I wasn't sure if this post belongs here, so please move it to a more appropriate location if necessary.

Anyway, I have the Gateway cd series and the Going Home cds, both of which I have used several months ago.  I decided today to try a Going Home cd and when I was done I felt nauseous (I could feel it coming on while meditating), now I have a headache.  I remember this happening before, so I stopped using the cds.  Does anyone know why this happens?  Is it just too much too fast?  I keep thinking maybe I shouldn't have jumped into the Going Home cds, since I haven't used any of them for many months.

Any thoughts on how to avoid this would be helpful also.  Thanks.

I use Skull Candy too...I just don't like the feel of ear buds.

Hi Rebecca,

I wouldn't stress over it, or pay it too much attention.  You see, we are all unique as to what frequncies work for us.  On average, most people who meditate go from the alpha to theta area.  People who report visits to focus 27 often show brainwave patterns in the theta range.

However this is a generality, and not tailored to every person.  So if you listen to binaural beats, and a pattern for afterlife communication doesn't work for you, it doesn't mean anything is wrong with you personally.  The beats are a way of focusing a person's perception, but you may have a different frequency that works. 

Put another way, not everyone exposed to theta waves feels more open to a mystic experience.  Some people, such as a well documented case of OOB travel showed Beta activity, along with alpha when she was reportedly out of body. 

The other issue is, the sound level.  Your brain "hears" the difference between the two tones, and a low level of volume.  So at TMI, they sometimes encourage people to listen to hemi-sync CDs at the lowest level where they still can hear it.  This may work better for you as well.

Matthew

I definitely think it was a volume issue.  I remember the Gateway cds stating that the volume should be just loud enough to hear the directions, but that's it.  I had the volume up pretty high yesterday and it made me sick, literally.  Today I turned it way down and had no problems!  Hopefully that was all it was...

Cheers.

Yes, definitely the volume level is important. When too loud, some HemiSync pieces can annoy, while on lower volume levels they are just smooth and peaceful.

As well, when I try to force me into relaxation, by whatever means, but on the other hand don't really want it, not being ready for it, I tend to react with bodily symptoms as headache, stomach ache and such.

Spooky