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Theta (Waves) Rhythms Are Mentioned in Meditative Programs, But What Are Theta Rhythms?
The human brain emits various wave frequencies that can be measured by an electroencephalogram (EEG). The EEG measures the electrical activity from the brain. The brain emits several kinds of wave frequencies that are measured in Hertz (Hz). The frequency range of human hearing is between 16-20,000 hertz (Hz)). The types of waves emitted by the brain are: alpha (8-13 Hz), beta (13-30 Hz), delta (0.5-4 Hz) and theta (4-9 Hz). Theta waves are associated with sleep and wakefulness. The Theta rhythm is identified as slow, large amplitude oscillating waves.
The Theta waves are mainly derived from the hippocampus in the brain. The Theta wave appears to be active during alertness and during REM (dream) sleep.
Movement, Rhythm, and Sensory Disturbances Affect Perceptual Reality – What Can We Do to Help?
An organized body leads to an organized mind! Many people with severe, nonverbal autism, demonstrate intense sensory, movement, and rhythm difficulties that affect all areas of development. The messages, their impaired sensory systems convey are atypical and and often confusing. The underlying thought process is disrupted leaving the person unable to organize and categorize thought. Difficulty with directing his body when movements (dyspraxia) are not automatic, impairs the ability to initiate and perform motor skills including speech. The more complex the movement, the more difficult it is to learn. Central nervous system dysfunction may be the cause of this miscommunication among neurons rendering the person with severe autism unable to think and move his body simultaneously. Initiating, stopping, and switching movement are all difficult. It gives new meaning to the old saying, “He can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.”
If a student is unable to direct his body upon verbal request, or unable to imitate when visual cues are given, motor him from behind and guide him through movement patterns. Much repetition is needed with a ramping down of motored prompts as he begins to develop the neuro circuitry that allow for the movement to become automatic. Break skills down into small units and keep language simple and direct. Use visual and gestured cuing as needed. Backward chaining techniques, a process where you motor the child through the majority of the steps and then let him complete the last step on his own is effective. For example, if a child was learning to zip his jacket, you would motor him through the process of engaging the the zipper and he would complete it by pulling it up. These strategies work well with self help skills that require a series of steps. (I.e. tooth brushing, dressing, and shoe typing) Dyspraxia renders sign language difficult to learn; a poor choice for expressive communication; however, learning to understand signs and gestures as visual cues in very effective receptively. When performing gross motor movements, motoring and repetition is key! Exercises that cross the mid-line and engage both hemispheres may have added benefit. (I.e Brain Gym) The earlier you start, the better the outcome, but it is never to late for improvement. Nature walks on uneven terrain encourage the individual to attend to a natural environment, and to respond to obstacles automatically with appropriate movements without the inhibitory factor of thinking that appears to occur in artificial settings.
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder – How To Control It
Before we explain what Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder (CRSD) we need to define circadian rhythm. Our bodies function according to a cycle, a sort of biological clock, located in the part of the brain part of the called the hypothalamus. The circadian rhythms are regular changes in mental and physical characteristics that occur in the course of a day (circadian is Latin for “around a day”). Light causes signals to be sent to several regions of the brain which causes the body to switch on and off the production of hormones. These cycles are synchronized with the sleep / wake cycle.
When we are deprived by light or some other external time cues, most of us suffer an affect to our internal clock. The circadian rhythms can be affected to some degree by almost any kind of external time cue, such as your alarm clock, the timing of your meals, etc.
The Important Law of Rhythm
The Law of Attraction gets so much attention that you’d think it was the only law in the Universe. Ignorance of the other laws law is a source of a great deal of frustration on the part of Law of Attraction “practitioners”. Today, I want to discuss an important and often ignore (because it is so obvious) Law of Rhythm.
When I was in energetic healing school, students spent a week on campus immersed in intense process, giving and receiving healings, and deep meaningful relationship encased in a safe space for exponential growth. It was amazing, wonderful, and delicious to be at school for a week, but then it was time to go home – back to “reality”.