Alpha Mind

Our brain produces electrical impulses in regular intervals. Similar to an impulse in a musical instrument that would produce sound waves, our brain also produces waves that can be measured by electroencephalography (EEG).  Based on the emotional state of our brain the frequency of the wave our brain produces will change.

The frequency ranges of these waves are classified as follows:

Frequency Range	Wave Name	Brain State
25 - 100 Hz	Gama Waves	Peak concentration,
		Inspiration,
		Higher Learning,
		Focus
13 – 25 Hz	Beta Waves	Alertness,
		Cognition,
		Concentration,
		Stress
7 – 13 Hz	Alpha Waves	Relaxed Alertness,
		Peak Performance,
		Visualization,
		Creativity,
		Inspiration,
		No Stress
4 – 7 Hz	Theta Waves	Dreams,
		Deep Meditation,
		Hypnosis,
		Intuition,
		Lucid Dreaming
Less than 4 Hz	Delta Waves	Healing,
		Deep Sleep,
		Detached Awareness,
		Out Of Body Experience

By changing the frequency of our brain waves, we could change the emotional state of our brain. We could change this frequency by continuously listening to sound waves for few minutes in a specific frequency. This is similar to how music would change our mood to relax or getup and dance.

There are three types of sound waves that we can download and listen in our smart phones or computers. They are:

• Binaural Beats

• Monaural Beats

• Isochronic Tones

You may google the above words to learn more about them or download applications from Apple’s iTunes or Google’s Play Store that produces these sound waves.

Alpha mind is meditation state in which your brain produces Alpha Waves (7 – 13 Hz). Using sound wave technologies and other techniques, we could reach this meditation state much easier than what Buddha would have done.

But why bother trying to meditate? How could we produce anything by just sitting or sleeping? Don’t we need to work hard to achieve what we want?  I'll share what I learn to answer these in the next posting.