Why are my delta waves so high when meditating?

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Why are my delta waves so high when meditating?

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My delta waves are consistently above my alpha waves while meditating. Am I falling asleep? Am I reading the graph wrong? Thanks for any help! :D
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James
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Re: Why are my delta waves so high when meditating?

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High Delta when meditating means you do not have a good sensor connection, sorry!
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Re: Why are my delta waves so high when meditating?

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Ah! Thanks so much!!
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Re: Why are my delta waves so high when meditating?

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either that or you have massive kundalini energy!
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Re: Why are my delta waves so high when meditating?

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Grasping Infinity, LOL!
James, could I just ignore the delta waves then? Or does the bad fit render the rest of the data invalid?
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Re: Why are my delta waves so high when meditating?

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More the latter I'm afraid. The other waves will be slightly representative of your actual brainwaves, but how much so would be debatable.
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Re: Why are my delta waves so high when meditating?

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Delta waves: deep state as in sleep and dreaming. Often produced in prayer and meditation but more so meditation.
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