What are Binaural Beats? | Level Beyond
Posted By gluhring on March 18, 2009
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
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