Automated Meditation: Binaural Brainwave Activity
The positive consequences of meditation, as well as binaural brainwave activity
, represent a list that is ever expanding, especially as the connections between mind and body continues to be documented with the passage of time. Yogis and mystics have sung the praises of meditation for thousands of years, but it was not until the 1970s that Western scientists really started documenting for themselves, some of of the results that can occur when people achieve truly meditative states of mind.Here is a partial list of the benefits of meditating: Improvement of memory, reduction of stress, increased productivity, lower blood pressure, more and deeper relaxation, relief of depression, anxiety relief, an increase in hormonal production when more is needed, as well as a decrease in the production of hormones when less is needed, better sleep, emotional maturation, enhancement of mood, relationship improvement, immune system boost, lowering of cholesterol, relief from pain, synchronization of brainwaves, addiction relief, increased intelligence scores, relief from compulsive behavior, help in replacing bad habits with new habits, and increased creativity.
To meditate is to allow your mind to finally relax by focusing on a single thing, for example, the breaths you are taking. This is a gift, a holiday for your mind, away from the constant barrage of outside stimuli, as well as that internal conversation you always have going on. You might be in denial, or actually unaware of this conversation since you keep it covered up by your TV, mp3 player, the internet, texting, radio, and phone or live conversations with other people.
Then, on those rare occasions when we give ourselves peace & quiet, we are reminded of that constant conversation we are having with ourselves. It is this conversation that gets in the way of meditation. Many people give up trying to meditate because the development of the discipline it takes to clear their mind seems impossible.
There is great news for everybody who would love to gain the benefits of meditating but without first developing the patience and discipline to shut down that internal dialogue. Technology can create meditative brainwave patterns for you. Tibetan monks who do nothing but meditate, have been studied by scientists who monitored their brainwaves. The brain patterns they produce are truly astounding.
There is other research which is equally amazing. It is been proven that when a non meditator is given a soundtrack of binaural beats, and listens to them with headphones, they will soon start producing brainwave patterns that are very much like the Tibetan monks, who took 30 years of 16 hours a day practice to achieve them.
Binaural beats are called apparent sounds. There are created within the brain when two separate tones, of slightly different frequencies, are played in headphones, one tone in each ear. The brain perceives a single tone with beats, or clicks, that are not actually there when listened to in other ways. The beats represent the difference between the two tonal frequencies, and they create binaural brainwave activity by causing the brain to entrain to, or follow the pattern of the beats. Ultimately, this allows for the creation of meditative states of mind, not unlike the Tibetan monks, but without the effort and discipline that is normally required.
by: Trevor Johnson..