Quick and Easy Meditation Using Binaural Beats

Two facts about meditation are beyond question - 1) the benefits are numerous, and 2) it can take months or even years of practice to become proficient. Many beginners get discouraged at not being able to easily reach a meditative state, and quit before being able to achieve even modest benefits. Fortunately, there are many tools that can act as shortcuts to reaching deeper states of meditation. One class of these tools that is particularly effective involves the use of Binaural Beats.

The technology of binaural beats takes advantage of the fact that the true benefits of meditation are only achieved when the bran waves reach certain frequencies. Our brain waves can be measured in Hertz (Hz) - a measurement of frequency, or cycles per second. Different frequency ranges correspond to different brain wave states (Beta, Alpha, Theta, etc.) These different brain wave patterns determine your mental state - your state of consciousness, if you prefer.

For example, a frequency of 13-40 Hz, known as Beta waves, is generally associated with active, busy or anxious thinking and active concentration, arousal, cognition. Theta waves (4-7 Hz) are associated with dreams, deep meditation, and REM sleep.

By listening to slightly different sine wave tones in each ear using stereo headphones, the brain essentially creates a third tone, which is the difference between the left and right tones. For example, if a tone of 410Hz is played in one ear, with a tone of 400Hz in the other, the difference between the two is 10Hz, which becomes the frequency of the "beat." (This corresponds to the alpha state as seen above.) Our brain waves will conform to this beat frequency, allowing a relaxed meditative state to be achieved in minutes! As the beat frequency changes, our brain responds in kind.

By utilizing precise frequencies in the tones in each ear, the frequency of the beat tone, and thus the brain state, can be controlled. This makes Binaural Beats a great meditation technique for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Click Here for a FREE sample of this technology, as well as more information.

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Dale is a seeker who has spent many years exploring different ways to live fully. As he has been given many tips by other seekers, he attempts to pass those on.

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