information or reprogram your beliefs then the Alpha state would be the most appropriate. Let’s say you desired a change in the way you viewed memories. Perhaps they have strong negative emotional ties with them. You could use the Theta brainwave state to release the emotions connected to the memories. If you need to accelerate your healing, strengthen your immune system or undertake some powerful self improvement work then the Delta state would prove highly beneficial.

Here are the frequencies associated with the brainwave states mentioned above:

1. Beta – 13 – 25 Hz.
2. Alpha – 8 – 12 Hz.
3. Theta – 4 – 7 Hz.
4. Delta – 1 – 3 Hz.

Many people wonder why they can’t just listen to the desired frequency without the need for two separate tones. This cannot be done as we can only hear sounds that are between 20 and 20000 hertz.  Therefore frequencies that fall in the range of the desirable states, that we wish to create, would just not be heard if they were played as one track. As the tones used in binaural beats recordings create a beat that doesn’t really exist, this problem is avoided. In addition, the binaural tones, that cause the beat, have the added advantage of increasing communication between the two cerebral parts of the brain.

Michael McGrath

Here’s his well written summary of a recent study:

Study author Ulman Lindenberger of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and his co-investigators looked at electrical activity in the brains of eight pairs of guitarists. They monitored patterns of brain waves as the musicians played a short jazz-fusion melody together up to 60 times, and published their findings in the journal BMC Neuroscience.

The study reported that the frontal and central regions of the guitarists’ brains synchronized to a high degree. But, more surprisingly, the temporal and parietal regions also showed significant synchronization in more than half of the pairs. These regions may be involved in simply enjoying the music, researchers suggested.

via Music Therapy: Brain Wave Entrainment.

by Conrad Blomberg

Over time there have been many Philosophers and Thinkers (including the ancients) who have puzzled over what the mind is and how it works for humans. This self-same investigation is going on today. Modern science has assisted greatly.

The idea of the “split mind” is a modern theory which seems to make sense. In essence this theory posits that one side of our brain (mind) is more suited to one set of situations or ideas, and the other side has other capabilities.

Therefore, there is often talk about “thinking with the right side of the brain.” This means that the thinker is in contact with the brain’s right side — the place where thinking takes place. Well, good enough, but what about the left side of the brain?

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Having the honor of studying under Jack for over 6 years, I learned how to voluntarily enter the theta brainwave state. In the theta state, I was able to control pain, lower my blood pressure, and create a different emotional state. I was able to replace painful memories and replace them with joy, peace, and happiness. Through the theta state, I found a way to reach my dreams.

Jack Swartz believed that a vital energy field permeates all thought and space in the way of potential and essential un-manifested fields, which create physical matter, which is called the Source state. Our reality is undefined and unlimited in potential. What we can create is endless.

via Using the Theta Brain Wave to Create Your Life | Self Improvement Encyclopedia.

About binaural beats:

If each of our ears hears different single tone frequencies, our brain tunes in to the difference of the two frequencies and generates brain waves correspondingly. For example if your left ear, hears a tone with a frequency of 200hz or 200 cycles per second and your right ear hears a tone of 203hz, your brain generates a brain wave pattern equivalent to the difference of 200hz and 203hz which is 3hz or 3 cycles per second.

About brain waves:

Our brain generates different brain wave patterns depending on our activity. Brain waves during waking are different from the brain waves when you are sleeping, in a sports activity or daydreaming. Different cycles or stages of sleep also have different brain wave patterns.

Binaural beats – brain wave entrainment:

Medical scientists have used binaural beats to help people with regards to improving health and treating ailments with psychological related conditions. Patients are ‘doses’ of binaural beats using headphones and targeting brain wave patterns designed for the specific condition.

via How to Boost Binaural Beats Power | Brain Entrainment.

“We may have our eyes open, but we sometimes miss seeing things,” Professor Ro said. “When the brain is in a state of readiness, you see; when it is not, you don’t see.”

Brainwave activity has peaks and troughs that can occur around 10 times a second, he explained. In their research, Professor Ro and his colleagues demonstrated how the phase of the brainwave or alpha wave can reliably predict visual detection.

via Neuroscientists Demonstrate Link Between Brainwave Activity And Visual Perception.

First of all, I’m sure you’re curious right off the bat to hear what binaural beats sound like, so let’s take a listen:

via Binaural Beats.

Common Techniques For Inducing Lucid Dreaming

Binaural audio is a very effective method of inducing lucid dreaming. Binaural audio consists of two slightly different frequencies simultaneously ” this brings about the necessary state of relaxation and the synchronization of the brain waves needed for lucid dreaming to occur; namely, REM sleep.

Before this use of modern technology was discovered and available on CDs or DVDs for the purpose of dream control, self hypnosis and meditation were the most widely used techniques for lucid dreaming, although many people report finding it too difficult to achieve this state using these two particular means of dream control.

Other than these methods, many others have been used by psychologists and sleep researchers. However the mind is trained to assert dream control, the object is the same ” to enable the dreamer to realize that they are dreaming and to begin taking the reins of their dreams.

via Dream Control – Is It Possible? | Kelsey Publishing Knowledge Base.

Binaural beats were first discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove in 1839. Dove used 2 tones which were different only in frequency and only by a small amount. He then played one of these tones into one ear and the other tone into the other ear. This, he found, created a beat effect in the brain of the listener even though no beat actually existed. The brain perceived the beat when it mixed the 2 sound together. The beat had a frequency equal to the difference between the two tones.

via Use the Power Behind Binaural Beats | Beta Stars.

You can think about brainwave meditation as an optimized form of meditation, since it basically combines the old, traditional meditation techniques and exercise with the advanced technology, a technology that allows you to discipline your mind more efficiently

What Does Brainwave Meditation Stand for?

Brainwave meditation is based on the binaural beats these beats are sent to the brain, under the form of audio signals or stimuli with a certain frequency Therefore, brainwave meditation is often associated with a genuine massage for the brain What is the purpose of this massage?

Basically, brainwave meditation CDs help to induce a state of calmness and peace, a state that helps you relax and meditate in an optimum manner The main role of the brainwave meditation CD is to help the practitioners enter the desirable theta state and the surprising thing is that even the beginners who use brainwave technology can actually reach this state, without having experience in the meditation field Why is the theta state desirable?

via Are Brainwave Meditation Cds Really The Ultimate Meditation | True Visionary.