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When I first heard about brainwave meditation, I thought it
was something out of science fiction. But once you get a chance
to look into it, brainwave meditation is a powerful tool for
releasing the forces already in your mind just by harnessing
the power of those things called “brainwaves.”
The idea of getting control of our thoughts and our mind
seems other worldly for sure. But when you think about it, you
already have some control. Lots of the methods of brainwave
meditation are already part of our daily lives and vocabulary.
You might hear people say these phrases about their thought
lives.
- I am going to go to my happy place.
- I need to gather my thoughts.
- You need to get a grip.
- I have to try to get my mind around this.
- I’ll get centered and get back to work.
- You just need to focus.
All of these catch phrases from “getting
centered” to “your happy place” actually
refer to little tricks we have already learned to use to
control the way our minds and thoughts work so we can stay in
that “place” that is happy and productive. You get
to that place by manipulating your own brainwaves.
Brainwave meditation takes that skill you already have and
supercharges it. Using disciplines pioneered in Kundalini Yoga
along with more recent research in such exotic sounding ideas
as binaural beats, we can learn to take our master of brainwave
meditation and perfect it into a powerful tool for our own well
being, our health and our happiness.
If meditating is new to you, don’t worry. There are
lots of web pages, books and meditation masters in your own
community that can help you get started. Meditating is an act
of calming your mind and directing concentration. When you
think about it, the mind is a muscle, like the biceps or any
other muscle and as such, it can be trained through
meditating.
Brainwave meditation combines what we know about the
brainwaves of the mind with the discipline and powerful results
meditating can bring.
Meditation exercises are not difficult to master and can be
worked into your busy schedule.
Scientists have discovered that when we are in a positive
frame of mind, certain brainwaves control our thoughts and
others when we feel depressed or anxious. Brainwave meditation
gives you the ability not only to control your thoughts and
energies but your moods and frame of mind as well. Binaural
beats are just another set of tools to help us achieve the
goals we want to have as a result of brainwave meditation.
So What Are the Basics?
Don’t be put off that our ultimate resource for
knowledge of brainwave meditation is the ancient teachings of
Kundalini Yoga. The process is still quite simple.
- Start with the posture. Find a comfortable way to sit,
preferably cross-legged and position your hands relaxed on
your thighs facing up. You want your hands to be still so
touching the fingers together helps encourage the
contemplation process.
- Focus your eyes so they are still on some quite object.
Generally, eyes half closed and gazing at the tip of your
nose helps quiet your eyes as well. If that is
uncomfortable, you might choose a simple object like a
candle flame to fix your gaze on throughout the
exercise.
- Focus your hearing. A mantra is often used for this
because it is a simple word or tone that you can allow to
fill your mind and quite the raging thoughts in your head.
To let your brainwave meditation have effect, using your
sense of hearing is important. Binaural beats can
accelerate brainwave meditation tremendously. To use
binaural beats you would use headphones so two tones that
vary only slightly in tone and frequency are fed into each
ear. This triggers the concentration of positive brainwaves
to empower brainwave meditation for maximum results.
- How long should it go on? The ideal length of a
meditation session is 31 minutes. But you may have to work
up to that as you train your mind to be able to concentrate
your thought process.
There are powerful benefits to brainwave meditation
including increased concentration and a more healthy heart and
digestive system. But by far the greatest benefit is the sense
of calm and joy that comes from being able to maintain a
constant positive brainwave level and the positive impact on
your moods, your emotions and your approach to life as a
whole.
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