I was tasked (I say "tasked", but I literally enjoyed it!) with recording a series of freedom scripts a few weeks ago. Guided imagery, sleep, focus - you know the genre. In the process, I became curious in the techniques that are used by therapists to get population to relax. In addition to voice over, I am a working healthcare expert and have the occasion to speak with expert therapists on a regular basis.
I have worked in psych, prisons, society clinics and hospitals and many of these techniques have shown themselves to be beneficial to population in all walks of life. One of the most keen techniques is "whisper relaxation". It sounded literally odd at first, but then I listened to a "whispered", freedom script, and it was literally calming. If you haven't listened to one or you're having problem sleeping, try it.
Done correctly, these are just the thorough freedom script using guided imagery technique and sometimes background music to convert your brain to an alpha or theta state as shown on an Eeg. This equates to an Eeg somewhere between 4 and 12 cycles per second. You don't literally need to know this, I'm just a nerd, so I'm interested.
Some recordings incorporate what are called "binaural beats". These were first discovered in the 1800's, although until the Eeg, there was no way to truly part their effect on the brain. A binaural beet is a tone below 1000 htz that causes a convert in brain state and are used to induce creativity, sleep, meditation, relaxation, focus and vigor levels. Obviously when used with a freedom audio, we would use binarual beats that are tuned to a frequency that induces brain states in that range.
There are many claims made about brain state and it's effect on behaviors such as over eating, smoking, exercising, motivation and other activities. But many of these claims are unverified. What is not unverified is the effect on one uncomplicated thing, freedom and stress. Any other claims may have more to do with a persons trust that they are effective, than with any actual scientific basis.
I tend to be very analytical. And I'm fascinated by how productive this is. What's odd, is that it even works with my own voice, which I typically don't like to listen to. It seems to be a thing with voice over people. Many of us don't like our own voices, lol. Find one on Amazon or iTunes and try it if you're uptight or stressed. It may literally help.
