Welcome to Sleep Beats Welcome to Sleep Beats
When you are in deep sleep, your brain operates in slow Delta frequencies (0.5 to 4 Hz). When you are wide awake your brain is typically in a Beta frequency state (12 - 30 Hz). The process of falling asleep and waking up requires a natural, gentle transition between these two states, passing through Theta and Alpha frequencies as it goes.
We all know that its not always easy to drift off to sleep or to wake up in the morning when we need to. Our brains may be stuck in a Beta state focussing on the stresses of the day just gone (or the one to come) just when we want to switch off in the evening. Or we may awake in the middle of the night and find it hard to setlle back to sleep. In the morning, our natural sleep cycle may not be aligned with the alarm clock, and we are jolted awake from deep sleep leading to "sleep inertia" - that groggy feeling that can last all morning.
Scientific studies have repeatedly shown that the brain can be nudged into new brain states using "entrainment". For example, when the brain is exposed to certain audio frequencies it will naturally tend to align brain wave frequency with the supplied audio frequency. By using carefully calibrated frequency audio "ramps" we can encourage the gentle transition between being awake and being asleep (or in reverse from being asleep to being awake). In this way we can tune into the natural sleeping and waking process without relying on medication or alarm clocks to force the issue.
The audio tech used by the app for this is Monaural Beats: precise pulses of sound that transition through Delta to Beta brain frequencies. They interact directly with your brain's auditory processing centres through your device speakers (no headphones required) and they have been shown to be highly effective for brain entrainment. In wake-up mode the sound begins at the edge of human perception, steadily building in volume alongside the frequency shift over your preferred schedule. In sleep mode this operates in reverse, taking you from an alert state to a deeply relaxed sleep state with the audio gently fading away.
Discover how brain entrainment can help you achieve a deep restful sleep and gently nudge you awake in the morning by tuning into your natural brain frequencies. Experiment with the set-up options to create the perfect sleep and wake-up routines that work for you.
