Joe Dispenza explains the brain-wave shift from beta into alpha, theta and delta as you fall asleep — and why what you feed yourself in those last waking minutes (gratitude versus Instagram) is what gets imprinted. He cites a 50% immune-system boost from sustained gratitude practice.
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If I practice gratitude before bed for 10 minutes versus I use my Instagram for 10 minutes, what's going to be the difference? >> A person who's understands that when they go to bed at night, their serotonin levels change to melatonin. And when you're in serotonin, you're in beta. When you're in melatonin, you start dropping into alpha, theta, and delta. And that's when the door opens. So, what do you want to drop in there? Do you want to drop anything in there that's going to cause you to be more limited? Or do you say by valition, I'm going to teach my body emotionally what my future feels like. I'm going to keep bringing up this feeling of gratitude because I know that gratitude strengthens my immune system by 50%. I'm going to go for 10 or 15 minutes just feeling gratitude or thinking about all the things I'm grateful for. And then I'm going to think about all the things I'll be grateful for when they happen. I promise you though, a person who does that after a period of time is going to feel very differently than when they spend 10 minutes watching Instagram.