Brain Waves Control You, But You Can Control Them

Thanks to the work of Patt Lind-Kyle in “Heal your Mind, Rewire Your Brain” we can learn how to take back control of our lives.  Wholesome living is not only the key to progress but part of the return reward of physical, mental and emotional well being.

Most of us live with the every day chatter of our impulses, desires, attachments, and addictions vying for control of our behavior; not to mention our concerns for all our responsibilities, liabilities, and fears. Of course they vary from day to day and doesn’t always work on us all at once, but the long term affect of daily stress does age us before our time. And yet sometimes we have a break through performance that if we could maintain or repeat regularly we would be king of the world.

The brain has evolved over millions of years Patt tells us and like geology, has evolved in layers. The reptilian brain sits on the brain stem, and the limbic over that and the last evolution, the cortex sits on top. The frontal cortex is the real general and sits up front. On emotional days when people tell us to be rational the right lobe is in total control and doesn’t listen to the rational left lobe. When we are accused of acting without heart, the left lobe is in control with access to the emotions.

The different parts of the brain operate on different wave lengths and at different speeds. When the cortex beta waves are in high  speed you are getting monkey chatter or maybe over wrought. When the reptilian brain is on low speed you are sleeping and at peace like you were for the first two years of your life.

There are also nine different personality types classified by Patt and your brain waves accentuate their positive and negative aspects. So, if you are an achievement oriented person that feels depressed  if not achieving, then separating your self from your mind becomes crucial. If everything is in sync and you are focused and concentrating, then you and Payton Manning are in the same zone.

Meditation is the road out, but even without that you can assist with some simple daily practices of exercise and food. Exercise each day and strenuously every other day. The most common helpful food is brocolli followed by garlic, zucchini, nuts, eggs, olive oil, and many others depending whether you want to support beta or alpha waves.

The right wave balance affects our dopamine and serotonin which when out of balance may cause us to pursue alcohol and drugs. When our beta waves are down and we want more zip, we reach for the coffee and sugar. We are constantly trying to offset or counter balance what we could have naturally if we knew what to do.

We pick up 50% of our model behavior and personality before we are three by imitating our parents and later living out what we learned. We suffer our whole lives from a traumatic event or interpretation from our youth. We live the best we can but we may suffer from stress from subconscious thoughts we no longer realize we have.

Meditation is the road out but that is a decision for you. Read her book and you may  rediscover the treasure that was always you.