The Science Behind Brainwave Meditation and Why it Can be Beneficial

A brainwave is a pattern of electrical activity in the brain that can be measured by an electroencephalography (EEG) machine. Theta waves in brainwave activity can be observed when one is in a drowsy state – the state that you are in upon waking up or right before going to bed. This is a highly desirable state that has the potential to unlock altered states such as creativity, peak performance, and heightened intuition. With standard meditation, it can take years to get to this place and stay in it for long periods of time. However, brainwave entrainment technology can synchronize your brain to these states much faster.

What is Brainwave Meditation And How Does it Work?

Brainwave meditation is a form of silent meditation that uses white noise or nature’s sounds with brainwave entrainment technology to take you into deep states of meditation. The goal of any meditation is to eventually bring your brain to a theta state.

A brainwave is a pattern of electrical activity in the brain that can be measured by an electroencephalography (EEG) machine. Theta waves in brainwave activity can be observed when one is in a drowsy state – the state that you are in upon waking up or right before going to bed. This is a highly desirable state that has the potential to unlock altered states such as creativity, peak performance, and heightened intuition.

With standard meditation, it can take years to get to this place and stay in it for long periods of time. However, brainwave entrainment technology can synchronize your brain to these states much faster.

The way that it works is that you have to wear earbuds or headphones while using a brainwave entrainment meditation track and find a quiet place. Meditation tracks typically run anywhere between 10 minutes to 60 minutes depending on the program you are using.

What Type of Brainwaves Do Brainwave Meditations Help Create?

There are primarily 4 types of brainwave activities within our brains.

Beta – Beta waves occur when we feel alert and are in the normal waking consciousness. In other words, beta waves help us feel more energized and focused, but being on the higher end of beta waves can cause anxiety and stress. This is also associated with addictive behaviors

Alpha – Alpha waves are slower than Beta Waves. Alpha waves occur when we feel relaxed but are still aware of what’s going on around us. Alpha brainwaves are associated with super learning, joy, peace, contentment. When you are immersed in an activity where you lose the sense of time and are present generally occurs in the alpha state. Popular meditations such as mindfulness and Transcendental meditations are designed to bring you to an Alpha state of mind.  

Theta – Theta waves have a much slower frequency than alpha waves. Theta is associated with the dream-like state. The goal of meditation is to bring you to your Theta state consciousness. Theta serves as the gateway between the conscious and the subconscious. Theta is associated with heightened creativity, insight, intuition

Delta – This is the slowest frequency out of all the brainwaves and is predominantly observed in deep, dreamless sleep. Being in the delta state in waking consciousness can give one the ability to access the deepest layers of the unconscious.

It can take years for a regulator meditator to access these deep brainwave levels. But a good brainwave meditation program can get one there in a matter of months. It can solve issues that you did not even realize you had. The experience is surreal.

5 Scientific Benefits of doing Brainwave Meditation on a Daily Basis

Binaural beats are made by playing two slightly different frequencies in each ear. When these sounds enter the brain, they create a third tone that is the difference between these two frequencies. The difference between the two frequencies is interpreted as a “beat” and your brainwaves synchronize to this beat.

Brainwave meditations have numerous meditations over traditional meditations

The benefits of brainwave entrainment meditations:

  • Helps you go into a deep meditative state quickly
  • Allows you to access altered brain states faster
  • Increases creativity and productivity
  • Reduces stress levels and enables deep healing
  • Allows you to become an observer rather than react to external circumstances

What’s the Difference Between Mindfulness And Brain Wave Meditations?

Mindfulness is a form of meditation where one needs to use a focus technique during meditation. Over time, this teaches your brain to stay centered and not react to external circumstances.

Brain wave meditations require you to play an audio track and listen to it. They synchronize your brainwaves from chaotic beta to relaxed alpha and eventually theta/delta, which automatically reduces the chatter in your head. There are brainwave meditations in which you do not need to focus at all, while some meditations ask you to use focus techniques.

My experience has been that combining focus techniques with brainwave meditations is the way to go. It not only helps you experience powerful altered states, but also helps you experience the beautiful sense of mindfulness and presence associated with traditional meditations.

Which Brainwave Meditation to Use for Your Meditation Needs?

Brainwave Meditation programs come in all shapes and forms starting from beginner programs to advanced ones. Some programs need 12 minutes, while some can take up to an hour. Some use binaural beats, while others use a combination of entrainment processes.

Not all brainwave entrainment audios are created equal, and research should be done before selecting the one that best suits your needs. Meditation programs are not a one-size-fits-all. A program that may work great for one person might not work the same way for other.

While researching different brainwave meditations on transcendzen.com will help you pick the right program, it is also important to make sure that those programs offer meditation as a core offering and has strong research to support it. Brainwave technology is constantly changing and making sure that you are using the latest technology is the way to go.

These days, you can buy software to create brainwave tracks for free, but those are not the program that will help you experience powerful, altered brainwave states. A good program typically has the ability to mimic natural brain patterns to get you to the deep meditative state and keep you there.

Why you should try out Brainwave meditation

A regular meditation practice can dramatically improve how you live each day. All you need to do is get started. Imagine reaching your full potential and enjoying each day to the fullest. Imagine being able to go with the flow and being in control of your emotions despite the external chaos.

For most meditation is intimidating because they cannot stop the nonstop chatter in their heads. But with brainwave technology, the brain is synchronized to a state where the mental activity is automatically reduced, and meditation becomes easier without much effort on your part.

Brainwave meditation is a new and potent way to feel better and reach a state of relaxation faster and deeper than ever before. It uses brainwaves as a form of neurofeedback.

It’s an effortless way to meditate and you don’t have to do anything other than wear a headset and find a quiet place for a few minutes.

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