How Our Brain Works:
The brain operates on small amount of electricity. Its frequency is divided into 4 segments:
Beta: occurs when your body and mind are active and you focus your eyes
Alpha: is associated with light sleep and dreaming
Theta: is associated with deeper and with the use of hypnosis for such things as pain surgery
Delta: is associated with deepest sleep
The ALPHA Frequency:
- Of the four frequencies, the Alpha frequency has the strongest current and is the most rhythmic
- At Beta, we think with the left half of the brain (talking, reasoning, using logic, examining details)
- The right part of the brain is more creative and intuitive (forms and shapes)
- As an example: Left brain counts the trees, while the right brain admires the forest
- At the alpha level, you can use both brain hemispheres to think
- 10% of the population are natural alpha thinkers
- To function at Alpha successfully, you must learn:
1- To produce alpha brain waves with conscious awareness (without falling asleep)
2- To analyze problems and come up with solutions while remaining at the alpha level
(daydream)
- Training the mind requires one to relax using the techniques mentioned below.
Researchers found that patients who learned to manage stress reduced their risk of having another heart attack or heart problems by 74% when compared to those patients whose treatment included only medications.
Stress Relaxation Techniques:
Deep Breathing Techniques
Conscious steps taken to control the amount of air that is inhaled and exhaled
Muscle Relaxation Techniques
Brief on-the-spot tension reducers that involve contracting and relaxing various muscle groups
Mental Relaxation Techniques
Conscious procedure to change one’s self-talk or to practice “blocking”, “thought-stopping”, or other similar process types methods. (Imaging a place of peace, quiet and tranquility)
Benefits
- Enhanced self-liking, self-acceptance, and self-esteem as exercisers begin to feel better about their appearance and accomplishments
- Heightened internal control and self-confidence as exercisers find that they really can do what they set out to do
- Feeling of well-being and calm “afterglow” from exercise
- Mood stabilization system as the parasympathetic nervous system regains control
- Release of muscle tension, lower baseline tension level
- Production of beta-endorphins, the body’s own morphine painkiller and source of pleasure
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