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

 
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