Relaxing To The Binaural Beats
March 25, 2009 by JD
Filed under Health, Information
So, awhile back I decided to put something different on the iPod. I was looking for something I could plug into that would be relaxing or even sort of meditational when I needed a few minutes of down time. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from yoga, it’s that sitting still, eyes closed and mind blank is a pretty nice break from the normal rush hour traffic that is my brain.
Was looking around on the net and came across some sites that advertise these binaural beat audio programs Binaural beats are unique auditory signals that are “heard” in the brain only. The science around these things states that binaural beats can alter the dominant brainwave frequency of the mind via a process called frequency follows response. By altering ones brainwave frequencies one may effectively go into what has been labeled as an alpha, theta, or delta state. Each of these brain states has been associated with a different state of consciousness. For example, the alpha state is associated with relaxation and calmness, and delta is associated with healing deep sleep.
Okay, sounds pretty cool. Maybe a good way to help manage stress and fatigue.
There are a few sites out there that offer these recordings. Some offer free samples. Some of the recordings are pure tones, others mix the tones behind music. The key to the science behind the binaural beats is that you must be wearing headphones to ensure that the appropriate tones get to the left and right ears. It’s what the brain does with the different tones being piped into each side that forms the binaural beat.
I don’t know if they work for everyone, but I did experience some of the touted results. One of the recordings I listened to was focused on the lower tones associated with inducing a delta state in the brain. After 10 minutes of sitting and listening, I found myself feeling like I was dozing off, but without the sleep. Hard to explain, but afterwards I did feel re-energized like I had just woken up from a good night’s sleep. Sounds crazy and all new age, I know. Just relaying what I got out of it.
You can learn more about binaural beats here.
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