James Wild Release Date: March 2009 Format: CD ISBN: 9320170000701
For Meditation, Happiness and Contentment - Lifting Your Mood with the Gamma Rhythm
This CD is one long track of a continuous Gamma Metronome sound. The Gamma frequency is associated with greater feelings of happiness and contentment. Evidence from recent studies suggests that the Gamma rhythm induces a lift in mood with people experiencing elevated levels of joy and a compassion for oneself and others. This is believed to be affected by the release of endorphins - the body's natural opiates.
Track 1 Hour 70 min
On this recording are many tones at different amplitudes with the overall effect giving a 40 per second frequency
Research - In June 2002 studies done by scientist Richard Davidson on Mattieu Ricard, a Fench-born monk from the Shechen Monastary in Katmandu, showed extraordinary elevated levels of Gamma oscillations in his brain when he was aked to meditate on "unconditional loving-kindness and compassion". Subsequent studies and investigations have shown that even short periods of meditation produce changes in the brain associated with increased levels of happiness and joy that are linked to elevated levels of the Gamma frequency.
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How to use the Gamma recording
Find a quiet place to sit or lie down making yourself comfortable. When listening to the CD the goal is to still the mind, let go of extraneous thoughts and relax into your space. While the best results come from a willingness to focus your attention, if you find yourself drifting off then don’t let it concern you - this can be part of the experience and may lead to insights and unusual perceptions. Acknowledge every experience you have. With practice, you will be able to slip into deeper states of meditation while remaining mindful and perceptively relaxed.
Research information on Brainwave States
Due to the collective electrical activity of neurons, the brain produces a resonant frequency measured in cycles per second or hertz (Hz) called a brain wave state. At any one time the brain produces all frequencies but collectively a dominant one can be measured. The brain is highly dynamic and during the day and night we pass through all states being dependent on our physical and mental activities.
Gamma (40+Hz) – associated with a lift in mood and greater feelings of wellbeing and love for oneself and others.
Beta (14+Hz) - everyday working conscious state - as you read these lines you are most likely in the Beta state.
Alpha (7-14Hz) - a calm relaxed state. Occurs while daydreaming and during light meditation but can also occur when one is focused and mentally alert. Has links to dreaming during sleep.
Theta (4-7Hz) - deep meditation and relaxation. Associated with creative insight, flashes of intuition, problem solving, altered states, better sleep and boosting immune system function.
Delta (1-4Hz) - associated with deep sleep but also linked to benefits of deep meditative states such as profound visions, healing and altered states.
Research using techniques known as Biofeedback has shown that an external stimulus (such as the repetitive metronome tone) induces the brain to match the resonant frequency. This enables the subject to access the different levels of brain activity. Many people have shown that through practice they can maintain consciousness while accessing the benefits of being in any of these states. These include enhanced concentration, relaxation, more energy and better sleep to phenomena such as out of body experiences, feeling of rebirth, vivid dream recall, an explosion in creativity, strange time/space occurrences, ability to see auras, ESP, cellular healing and many others.