r/Meditation • u/IntelligentWish4915 • 1d ago
Question ❓ Binaural beat meditation?
Did you try Binaural beat meditation which trigger your alpha, theta, gamma brain waves mimic formal deep meditation state?
Did you find it helpful?
Did you combine it with your formal meditation session?
How did you practice it? What is the product you use?
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u/leaveofftheMAYO 11h ago
I use Zen 12. Love gateway tapes too. Been using for years. Love using for my morning meditation!
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u/Guilty-Goose3351 1d ago
Audio.com has two theta tracks I use. I also created my own that goes from 9 hz to 7 hz then 5 hz. It’s the only way I meditate now.
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u/martin_serbezov 1d ago
I haven’t really used binaural beats for meditation, but I do use them for sleep. The session I use starts around 12 Hz and gradually goes down to about 2.5 Hz. I find the gradual transition works well for winding down.
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u/MrCosyBear034 1d ago
I've tried many albums from Hemi-Sync and been using them for years. Good for relanation
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u/OkConcentrate4477 1d ago
try humming it may help to stimulate the vagus nerve and reduce fight/flight response. help one relax. deep breath in through the nose, hold for longer than the inhalation and make the hum/vibration last as long as possible. i use binaural beats from time to time.
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u/gitbse 21h ago
Not so much evidence as to vagus stimulation, but massive evidence for producing large amounts of nitric oxide in the sinuses when humming. NO2 has big cardio and nervous system benefits, including parasympathetic activation, vein dilation, lower blood pressure, etc. Regular humming has big benefits
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u/OkConcentrate4477 8h ago
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10182780/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-compassionate-brain/202410/the-power-of-humming
The vagus nerve passes right by the vocal cords and muscles in the back of the throat. The sound vibrations from humming physically activate these nearby nerve pathways. Humming requires long, slow exhalations, which naturally signal the brain to relax.
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u/Ontologicalsaucer 1d ago
When you meditate, you produce your own ringing/vibration in the brain, it is felt and heard at the same time. Listening to it from your ears from an outside device does not do anything for you except tinnitus. You're confusing the effect for the cause.
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u/ChrizKhalifa 19h ago
Binaural beats don't do anything that regular music doesn't do, every other claim such as "activating special brainwaves" and the likes has been proven to the moon and back to be bullshit.
That said, if they sound nice to you, no reason to stop listening to them.