What is the alpha state?

The following table lists the various brain waves and their corresponding states. What makes the alpha state so powerful is that for a new behavior pattern to be incorporated into the psyche only 21 repetitions are required whereas the same behavior needs to be repeated thousands of times if one were to practice it in their normal waking state.

Brain Wave	Cycles per second	Usual state for adults	No. Of repetitions required for new behaviour
Beta	14+	Normal awake	Thousands
Alpha	7 – 14	Light sleep, Meditation	Approximately 21
Theta	4-7	Sleep	1 or 2
Delta	0-4	Deep sleep