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Brainwave Entrainment for Relaxation

19 October 2008 3 Comments

People, who are new to brainwave entrainment believe that it is only used for healing. And while it’s perfect for boosting one’s immune system or speeding up the healing process, its abilities go far beyond that. If there’s a state your mind can get into, you can induce it with the right brainwave frequency. You see, our brain always emits a certain frequency. The only thing we have to do is find what it it.

A really useful one would be a frequency that makes us relaxed. The ones that achieve that fall in the alpha spectrum. Alpha brainwaves are associated with relaxed attention, slow reflexes and calm mind. Certain subranges of frequencies can lead you into very interesting altered states. But let’s leave those for some other time, since now we’re talking about relaxation.

I’ve noticed that every time I’m listening to monaural beats with alpha brainwaves, my eyelids tend to feel stiff. Chances are you’ll feel that too. The reason is, that your brain and your body are in different states. Your brain is relaxed, and your body is still pretty active.

Since you’re actually overriding your body, it’s smart to go with the flow. The relaxation comes from outside, and you need to give in to it. Only then you’ll truly relax. You should let go of the reasons why you can’t relax on your own.  No matter if it’s a problem, or simply something you have to do, just let go of it. Yes, it needs to be done. But you’ll be able to do it far more effectively if you’re relaxed.

When you’re in this state, you can go into your subconscious. While these brainwaves are with relatively high frequency, they will still put you in a trance, and you’ll start to become aware. Because the external sounds support your state, you can focus your whole attention on what’s going on inside your head. Quite often, you’ll be surprised to find so many truths that never came to your attention.

With regular practice, you’ll be able to induce such states even without brainwave entrainment sounds. Obviously, you’ll find the effect of listening to a recording greater, than if you’re going into states on your own. And anyway, it’s nice to know you can become relaxed anywhere, anytime.

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