Brain Waves

Just like a lake, ocean or other significant body of water, our brain is constantly flowing with different forms of wave energy.
If you stand beside a lake when its waves are crashing on the shore near you, you can feel the power that generated those waves. In contrast, a still and calm body of water usually brings peace to our state of being. The different wave activity in the body of water is somewhat like the different levels of activity in our brains, and if you choose to, you can learn how to adjust your brain activity and achieve different states of being.
The four main levels of brain waves that researchers have identified and described are Beta, Alpha, Theta & Delta.

BETA Brain Waves
· 15 to 40 cycles per second, low amplitude
· awake, alert & working
· high BETA can be associated with anxiety states, Impulsivity and ADHD http://www.ldrc.ca/contents/view_article/219/

ALPHA Brain Waves
· 9 to 14 cycles per second moderate amplitude
· reflective, meditative, at rest state

THETA Brain Waves
· 5 to 8 cycles per second, greater amplitude
· daydreaming, highway hypnotism, mental disengagement
· THETA can be associated with greater access to creativity

DELTA Brain Waves
· 2 to 3 cycles per second, greatest amplitude
· sleep, dreaming or dreamless sleep
· DELTA can be associated with regeneration of the body

Most of us spend a lot of our waking day in the BETA state while we move through our fast paced, multi-layered lives. We often forgo
short breaks, daydreaming time and do-nothing time to replace it with another item from our to-do lists. When it comes time to retire at night it is sometimes quite a job to settle down into the quieter restful states so that we can fall asleep, rest and rejuvenate. We have adopted the fast paced life in the belief that we will keep up with the Jones’ and be more productive and therefore more valuable to our employers, and in other words more secure. In actual fact we have reduced our ability to sleep well and heal, our access to creativity
and our ability to function efficiently. Essentially we have reduced our security in the world.
So, if you choose to, take back your life. Try to set your own pace, and not the pace of the North American culture at large. Build brain-calming activities into your day. If your employers are balking at you daydreaming on the job, provide them with information that supports your efforts and intentions (get in touch with me if you need help with this). Try walking to or from work if possible. The rhythm of your feet touching the earth will help to slow your mind and exercise your body. If it is not possible to walk to work try to take a walk before you get into your car in the morning or after you get home in the evening. Walking is a great left and right brain integration activity that will help you to sort out the day’s challenges and access more creative levels of thought. Other physical activities that go the next step to induce healthy and healing brain states include yoga, Tai Chi and any activity that induces the flow state that allows mental disengagement.
If you or someone you know has a strong attachment to spending many hours in front of a computer screen participating in cyber world activities perhaps you can consider using some of that time to assist yourself. Type “brain wave games” into your favourite search engine and have a look. Wild Divine is one of the leading companies producing and selling video games that are designed to help us slow down our brain activity and reap the associated physical and emotional benefits.
Spending time in natural, unadulterated settings can help your brain to slow down and match the rhythms of that environment. In the late 1800’s it was well known that exposure to fresh air, good nutrition and rest in natural settings would assist one’s immune system to grow strong. Sanatoriums were developed to help individuals overcome the effects of Tuberculosis. Today most of those Sanatoriums have been replaced by modern medical facilities that use a pharmaceutical approach to infectious disease.
The ancient art of Feng Shui guides us to bring the energy of nature into our homes as much as possible. Recent research has shown that good Feng Shui can create healthier brainwave states and bad Feng Shui can do the opposite http://www.learningstrategies.com/FengShui/BrainWaves.asp
We are all interconnected with our surroundings and our culture. It takes great strength and courage to break away from the pack and live a more personably suitable life. Surround yourself with others who have had the courage to march to the beat of their own drummer. Fill your mind with good information such as biographies of others who have found their own way. Begin asking yourself “What is my way?” and be prepared to receive and act upon the answers, and hold those Safety Energy Lock 14’s http://jsj-holds.blogspot.com/ http://mysite.verizon.net/ron26/art2.html to help you keep in touch with your way.