With all of the stress in our lives these days, it would be helpful to find some easy meditation techniques to reduce stress.
Everyone is short of time and it's very difficult to clear our minds in order to get effective stress reduction results from meditation.
One method of an easy meditation technique is to use brainwave entrainment or binaural beats.
Traditional methods such as yoga or Tai Chi require extensive learning periods with an instructor and a lot of practice.
Using binaural beats is something that you can train yourself to do.
Binaural beats involve wearing stereo headphones and inputting different frequencies into each ear.
Let's say for example a 200 Hz beat is heard in one ear and a 210 Hz beat is input into the other.
The brain "hears" the difference between the two frequencies and adjust itself to that differential.
In effect, the brain creates a "third" frequency and assumes that frequency.
Brainwave frequencies typical run from a high of Beta (up to 40 Hz) down to the lowest of Delta range (1-4Hz).
For meditation purposes, the brain functions in the mid-ranges of Alpha and Theta.
If you are trying to control your thoughts and breathing, you can do this on your own, but it takes learning and practice.
Brainwave entrainment shortens this process and you will be able to feel the results almost immediately.
Binaural beats can be embedded in pleasing background music that you would normally relax listening to.
This could be classical, nature sounds, or New Age.
You can use whatever type of music you prefer, just as long as it's relaxing.
By using binaural beats embedded in music, you won't actually be aware that they're there, but you will feel the effects.
In order for brainwave entrainment to be effective, you must still be able to try and control your negative thoughts and not let them interfere with your meditation.
You have to find a comfortable location that is quiet and not distracting.
You have to allow yourself to relax.