3- How to Induce the Brain for Desired Brainwave States? We need to shift our brain speed to match what we want to do. To put it simply: If we want to sleep, we need to slow down our brain to Theta. If we need to focus at work, we need to speed up to Beta. There are methods that we can utilize to change the brainwaves in a smooth and easy way. These techniques are hypnosis, visualization, breathing patterns, relaxation and meditation. All of these techniques are usually used for slowing down your brainwaves to a different state, except in the mysterious case of Gamma. However, in some cases, we can also speed up the brain using same techniques but in a different way, especially, using hypnosis or visualization.
Therefore, the rule here is that the more you use these tools, the slower the speed of your brainwaves will be. According to one study by Akira Kasamatsu and Tomio Hirai on Zen monks going into deep meditation, EEG readings showed that all monks during meditation had passed through all of the four main brainwaves and in sequence, meaning first they had Beta, then Alpha, Theta and Delta. The other interesting observation of the study, is that the level of brainwaves of each monk reflects his experience in meditation, meaning that experienced monks who had 20 years experience in meditation, produced the highest level of Theta among other monks, and even with high Theta level, the monks did not sleep but rather were mentally alert.
4- Brain Entrainment: One of the best stimuli for brainwaves is brain Entrainment. Pulses of sound or light, repeated at same intervals will create brain electrical response, and this is called Brainwave Entrainment (or BWE). This means if an external stimulus is applied to the brain, the brainwaves of the Mind Tech Pill brain will change or "entrained" from one state to another. For example, if a person is anxious, in high Beta, and a stimulus of 7 Hz is induced to their brain for some time, the brainwaves are likely to change to Theta, towards the applied speed of 7 Hz. If the brain is given a stimulus, through the ears, eyes or other senses, it responds with another electrical impulses with a corresponding speed that matches the speed of the stimulus.
For example, a drum beat can be a stimulus to the brain if repeated. The rhythm of drum beats will resemble brainwaves inside the brain. Therefore, if the rhythm starts to be faster, the brainwaves also become faster, and this is called the Frequency Following Response (or FFR). This phenomenon of FFR is useful to induce desired brainwaves states. For example, if you want to sleep, which means you need to slow down your brain frequency to a level close to 4 Hz, you need to listen to a 4 Hz sound pattern. This is the concept behind brain entrainment which you can use to induce other mental states such as concentration, relaxation, creativity and meditation.
The mostly used methods for brain entrainment are through the ears and vision, the ears being the easiest. It is important here to note that by just listening to an audio entrainment program may not be enough to induce the desired state, because you also need to have the willingness and desire to go into that state, and also be ready to receive that state. Also you need to repeat the exercise to get maximum effects. This is because the brain needs some time to "learn" the induced state which means this entrainment state must be repeated for some time, and then the brain will be able to self-produce it, even without entrainment program. There are many entrainment programs developed by many companies and they usually include CDs and audio software.
These CDs are for different kinds of states and purposes, but mainly they are produced for achieving: meditation, sleep, concentration, creativity, relaxation, learning, and even for higher consciousness. The question is naturally, which is the best among these CDs & programs? How can you determine that this CD is better than that? One answer is that you choose the program that develops its speed with session time, meaning that its sound pulses slow down as the session develops.
This is because brain entrainment works best when your brain speed is close to the applied stimulus. For example, let us assume that you want to sleep, that means you want either Theta or Dela state. If you buy a Mind Tech Pill that starts with Beta brainwave entrainment, which is supposedly your current state, and then the CD tone or sound pulses, slows down dramatically and quickly to say, Theta, then the result may NOT be very effective. You would more benefit if the CD starts at Beta, like the previous case, but it starts gradually and slowly to move to slower brainwave speed, like it moves first to Alpha, and then after some time it moves to Theta.
It is important to distinguish between the brain slowing down because of fatigue and when it slows down naturally. In the former case, the brain loses a lot of energy and it becomes less effective. The other distinction is that when the brain shifts to slower brainwaves naturally, it is still able to Mind Tech Pill maintain high mental concentration, either consciously as it is in Alpha, or unconsciously as in Theta or even Delta. When I say "the changing of brainwaves naturally", I mean changing by normal brain shifts because of what we do or even as a result on inducing the brain to change. Either way, the brain functions normally, and it is different from when the brain is under abnormal influences such as the four obstacles mentioned here.
3- How to Induce the Brain for Desired Brainwave States? We need to shift our brain speed to match what we want to do. To put it simply: If we want to sleep, we need to slow down our brain to Theta. If we need to focus at work, we need to speed up to Beta. There are methods that we can utilize to change the brainwaves in a smooth and easy way. These techniques are hypnosis, visualization, breathing patterns, relaxation and meditation. All of these techniques are usually used for slowing down your brainwaves to a different state, except in the mysterious case of Gamma. However, in some cases, we can also speed up the brain using same techniques but in a different way, especially, using hypnosis or visualization.
Therefore, the rule here is that the more you use these tools, the slower the speed of your brainwaves will be. According to one study by Akira Kasamatsu and Tomio Hirai on Zen monks going into deep meditation, EEG readings showed that all monks during meditation had passed through all of the four main brainwaves and in sequence, meaning first they had Beta, then Alpha, Theta and Delta. The other interesting observation of the study, is that the level of brainwaves of each monk reflects his experience in meditation, meaning that experienced monks who had 20 years experience in meditation, produced the highest level of Theta among other monks, and even with high Theta level, the monks did not sleep but rather were mentally alert.
4- Brain Entrainment: One of the best stimuli for brainwaves is brain Entrainment. Pulses of sound or light, repeated at same intervals will create brain electrical response, and this is called Brainwave Entrainment (or BWE). This means if an external stimulus is applied to the brain, the brainwaves of the Mind Tech Pill brain will change or "entrained" from one state to another. For example, if a person is anxious, in high Beta, and a stimulus of 7 Hz is induced to their brain for some time, the brainwaves are likely to change to Theta, towards the applied speed of 7 Hz. If the brain is given a stimulus, through the ears, eyes or other senses, it responds with another electrical impulses with a corresponding speed that matches the speed of the stimulus.
For example, a drum beat can be a stimulus to the brain if repeated. The rhythm of drum beats will resemble brainwaves inside the brain. Therefore, if the rhythm starts to be faster, the brainwaves also become faster, and this is called the Frequency Following Response (or FFR). This phenomenon of FFR is useful to induce desired brainwaves states. For example, if you want to sleep, which means you need to slow down your brain frequency to a level close to 4 Hz, you need to listen to a 4 Hz sound pattern. This is the concept behind brain entrainment which you can use to induce other mental states such as concentration, relaxation, creativity and meditation.
The mostly used methods for brain entrainment are through the ears and vision, the ears being the easiest. It is important here to note that by just listening to an audio entrainment program may not be enough to induce the desired state, because you also need to have the willingness and desire to go into that state, and also be ready to receive that state. Also you need to repeat the exercise to get maximum effects. This is because the brain needs some time to "learn" the induced state which means this entrainment state must be repeated for some time, and then the brain will be able to self-produce it, even without entrainment program. There are many entrainment programs developed by many companies and they usually include CDs and audio software.
These CDs are for different kinds of states and purposes, but mainly they are produced for achieving: meditation, sleep, concentration, creativity, relaxation, learning, and even for higher consciousness. The question is naturally, which is the best among these CDs & programs? How can you determine that this CD is better than that? One answer is that you choose the program that develops its speed with session time, meaning that its sound pulses slow down as the session develops.
This is because brain entrainment works best when your brain speed is close to the applied stimulus. For example, let us assume that you want to sleep, that means you want either Theta or Dela state. If you buy a Mind Tech Pill that starts with Beta brainwave entrainment, which is supposedly your current state, and then the CD tone or sound pulses, slows down dramatically and quickly to say, Theta, then the result may NOT be very effective. You would more benefit if the CD starts at Beta, like the previous case, but it starts gradually and slowly to move to slower brainwave speed, like it moves first to Alpha, and then after some time it moves to Theta.