What Happens in Your Brain During an Access Bars Session?

Kirsten Bonanza
10 minutes ago
2 min read

If you’ve ever wondered what’s actually happening during an Access Bars session, you’re not alone.

Because from the outside, it looks simple.

Someone gently touching points on your head.

You lying there.

Not much “action.”

But internally? It can feel very different.

The Mental Experience

Many people report:

A slowing down of thoughts
A drifting, almost dreamlike state
Moments of complete stillness

It’s not sleep.

It’s not exactly meditation.

It’s something in between.

The Brain Wave Conversation

Research shows that Access Bars sessions may encourage brain wave patterns similar to deep relaxation or meditation states.

This is where your body can:

Release tension
Reset stress responses
Access a calmer baseline

While research is still limited, the subjective experience is consistent for many.

The Key Shift: Less Mental Charge

What seems to change most isn’t the presence of thoughts—but your relationship to them.

Instead of gripping or reacting, there’s space.

And in that space, the brain doesn’t have to work as hard.

Why That Matters

When your brain isn’t constantly processing, filtering, and reacting, your whole system shifts.

Your body relaxes
Your nervous system settles
Your awareness expands

It’s Not About Forcing Change

Nothing is being “done” to your brain in a forceful way when you are getting your Bars run.

If anything, it’s the opposite.

In an Access Bars session or class things begin to release and change.

And when they do, your mind naturally becomes quieter, clearer, and less burdened. While you can't script what will change with Access Bars we like to say that anything can happen from feeling like you had a massage to you whole life begins to change.