How the Brain Works

By understanding how your mind works, you can improve your ability to learn and to perform and you can unlock your own floodgates and unleash your true potential.

Your brain is made up of 100 billion brain cells - called neurons - connected together and creating electronic pathways…

"Learning" is actually creating (and strengthening) neural pathways for impulses of electricity. For every connection of neurons (brain cells) there is a tiny gap called a synapse. An electrical signal jumps across the gap to continue its journey.

Imagine the "neurons" (brain cells) as stepping stones that form the path to a friend's house. You jump from stone to stone to arrive at the familiar destination.

Ah… but here's where it gets interesting. The synaptic gap (space between brain cells) is really very tiny - but for an electric signal to cross it is not easy. In human terms it's a bit like crossing a deep ravine.

So... you know those skipping stones on the way to your friends house? Each time you jump from stone to stone, you're leaping across ravines.

The first time you cross takes the most effort. Having done it once, it gets easier and easier every time. That's why the first time you do something, or tackle a new skill, it's most difficult - but with enough repetition, it becomes effortless.

The subconscious mind is responsible for all your habits, good or not so good! To create those habits the brain forges neural pathways until automatic responses (ie; habits/skills/knowledge) are created. This also explains why it is so difficult to give up an unwanted habit. The neural pathways have to be literally re-forged to create newer and strongerpatterns of behaviour.

How can you make it easier to cross the synaptic gap across the brain cells so you can form new "pathways"?

A natural substance - Omega 3 - has an extraordinary effect on the brain. It makes it easier for the energy to jump the synaptic gap. Note; Here's the Omega 3 that I recommend. Just enter your country and search for "optimum omega"
Repetition: The more you repeat an action, the more "familiar" it becomes to the brain. Repetition strengthens the neural path, making it easier for the electric signals to jump from neuron (brain cell) to neuron.
Visualization: Did you know that your subconscious brain cannot differentiate between thinking and doing? (Ever heard the phrase, "As ye think, so are thee"?) By visualizing over and over again, precise movements are honed to perfection. According to a study documented by the University of Iowa, muscles are actually strengthened during visualization as if they were being physically exercised.

Hypnosis works by teaching you to tap directly into the subconscious mind, where "thinking" and "doing" are the same - hypnosis allows you to combine #2 (above) and #3 (above) to create new neural pathways in the brain. Using the power of hypnosis - truly anything is within your power to believe - and achieve.

Brain Waves:

Electrical activity emanates from the brain in the form of brain waves, which range in speed and frequency. There are six known bands of brain wave activity and of these only four are related to consciousness. Brain wave rhythms can be monitored and recorded by an electroencephalograph (EEG) and these different levels are known as Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta.

Beta:

This is the most common state that humans experience during their waking day.
It has the lowest amplitude and fastest frequency.
This is the concentrating thinking state; the brain is aroused and engaged in mental activity/external stimulation.
This state dominates when activity is focussed on the outside world.
When stress levels rise, brain activity intensifies.
Creativity and emotions are greatly suppressed.

Alpha:

Relaxed yet alert.
Daydreaming or fantasising - (hypnosis)
Beta may still be evident depending on how much thinking you are doing.
More conducive to creativity (but is not the creative state).

Theta:

When drifting off to sleep - beautiful, inspiring moments.
Flashes of inspiration, sensing something about a person or situation.
Experiencing a feeling from the past.
The creative state.
Hypnosis and trance.
Meditative state whereby Beta waves may no longer be present.
You may have had the experience of driving along the motorway only to realise that you've become unaware of the last few miles.

Delta:

2 levels - Asleep and dreaming and asleep but not dreaming.
Flashes of intuition that arise during the waking state are coming from Delta wave activity i.e. thinking of a particular person when they phone you.

In actuality, there is usually a crossover of brain wave activity rather than an experience of only one type of frequency at a time. So for example when a person goes into a relaxed state, as they move from the conscious Beta wave activity, Alpha waves rise becoming more predominant. And when we drift off to sleep at night, the same process would occur going 'down' - or along - into Theta and finally Delta.

Likewise as you awake, brain waves increase from Delta through Theta, Alpha and Beta whereby you become fully awake.

You can see from this explanation that the term going 'into' hypnosis is far more accurate than the term going 'under'.

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