Meditation is Normal & Important

Our brain has 4 main states: beta, alpha, theta, and delta. Beta is wide awake and active, alpha is relaxed but awake (ex.: watching TV, self-care, light hypnosis, somatic healing), theta brings us into trance or somnambulistic level sleep (REM, deep hypnosis, lucid dreaming), and delta is deep sleep.

Meditation can happen in two of these brain wave states: alpha and theta. Healing can happen in alpha, theta, and delta. Hypnosis can occur on different levels, alpha being lightest and theta being deep-quantum healing. Meditation and healing also have levels, this is similar to understanding levels of sleep and levels of hypnosis. As we can see, there is a crossover between healing, sleep, hypnosis, and mediation: they can all occur in alpha and theta. Meaning, that if we put more focused attention on our healing when entering these brainwave states, we can unlock the trauma and illness that has been trapped over time.

First stage of meditation will occur with some of the physical senses still coming through. We might still hear sounds, be aware of our body, and we might even be moving slightly. In this state, we can do yoga, self-care, be in nature, and even take a couple minutes to breathe with thoughtful intention setting. The next level of mediation relaxes the body completely but keeps the mind awake on a task (to heal, to energize, or to balance for example). We can call this, 'Body Asleep, Mind Awake'. The senses soften and dissapear, the breathing slows and drops into the lower abdominal area, and all the muscles deeply relax. We lose the sense of feeling the body, it is lost in a deep-sense of safety, calm, and relaxation. We become one with the surroundings, the senses have shut off. We keep the mind active by taking focus to a variety of things: breath, muscles relaxing, gratitude, joy, healing, giving love/acceptance to ourselves, visualizations, or letting go of old patterns.

Now that we have levels of mediation, let's address that the levels of healing also occur in the same fashion; the more relaxed, focused, and still we are, the deeper the healing will occur. This is where meditation, hypnosis, and somatic healing all come into play. The body will naturally heal at alpha and theta states when asleep (and delta); plus, we can achieve this again through meditation. In fact, think of meditation as a rocket booster for healing. When we set the intention into the meditation and just before sleep, we can enhance the action by bringing it into focus more often. There are many paths to apply meditation principals into desired healing or consciousness training. Basically, mediation is us working on our healing solo, and building a deep understanding of our body. Hypnosis and somatic healing are similar but with guidance from a professional. The good news, no matter what path we take to get to healing, they are all correct. The more experiences we have, the more we can empower ourselves to do this on our own.

Lastly, let's address the alpha brain-wave state in more detail, because this plays a part in how we understand and apply this concept. The more at rest we are, the better we can heal and meditate. So let's understand that we can be doing things in alpha state that are relaxing, but not considered helping our mind-body connection. Watching TV, playing videos games, or using our phones (for anything other than meditation apps) all divert our attention from our body to something else. Think about it, you go from a 3-D world to a 2-D?! That's actually worse than staring at a wall. Not to mention, we may see and feel things that stress us out, so now we just took away even more energy to heal. Not saying this is bad all the time, we just need to separate it from being part of 'self-care'. Normalize, shutting off extra distractions, we want all cylinders firing to focus on our task.

In a nutshell, mediation occurs in the regular, everyday brain wave states, alpha and theta. Meditation, healing, and relaxation go hand in hand. By understanding this already occurs everyday, we can use it as a tool to enhance our wellbeing. Meditation takes time to become a regular habit, so embrace learning different types. Just remember, it instantly will feel good and healing comes quick. Find time to set aside for just the body and mind; syncronize the two parts of our system. The less noise and distractions, the better. As we build this skill, it will happen without much effort, and we will also have better control over our sleep cycles.

As a quick tip for beginners, start when already in a calm state; just before bed or when waking up because the brain is already relaxed. For sound senstive people, turn on white noise or sound frequency that enhance meditation. As we become more enriched mentally and physically from this routine, the body will find it easier to go and crave this time for itself. Think about it, how much time do you spend honoring your body everyday? Or does it get ignored and asked to do too much?