How
Does Meditation Work
Meditation has been
proven to change the vibratory frequency of the brain, otherwise known
as its brainwave frequency. This is important because the way that we
feel at any given moment directly corresponds to a particular brainwave
frequency (brainwave state).
There are four distinct
brainwave frequencies that our brains operate in: Beta, Alpha, Theta and
Delta*. However in our waking state we are most commonly in Beta (10 –
38hz) and a lot of the time in the higher Beta range (20+hz). In Beta
our brainwaves are fast, compared to Alpha, Theta and Delta, and the
faster they are the more stressed, agitated, angry, worried and negative
we tend to be. But when one meditates, the brainwave frequency slows
down and enters Alpha, Theta, or Delta. And in these states one cannot
be worried, agitated angry and so forth. One is relaxed and enters into
deeper levels of consciousness.
When the brain enters
these states, its two hemispheres begin to synch up resulting in what is
commonly known as whole brain integration. Meditation actually grows
the brain by thickening the connections between the corpus callosum. The
longer one meditates the greater the wiring between the two sides of the
brain, and the more habituated it becomes to staying in the lower
brainwave frequency states: Alpha, Theta, Delta.
In
essence by meditating, one actually entrains their brain to be in a
positive brainwave state.
*
There is also the Gamma and Lambda state that the brain can enter though
less frequently and there is little known about Lambda (observed in
mastered yogis when in a state of suspended animation).
What
Is Meditation
Why
Meditate
The
Benefits Of Meditation
Meditation
Techniques
A
Few Guidelines For Meditation
May All
Beings Know: True Love, True Peace, True Happiness
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