What is Theta Healing Meditation?

Theta meditation - one of the types of meditation was created by Vianna Stibal in 1995 after her personal experience of getting rid of a tumor in her leg. The technique of theta healing meditation (ThetaHealing), which has become authorial, teaches how to use one’s natural intuition for physical and emotional well-being, relying on unconditional love for the Creator of all that exists.

In this article, we will consider the main provisions that reveal the essence of theta waves, their unique significance for the state of the body, as well as some basic theta meditations.

Scientific basis

The first regular slow oscillations in the brain were described by C.G. Jung (the author of the theory of the conscious and unconscious). Modern research proves that there are five main brain waves: Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta and Gamma. These brain waves are in constant motion; the brain of each person produces coordinated waves at all frequencies daily. In studies of the human brain using electroencephalography, it was recorded that in the theta state, brain waves oscillate in the range of 4-7 Hz, regardless of their source. Such a brain state is observed in young children, and in older children and adults it manifests itself during meditative, hypnotic or sleepy states (twilight state, which you can usually briefly experience immediately after waking up or falling asleep), but not during the deepest stages of sleep. Theta brain waves can be considered the subconscious; they control the part of our mind that lies between the conscious and unconscious, and store all memories and feelings.

Thus, entering a theta state (which can be achieved in several ways, in addition to the author’s meditation), a person can adjust their subconscious, and, consequently, their brain, to achieve their desired goals.

Advantages

First of all, it should be noted that the ability of our brain to transition through various frequencies of brain waves determines how successfully we cope with stress, focus on tasks and have regular healthy sleep at night. Therefore, if one of the five types of brain waves dominates in the brain, this can cause problems. For this reason, it is important to understand that there is no brain wave that is “better” than others. In particular, too much activity of theta waves can provoke depression, inattention, impulsivity, make a person too suggestible, due to the fact that a person is in a deeply relaxed, semi-hypnotic state. Conversely, a lack of brain activity in the theta wave range often causes anxiety, lethargy, stress. So, let’s list the main advantages of being in the “theta” state:

Techniques

Many scientific studies have shown that the practice of theta meditation for just 30 minutes can produce amazing results, improving mental and physical condition. There are many types of meditation, and many of them can help achieve a theta wave state. We will give three keys that allow you to tune into the desired wave in any meditation:

1. Visualization. A great way to achieve a theta state during meditation is to dream, while letting your mind not be empty, but focus on dreams: dreams about the future or good memories from the past, thoughts about your own understanding of the universe - visualizing all this can help achieve a theta state.
2. Deep relaxation. In order to meditate and especially meditate and visualize, you need to enter a state of deep relaxation, which, in turn, also produces theta waves. Practice should be carried out in a place where it is easy to relax and there are no distracting factors.
3. Spiritual practice. Regardless of your religious or worldview beliefs, spiritual connections, repetition of mantras and prayers, as well as worldview attitudes - helps in achieving the theta state. For faster achievement of the effect of theta waves during meditations, special, in particular, binaural audio recordings are listened to.