We all want to be more creative, achieve more while doing less, release stress, adopt positive habits and drop negative ones, and enhance our learning ability and memory. These are just some of the things the Silva Life System will help you with.
The Silva Life System is the new and improved version of the Silva Method, a method which has been used with great success over the past forty years by over 6 million people around the world to help them meditate and better use their minds. It’s a home-study course which will teach you how to reach the Alpha brain wave level, the level of the mind associated with meditation, in 60 seconds flat.
Benefits of Meditating With the Silva Life System
Here are some of the benefits offered by the Silva Life System:
- It will easily and effortlessly take you to deep levels of meditation.
- It will help you to bridge the gap between the logical left-brain and the creative and intuitive right-brain to create increased productivity.
- This system will improve your learning ability and memory.
- It will boost your intuition, creativity, and your ability to focus, concentrate, think more clearly, and solve problems.
- The Silva Life System helps to melt away stress, reducing its harmful effects on your health.
- It will improve your mental and emotional health.
- Creative visualization and positive affirmations are more effective while at the meditative state.
- Meditators are better at accomplishing their goals; to put it simply, they’re more succesful.
- People who meditate are better spouses and parents.
- Those who meditate are happier, more self-confident, and more at ease with themselves and with others.
- The Silva Life System helps people to get rid of bad habits, such as smoking, drinking, and over-eating.
- Another benefit of the Silva System is improved sleep.
- The Silva System teaches a method to help students improve their ability to learn and recall information, so they can do better when taking tests.
- This method will teach you how to use your intuition to make better decisions.
Alpha Thinking and the Silva Life System
The brain operates on a small amount of electrical energy; this electric current vibrates at different speeds. Just as your heart beats so many times per minute, your brain vibrates so many times per second. Your brain’s rhythm or your level of brain activity plays a decisive role in the quality of life that you’re experiencing.
The Silva Life System teaches how to control and slow down your brain’s rhythm, and how to function at the Alpha brain wave level, the brain frequency at which high achievers think.
The Brain Frequency Spectrum
The brain frequency spectrum has been divided into four different segments, based on the number of cycles per second. The four spectrums are Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta.
At Beta, the conscious or waking state, the brain vibrates at a rate of between 20 and 40 cycles per second (cps). At Alpha, usually associated with REM sleep, the brain vibrates at a rate of between 7 and 14 cps. At Theta, the speed of the brain’s vibration is between 4 and 7 cps; this level of the mind is associated with deep, comfortable sleep. And lastly, at Delta–associated with very deep sleep or the state at which you’re completely unconscious–the brain’s vibrations are below 4 cps.
Beta Thinking v. Alpha Thinking
The Beta frequency is associated with the left hemisphere of the brain and is the brain frequency at which we apply logical formulas and use deduction to reach conclusions. It allows for analytical, linear, progressive, rational thinking.
When thinking at the Alpha level you can see the whole; that is, you can see the big picture. Some say that the Beta frequency is for looking at the trees while the Alpha frequency is for looking at the forest. This brain frequency will allow you to access your intuition, look at the issue from a different perspective, be more creative, and find nonlinear, unexpected solutions to problems.
Scientific research has shown that most people do their thinking at the Beta level, while only 10% of the population are natural Alpha thinkers. That is, most people enter the subconscious state and then fall asleep when their brain frequency slows down to Alpha. High achievers are able to stay awake at the Alpha level and do their thinking at this deeper level of mind.
The Silva Life System teaches how to consciously lower your brain wave activity and enter the Alpha state at will, while remaining awake, so that anyone can take advantage of the myriad of benefits of thinking at the Alpha level.
Doing Less While Achieving More
In the wonderful book “Do Less, Achieve More”, Chin-Ning Chu tells the story of a village that had been experiencing drought for five long years. They called every rainmaker they could find in the nearby villages and asked for help, but they all failed to make rain. Finally, in one last attempt, they called a very famous rainmaker from afar. When he arrived, the rainmaker did not begin to sing, chant, and dance about. Instead, he went into his tent and stayed there for four consecutive days. On the fifth day, the rain started to fall.
The villagers went to the rainmaker in amazement and asked him how he had done it. The rainmaker simply replied:
“When I arrived, the first thing I noticed was that everything in your village was out of harmony with heaven. So I spent four days putting myself into harmony with the Divine. Then the rains came.”
A lot of people think that in order to be successful they need to run around frantically doing ten things at the same time. At any given moment they’ll be picking up the dry cleaning, while on their cell phone on a business call, while spending “quality time” with their child, and so on. If you slow down, are mindful about what you’re doing, and take time to meditate you will put yourself in harmony and be able to accomplish a lot more than by rushing about.
The Silva Life System can help you put yourself in harmony by teaching you how to slow down your brain waves and quiet down your mind chatter.
The Three Finger Technique
Let’s use the the three finger technique as an example of what you’ll be learning when you order the Silva Life System. The “three finger technique” is a trigger mechanism that will allow you to reap the benefits of thinking at the alpha level when it’s not feasible to go to level using the standard method. This technique is especially useful in improving communication with others, recalling information, increasing focus and concentration, and increasing creativity.
Basically, you’re conditioned, while at level, so that any time you bring together the thumb and the first two fingers of either hand, or both, you will function at the alpha state. One of the best uses of the “three finger technique” is for students who are preparing to take a test.
For example, if you’re going to attend a lecture and you would like to be at the alpha level during the lecture for better retention, program yourself while at alpha before the lecture and tell yourself that when you put your thumb and the first two fingers of either hand together during the lecture, you will enter the alpha level and be better able to focus and listen attentively to the lecturer. You can do the same thing before reading a book that contains information that is important to you and that you would like to be able to easily recall at a later time.
If you’re going to study for an exam, enter the alpha level using the standard method and tell yourself that you’re going to count from one to three, at which point you will open your eyes and read the textbook in front of you with superior concentration and understanding. Mention the name of the textbook that you’re about to read, the subject matter, and the author.
When you’re done reading the text, enter level once again and tell yourself that whenever you put together your thumb and the first two fingers of either hand, you will have perfect recall of the text that you just read. During the test you just put your thumb and the first two fingers of either hand together and proceed to answer your test questions.
Scientific Research and the Silva Life System
Several research projects have been conducted on the Silva Life System and its effectiveness in many different life areas. These include:
- Student test scores
- Improvements in health
- Effect on intuition and creativity
- Social interaction
- Self-image
- Ability to relax and quality of sleep
- Habit control
- Performance enhancement through visualization
If you would like to see the results of the scientific research that has been conducted, simply click here: Scientific Research on the Silva Life System.
Order Your Free Demo
If you visit the Silva Life System web site and order their free demo you’ll receive nine lessons via email. Here are some of the things you’ll learn in the free lessons:
- How to reach the Alpha Level.
- How to gain inspiration while at the Alpha Level.
- How to use creative visualization to shape your world.
- How to trigger healing while at the alpha level.
- How to develop your intuition.
- How to set goals and create a life plan.
- Living your life purpose.
You’ll even receive an audio which is the centerpiece of the Silva System: a carefully crafted combination of guided imagery and sound that is designed to move people into the Alpha Level.

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I’ve never tried any of the Silva products but you build a fantastic case here. I’ll bookmark this post and when I next find myself in alignment with a new course I may very well give this a run.
One of the authors and teachers I follow closely is a big advocate of the Silva brand. But I was unaware of how expansive this content is until finding this review.
.-= Aaron Whiston´s last blog ..Using Uncertainty To Your Advantage =-.
This sounds really interesting. I’ve heard of this before, but I really appreciate the information you’ve included in this post. Great stuff!
.-= Positively Present´s last blog ..100 ways to live in the moment =-.
I never tried meditation. This was interesting. Thank you for the comprehensive review!
.-= Vered – MomGrind´s last blog ..Truth In Advertising =-.
This is the best system I have ever used. I give it two thumbs up!!
.-= Elaine B.´s last blog ..5 Advertising Gimmicks that Appeal to a “Part” of You =-.
The Silva Method was one of the earliest complete program that I went through. It was a great start to learning how to use visualization. The Silva Method offered me an opportunity to know how self empowered I could be. Since, then I have explored beyond the Silva Program but have found that mostly, methods out there are one and the same. Practice is key. I therefore highly recommend a consistent practice with the Silva Method program to experience its full benefits.
.-= Evelyn Lim´s last blog ..How to Prevent H1N1 Flu Naturally =-.
Marelisa,
I follow your blog intermittently and often enjoy what i read. This blog entry was very long!
The concept of the Silva program is very attractive, but I am often intrigued by things I purchase and never practice!
May I ask a basic question? What is the daily time commitment to following this method? I am genuinely in need of the listed results…reduced stress, healthier lifestyle, efficient productivity and better sleep.
This is an excellent and thorough review of the program. It definitely peaked my interest in finding out more about the Silva Methods.
.-= Srinivas Rao´s last blog ..The Power of Your S.M.I.L.E =-.
Hi Srinivas: Thank you, I truly think that the Silva System is incredibly helpful, so I’m glad I’ve done it justice.
Hi Evelyn: Yes, there are many people who take course after course but then don’t practice the methods they were just taught, which pretty much defeats the purpose of taking the course in the first place. The more you practice what you learn with Silva, the better your life gets.
Hi Elaine: The Silva System is amazing.
Hi Vered: Deepak Chopra has written that long time meditators tend to be 5 to 12 years younger than their biological age. Does that angle convince you to try meditation?:-)
Hi Positively Present: The Silva System has over 6 million graduates and has been around for over 40 years. I think a lot of people have heard about it but there are just so many programs out there. This one is definitely worth trying.
Hi Aaron: I like your approach. When your intuition tells you that you should take a new course, if Silva is the one you’re meant to take then I’m sure you’ll be guided back to this post.
Wow all of that at no charge. It must be good enough stuff to inspire a purchase. No subliminal persuasion in it is there? Seriously I’ll give it a shot because I already use visualization and my intuition quite a bit.
.-= Tom Volkar / Delightful Work´s last blog ..What’s Your Main Thing? =-.
Hi Tom: All of that at no charge, they truly believe in their product. Let me know how it works out for you.
Hi Mare – thanks for this article – this system is something I’ve somehow managed to not cross paths with, so it’s very interesting to read about here. I understand it better now! Thanks again – R
.-= Robin´s last blog ..Counterclockwise, by Ellen Langer =-.
Hi Mare – I’m so glad you recommended this system to me. As you know, I downloaded it late last year and I have benefited in so many different ways since I began using it. It really is awesome. Thank you.
Hi Robin: You’re most welcome.
Hi Mare – what a great post, full of pertinent information. I was interested to read that the system had been around for 40 years, and a large number of people had been following it .. as well as it being a very good basic system to give us an introduction to the art of meditating .. I too will definitely bookmark it for the future ..
Thank you so much
Hilary Melton-Butcher
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.-= Hilary´s last blog ..Papyrus, goat skin, carmine, gold and silver .. =-.
Hi Hilary: This system has withstood the test of time. There are Silva graduates all over the world and I have yet to come across one who did not think that taking this course was one of the best things they’ve done.
Hi Marelisa .. thanks for that – it’s definitely a system I’ll follow when my life is a little freer and I have some space for me – soon I hope. It sounds very interesting ..
All the best – Hilary Melton-Butcher
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Very thoughtfull post on creative visualization.It should be very much helpfull
Thanks,
Karim –
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