How to Meditate Effectively

Meditation is the practice of bypassing the conscious mind in order to connect with the subconscious mind. Some may call it the higher self or soul. In order to achieve the benefits of meditation, you have to know how to meditate effectively. When you learn the correct meditation techniques, you will be able to relax, let go of your stress and worldly worries and get some answers to your most pressing questions.

Meditation is something anyone can master with patience and persistence. In the beginning, the most important challenge you will face is quieting your thoughts. Your conscious mind is so used to being the boss, that it can be hard for it to let someone else take the lead for a while. Many books and many gurus will tell you about various techniques to lose those annoying thoughts that disturb your session. But it is not always easy to be able to let go, to get your mind to stop its endless chatter.

One thing that helps a lot of beginners is trying to focus on something repetitive, like the ticking of the clock. The point is to occupy the conscious mind with something so it will not feel free to talk so much. Dr. Brian Weiss says in his writing that you can imagine yourself sitting at the bottom of an ocean and hearing all the calmness and as your mind sends a thought your way, just imagine it floating up to the surface and disappear. This can work if you practice. It can take months of practice, but the rewards are priceless and worth everything you have got.

Something interesting here is that our brain goes through many frequency cycles every day, each frequency producing different effects in the consciousness. However, it can be difficult to stay in that frequency because we are rarely aware of these things going on in our brain. About 170 years ago, it was discovered that sound waves can help. These sound waves are called Binaural Beats, Monaural Beats and Isochronics. These sound waves help us get our brain to the desired frequency where it can meditate effectively. This process is called 'Brainwave Entrainment (not entertainment)'.

There is a difference between Binaurals, Monaurals and Isochronics which affects the effectiveness of our meditation. If you are a beginner, you want to start with Binaural beats which send sound waves of different frequency in each ear and the brain actually hears the difference between the two. What I mean by that is, our ear is unable to hear anything under 20 Hz, so if you want your brain to hear something that is 6 Hz, where it will go into an altered consciousness, you need to hear 200 Hz in one ear and 206 Hz in the other. Binaural beats are used by beginners to help them move from the Beta every-day state to the Alpha state where your mind takes on a more powerful role in calculating, higher language function, and higher cognitive understanding. This can take a lot of practice to achieve without the help of sound waves. The next level is the Theta state which is said to be the "Gateway to Eternal Bliss", but you do not need to worry about that in the beginning.

All the very best and I hope you are able to explore your higher self and unleash the power within you!