This page will list all Frequently Asked Questions about Mind Machines.
What is a Light and Sound Mind Machine?
A Light and Sound Mind Machine is a device designed to help promote relaxation through light and sound stimulation.
What are the features of a typical Mind Machine?
A system comprises a light and sound unit, headphones, and stimulation glasses. Built-in light and sound sessions direct the stimulation, creating a carefully composed sequence of light and sound patterns. As with music, the light and sound stimulation parameters are adjusted to vary the effect.
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What happens when I have a Mind Machine session?
With unique LED glasses over your closed eyes and headphones over your ears, you are immersed in colorful geometric patterns and captivating sounds. The light and sound pulse rate shifts from state to state as the session progresses; brain wave activity will follow the pulse rate of the machine and fall into synch with the changes.
What are the states of consciousness, and how do they differ?
BETA 13-30 Hz: Normal Waking State; attention directed to surroundings. This includes agitated, restless “Monkey mind” states, which are especially amenable to light and sound stimulation treatment.
ALPHA 8-13 Hz: Relaxed, Tranquil, Daydreaming, “Inward Awareness” State.
THETA 4-8 Hz: Borderline Sleep; Meditation State with access to the Unconscious Mind for Enhanced Creativity, Learning, and Inspiration.
DELTA 1-4 Hz: A Trance State that is Deep and or a Dreamless Sleep.
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Do I need a computer to use a Light and Sound Meditation Mind Machine?
No, all our Mind Machines come complete with preset sessions and can be used as stand-alone units. However, most machines have cables and software to connect to a computer to create custom sessions.
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Is Light and Sound Relaxation for me?
If you are searching for relaxation, the elusive moments of calmness and clarity, a quick break in a hectic life, or interest in self-improvement, then a Light and Sound Machine is for you. These tools are a fresh approach that has worked for many others and will most likely work for you. Your mind and body deserve to be calm and stress-free.
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Why do Light and Sound Mind Machines work?
Perhaps better questions are: “Why do we enjoy music… why is a flickering flame hypnotic?” Light and Sound Mind Machines are the technological synthesis of centuries of exploration and a few years of neurological experiments. Light and Sound Mind Machines blank out the complex visual and auditory stimulation the mind constantly receives, replacing it with effortless, rhythmic stimulation. The primary rhythms of the mental processes change in response. This is a safe and effective way to get your mind in a different place. Meditating people spend years learning how to gain voluntary control over these same rhythms. Think of it as the mental equivalent of stretching the muscles. The changed mental rhythms are temporary. When a session ends, you will quickly regain the mental state of everyday living. Spending time in the changed state can enhance your outlook on the day. The effects are cumulative as you learn to reach deeper levels of relaxation easier and faster.
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Why does the article you read in the morning remain in your head all day long?
This is because delta and theta waves are still active in the morning, and then alpha and beta waves are released for daily activities.
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Why do you fall asleep when you ride the subway?
This is because the regular rhythm of the wheel stimulates theta waves that cause light sleep.
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Why do babies fall asleep quicker upon the sound of a lullaby?
The lullaby mothers sing to their babies stimulates delta waves that cause deep sleep.
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Who can benefit from a Meditation Mind Machine?
Light and sound machines can enhance the work of physicians, psychologists, therapists, bodybuilders, harried professionals, and the individual experimenter who wishes to explore altered states of consciousness, awareness expansion, and sensory stimulation.
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Meditation Mind Machine FAQs:
What is achieved by being in these states of mind?
Users of these machines are exploring the following areas: psychological stress relief, deep relaxation, assistance in falling asleep, memory improvement, increased learning, stabilizing emotions, increased intellectual focus, lucid dreaming, substance abuse reduction, sensory stimulation, and increased physical energy. While research studies have substantiated some of these benefits, these machines are experimental, and results will vary from person to person.
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How important is the sound?
The entrainment mechanism is both visual and aural. Sound and music have been used for centuries in many cultures to manipulate consciousness. Drums, chants, and environmental sounds like wind and rain provide strong mental pictures and associations. Our products incorporate any light and sound device’s most sophisticated sound generation circuitry, employing digital synthesizers to generate complex waveforms, rich two and three-note harmonies, and moving audio sculptures. Sound is essential for blocking external distractions, and pulsed audio waveforms can help reduce distracting thoughts via patterned stimuli. Binaural beat frequencies can induce brainwave activity at the beat frequencies in some cases, which further assists in accessing certain states of awareness. Generally speaking, the audio component is much less important than the visual since a large part of our brain (about 40%) is involved with vision if you are using other forms of audio input, such as various forms of spoken word (affirmations, NLP, etc.), the importance of the audio increases in the overall experience.
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What are ‘Binaural Beats’?
Using two sound synthesizers and specifying slightly different sound frequencies for the left and right channels, it is possible to induce a third frequency, which is the difference between the left and right in the user’s mind. This is known as binaural beat frequency generation. When paired with pulsing lights, the perceived beat frequency is beneficial as an entrainment tool.
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What are AudioStrobe Encoded CDs?
Audiostrobes are a development that creates altered mind states and brainwave rhythms. Audiostrobe detects the presence of sound frequencies and converts them into pulsed emissions of light. The Audiostrobe codes cause the LEDs in the light frames (glasses) to flash. The user has his eyes closed during a session, but they detect many kaleidoscopic colors. Audiostrobe CDs can be played on any compact disc player. The flashing lights will not be observed unless combined with an Audiostrobe decoder. All Mind Gadgets’ mind machines have Audiostrobe decoders built in!
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What are the medical uses of a Light and Sound Mind Machine?
Some of our customers have reported that light and sound machines have helped them with focus, concentration, learning, creativity, energy, clarity, visualization, and peak performance. However, our products are designed for vocational and recreational purposes. No medical claims are made for our products, expressed or implied. They are not medical devices and should not be used to relieve any medical condition. Our products are not intended to replace any medical or psychological treatment. Our products are not intended to affect the human body’s structure or function.
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