Brain  Fitness Product Video (3 minutes)

Brainwave Frequencies

Beta (13-40 Hz)

• This brainwave is the predominant frequency when we are fully awake and alert active awareness directed to the outer world
• These brainwaves are present with stress, paranoia, worry, fear, and anxiety 
• Also present with hunger, depression, irritability, and moodiness 
• Insomnia is the result of producing excessive beta brainwaves
• Associated with excessive "mental chatter" and self-destructive impulses
• Too much time in the beta state weakens the immune system
• Our conscious mind

Alpha (7-13 Hz)

• This alpha state is where meditation and relaxation begins 
• We start to encounter the wealth of effortless creativity flowing just beneath our conscious state
• Awake but deeply relaxed 
• Studies have shown the alpha state has been associated with "peak performance" where elite athletes produce alpha brainwaves prior to concentrated performance (shooting a free throw, hitting an important golf shot). Lower level athletes' brains produce anxious beta brainwaves
• In the alpha state we learn, process, memorize and recollect large sums of information fast with peak effectiveness
• Highly creative people have been shown to have "bursts" of alpha brainwaves when they have good ideas
• Alpha brainwaves are thought to make the brain "act young" again
• In the alpha state fears, habits, and phobias begin to melt away 
• Alpha brainwaves bring an effortless sense of comfort, peace, and harmony 
• Best for "super learning"
• The alpha state is the first layer of our subconscious mind
• A gateway to deeper states of awareness

Theta (4-7 Hz)

• Theta brainwaves become prominent when we go deeper into meditation and relaxation. Almost trance-like 
• Here, brain activity decelerates to the threshold of the sleep stage 
• One of the more indescribable and wonderful realms we can explore 
• The theta state produces flashes of creative visualization through vivid imagery
• In this state we feel much more open and connected to other people
• People often report a feeling of floating while producing theta brainwaves
• Theta brainwaves are thought to bring out a person's dormant extrasensory perception (ESP) skills
• The theta state heightens problem solving skills
• Having dominant theta brainwaves are correlated with insight and intuition
• Theta brainwaves bring inspired thought and increased motivation 
• Sometimes long-forgotten memories come to the surface
• Children have strong theta brainwaves, which helps to explain their superior ability to learn 
• Theta is briefly experienced as we climb out of the depths of delta upon waking, or falling asleep
• The theta state is the deeper sub-conscious to super- conscious part of the mind

Delta (0-4 Hz)

• The delta state is associated with "no thinking" during deep, dreamless sleep
• Although a difficult state to entrain, delta brainwaves are very rewarding 
• Delta is said to be the entrance to non-physical states of reality 
• A crucial state for renewal, healing, and rejuvenation
• The immune system strengthens in the delta state
• The delta state is the unconscious/super-conscious part of our mind