Brain Wave Entrainment

Well, you don’t realize it yet, but in the next 2 minutes, you’re going to learn the secret technique behind most of these self-help products. It’s called brain wave entrainment and can be a bit technical. But don’t worry, I’ll try to explain it as simply as I can.

What is Brain wave Entrainment?

Before I go into brain wave entrainment, it's probably a good idea for you to understand what entrainment is. Simply put, entrainment is where one vibrating object causes another nearby object to vibrate at the same frequency. This is due to a phenomenon that scientists call the "Frequency Following Response".

Just like a tuning fork can be used to "entrain" or tune a piano string, your brain can also be "entrained" to certain desired frequencies. This process of changing your brain waves through the use of some external stimuli is called "brain wave entrainment".

There are lot's of different ways to do brain wave entrainment In fact, you’ve probably experienced some form of brain wave entrainment many times naturally without being aware of it.

Natural Methods of Brain wave Entrainment

Have you ever looked at the flickering light of an open fireplace or candle? Maybe you were listening to the melodious, relaxing sound of soft music. Or perhaps you’ve sat in a train or car listening to the sound of the rain falling and watching the rain drops fall down on the window pane.

After a while, didn’t you naturally feel very relaxed and peaceful? If you stay long enough looking or listening, you might even go into a light, relaxing trance. Kind of like "zoning-out" and being in your own little peaceful world.

In fact, since the dawn of time when our ancestors were living in caves and starting fires, humans have always been drawn to the flickering lights of an open fire-place. It’s something that has stayed with us, even up to this day. Somehow, we’ve always found that looking at the flickering flames of an open fire-place or flame quite relaxing and calming.

In addition, haven’t you also wondered why primitive cultures always use the sound of beating drums during their rituals and healing sessions? That’s because, over the years, they realized that the repetitive, monotonous sound of drum-beats can influence the mind and induce a trance-like state. The shamans or medicine-men would get into a trance or altered-consciousness state and receive "visions" or "messages from the other side".

Modern research on brain wave entrainment have proved that our brainwaves patterns and frequency can actually be influenced by light and sound, something that primitive cultures have known for centuries.

Even listening for a while to the sound of ocean waves, rain-drops, a thunderstorm, the sounds of birds chirping in a forest can also result in brain wave entrainment and put you into a peaceful and relaxing mood.

Besides meditation, Silva Mind Control Method, creative visualization or even hypnotherapy, the most effective method of brain wave entrainment that I know of (especially for beginners) is by using Holosync audio technology CDs.