The Healing Properties of Binaural Beats and Frequencies

Stereophonic Medicine

Auditory Illusion

Perceived 3rd ToneBinaural

Beat

• L – 530 Hz

• R – 520 Hz• L – 10 Hz

• R – 10 Hz

• 10 Hz Pitch

What Are Binaural Beats?

Stimulate Neurons and create states of awareness – The 5 Basic Brain Waves

Delta – 0.1-4Hz (Deep Sleep, Night Terrors, Sleep Walking, Subconscious Access)Theta – 4 to 8 Hz (Drifting to Sleep, Inner Guidance, Deep Hypnosis, Sleep)Alpha – 8-16Hz (Creativity, REM Sleep, Mild Hypnosis, Guided Meditation)Beta – 16-31 Hz (Normal Waking Consciousness, Concentration, Alertness)Gamma – 32-100Hz (Focus, Awareness, Learning, Deep Meditation)

What Do They Do?

Stimulate Neurons and create states of awareness – The 3 Special Brain Waves

Mu – 8-12 Hz (Standing Still, Shutting Down the Senses) Sigma – 12-14 Hz (Tranquility, Staying Asleep despite noises)SMR – 12.5 -15.5 Hz (Sensory Motor Rhythm – Immobility, Calming)Many states are a combination of several different waves at once.These “stacked frequencies” are more common than single tones.

What Do They Do?

The Jury is out on how the Binaural Beats can be used

Adjust Mental/Physical State?Treat Medical Conditions?Get you high?Change your anatomy?Change your brain chemistry?

How Can Binaural Beats Be Used?

12Hz, 9.5Hz, 8Hz, 5.5Hz, 4Hz, and 3.5HzStacked

Frequencies• Activates the Visualization neurons• Provides Inner Guidance• Antidepressant• Opens a bridge between the conscious and subconscious• A good preparation for subsequent frequencies

1.05 Hz or 7.83HzPure Tones• 1.05 Hz - This is generally agreed to be the frequency that produces Human Growth Hormone• 7.83 Hz – Keeps the listener awake, “repairs their DNA”, enhances the visualization process• 7.83 is the first of several “Schumann Resonances”

7.83Hz, 14.3 Hz, 20.8 Hz, 27.3 Hz and 33.8 HzThe Schumann

Resonances• Resonant Frequencies of the Earth’s atmosphere• Associated with the generation of Lightning and Electromagnetic Radiation• Every planet and moon has its own unique Schumann Resonance based on its size• Binaural enthusiasts believe it has powerful healing properties, since it comes from Mother Earth• Extra-Low Frequency (ELF) – below the range of consciously perceived sound

A Few Beats and Their Purported Functions

Entrainment - a shared tendency of many physical and biological systems to synchronize their periodicity and rhythm through interaction.EXAMPLES OF ENTRAINMENTPhysical Entrainment – Two pendulum clocks or electric dryers placed in close proximity will sync up.Speech Entrainment – Two subjects talking at a different pace will adjust to match a third, common pace.Internal (Endogenous) Entrainment – circadian sleep cycles matching the patterns of day and night or a pacemaker setting the heart’s rhythmBrainwave Entrainment – Also known as ‘auditory driving’ – the hypothesis that a sound frequency can cause brainwaves to drive neural electric activity to match the frequency. This is the principle behind binaural beats.

Entrain Your Brain

Binaural beats are perceived, not heard. They are the split difference between one audible wavelength in the left ear and a second wavelength in the right ear.Following the hypothesis of entrainment, binaural beats are intended to stimulate the brain to produce matching low frequency waves.The logic is pretty sound, so it seems possible that the illusory perception of a third sound could entrain the brainwaves to sync up to that frequency.We cannot hear but we can “generate” the tone ourselves.

We Can’t Hear That Small

Many frequencies of brainwaves are studied at sleep centers and other brain research facilities, so they do correlate with various known activities, particularly sleep, epilepsy, autism, meditation, and physical movement.The frequencies are not currently correlated to many states and conditions that binaural recordings promise.Some of the far-fetched promises include: • Increased testosterone or estrogen production• Rapid muscle growth• Genital enlargement• Breast Enlargement• Pheromones to attract wealthy men• Third eye pineal gland activation

Snake Oil and Salves

For the far-fetched claims, the placebo effect may rule the day, but some recordings can deliver on their promise.According to my own research, Binaural Beats seem able to:• Put the listener into a trance• Put the listener to sleep• Make the listener feel stoned or high• Calm nerves • Provide distraction from pain• Keep the listener motivated during a workout• Increase focus, arousal or other states of awareness • Boost levels of “feel-good” hormones, though not with any

accuracy

Some Beats Work

Binaural Beats

Definitely affect the brainProbably don’t affect the bodyAre worth giving a listen.

Check them out

Search ‘binaural’ on Youtube

Be sure to wear stereo headphones

Conclusion