Binaural Beats – How To Be Smarter
NOTE:
This is part one of a two-part series about brainwave entrainment,
intelligence and ways to become smarter through scientifically proven
methods of monaural beats, binaural beats and isochronic tones.
Can You Use Binaural Beats to Increase Your Intelligence?
There are some people who are super smart and other people who are
really dumb. This is a phenomenon that I have observed since I started
with primary-school. I am pretty sure that you have noticed this
phenomenon too, so let me ask you: do you think that intelligence is
something that you are born with?
In this article I am going to try to prove to you that
intelligence can be learned (through binaural beats) so don’t click away just yet.
I personally believe that intelligence has a lot to do with your
upbringing and your education in the very early years. I don’t mean so
much what you learn in school, but what you learn from your parents and
those around you from the day you are born. I believe that everyone
starts off with roughly the same potential for intelligence but it
depends on those crucial initial years to see how much that intelligence
will develop.
Even when someone’s intelligence is not encouraged or developed early
on, I believe it is not destroyed and it still remains. It just becomes
hidden under layers of false beliefs and self-limiting beliefs. All
those teachers and kids who told you that you are not so smart, and all
the test results to prove it only work to reinforce the belief that you
are not intelligent and never will be.
I never believed that I was really smart. Neither did I believe I was dumb.
I always thought I was smart, but never among the Einstein type of
smart. That is why I always got grades of 70-90% in school and never
much higher. Of course, the fact that I thought that school was pretty
pointless and getting 100% wasn’t worth the effort also contributed to
me being satisfied with being reasonably smart but never the smartest.
Now that I am out of school and I am responsible for my own life and
building it up, being very smart is something that sounds appealing to
me. There is a saying that I am sure you are familiar with:
“Work smarter not harder”
Recently
I’ve learned about a scientifically proven principle that is being used
to improve all sorts of areas in our brain. Among others, these
different areas in our brain are responsible for things such as memory,
confidence, relaxation, creativity, goal achievements and physical
performance.
This scientifically proven principle is referred to as ‘Brainwave
Entrainment’. (Explained later on). The three ways of brainwave
entrainment via auditory stimuli (related to hearing) that I will
mention in this article are called
monaural beats, binaural beats and isochronic tones.
Each of these forms of auditory brainwave entrainment have different
effects and different purposes (More on this later). In order not to
overwhelm you with information, I will cover each of these forms in a
separate article, and this article is only about
binaural beats.
Binaural Beats, Waves and Frequencies For More Brainpower
The basic principle of brainwave entrainment has been around for
decades – way before we were able to scientifically prove- and expand on
it.
Albert Einstein for example would listen to Mozart’s music to inspire
him. Whether it was by chance or by skill, Mozart was able to compose
music that had similar effect to modern-day engineered binaural beats
and isochronic tones. Mr Einstein was not certain why Mozart’s music had
a positive effect on his thinking, intelligence and creativity. He just
knew intuitively that it had that effect and did not need to delve into
why it worked in order to get the benefits from it.
As you may know, many things in our world consist of waves of many ranges of frequencies:
Light
Light consists of waves. Different frequencies of light waves result
in our brains perceiving different colors. Some frequencies of light
waves cannot even be seen by us (infrared).
Sound
Sound consists of waves. They travel slower than light (you see
lightning before you hear the thunder). Various frequencies of sound
waves result in different pitches and tones. There is actually a science
behind making good music. Good music uses waves of frequencies that
compliment each other (different notes and tones). Bad music consists of
sound waves with frequencies that interfere with each other.
The Ocean
The ocean is the literal interpretation of the word ‘waves’. A
constant rhythmic motion with waves of all sizes and frequencies. Some
of them collide with one-another and others break on the shore.
Drop something in a pool of water and see the ripples that result
from it. These ripples are all waves of different sizes and frequencies.
Scientists have discovered and researched waves and frequencies for years.
They have proven brainwave entrainment by many studies and tests of
creating different frequencies and exposing a person to these different
frequencies. They discovered that it is possible to stimulate certain
parts of the brain for desired (and usually long-lasting) results. Have a
look at the table below on
binaural beats.
What Is Brainwave Entrainment
Brainwave entrainment
is a process whereby an external stimulus is used [usually auditory -
for example binaural beats] to get the brainwaves to synchronise to that
stimulus in order to achieve a desired result.
Phew, that sounds complicated! Let me break it down for you:
Our brain uses all sorts of waves of different frequencies to process
information. Scientists have discovered that it is possible to channel
and organise certain brainwaves via auditory stimulation to create
desired effects (such as increases in creativity, memory improvement,
deep relaxation etc.). In other words, brainwave entrainment is using a
external stimulus to synchronise the brain to a certain frequency.
Brainwave entrainment is usually done through auditory stimulus but it can also be visual (through the use of strobe lights, a
dream machine or electromagnetic radiation. I am just going to focus on the auditory forms of brainwave entrainment.
These auditory forms of brainwave entrainment (as I mentioned earlier) are binaural beats, monaural beats and isochronic tones.
What Are Binaural Beats?
The word binaural literally means “having or relating to two ears.”
Binaural beats are used with stereo headphones. Each ear receives a
slightly different frequency of engineered tones in order to get a
desired effect. (The frequencies depend on what part of the brain is
going to be stimulated for a certain effect like creativity or
relaxation, i.e. different frequencies for different results).
The slight difference in frequencies played through the stereo
headphones results in the brain perceiving a beating tone as if the two
tones were mixed naturally in the brain.
Frequencies are measured in Hertz (Hz). In the case of binaural
beats, each ear receives a different frequency as I mentioned above. For
example, one ear would receive 495Hz and the other ear 505Hz, which
results in a beating frequency of 10Hz. (Don’t worry about the units, I
am just using them as an example to illustrate howbinaural beats work).
It is said that this resulting tone alters the state of mind and can
thus create positive change for various aspects of the brain.
Benefits Of Binaural Beats
So far I have explained that binaural beats are engineered tones of a
specific frequency to obtain a desired effect. If you are still
wondering what the benefits are of listening to binaural beats, let me
list a few:
- Anxiety Aid
- Confidence
- Creativity
- Concentration & ability to focus
- Health
- Motivation
- Prosperity
- Stress-release
- Weight-loss
The above listed categories are only some of the many benefits that
you can get from binaural beats. There are two more benefits that I have
not listed above because I want to explain them in a little more
detail. These two benefits are ones that I personally find very
intriguing and worth pursuing.
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Lucid Dreaming with Binaural Beats
Lucid dreaming is the art of the ability to control your dreams. The
purpose it to be totally aware and concious while dreaming, so that you
can imagine anything you want. It can be inspired or initiated through
the use of binaural beats.
When I first heard of this concept, the question in my mind is WHY
would anyone want to be able to control their dreams? Well, we spend
between one-third and half of our entire lives asleep. It would be nice
to get something more out of all those hours than just sleep with little
recollection of anything we dreamed of.
Lucid dreaming is by no means a new phenomenon nor is it some
futuristic ability that has not been done before. There is evidence
about people practicing this technique as far back as 400 AD and the
possibility of lucid dreaming has been scientifically proven.
People who have mastered the art of lucid dreaming say they have
out-of-body experiences, as if they are literally floating outside of
their bodies while they are in that altered state. (They claim that
these experiences are absolutely amazing).
I will not expand on lucid dreaming, but if you want to know more you can buy ‘lucid dreaming’ binaural beats here.
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Meditation with Binaural Beats
“Meditation is very important. It has a very high objective – to take
us away from this world of suffering into the world of happiness, joy
and Bliss. It is a method, a discipline, that we have to follow very
discreetly and if we follow it properly we will find that meditation
helps us to discover ourselves, what we really are. As we get deeper
into meditation we come nearer to the Source of our Being.” – Swami
Nirliptananda
To keep it brief, if you are like most people then you constantly
have many thoughts running through your mind all the time. Your mind is
always busy and always gives you something to dream or worry about.
Through meditation, you can learn to silence all the thoughts in your
mind when you want to, and this provides a deep sense of peace and inner
calm.
There are binaural beats designed specifically to help and induce mediation. Find out about these binaural beats here.
My Experience With Binaural Beats
In the last few months I have been listening to binaural beats. I
cannot say that I am more intelligent or that I am any smarter than I
was before the time. What I can tell you is that stress, anxiety and any
worries totally fade away while listening to some of the binaural beat
soundtracks I have purchased. It’s pretty amazing, I can literally feel
myself relax while I listen to them.
The results of being so totally relaxed are that I can focus a lot
better on my work and that I am more creative. It may just be a
co-incidence but I highly doubt it. The fact that hundreds of people
have reported similar effects of positive change after listening to
binaural beats, combined with the fact that I have personally
experienced it, must mean that there is a large amount of truth to it.
I didn’t write this post for the sake of making sales and commissions
for binaural beats. I wrote it because since I got out of school I have
been very interested in psychology and the science of the mind – the
science of intelligence and anything to do with it.
Whenever there is a product or a scientifically proven method that
enhances brainpower or a method that makes someone smarter, I want to
know about it. If it works, I will share it with my friends and readers.
How To Use Binaural Beats
The
beauty about binaural beats is that you can forget everything that I
have just explained to you in this article because it is not important
to know
why they work. (Just like with your car, you don’t need to know how the engine works to be able to drive your car).
You don’t need to have any knowledge about brainwave
entrainment, binaural beats or the human brain to be able to get the
effects from listening to binaural beat tracks.
The information in this article is enough to give you a good enough
background if you feel you need an understanding about the principle. If
you have read this far, you know enough.
After this paragraph I am going to show you where you can get hold of
binaural beat tracks that you can listen to on your computer, ipod or
player of your choice, as long as they can have stereo headphones
connected to them.
The stereo headphones are essential
to the purpose of listening to binaural beats because of the fact that
each ear needs to receive a different frequency in order for the beating
tone to be created inside the brain.
Where To Get Binaural Beats
At this point:
- You know that binaural beats are scientifically engineered
soundtracks that you listen to with stereo headphones to improve various
areas of your brain.
- You know that binaural beats have a different frequency tone for
each ear which causes a beating tone in the brain, the purpose being to
synchronise brainwaves with the beat of the soundtrack to create an
altered state and achieve specific effects (increased intelligence,
focus, creativity etc.).
- You know that it is not important to understand how binaural beats
work or how they are created in order to get the benefits from listening
to them
I have bought all my binaural beats tracks from a website called
The Unexplainable Store – a website specialising in monaural beats, binaural beats and isochronic tones soundtracks for all sorts of altered states.
How It Works
When you land on
The Unexplainable Store’s homepage,
you will have 28 different categories of binaural beat soundtracks to
choose from. Each soundtrack has a different purpose and will achieve a
different result (see the screenshot below). When you click on a
category, for example ‘Meditation’, you will be given an in-depth
explanation of that specific type of binaural beat soundtrack.
For each category, you have the option of monaural beats, binaural
beats and isochronic tones. (I will cover both monaural beats and
isochronic tones in 2 following articles).
The great thing about
The Unexplainable Store
is that you are able to purchase individual binaural beat soundtracks.
They range from $10 up to $60 per soundtrack so if you are completely
new to it, you can start with just one soundtrack without spending a
whole lot of money on something you are not sure about.
If you cannot see the image above, CLICK HERE to purchase binaural beat soundtracks.
I hope that you enjoyed reading this article and that you learned
something new today. It personally took me many hours of reading and
research before I had a decent understanding of brainwave entrainment
and the benefits of binaural beats. If you are still a little confused
about the matter, don’t worry. The next article about monaural beats and
isochronic tones will clarify things a little more.
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