prayer and meditation
prayer and meditation
What are the neurological effects of meditation and prayer?
In meditation studies, Alpha brain states are associated with a typical “Zen” meditation, in which the attention is in a state of “open focus.”
http://www.neuroacoustic.com/epsilon.html
It is well known that the brain is an electrochemical organ; researchers have speculated that a fully functioning brain can generate as much as 10 watts of electrical power. Even though this electrical power is very limited, it does occur in very specific ways that are characteristic of the human brain. Electrical activity emanating from the brain is displayed in the form of brainwaves. Where beta brainwaves represent arousal, alpha represents non-arousal. Alpha brainwaves are slower, and higher in amplitude. Their frequency ranges from 9 to 14 cycles per second. A person who takes time out to reflect or meditate is usually in an alpha state.
http://www.web-us.com/brainwavesfunction.htm
Dr Tom Collura, President of Brainmaster iNC. has neurofeedback machines that teach you how to shift to different brainwaves patterns at will. I have one of his EEG machines and have done the relaxation training. To suppress Beta and increase Alpha I played a computer game where I make a rocket ship fly higher and faster just by using my brain waves. Whenever I want to relax, like in a violently bumpy air flight, or in the dentists chair I just make the rocket ship fly higher and faster and I am totally relaxed.
http://www.brainmaster.com/
Tom has other game protocols to shift a brain to a highly focused state as needed and desired, or into or out of many other feeling, thinking, or action states, such as depression, or anxiety.
Worshippers counting beads while praying put themselves in a similar high Alpha, low Beta state.
http://www.viarosa.com/VR_AboutPrayerBeads.html
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