The brain is a holographic blueprint of your state of being. Information comes from the brainwave patterns that honestly reflect you mental and emotional state. It is divided into the left and the right hemisphere.

The left hemisphere is linked with the rational thinking and analyzing mind; it is also associated with verbal skills and logical. The right hemisphere deals with the faculty of creativity and is linked with emotion, intuition, imagination, artistic and musical aptitudes.

They are both necessary and complementary and they function best when they are functioning in sync with each other. In a rather over simplistic manner, we may say that the beta waves indicate left hemisphere activity while the rest of the lower frequency brainwaves pertains to the right brain.

In the relaxed and balanced state of mind, new neural pathways between the right and left hemispheres of the brain are created. This leads to a synchronized functioning of the two hemispheres – called whole brain functioning. Very high energy and performance levels are possible when the brain enters this harmonious state. A lot of potential is hidden in these states that can do wonders in all round personal development.

The regular ways of tapping the healing power of the low frequency waves are listening to them in a meditation music download or free hypnosis downloads. Those who have gone through the experience know how energizing and profound these activities are. These meditation techniques do not have to be out of reach of ordinary people.

It is here the brainwave entrainment technology comes into picture. The most popular tool is the binaural beats for entrainment of the brainwaves. But monaural beats and isochronic tones are still more effective ways to entrain the brain. These beats are commonly embedded into music files containing pleasant sounds of waterfall, flowing river, ocean waves, etc and they come specially designed for several specific applications.

The human brain goes through many frequencies during the day. They are Beta, Alpha waves, Theta waves, Delta waves and Gamma waves. These waves determine the state of our consciousness. We rarely ever stop and think about brainwaves but getting some basic knowledge about them can help you understand the workings of the mind a little better, hence you can make the tweaks necessary to help you with your meditation efforts.

Beta Waves have a frequency of 15-40 cycles per second and are produced when our brain is engaged, like during our day to day activities. The more attention a particular activity demands, the higher the frequency.

Alpha Waves are the next step. These have a frequency of 9-14 cycles a second. These waves occur when someone is resting or meditating. If you are new to meditation, the biggest hurdle for you will be to go from the Beta to the Alpha state. This can be achieved with practice and patience as it can take a wile before you can tame your mind to stop thinking about things. This state can be achieved more easily and quickly with the help of Binaural Beats.

Theta Waves are characteristic of deep relaxation and have a frequency of 5-8 cycles per second. This is the state you experience when you drove home from work without realizing how you got there. This is also the state of a hypnotized mind. Meditation is deeper when these waves are present. This is also the state when creativity is at the highest and many ideas come to you that you could not think of in your Beta state.

Delta Waves are the longest and have the highest amplitude. They cycle between 1.5-4 cycles a second. These occur when we are in deep sleep and not dreaming. Dreams occur in the theta state.

Simply put, training your brainwaves to occur on command. How is this achieved? Yogis and gurus put in years of practice to be able to be able to have their brain shift consciousness at their beck and call. But modern technology made it possible for people like you and me to experience the joy of meditation much faster if we choose to. This is through the discovery of brainwave music – binaurals, monaurlas and isocronics.

As you have seen Alpha state is where meditation begins and it occurs below 20 Hz, which is not audible to the human ear. To make this possible without years of practice, Binaural beats uses two different frequencies in each ear and the brain balances it by hearing the difference. For example, if you hear 200 Hz in one ear and 208 Hz, your brain hears 8 Hz, which is where Alpha state is achieved.

Headphones are required for these beats.

Pulsing Monaural Beats Music Does Not Require a Headset

These are different from Binaural Beats because they are easier on your brain. With Monaural Beats you do not need to balance tones, adjusting time is quicker. These beats one tone pulsing on and off a specific pattern, your brain produce the effect you’re looking for quickly. Headphone are not mandatory but will increase the effects.

Isochronic Tones Music That Does Not Require a Headset

Isochronic tones are the most powerful of all. They use equal intensity tones, increasing the pulse speed, so the brain finds it easier to synchronize with the rhythm. These tones are in distinct and clean wave form which is designed to harmonize with the brain much more efficiently. Headphones are always recommended but not a must for Isochronic Tones.