Alpha brain waves appear on the E.E.G. in most people when they are in a relaxed state like “right before falling asleep” or immediately upon awakening. Alpha brain waves are common in extroverts with low traits of neurosis and anxiety. Caffeine and stress deplete the amount of natural alpha brain waves produced by the brain. In the alpha brainwave state, the mind is clear and focused, while the body is relaxed and calm. There are many reasons that you should be interested in increasing the amount of natural alpha activity in your brain.

Key reasons being:

  • A sense of a relaxed mind & body - The alpha brain wave will calm you down quicker than you’d ever imagined. I really didn’t think the alpha brainwave could do much for my high stress levels, but after about 5 to 10 minutes of listening to a customized brainwave entrainment session, I immediately was calm and relaxed! The alpha brainwave actually increases the neurotransmitter “serotonin” – which is low in people with depression and anxiety.
  • Enhanced creativity - The alpha brainwave has been linked to highly creative minds. Most people’s brainwaves shift to the logical “beta” brainwave when involved in a task requiring them to become creative. In creative people’s brains, the alpha activity actually increases when they need to be creative on the fly. Their brains actually ‘shift’ to the alpha brainwave and the amplitude increases.
  • A state of “flow” - A state of flow can be described as life moving along quickly because there are really no mental obstacles such as stress or anxiety. To keep it simple: as new situations arise, you are able to successfully deal with them and move on to the next phase of life. Many successful people know how to tap into the state of “flow” when they need to do hard business work. For all writers out there, the state of flow is the exact opposite effect of writer’s block. “Flow” would mean that as a writer, you would be able to quickly produce quality content and not get mentally “stuck;” your mind keeps bringing more information.
  • “Superlearning” - “Superlearning” is a phenomena of the alpha and theta brainwave ranges that has been studied by many scientists. The fact is, when you are in a lower brainwave pattern, the brain is able to absorb and learn more new information in a much quicker period of time. The “superlearning” state of mind is optimal for learning a foreign language or a new skill!
  • Relaxed, yet “aware” – The nice thing about the alpha brainwave state is you can remain very relaxed, yet still be “aware” of your surroundings and “conscious” of what’s going on. If you dip in to too low of brainwaves i.e. the theta range, you will be very relaxed, but not as aware of your environment. The too much theta activity is found in the E.E.G.’s of people with A.D.D. & A.D.H.D. And the 10 Hz alpha brainwave is considered to be the safest brainwave!
  • The “safest” brainwave – If you get up into the beta brainwave range, too much stress and logical thinking can run your mind in circles. Too much theta and you are relaxed, but not very aware. The alpha brainwave can be considered the “perfect mix” or “border” between the beta range and theta range. Some people actually are born with zero alpha activity in their brains. Does this mean that they cannot ever add alpha activity? Absolutely not! In fact, it would most likely highly benefit the person lacking the alpha rhythm.

If you would like to experience the alpha brainwave state, I recommend either purchasing or trying one of my featured recommended products. I personally use all of my recommended products and have had much personal success with them. I still use the software to improve my focus, decrease my stress levels, and to boost my productivity. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about the products.

Other ways to increase the alpha brainwave include:

  1. Meditation
  2. Biofeedback/Neurofeedback
  3. Yoga
  4. Visualization
  5. Deep breathing
  6. Light & Sound Machines

I had a very unique personal experience with increasing my alpha brainwave pattern via Neuro-Programmer 2. I thoroughly enjoyed it and definitely noticed a change in my consciousness that I may not have been fully ready to experience.

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