Brain waves explained - Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta & Theta (Part-1)
Understand alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and theta brain waves—scientific definitions, what they mean for attention, sleep, and meditation; evidence from EEG studies; practical methods (breathwork, neurofeedback, binaural beats, and grounding) to shift your state; and the best times to meditate. Brain waves explained - Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta & Theta Why brain waves matter - Your brain’s electrical activity fluctuates across measurable frequency bands. Those oscillations (commonly referred to as brain waves) are not mystical—they are measurable using electroencephalography (EEG) and correlate with specific states of awareness, cognition, and sleep. Understanding them helps you choose practices (such as meditation, breathwork, grounding, and neurofeedback) that reliably shift your state toward relaxation, focus, creativity, or deep sleep. Definitions and normal frequency ranges below are standard in clinical and research EEG literature. ([NCBI][...