Mind Relaxation

Researchers discovered that music can help you learn and recall information better, but it depends on how much you like the music and whether or not you’re a musician. Subjects memorized Japanese characters while listening to music that either seemed positive or neutral to them. The sleep research above found that symptoms of depression decreased significantly in the group that listened to classical music before bedtime, but not in the other two groups. Diane Arkenstone, a contemporary new age music artist, has dozens of albums filled with relaxing, meditative music that’s designed to quiet the mind and release stress. Researchers have discovered that listening to music can lower anxiety significantly and can be even more effective than certain prescription drugs.

For greater comfort either use pillow or wireless room speakers. Studies show that you are likely to have a positive mood when you listen to classical and pop tunes. Some distinctive features of happy or uplifting music are faster tempo, major keys, regular rhythms, consonant harmonies, and bright timbres. Slower and irregular melodies are less likely to lift your spirits. Incorporate music into your workout routine to ease fatigue and increase energy.



After WWII, musicians were brought to U.S. hospitals to aid the healing of soldiers’ physical and emotional trauma. Maybe you have your own playlist of relaxing music.You turn it on when you need to calm your mind. It produces serotonin to relieve our stress and relieve physical pain. You can sit in stillness and do nothing but listen to or create music or sounds to relax.

My daughter was getting married and I wanted to say a few nice words and send her on her way, but I couldnt as I was. I started everything at one time, asprins every day for some time, breathing exercises even at night if I woke, self hypnosis, meditation, exercise and more. I then went on a course in speech making only to realise that the anxiety had gone after approx. I held a speech for my daughter at her wedding and felt great about it. It was one of the great experiences of my life….nothing is impossible. Country, rock, jazz, new age music, meditation music—these are just a few of the available music genres that people find to be relaxing and conducive to a sleep state.

(More on this in a minute.) First, let’s look at what science has to tell us about how music can enhance sleep. Listening to relaxing music after surgery improves patient recovery. It also makes this critical time a bit more pleasant and less stressful. It’s a remarkable finding, but an article in Psychology Todayexplains that relaxing music lessens a person’s sensation of pain, produces endorphins, and even strengthens our immune system. They saidthe song “Weightless” is the most effective at calming heart rate, respiration and brain activity.“Weightless” is a song by the British band Marconi Union. Music has a huge impact on our brain, and relaxing music does actually make us feel better.

Neuroscientists in the United Kingdom conducted a study that had participants connected to sensors try to quickly solve difficult, stress-inducing puzzles as they listened to different songs. The researchers measured brain activity and physiological states such as heart rate, blood pressure, and rate of breathing. Classical music without huge ups and downs doesn’t excite the listener. Classical music with a simple melody such as Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata is known to relieve stress.

Are you familiar with the parenting technique of playing classical music to help a baby sleep? Studies show that classical music helps calm babies down, and some parents believe it even makes the baby smarter. This last idea is known as The Mozart Effect, popularized by a 1993 study in which researchers analyzed students listening to classical music before some tests.

We all react and relate differently to songs and find different meaning within them. Classical music is often used in the studies I’ve cited here and is a popular choice for bedtime listening. If you want to listen to music as you fall asleep, that’s fine.

The most disgusting one is necrosis, which is when your body’s tissue dies due to lack of blood flow. In theory, the pressure your earbuds put on your ears over time could cut off circulation and lead to necrosis. Music that we enjoy stimulates serotonin production, the happy, “feel good” chemical in our brain. People who are depressed are deficient in serotonin, so it makes sense that if we want to happy we should do what we can to boost our serotonin levels naturally. Listening to music activates both sides our brain, the meditation left, and the right.

Researchers have found that listening to fast-paced music motivates people to work out harder. The researchers suggest that music and lighting help create a more relaxed setting. Since the participants were more relaxed and comfortable, they may have consumed their food more slowly and have been more aware of when they began to feel full. One of the most surprising psychological benefits of music is that it might be a helpful weight-loss tool. If you are trying to lose weight, listening to mellow music and dimming the lights might help you achieve your goals.