DELTA WAVES (1.5 to 4 cycles per second)

[Claude]

DELTA WAVES (1.5 to 4 cycles per second)

  

Delta waves have the greatest amplitude and slowest frequency of the brainwaves.

They typically range from 1.5 to 4 cycles per second.

 

Brain waves are rarely lower than 1.5 Hz; zero would suggest no activity in the brain

or in other words, brain death.

 

Delta waves are the deepest level of dreamless sleep (2 to 3 Hz), in which,

our bodies shut down to focus on healing and growing.

Practiced meditators can achieve this state of consciousness while awake.

 

Delta brainwaves are conducive to healing (the immune system is strengthened), rejuvenation,

divine knowledge and personal growth.

Peak performers decrease delta waves when high focus and peak performance are required.

 

However, most individuals diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) naturally increase

rather than decrease delta activity when trying to focus.

 

The inappropriate delta response often severely restricts their capacity to focus and preserve attention.
To understand delta waves, it is helpful to review what is known about sleep patterns.

Typically, before sleep, one is in low beta.

 

When the lights go off and the eyes are closed, the sleep cycle begins.

The first stage of sleep is characterized by theta waves.

As the sleeper moves to stage 2 sleep, theta wave activity increases.

 

Stages 1 and 2 are “light” stages of sleep. In fact, if someone is awoken during one of these stages,

he or she will often report not being asleep at all.

 

The theta waves of stage 1 and 2 change to the delta waives of stage 3 and 4.

There is no real division between stages 3 and 4 except that in stage 3 less than 50 percent of the waves are delta,

while in stage 4 greater than 50 percent are delta.

 

With these four basic stages of sleep, there is the unique stage of rapid eye movements (REM).

This stage is associated with a unique combination of alpha, beta,

and desynchronous (the waves are not consistent in their pattern) brainwaves (see Figure 1).

This is the stage of sleep where dreaming occurs.

 

A normal night’s sleep begins in stage 1 and moves through the stages to stage 4.

The cycle then repeats, except that stage 1 is replaced by REM.

One cycle, from stage 1 to REM takes about ninety minutes.

 

This cycle is repeated throughout the night.

When the awakening process begins, the brainwaves will increase from delta to theta

and then to alpha and finally, when the alarm goes off, into beta.

 

During this awakening cycle it is possible for individuals to stay in the theta state for five to 15 minutes,

this time can be productive of meaningful and creative thoughts.

Namaste

Starseed Claude