Light and Sound Machines

 

Light & Sound (L/S) machines or Audio Visual Entrainment (AVE) Devices or Mind Machines use flashing lights and pulsing sound via goggles and headphones to get the human brain into altered states of consciousness.  Audio Visual Entrainment (AVE) occurs when the brain resonates and entrains at the same frequency as the light and sound input.

When the Neuro-Surgeons put people onto an Electroencephalograph (EEG), they measure the electrical frequencies in the brain.  Four broad bands of consciousness are referred to: Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta, ranging from wide awake in Beta to fast asleep in Delta.    These frequencies are measured in cycles per second (CPS) or in Hertz (Hz).  These altered states can be accessed through our Light and Sound machines which we import from Mind Alive in Canada.  They are the original manufactures of small portable machines, before they came along the machines were half the size of a room and cost $10000 to $15000.  Nowadays the portable machines range from $250 to $500.

 

Lets look at these brain states individually and understand what happens in each of them.

 

1) The Beta State (measured from 13Hz upwards)

Beta  is the awake, aware, concentrating state.  In normal awake, concentrating states we are at about 16-18 Hz frequency.  When we get stressed the brain frequency goes way up to 30 or 40 Hz.  As you know, when we get stressed we don't think clearly, we don't perform at our peak, stress creates dis-ease, bottom line is we get sick.  In fact doctors are in agreement that up to 80% of all illness is stress or psychosomatically induced.  So, it is very important to get stress out of our lives.  When we do get sick, the doctors send us to bed where we relax, so that healing can take place. 

In Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADD and ADHD) children the brain does not get up into the Beta state where they can concentrate.  The most probable cause of these disorders is a predominance of theta brain activity and a shortage of beta activity.  That is why these kids are so clever, because they are in these clever brain states.  But it is also why they don’t do well in school, because the brain does not click up into concentrating states.  L/S machines get the brain up into concentrating states and we have found that we can get children off Ritalin in 2 to 3 months - not that we ever advocate putting them on it in the first place.  Beta states encourage focus and concentration and we can kick start the brain without the need for caffeine.  Energy is also boosted.

 

2) The Alpha State (8—13 Hz)

Typically men are left brain dominant, logical rational thinkers.  Typically women are right brain dominant, emotional, creative, intuitive thinkers.  In Alpha states when the brain hemispheres become balanced we get whole brain function and improve our mental acuity, so, memory, both long and short term, and learning are enhanced.  We always hear kids being told to play Baroque music while studying.  This is because Baroque music resonates at about 10 CPS, right in the middle of the Alpha range of frequencies, which of course assists in learning.

In Alpha, the brain produces Endorphins and Serotonin, natural neuro-chemicals.  Endorphines are the body’s natural stimulants and also pain relievers.  Serotonin is a natural anti-depressant.  These are known as the happy hormones which make us feel good.  Stress and depression are very easily treated by being in the Alpha state. 

In Alpha we accelerate recovery from injury, surgery, disease, trauma, physical exertion and jet lag.  We reduce anxiety, sleep patterns are enhanced for about 2 to 3 nights, even with Alpha stimulation, bearing in mind that Delta is the sleep state.  There are also some immune system gains, although the big gains in this come in the next state down, Theta.

 

3) The Theta State (4-7Hz)

Research from the Longevity Institute International, shows that in Theta the brain causes the adrenal glands, which sit on the kidneys, to suppress to a large extent, the manufacture of cortisol.  This is the stressing, anti-immune and ageing factor in humans. And, it enhances the production of the DHEA hormone.  DHEA strengthens the immune system and enables us to live longer. Exciting?? We know that amongst the most long lived people on the planet are Tibetan monks and transcendental meditators, people who spend time in these lowered brain states where the brain makes all these neuro-chemicals, so beneficial for successful living.

In theta we enhance creativity and problem solving abilities. Theta is where Psychologists do regressions because this is where repressed memories are best accessed.  This is the “baggage” that is holding us back from living more fulfilled lives.  We enhance mental and emotional health and heal unresolved emotional problems.  Memory is enhanced and sleep patterns are improved.

 

4) Delta (below 4Hz)

Delta is the sleep state.  Children sleep in very deep delta, us adults sleep in a very light delta state.  The good news is that in deep Delta the brain produces Human Growth Hormone, the substance that builds bone, muscle, tissue, hair, gives us energy and slows down the ageing process.  We have a client who is starting to grow hair on his head which had been bald for about 12 years.  One of the sessions specifically developed for Fibro Myalgia gets us down to just below 1 Hz.  In this deep delta state, the brain floods the body with endorphins which relieve pain without the need for pain killers.  We have had chronic pain sufferers go up to 3 days pain free, without the use of pain killers, which burn holes in the stomach.

7 to 8 minutes of L/S stimulation can achieve the brain states that Tibetan monks and Zen meditators take 10 to 15 years of training to achieve.

The benefits of AVE include deep relaxation, strengthened immune system, accelerated learning, peak mental performance, increased energy, focus and concentration, enhanced creativity, problem solving and intuition, expanded perception, whole brain function ( by balancing the two hemispheres of the brain ), improved confidence and motivation.   Deep meditative states can be easily attained.

AVE is alternative therapy for stress, depression, anxiety, addictions, insomnia, chronic pain, SAD, Fibro Myalgia, PMS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME), ADD and ADHD. Recovery from illness, surgery, injury, strenuous exercise and jet lag is also accelerated. The use of Light & Sound machines enhances mental and emotional health and helps heal unresolved emotional problems.  Research is published by the manufacturers on their website:  www.mindalive.com

We sell the machines, provide individual therapy sessions for treatment of various conditions or ailments and stress relief therapy for companies.

"You sit down comfortably, don the electrical headgear, flip a switch, close your eyes and sink into a state of what seems like deep relaxation. A half hour later, as you turn off the machine, you feel extremely alert and lucid. "Your brain is now functioning more effectively than it was before. Your memory - both your ability to memorize new information and to recall information you have already learned - has increased dramatically. Your ability to think creatively, to solve problems, has expanded. The speed with which your brain cells pass messages among themselves has increased. In fact, many of your brain cells have actually grown - a microscopic examination would show that the brain cells have developed more dendrites, the branching filaments that carry messages from one cell to another, and more synapses, the junctures between the brain cells across which impulses are transmitted. You are more intelligent than you were a half hour before.  Such devices now exist and are being used by increasing numbers of people".  So begins Michael Hutchinson’s book MEGA BRAIN.

Half an hour on a light and sound machine leaves one feeling totally relaxed, stress free, maybe even euphoric and one sleeps well for a couple of nights thereafter.  These are the quick easily sensed benefits of AVE, the longer term improvements in memory, emotional wellbeing and health only become apparent over time.  There is entertainment value attached to it as well - the brain interprets the flashing lights on one's closed eyelids by making all sorts of weird colours and patterns on the inside of the eyelids. 

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We import a range of L/S Machines from Mind Alive Inc in Canada.  They are the original manufacturers of portable AVE devices.  These are professionally designed machines used by the man in the street and by medical professionals.  Mind Alive don’t just make equipment, they also do research into how AVE benefits various ailments.  The research is published on their website at www.mindalive.com. 

 

3 different models of AVE machines are available (All Images are used with the express permission of Mind Alive):-

David Pal36
30 Preset sessions Programmable - software available Isochronic pulsed tones Binaural beat and heartbeat 9 volt Alkaline battery + 9 v adaptor supplied
David Pal36 with CES
Same sessions as the Pal36 Features identical to Pal36 Built in Cranial-Electro Stimulation device Variable frequency CES
David Pal
18 Preset sessions Pulsed tones and Binaural beats Music Modulation capability Digitized heartbeat sound

 

Machines come with stereo headphones, Tru-Vu Omniscreen eyesets and full manuals.  All models come with 9 volt Alkaline battery and 9 volt adaptor.  Machines have a full range of Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta sessions as well as dual AVE sessions.

The eyesets were carefully designed to provide you with the most effective and safe light and sound experience.  The machines are 9 X 7 X 2.5 cm in size, truly portable and lightweight devices.  The machines have a soft-off feature - a gradual lowering of the lights and tones at the end of the session to prevent a startle response or somnatic shock.  The machines also have a Heart Rate Variability (HRV) feature.  For the first time ever, a system exists where meditative breathing may be paced along with an AVE session.  These products are extremely advanced with the latest technology.  Mind Alive’s AVE products are still the most superior and advanced equipment available in the market place.

 

Seizure Warning.  Flashing Light Sessions not to be used by Epileptics
 

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