Binaural Beats Will Change Your Life!

What are binaural beats?

Using the newest discoveries in sound technology, binaural beats are particular frequencies that can bring you into a deep state of meditation within minutes. They use a specific audio mixing technique produced to change your brainwave activity. You can use these beats to create alpha, theta and delta brainwave patterns by sitting or lying down in a quiet environment and wearing headphones.

What can they do for me?

When brainwave patterns shift there are also changes in chemical reactions and these can have a great impact on your entire body. In effect, these beats have the same impact and benefits of a deep meditative state similar to hypnagogic trance or transcendental meditation. Very few people can enter such deep states of hypnosis and transcendental meditation takes a lifetime to perfect. With this in mind, the primary benefits of using binaural beats are obvious.

You are able to access the innermost parts of your mind in these mental states that binaural beats create. We can open up those subliminal parts that are just below your conscious threshold. You may increase your personal growth dramatically by using binaural beats with many other self-improvement tools (such as subliminal recordings, affirmations or visualisation etc). We can use them to alter our beliefs, heal our emotional issues or create behavioural changes. You can even use them for a quick energy boost. By using binaural beats you are able to:

Create deep states of meditation and relaxation.
Boost your intelligence and creativity.
Slow down ageing.
Create remarkable emotional changes at a very deep level.
Gain relief from stress and anxiety.
Have more restful and energising sleep.
Release past negative emotional turmoil.
Heighten physical energy.
Heighten focus and concentration.
Have faster recovery times after surgery.

With almost zero effort, you can use binaural beats to induce these states and create these changes. You just wear a set of headphones and let the sound technology do the rest.

Who discovered binaural beats?

Dr Gerald Oster is the person most accredited for the discovery of binaural technology. Dr Oster first published research about binaural beats in 1973 after he had conducted thorough studies.

However, binaural beats where in fact first discovered in 1839 by an Associate Professor, at the University of Berlin, called Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. Dove accidentally discovered that when two similar sounds, are given separately to your left and right ear, they cause a beat type effect within your brain.

Still, it was when Dr Oster discovered the effects that binaural beats have on our minds and bodies that we uncovered the full benefits of using this new technology.

Can I listen to any old beats?

There are many producers of binaural beats competing in the market today. It is possible to create your own with the proper software. However, in-depth knowledge of brainwave patterns and their effect on the mind and body is a must before trying to create your own. There are many forum threads on the web that claim binaural beats have had a negative effect on some listeners. For that reason, I believe it is safer to stick to the tried and tested pre-made recordings that are available. You can purchase separate binaural beat recordings to induce almost any emotional state. You can even enrol on a binaural beat program for self-improvement that can take several years to complete.

I, personally, have no experience of any damaging effects due to the use of binaural beats. However, they can be uncomfortable if you are using binaural beats for your personal development. All of my experiences have been extremely positive, although not always pleasurable. I will explain what I mean by this further down this post.

How do binaural beats work?

We have used ECC machines in the past to monitor the brain activity of life-long meditators. Whilst in a deep meditative state, these meditators, displayed alpha, theta and delta brainwave patterns. These are the very states that binaural beats create.

Alpha wave patterns in the brain occur in a relaxed state and during this time we are very susceptible to suggestion. This is the state that you enter during hypnosis. Theta brainwaves allow for the absorption of huge amounts of information. Delta brainwaves are most apparent when you enter a state of deep but dreamless sleep. It is the delta state that is the main aim of practices such as transcendental meditation. Although, for many entering the delta state whilst fully conscious can be very relaxing, for most it is not, as it is during the delta state that physical change occurs.

By bringing you into this extremely deep state of meditation, binaural beats can activate positive changes in your emotional, mental and physical make-up. Now, this can be a profoundly life-altering experience. You may find that buried memories resurface as the beats direct your brain to restructure its neural network and raise your “comfort level” to a new high. After several listening sessions, you may find yourself less stressed than before. You may also find that your reactions to situations are much more composed. The technology literally erases your negative emotional, mental and physical patterns.

The discomfort I spoke of earlier comes from the restructuring of your brains neural network. Old, uncomfortable memories are triggered in the brain before the connecting emotional responses are wiped away. You are still left with the memory of the event but you no longer have any emotional attachment to it. Don’t worry, for some reason, it doesn’t affect positive memories! It may be due to the natural state of the mind and body, as our natural state is always seeking balance and harmony. This tends to lead to feelings of joy and happiness.

What else can be achieved with binaural beats?

Binaural beats is a proven technology. They can create brainwave changes which alter your mood and change the chemical reactions in your body to encourage faster healing and peaceful interaction between cells. However, there is currently research being conducted to determine if these beats can actually direct your brain to rearrange DNA encoding. If this is possible the possibilities are almost limitless – decrease in illness, genetic disorders, a reversal of ageing etc.

If personal development and self-improvement aren’t your main aims for looking into binaural beats (and you don’t want to get younger) then the recordings designed to induce specific mind/body changes should be enough. You can get recordings for an energy boost, meditation, to spark the creative areas of your brain, induce deep sleep and even one that acts like a digital drug!

All these changes happen effortlessly and easily. All you need is a pair of stereo headphones and a comfortable chair. The recording does the rest.

Kelly Winter is a self-care guru from Stockport, Cheshire. You can contact her here at www.theimperfectcactus.com, on Instagram (@TheImperfectCactus), Facebook (@TheImperfectCactus) or on Twitter (@ImperfectCactus). ‘The Guide to Boosting Self-Esteem‘ is Kelly’s debut self-help guide which is available on Amazon.