Seven Minute Meditation: Using Binaural Beats to Reduce Stress, Learn Faster and Improve Your Life

There is a phenomenon sweeping the fields of self-help, meditation and self-enrichment, and that is the phenomenon of binaural beats. Using a standard pair of stereo headphones, it is possible to induce a certain brainwave pattern by playing a different tone in each ear. With each ear hearing a different tone, the brain can not only ‘sense’ the interference pattern between the two tones, but will often – after a short time – tune its own brainwave frequency to match that interference. This ability means that the brain can be ‘trained’ to emit certain frequencies, and those frequencies can have some exciting consequences, such as more effective meditation, deeper sleep, and even enhanced learning abilities.

Perhaps the best thing about them is that they are free to try and use; no special equipment other than a pair of headphones and some free software is required to see if they work for you. Seven Minute Meditation introduces the reader to this fascinating phenomenon, while also giving an introduction to brainwave frequencies, EEGs and the Frequency-Following Response on which binaural beats depend. An excellent introduction for anyone wanting to enhance their mental abilities and improve their life!