The Importance of Brain Waves in Our Everyday Learning

Deep sleep can improve learning. This was one of the shocking factspresented in a recent medical paper.

Deep sleep can improve learning. This was one of theshocking facts presented in a recent medical paper. The logic is alldown to brain wave activity and how it can assist a person in absorbingnew material, retain and reproduce it. This encompasses the aspects oflearning that we humans go through everyday. Different brain wavesresonate within our sensory cortex when we do different things, fromhigh Beta cycles (13 - 25 cycles/s) to low Theta cycles when we are ina deep sleep. But that is just the tip of the iceberg - different brainwave responses and different frequencies all allude to the fact thatstimulating different brain wave cycles can produce different results.

Forthose of you who are still unaware, this is in fact an amazingrevelation. We can have complete control of our noggin. Such power inyour hands would mean a life transformed, perspectives changed andbarriers broken. Imagine having the ability to learn and absorb newinformation whenever you want. Deep sleep is like meditation, when thebrain is totally relaxed and the subconscious mind is more exposed andmalleable. Achieving this state without sleeping is not easy and formost of us, we need to achieve the Alpha state - which is theideal state of total relaxation but acutely aware. This opens our mindsand lets the floodgate of information in to the dams within our cortex.

Meditationat the alpha state (about 7 - 12 cycles/s) is a highly acute andcreative state, where our mind roams free and ideas and images areproduced at a startling pace. The brain waves during this period aretuned to learning and maximum absorption - this is the stuff ofgeniuses and philosophers, the moments when history reverberates withthe shouts of 'Eureka'!. This is the state whence the wonderful thingsof the world are created. And you can have this state as well.

Thereare many ways to achieve this. Meditation, yoga and relaxation therapysessions in floatation tanks that 'glide' you towards internal peaceand meditation, just to name a few. You can consult spirituality - oryou can consult science, with its plethora of machines that can deeplystimulate the brain using brainwave synchronizers, magnetic fields.Biofeedback and autogenics - scientific and progressive training of thebody to respond to specific mental commands with the use of machines isalso available. Binaural Beats and frequency resonance - the use ofsounds to produce a meditative effect, has also snowballed inpopularity of late.

Once we can unlock this part of our brain andhave it in our hands on demand, imagine the possibilities andapplications that it can have for us in our everyday learning. Skillswill be absorbed, information and techniques learnt all the more easier- we can apply ourselves in life, in our work, in our relationshipswith that much more ease. Science and its spiritual counterparts areoffering you the key to unlock the power of your mind. I suggest youtake it.