MY BE – My Brainstate Experience so far

Here I am again on 84 – this is the Interstate I need to take on my way to where the Brainstate is done. What is Brainstate? It is an awesome opportunity for me. It is a facility where brainwaves are read and replayed to the brain to optimize and balance it.

It was an adventure to find the place on Monday morning, Mapquest and Googlemap helped me again and I smiled triumphantly as I arrived on campus after a 35 minutes drive (84---I-05 and exit 293).

A nice recliner was going to be my home for the week, I was told. Sweet. I would sit in it during all my sessions. I would have a morning session with 5 increments of 8 minutes and an afternoon session like that. Once on the recliner, I relaxed. I was told to close my eyes for the first few increments and she put sensors on my head (see pictures). Then I got headphones and the sessions started. It was really something else. I could hear my own brainwaves interpreted as music or sound bits through the headphones. After a few times doing this with eyes closed, I had to do this with eyes open. That was hard – I just wanted to close them and had to order my eyelids to stay open.
During the day I drink a lot of water. I am supposed to refrain from alcohol (which I don’t drink anymore since November 2011 anyway - so no problem there- grin) and coffee (so if I really long for some good Northwest coffee, I do decaf). I am supposed to eat more Protein this week and drink a looot of water (which I do, hehe). On my first day in my lunch break I found a Mongolian Grill (CHANG'S) and I loved my lunch there with great meat and veggies.
Yesterday, she had me choose a background music that I favor (I could choose between chirping birds, ocean sound, rain sound, stream and wind sound. I picked the birds since I love them chirping an this is really a soft chirping.

Today will be my 4^th day of Brainstate. I have observed that my brain has become more focused, more present and IN THE NOW. I also realize that my brain is tired since it is adjusting and readjusting constantly. That is so amazing. I know I will write again as the week draws to a close. I am thankful and blessed to be able to do this and my prayer is that God loosens everything that needs to be loosened and that He brings my brain into a great new equilibrium.