The Worry-Free Mind

The Worry-Free Mind helps free you of the shackles of all types of anxieties by identifying where they come from and what steps you need to take to regain control of your thinking patterns and become mentally healthy again.

You can think of the brain kind of like a bike that has five gears. Each gear represents a different frequency that reflects your state of being at the moment. You change gears, sometimes in the blink of an eye, depending on the situation. Depending on what you’re thinking about, doing, or feeling, your neurons create brainwaves of different frequencies.

We measure the frequencies in hertz and they come in five different kinds: delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma. The slowest is delta, and this is during deep sleep. Theta happens during deep relaxation following waking from the deep sleep of delta. Alpha is a conscious but calm state that lets you regain energy. This is what it feels like when you are curled up on the couch reading a book without a care in the world.

Beta is an attentive and bright state and is good for getting work done and focusing. Gamma frequencies are rarer and are sought after by many and mastered by Buddhist monks through meditation because it comes with a blissful sense of peace.

It’s best to avoid spending too much time stuck in one frequency. When we are stuck in a state of worry we are usually stuck in beta brainwaves and are constantly alert, making it hard for us to ever relax.

Research shows that meditation can help you bring the brain back down to alpha frequency. With a lot of practice, you can train yourself to clear your mind so worries are less frequent and more controllable.

When we experience a cycle of stress, our mind’s ability to think rationally is impaired. Studies show that worried people have higher blood flow to the right side of the brain, away from the left side of rational thought. Going for a walk helps because it is a bilateral activity. When you walk, both hemispheres work and this helps get your rational side thinking again. Doing this helps you fight off the irrational doom-and-gloom thoughts that are hard to escape when you’re caught up in worrying. And not to mention that nature also helps with anxiety. A good indication of whether you are spending too much of your time worrying is if you ask yourself a simple question. When I think about the future, is it full of dread and anxiety, or am I excited and eager to see what comes? It’s natural to worry about the future sometimes. But when it’s too much, it’s hard…