| In this article, I will show you how you can use binaural | | | | can be created in a way that targets different |
| sounds to quickly achieve effortless meditation and | | | | frequencies for different effects. |
| relaxation. I will also show you where you can find | | | | Binaural sounds are often used to help people |
| sample sounds so that you can try them out for | | | | meditate and quickly achieve deep states of relaxation. |
| yourself! | | | | They can also be used to aid those that are having |
| Binaural sounds, more commonly known as binaural | | | | trouble sleeping, as well as for people looking to |
| beats, are sounds that are played through headphones | | | | experience lucid dreaming. |
| to stimulate the brain to tune into specific frequencies | | | | So how do you actually use binaural sounds to |
| that result in deep states of relaxation, heightened | | | | achieve these benefits? You simply listen to a simple |
| awareness, lucid dreaming, and other desirable states. | | | | audio track that contains relaxing music or other |
| Binaural sounds work by playing two audio waves of | | | | pleasant sounds with the two sounds that trigger the |
| similar frequencies into each ear. These frequencies | | | | binaural beats layered into the music. All you need to |
| offset one another, causing the brain to tune into the | | | | do to enjoy their beneficial effects is to sit or lie down |
| frequency resulting from the difference between the | | | | comfortably, close your eyes and listen to the pleasant |
| two sounds. These sounds can be used to target | | | | audio track through headphones. |
| specific areas of the brain, such as those that | | | | Because they require only a CD or MP3 player and a |
| stimulate heightened awareness and deep relaxation. | | | | set of headphones, you can listen to binaural sounds |
| For example: If you play two audio waves, one at 340 | | | | just about anywhere. And you'll be pleasantly surprised |
| hertz and one at 347 hertz, the difference between | | | | at how quickly you will begin enjoying the positive |
| the waves is 7 hertz. When the brain synchronizes the | | | | effects of binaural beats. It is not at all unusual to to |
| information between the two sounds, it will slip into a | | | | begin experiencing deep states of relaxation and |
| Theta wave state, which is associated with lucid | | | | heightened awareness literally within minutes of |
| dreaming and deep states of relaxation. Binaural beats | | | | listening. |