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The Brain

Your Brain

Your brain isn’t just a grey mass where your memory reside in your head waiting to learn something new. Your mind is continuously making connections, forming new thoughts and processes, creating new neurons that either reinforce your old habits (behaviours) or the development of new ones.

 

It was once thought that the brain stopped producing new brain cells early in its development. And presumably brain power dimmed as cells died over the years

But in the past decade, researchers have found definitive evidence that the brain continues to generate new brain cells throughout life. Studies indicate that challenging environments, which include a number of components, such as pumped-up learning opportunities, social interactions and physical activities, are key to boosting the growth of new brain cells.

 

We can keep our brains healthy by entering into new situations, new games, and new social group activities. And if we can keep learning new things, and engage in physical activities, we can continue growing new brain cells.

 

Your brain is the only thing that can keep you healthy and happy. The brain is capable of being trained and physically modified in ways few people can imagine.

 

Our ability to think and reason, our level of education, and the exposure we receive to outside input on a daily basis affects our entire environment, but especially our health.

So give yourself the space each day to train your brain. It works.

 

Let’s face it you either use it or you will certainly lose it! And the mind is a terrible thing to waste.

 

The good news is that you’re never too old to start boosting your brainpower, and it can be fun,  You can gain years of life that could otherwise be lost.

 

Get started now, and keep challenging your brain. It’s worth the effort.

 

Meditation

At-home Meditation

At-home meditation is the most convenient place to do meditation but it also is an environment that can introduce the most distractions. Brainwave entrainment products and other tips and techniques can help you stay focused.

 

Sleep

 

The biggest challenge for many of us is trying not to fall asleep during meditation. The best time to do meditation is after a few hours of sleep. It is no fun dozing off just as you see a tunnel that you believe is your escape into the astral world. You had planned on flying over ancient Greece and maybe even dropping in on a lecture by Plato but instead you are deep in a dream state and being chased by dragons. To avoid sleep, find the right time of day for you to practice meditation.

 

The mind is often the most at peace during early morning before the stresses of the day set in. Meditating with the sunrise is always a serene experience. An early meditation also helps you turn on a positive state and take on the world during the day with a positive mindset.

 

Brainwave entrainment products are one of the most effective ways of introducing discipline to at-home meditation. If you do start to fall asleep, a change in tone will often return you to a state of wakefulness. Many meditators do reality checks, especially those who engage in astral travel and lucid dreaming.

 

Most of us are less ambitious. We are focused on achieving a state of deep relaxation and entering the hypnogogic state between wakefulness and dreaming. Reality checks are useful at all stages of meditation. From time to time, press your thumb into the palm of your hand, or employ whatever reality check you choose.

 

Discipline

 

Most meditators find that the mind will wander more easily at home then in a more structured guided meditation class. Even experienced meditators appreciate doing guided meditation from time to time. There are many meditation recordings and brainwave entrainment products to keep your at-home meditation on track. Maintaining a regular daily meditation schedule will help you make the required adjustments to ensure the best meditation experience.

 

Place and Position

 

It is best to create one special place for meditation in your home environment. You will come to associate this place with a relaxed, tranquil meditative state and your state will begin to shift as soon as you enter the room. Be creative. Build a Buddhist alter if you so desire with icons that are meaningful to you. Or perhaps you want to recreate your favorite meadow land from childhood in your garden.

 

At-home meditation should be comfortable but not too cozy. Do not try and do meditation in your favorite lounge chair or hammock in the backyard. Your spine should be straight, allowing energy to flow up through the energy channels aligned with the chakras.

 

Do not confine your meditation practice to one place and one time during the day. You can take your at-home meditation with you during the day. When you reach a meditation state you like, anchor it. An anchor is any physical stimulus you choose. It may be as simple as touching your thumb and baby finger together.

 

The next time you are stressed out by a work task – before leading a team meeting or delivering a speech, for example – call up your anchor, relax, smile and remind yourself that you are going to do great.

 

Brain Evolution

The Brain Evolution System

The Meditation Hack That Saves You 70,000 Hours

“Exploring the brainwave hack that turns you into a Zen monk – in minutes.” By Karl Moore

We’ve all heard about the powerful benefits of meditation: Less stress, greater relaxation, sharper thinking, improved memory, enhanced creativity, and more. Yet how many of us have experienced this for ourselves?

Meditation holds some amazing benefits for those that practice it routinely. Since the 1970s, there have been over 3000 scientific studies at over 200 independent universities, all validating the life-changing gains of regular meditation.

The problem is that reaching the states that bring about such powerful benefits takes time. You need to invest hours in weekly practice. Months of training as you learn to slowly quieten the mind, suppress the itching, and slowly progress into deeper and deeper states of meditation. But what if there was a ‘hack’ you could use to quickly achieve those deep, profound states – all within just minutes?

Science has the answer. Brainwaves: The Signatures of Your Mind Let’s briefly look at the science. Your brain consists of 100 billion brain cells, and each of those cells talk to each other using little spikes of electricity. The overall pattern of this activity can be measured using an electroencephalography (EEG) machine. This overall pattern is represented as a “frequency”, and that frequency can be thought of as a signature for your state of mind.

We have different names for each frequency range: beta, delta, and alpha, for example. Right now, you’re alert and conscious, and so you’re most likely operating in the beta range of 12-30 Hz. (Hertz, meaning cycles per second.) When you’re asleep at night, you’re in the delta range of 0-4Hz. We also know the exact meditation ‘signature’ frequencies too.

By observing Zen monks in practice, we can see that the more advanced the meditation, the deeper the brainwave frequencies, while you remain awake and conscious.

So: The more advanced the meditation, the deeper the brainwave frequencies, and the greater the benefits in your life. The problem is that it can take years to train yourself to access those deeper states of meditation. You either find it too difficult to quieten your mind, or find yourself dropping off to sleep. And that’s where brainwave entrainment comes into play.

100 Years of Brainwave Entrainment Research Brainwave entrainment is an area of science that has been heavily researched over the past 100 years. And it provides the key to improving your meditation results, quicker than you ever thought possible.

Let’s consider how it works. Imagine striking a tuning fork, and holding another tuning fork next to it. What happens? The second tuning fork starts vibrating at the same frequency as the first. The same thing happens with the brain. It plays “follow the leader.” If you expose it to a particular frequency, the brain follows and copies that frequency.

This is a phenomenon in science known as brainwave entrainment. Now, this is where it all gets really clever. Remember, we know the frequencies associated with super-deep meditation. And we know that the brain follows frequencies when exposed to them. So, we create a form of stimulation that incorporates those frequencies, and expose it to the brain.

Typically this is done through a simple audio file (such as an MP3), using isochronic tones or binaural beats to deliver the frequency. By listening to this audio file, the brain quickly copies the frequency, and takes you down into a deep state of meditation – effortlessly. No struggling. No difficulty quietening your thoughts. Just speedy access to those deeper states of consciousness, on-demand.

By listening, you get the immediate benefit of enhanced relaxation, and the dissolution of stress, anxiety and worry. Over time, the greater benefits become clear: sharper brain power, improved focus, decreased insomnia, enhanced creativity, dozens of huge health benefits, and more. And all because of a simple MP3!

Using the Ultimate Brain Hack Brainwave entrainment isn’t a myth. It’s an area of science that can help dramatically improve your life. In fact, we estimate that it can save you 70,000 hours of meditative practice over the course of your lifetime.

So, do your research. Find a brainwave meditation program with a good reputation, and give it a month to see how it enhances your life. Or learn more about the science, and try to create your own. For me, without a doubt, brainwave entrainment is perhaps the ultimate brain hack. It can save you 70,000 hours and improve your life in ways you’d never imagine. And now you know more about it, maybe it’s time to try it out for yourself.

Official Website: Brain Evolution System program

Bio: Karl Moore is a self-development entrepreneur. He is director of the Brain Evolution System program. You can reach Karl on Twitter @karlmoore

Brain Salon

My Review of the Brain Salon

Changing your state of mind at the click of a Button

Imagine changing your state of mind – with the simple click of a button.

Get focused. Become happier. Even fall asleep. Just by clicking “Play.”

That’s what the producers of a new brainwave program are claiming. Merely slip on your headphones, listen to a little enticing audio, and watch your mental state shift – all within minutes.

Sounds like something from a science fiction movie?

Definitely. And that’s why I absolutely had to check it out.

Exploring the Brain Salon

When I first heard about the Brain Salon, it captured my attention instantly.

Who could resist being able to control how they feel – just by listening to a little audio?

The Brain Salon contains six 30-minute audio sessions, each of which claim to bring about a specific state of mind.

Inside the Brain Salon box, you’ll find CDs containing sessions for creativity, deep sleep, energy, focus, relaxation – there’s even a session for boosting your happiness levels.

All you have to do is slip on your headphones, play the session for you – and watch your state change, on-demand. At least, that’s what the bright orange CD sleeve said.

So, I decided to give it a go.

Delving into ‘The Zone’

Now, we’ve all been in The Zone at some point before.

That great place where everything just flows, where our thoughts are sharp as a pin, and we perform at our absolute peak.

Well, ‘Razor Sharp’ is one of the Brain Salon sessions that promises to recreate that state. But would it really affect my concentration?

Absent-minded, I played the session using headphones, while checking my morning e-mail.

The euphoric sounds and vibration-style noises initially sounded a little strange, but I soon began enjoying the experience.

Then, almost before I realized, the 30-minute session was over – and, wow, my inbox was clear. That’s a process which usually takes me at least a couple of hours or so each morning.

As I took off the headphones, I also noticed that my mind was completely free of its usual “brain fog” – and that the clarity of my thinking was way above my regular Friday morning standard.

The improvement in my acuity was highly noticeable, and the effects lasted through much of the day. As an experiment, I skipped a day, then repeated the experiment – and once again experienced the same results.

There could be no doubt about it. The ‘Razor Sharp’ session absolutely put me into a state of total clarity, taking me straight from morning drudge to The Zone in a matter of minutes.

That’s when I really got interested.

The World of ‘Brainwave Entrainment’

I don’t know about you, but “how stuff works” really interests me.

And being a pretty logical person, I was intensely curious as to how something like the Brain Salon could really backup its claims.

So I went to learn more, and discovered that it’s all down to a science known as “brainwave entrainment.”

I’ve spent a lot of time researching this area, and there’s a really useful explanation of the science on the Brain Salon website – but, just for you, here are the essentials.

Every state of mind has a unique electrical signature that can be detected in the brain. These signatures are known as “brainwaves.”

Using specialized equipment, such as an EEG machine, these waves can be measured and recorded. That allows scientists to map what brainwave patterns are present during certain states of mind. (Deep sleep, for example.)

The Brain Salon sessions use special inaudible pulses, mixed into the music, to recreate these brainwave patterns. When you play such audio, the brain ‘copies’ these patterns and recreates those states of mind.

States of mind such as creativity, relaxation, and deep sleep!

It’s completely safe, backed by over 75 years of brainwave research – and absolutely, unbelievably amazing.

No question about it. I was hooked.

Beyond Basics: Exploring the Sessions

After experimenting with ‘Razor Focus’, I decided to explore the rest of the Brain Salon series – with interesting results.

Being a troubled sleeper, I decided to check out ‘Ultra Deep Sleep’ one night.

I just hit play while lying in my bed, and allowed myself to get soaked up by the deep, etheric, pulsating sounds.

In no time at all, I’d fallen asleep. And not just any sleep, but perhaps one of the deepest, undisturbed, most relaxing sleeps I’ve ever experienced.

The user manual isn’t joking when it claims “you’ll probably never hear the end of this session.”

The other sessions proved even more enjoyable.

I used “Happy Pill” one evening prior to a night out to dig myself out of a bad mood, and get myself feeling peppy for the party night ahead. It worked wonders. I was the life of the party, flowing with charisma and in the greatest of moods.

“On absolute top form,” according to one close friend.

And it doesn’t stop there.

I’ve also used “High Energy Espresso” to really give me a total burst of energy, just before a big day, a gym workout, or anything requiring big time stamina.

And “Creative Spark” – which I’ve already used to triple the number of business ideas I produce each week. Oh, and “Power Chill” too – the ideal replacement for a glass of wine after work. It helps you to relax, chill out, and recharge those batteries for the evening ahead.

Conclusion

When the orange Brain Salon box fell onto my doorstep, I couldn’t have imagined the impact it would have on my life.

Who would’ve thought three simple CDs could do so much?

Happiness. Creativity. Deep sleep. Energy. Focus. Relaxation. All in one little box. And all you have to do is hit the “Play” button to activate.

Arthur C. Clarke said that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

This is that advanced technology. And for me, it really does work like magic.

Does this sound like something from a science fiction movie? Yes.

But does it work? Definitely.

Rating: 10/10

Pros: It works! Powerful. Portable. Sessions for each major mind state.

Cons: Need 30 minutes to listen to each session. Headphones recommended for some sessions.

Official website: Brain_Salon

Free MP3 demo: Click on the link to the official website and a pop up window will come on after a while – sign up to get the free MP3 demo.