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Brain Waves

The human brain produces electrical activity that can be measured as brain waves. An electroencephalogram (EEG) measures brain waves in frequencies also known as cycles per second or hertz. The table below explains four different brain wave states and how brain waves are related to hypnosis, the conscious, and subconscious minds.

1. When you are awake, your brain waves are operating in the beta state of activity, that is, 14-30 hertz. Beta is the state of normal wakefulness. In beta, you are alert and wide awake. Your conscious mind is dominant. Beta state is where your brain waves would register during the beginning of your hypnosis session during the interview process.

2. When you close your eyes, become relaxed, or daydream, your brain waves are in alpha. This is the brain wave state of heightened creativity and inspiration. When you engage in creative endeavors such as imagining or visualizing your brains waves register in alpha. In alpha, your conscious mind is less dominant and the subconscious mind is coming to the forefront. Alpha state is where your brain waves would register as when you go into a light trance (light hypnotic state). The subconscious mind does not register the difference between imaginary reality and physical reality. It simply does what it is told, shown, or imagined until it becomes a habit. That is why hypnotic suggestions can have powerful effects in the alpha brain wave state.

3. When you are dreaming, in deeper hypnosis, meditating, or in the zone in sports, you are in theta. Any repetitive movement or sounds will take you into the theta state easily. This state is where much of your subconscious potential lies and where the subconscious mind is totally dominant. Theta state is where your brain waves would register as your hypnotherapist takes you deeper into hypnosis where past experiences and emotions can be accessed. In theta, many people can go into deeper stages where hypnoanaesthesia can be experienced. Hypnoanaesthesia occurs when clients are so deeply relaxed that surgeries can occur with sensation but without pain. More people are using hypnoanaesthesia as an alternative to anaesthesia during childbirth, dental procedures, and surgeries since there is no danger of dying from hypnoanaesthesia as there is with anaesthesia.

4. When you fall asleep and go into unconsciousness, you are in delta. In this state of consciousness, you will not remember what you are experiencing because you are asleep and will eventually go into the stage of deep sleep or total unconsciousness. Delta state is where your brain waves would register if you fell asleep during your hypnosis session. Most clients do not fall asleep during hypnosis because that would go against the definition of hypnosis (hypnosis is focused attention combined with deep relaxation). If a client falls asleep during hypnosis, s/he has lost focus even though relaxation is deep. Clients may fall asleep for a brief moment or two, but normally, they come back into a theta state where they can focus their attention.

Your brain can be functioning in more than one brain wave state simultaneously. For example, you can be in beta as you enter into alpha. You may be completely awake one moment and then feel more relaxed and close your eyes all in a few seconds. You could also be dreaming (theta) and rise up into wakefulness (beta) and then go back into a higher frequency (theta) than previously.

Understanding brain waves can help you connect the experience of hypnosis with brain wave activity in your brain. Most people enter alpha and theta states during hypnosis, and each subsequent time, they tend to go into deeper states of hypnosis or further into theta. If you fall asleep during hypnosis, you have gone into delta or deep sleep. You are unconscious at this point, so suggestions cannot take hold in the subconscious mind. On the other end of the brain wave continuum, if you remain in beta, your conscious mind is dominant. You will have too many filters such as beliefs, values, ethics, and past conditioning to allow suggestions to take hold. If you are interested in experiencing hypnosis or dream hypnosis sessions, click here.

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