Boost your brainwaves with this 10 min guided meditation.
Research indicates that meditation tends to lead to an increase in the production of theta and alpha waves, which are the brain wave frequencies associated with enhanced learning abilities and overall mental well-being.
Not only do research participants who practice meditation report improvements in their overall well-being after meditating, but scientists show that you can physically see relaxation-related changes happening in the brain using brain imaging technology, like electroencephalography (EEG).
There are five distinct levels of frequencies your brain may be pulsing at, and each frequency level represents what type of function your brain is performing (e.g., sleeping, focusing, recalling a memory, etc.).
The five brain frequency levels are:
Delta (less than 4 Hz). The slowest brain wave. The brain increases delta waves during sleep to reduce awareness.
Theta (3.5 to 7.5 Hz). A slow brain wave that increases when we are awake but focusing internally (e.g., daydreaming).
Alpha (8t o 12 Hz). The frequency your brain reaches when it’s relaxed. The brain is alert but not actively processing information.
Beta (12.5 to 30 Hz). The brain reaches this frequency when it’s alert and needs to process external information.
Gamma (25 to 140 Hz). Your brain reaches this frequency range when it’s at peak concentration.
During meditation, the most common frequencies an electroencephalogram (EEG) will detect are relaxed-state theta and alpha waves. And, as a result, the average levels of beta waves tend to decrease.
Deep breathing and closed-eye visualization – techniques that mindfulness meditation usually employs – also boost alpha brainwaves. Besides relaxation, alpha waves may also help boost creativity and thereby act as a natural anti-depressant by promoting the release of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
After practicing meditation for a long enough period, research suggests that alpha frequencies can become the brain’s dominant brain wave.
Once alpha waves increased to dominant levels, the research revealed that participants of various forms of meditation and yoga practices experienced:
improved sleep quality
reduction in anxiety and depression
lower stress levels
enhanced learning and memory
In other words, habitual meditation practice can change your brain wave activity for years to come. Research indicates that meditation tends to lead to an increase in the production of theta and alpha waves, which are the brain wave frequencies associated with enhanced learning abilities and overall mental well-being.
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