A Little Back Story
As you probably already know, the prime objective of meditation is to quiet the mind so that you can get to a state of healthful relaxation. And as you probably also already know, this is a lot easier said than done! I don’t know about you, but my mind resists the idea of quieting down. No matter what form of meditation I try, I am constantly finding myself struggling with the ol’ “monkey mind”.
One evening I was out enjoying a session of Ecstatic Dance, and I noticed that certain pieces of music had a trancey effect on me, and while I was moving to the rhythm of that particular music, I noticed that I wasn’t really aware of any thoughts at all—I was just being. Amazingly, my mind had gone quiet on its own, and I was delightfully flowing in the present moment—without really trying! It was an awesome experience, but one that came and went depending on the music that happened to be playing.
After that ecstatic dance experience, I started searching for “meditation music” online, and over a period of about 6 months, I ended up obtaining in excess of 100 different pieces (some free and some purchased), but very few of them had the trancey effect that seemed to work for me. Indeed, most of that music was pretty bland and boring! While it was pleasant enough to listen to, I often ended up falling asleep to it—which is hardly the desired effect of meditation!
But in the few pieces that seemed to have a meditative effect on me, I found that there were some common components, and they all seemed to involve gently repetitive rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic elements that complemented each other very nicely. I noticed a lot of these things because I am a musician and composer myself, and I suddenly had an A-HA! moment (well, it was actually more of a slap-myself-in-the-forehead kind of moment, if you know what I mean!):
“Why don’t you compose your own meditation music that brings all these elements together in a way that works for you?”
So I started experimenting with different tempos and rhythms using a wide variety of instruments, including conventional instruments, samples, and synthesizers. I also investigated the science of brain-wave entrainment, and since I couldn’t find an appropriate tool to fulfill my needs, I ended up creating a special electronic synthesizer of my own design whose sole purpose is to generate monaural, binaural, and isochronic tones that get layered—almost subliminally—into the mix. My research also led me to consider something called the Schumann Resonance Frequency, which is purported to have healing and grounding qualities that help to improve focus and awareness.
Armed with all of these powerful building blocks, I started composing what I now call
“Holistic rhythmic trance-meditation music to warm the heart, move the body, quiet the mind, and activate the soul!”
Trance-Meditation Music™
Trance-Meditation Music™ is meditation music that is designed to provide healing, stress reduction, inner peace, and many other benefits. Cyclical and/or repetitive musical elements involving various combinations of rhythm, melody, and harmony provide a synergistic blend of energy that warms the heart, moves the body, quiets the mind, and activates the soul.
Every track incorporates all of the following features:
- 100% original music composed by ddmleod::soulspeak;
- 20-25 minutes of cyclical or repetitive musical movements (between 4 and 7 per track) that induce a gentle trance effect;
- Musical elements based on multiples or fractions of the Schumann Resonance (or Earth Resonance) frequency of 7.83 Hz;
- Embedded Brainwave Entrainment technology—specifically, binaural beats or isochronic tones—that activates your brain in alpha and theta states;
- Gently moving rhythms that resonate within your body;
- Multiple layers of melodic and harmonic content that move systematically through the audio space, creating a full spectrum, 360-degree, holistic listening experience.
This is NOT your typical boring, bland, fall-asleep-at-the-wheel kind of meditation music. On the contrary, the more time you spend listening to it, the more you’ll find it to be uplifting, inspirational, moving music that helps you to relax while staying focused and present!
Good Things to Know
Benefits of Trance-Meditation Music™
Trance-Meditation Music™ employs Brainwave Entrainment Technology and numerous other techniques in order to create an immersive and meditative listening experience. Typical benefits include:
- Activation of alpha/theta brainwaves at the Schumann Resonance Frequency (7.83 Hz);
- Enhancement of memory and intuition;
- Improved mental focus and alertness;
- Increased relaxation, visualization, and creativity;
- Reduced stress, and corresponding reduction in blood pressure;
- Accelerated healing, enhanced spiritual awakening, and connection to higher purpose;
- Spiritual & physical grounding in the present moment.
Disclaimer: These benefits are based on anecdotal reports and have not been clinically tested or verified. Also, since I have no control over how or when you choose to listen to this music, I cannot guarantee that you will experience any particular kind of benefit from it.
Maximizing Your Listening Pleasure
Trance-Meditation Music™ is designed from the ground up to be a 360-degree sound panorama. While you can listen to this music the way you would listen to any other production, you’ll experience the deepest effects and most profound benefits if you listen through high-quality noise-cancelling headphones with excellent frequency response. In particular, binaural beats—which help to amplify the brain’s tendency to settle into alpha and theta frequencies—don’t have a very strong effect unless you are listening through headphones.
While it is not strictly necessary to adopt any particular meditation posture, you’ll get the best results if you can create a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed while you are listening. Sitting upright in a comfortable chair or on a meditation cushion is recommended.
Purchasing & Listening
Trance-Meditation Music™ is recorded in high-quality MP3 format, and you can listen to as many samples as you please—as often as you please—before you make any purchase. After you have purchased a product, however it will appear in your member’s My Meditations area. You can either listen to the full tracks right here on the website, or if you prefer, you can download the MP3 files to your own computer or other music playing device.
Frequently Asked Questions
Trance-meditation music is music designed to provide healing, relaxation, stress reduction, inner peace, and other beneficial outcomes, through the use of cyclical or repetitive musical elements involving various combinations of rhythm, melody, and harmony.
A binaural beat is an interference pattern created by the presence of two relatively pure audible sounds (usually simple sine waves) at slightly different frequencies—usually no more than 40Hz apart. The two tones are presented to each ear independently, creating a repetitive pattern that seems to move back and forth between the ears at a “beat” frequency that is the difference of the two original frequencies. Binaural beats are a common form of brainwave entrainment.
Schumann Resonances are a set of peaks that occur in the Earth’s electromagnetic field spectrum. The most commonly cited Schumann Resonance Frequency is 7.83Hz, called the Schumann Fundamental. This frequency is believed by holistic practitioners to have properties that help to improve health and promote healing. All music in the Trance-Meditation Music™ library is based on multiples or fractions of this frequency, primarily for the benefit of reducing stress and increasing mental focus.
Science recognizes the existence of 5 discrete levels of brainwave frequencies: Delta (0-4 Hz), Theta (4-8 Hz), Alpha (8-12 Hz), Beta (12-40 Hz), and Gamma (40-100Hz). Each frequency range correlates to a different type of conscious activity.
For the purpose of meditation, Theta and Alpha frequency ranges are considered desirable because they correspond to states of consciousness that produce effects or feelings such as:
- Maximum creativity;
- Deep emotional connection with oneself and others;
- Greater intuition;
- Grounding and relaxation;
- Enhanced focus;
- Connection to higher purpose;
- Spiritual awakening.
Brainwave entrainment is the tendency of the brain to synchronize its wave frequencies with the rhythm of periodic external stimuli such as sound or music. Brainwave entrainment technology is any artificial mechanism that enhances this natural brain tendency in order to induce a desired state of consciousness corresponding with the frequencies of certain neural activity.
Trance-Meditation Music™ employs Brainwave Entrainment Technology to warm the heart, move the body, still the mind, and activate the soul. Typically reported main benefits include:
- Stress reduction;
- Increased relaxation;
- Enhanced mental focus;
- Spiritual grounding.
In any musical composition, instruments and sounds are positioned at different locations within the stereo field. Sounds can seem to be near or far, left or right, or even up or down, depending on the techniques used. Trance-Meditation Music™ not only positions sounds in specific places in the stereo field, but also applies low frequency oscillation techniques to create audio movement throughout the stereo field. The net effect of this is what I call a “360-degree sound panorama”.
Binaural beats (and isochronic tones) are calibrated to blend into the audio stream at levels which are lower than other sounds in the music. You may hear them from time to time as other sound levels rise and fall—or as sounds move around in the stereo field. However, rest assured that the binaural beats (or isochronic tones, as the case may be) are present in every track, even if they aren’t loud enough for you to hear consciously. You will still obtain the benefit of the effect even if you cannot hear it explicitly.
I guarantee that all of the music tracks are in high-quality MP3 format, and I believe they will play on any device that can play back that format.
Because I have no control over how or when you choose to listen to this music, I cannot guarantee that you will experience any particular kind of benefit from it.
Therefore, I offer the music as is, with no warranty implied or expressed as to its usability or suitability for any purpose whatsoever.
With all that said, I am also interested in keeping my customers satisfied, so if you have a bona-fide complaint or issue about the music, please send me a message through the
I am committed to doing whatever I can to keep you satisfied.
Individual tracks are priced at $7.83 each.
Albums (consisting of 13 tracks each) are priced at $55.98—a 45% savings over the cost of individual tracks.
If you like, you can purchase the entire bundle of 52 tracks for $162.86—a 60% savings over the cost of individual tracks.
From time to time, there may be promotions available to provide different discounts at different levels. Keep your eyes open for those.
Yes! In the store, every track is accompanied by a one-minute sample of the music so you can hear it before you buy it. Just make sure you listen through headphones so you really experience the power of the embedded brainwave entrainment technology.
Strictly speaking, you do not need to use headphones to listen to this music. You’ll have a perfectly enjoyable experience no matter how you choose to listen to it; however, if you want to enhance your experience of the “360-degree sound panorama” and maximize the potential benefits of the embedded brainwave entrainment technology (which most often makes use of binaural beats), you’ll find high-quality, noise-canceling headphones to be a very useful aid.
Trance-Meditation Music™ is made with embedded technology that is designed to induce a trancey meditative effect that promotes relaxation and increased focus. Because of brainwave entrainment at the theta/alpha frequency boundary, you are not likely to experience sleepiness. Nevertheless, you may find yourself so relaxed while listening to this music that your attention to something as potentially dangerous as driving could be reduced. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you listen to this music only in a safe and quiet environment that poses no danger or risk to yourself or anyone else.
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