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How to Calm Down with Music
by dyllionaire
http://hubpages.com/hub/Relaxation-Music
Why You should Use More Music
I use music for a wide variety of reasons. Sometimes I wanna get mega pumped up before I play basketball. For that, I prefer a bangin beat. By bangin I mean it makes my head nod quickly and uncontrollably.
Other times I need music that will help me concentrate and relax. For that I prefer instrumentals. No words. If there are words then I get distracted and that defeats the whole purpose of concentration!
Kids + bedtime = hard times. It doesn't always have to be. One trick I've discovered is to use calm relaxing music to get them ready for some serious sleep. After a crazy day of playing, messing up freshly cleaned rooms and eating, use relaxation music to calm the wiggle worts.
Shoot, if you're a grown up kid like me, it'll still work.
Here's a quick tip! If you want hyper kids to calm down, use a song with a beginning tempo the same as their heartbeat. Then gradually work them down to a slower tempo. It really does wonders to relax them.
Science of Music
Before I get into how to effectively use music to relax, let's discuss the science behind it. Wait, I know! I said science and many of you started to snooze. Well, Wake Up! It's really quite fascinating.
In 2001, a group did a test to see how music would help a person heal after a surgery. They found that patients found a more complete relief (10-30%) by using a combination of relaxation, music and their combination. Read the study summary for a quick look. Another group found that relaxation music decreased the amount of self-controlled sedation a patient would use during surgery. That means the music helped kill their pain!
Most people know and understand the effects music can have our emotions and physical well being. Science is just telling us that we're right!
How to Relax With Your Music
Set Aside Time
Block out a section of time and don't let anything distract you from it. During this time you have one purpose - To calm down, unwind and relax. Let your friends, roomates, family and others know that this time is very important to you and you won't accept distractions.
Set Aside Location
Location is just as important as time. You want to select a quiet and distant spot. Your area should be warm and welcoming to allow you to really let go of your thoughts and worries.
Remove Distractions
Like I said before, this is your time. Lovingly tell the wife, kids and all pets to go and stay away. If you take a couple minutes before hand to explain why and what your doing to your little ones, you'll stop interruptions before they can happen. Don't bring your laptop, phone or other communication device because the temptation will be way too strong to get distracted.
Select Music
Each person prefers a different style of music that resonates with them. So select your sounds carefully. For relaxation and concentration, I really dig smooth trip hop beats without any lyrics. Singing is fine if the words aren't discernable. Words get me thinking and if my brain ticks too much then I can't relax anymore. One of my favorite artists is J Boogie. In fact, I'm listening to some right now!
Listen To and Concentrate on Music
This is very important. Throughout the day we have a million thought that come into our minds. I like to clear out my brain every once in a while and listening to music is a great way to do that. To get the best results I can't and don't want to let in any distracting thoughts. Its like a mind purge so focus on the music and let go.
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The Power of Sound
Posted on UpForReview May 15th, 2008
http://upforreview.com/2008/05/15/the-power-of-sound
Music really does affect our emotions, our physical well-being and our mental capacity. Don’t believe me? Then I would tell you to conduct a little experiment. Just try watching the next scary movie you rent on mute and you’ll see what I mean. The mood music really does a lot of the work to get you all psyched-out. For me, eerie music even makes my muscles tense up.
Music can do more than make us tense though. If it can swing your emotions one way, then why not the other? Fortunately, it does work both ways. Consequently, more and more people are discovering the benefits of relaxation music. A few of the benefits include the ability to sleep, think, relax and even heal better than you could before. As unbelievable as it sounds, these are not outlandish claims. Hundreds or doctors and scientists have tested the effects that music produces and found that it can make a big different in physical, mental and emotional well-being.
Just replacing ambient noises in your working environment with any kind of soothing music can make a huge difference in how tired and cranky you are by the end of the day. But, investing in music that has been composed with specific goals in mind could be even better for you.
Nuphonics is a company that provides this specific kind of product. They have done their research on music and the energy and emotions that it creates. With their research in hand, they then compose CD’s that are each designed to facilitate different activities like management, sleep or stress relief. If you want to learn more about their relaxation music and the science behind their products, visit their website at Nuphonics.com.
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Can M-U-S-I-C Spell Relief?
By Art Gib
http://www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3649&Itemid=50
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/can-music-spell-relief-442535.html
http://www.articles-r-free.com/articledetail.php?artid=39985&catid=6
http://www.pillfreevitamins.com/articles/articles/13329/1/Can-M-U-S-I-C-Spell-Relief/Page1.html
http://69.93.157.202/Music-article186854-CanMUSICSpellRelief.html
Every day we are surrounded by things that can affect our mood, outlook, stress levels, and more. From the very air we inhale to the sounds of our environment. The sounds of Grand Central Station, for example, bring you a different feeling than the sounds of a desert completely devoid of humans. Modern science shows that these two different environments impact our health in different ways both emotionally and physically.
We have known for centuries that too much sunlight is unhealthy, as is too little. Inhaling polluted air isn't so great for you either. Having a job where you never seem to be able to get ahead on your workload is known to increase stress levels and have a negative physical impact on your body.
But something else that has also been known for years is the fact that music can also have positive and negative physiological effects on your body. This knowledge is not as widespread as, say, the effects of eating healthy, but those who do have this knowledge have been using it to their advantage for hundreds of years.
Relaxation music has been shown to help people relieve stress, sleep, heal, and just be happier overall. That relaxation music can have such a profound affect on the body may be difficult to believe for some folks. But consider how quickly the population is to believe that certain types of hard or heavy rock music are to blame for influencing their listeners to commit suicide, murder others, or even worship demons.
The Chinese, whose culture is ancient compared to other modern cultures, first noticed the positive effect of music on the body and mind thousands of years ago. The Holy Bible even tells the story of a king who suffered from depression. The only remedy this king found to be effective was the music that came from the boy David, who would one day be king himself, as he played his lyra.
But it has only been in the last few hundred years that anybody in the west has taken seriously the idea that music is good for the soul. The benefits of listening to relaxation music are studied more seriously today more than at any other point in the history of modern civilization. Findings seem to consistently show that music has the ability to bring pain relief, improve mood, quicken healing, and more. Interest is high due to music's ability to produce these results without the use of drugs.
Author Resource:- Nuphonics (http://www.nuphonics.com) specializes in relaxation music and other types of music to match up with a person's individual needs. The author, Art Gib, is a freelance writer.
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A Few Ideas for Better Sleep
Posted by News Desk on July 3rd
2008http://localbusinessdaily.com/index.php/2008/a-few-ideas-for-better-sleep
Thousands of people suffer from varying degrees of sleep disorders - from severe insomnia, sleep apnea, and restless leg syndrome that require fairly serious medical remedies, to some very general sleep difficulties that can be treated by over-the-counter medication or a CD of relaxation music.
For my entire adult life, I have had some pretty serious sleep issues. I still don’t know if I have some sort of medical disorder, or (the more likely scenario) I just have serious trouble shutting my mind down at night. I often find myself thinking/worrying about the day to come, or the day that is ending - what I could have done different, what I need to remember to do, etc.
I really do think this is my problem, because I generally sleep well on the weekends, but during the weeknights, I find myself easily distracted by my thoughts. I have, however found a couple of things that help.
While relaxation music doesn’t really do much for me, I have found that white noise (a gentle whooshing noise) helps me clear my mind and also helps drain out the ambient noises from around the house and the neighborhood. Additionally, while I have never been on any prescription-strength sleep aids, I have tried several over-the-counter remedies.
My favorite over-the-counter sleep aid is low-dose melatonin. Melatonin is a natural chemical produced by the brain that helps regulate your circadian rhythm (your daily sleep cycle). Because its natural, it is safe to take for occasionally trouble sleeping, and numerous studies have shown that it actually helps prevent migraines and cluster headaches, and is an effective treatment for bipolar disorder. Extensive clinical trials offer that it has no significant side effects with short-term use and is completely safe as an over-the-counter supplement.
I’m sure that melatonin doesn’t work for everyone, but in my opinion it is a cheap and dependency-free solution for my sleep disorder issues.
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Improve Your Health Through Relaxation Music
By Art Gib
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/improve-your-health-through-relaxation-music-426044.html
http://americanahost.com/articles/Music/improve-your-health-through-relaxation-music.html
http://articles.artigos.com/1/59852/6/Improve-Your-Health-Through-Relaxation-Music.html
Everything in our environment has an impact on our individual well-being. The amount of sunlight we see, the quality of the air we breathe, the kinds of food we eat and the things we hear all affect our mental, emotional and physical health.
Since we need at least a little sunlight, food and air just to survive there have been a lot of studies on how these things affect us and most people know the value of sunscreen, healthy eating and clean air. But a much smaller number of people know the far-reaching effects that our audio environment has on individual well-being too. However, hundreds of years of experience have shown that beautiful music can help you sleep, grow, heal, relax and be happy.
As early as the ancient Chinese empires, people have noticed the positive effects of music on afflicted persons. Then, in the seventeenth century, Robert Burton proclaimed that, "besides that excellent power it hath to expel many other diseases, it [music] is a sovereign remedy against despair and melancholy, and will drive away the devil himself."
Research on the benefits of music still continues today. Many physicians have conducted studies to test the effects of music on pain relief, depression and healing and they consistently find that music facilitates all the positive changes they are trying to cultivate.
Unlike many drugs that are used to help restore emotional balance or relieve pain, relaxation music accomplishes the same tasks without any negative side effects like drowsiness and chemical addictions. It is also more affordable and accessible than medication. You don't have to be a musician to enjoy music and it lasts longer than medication because the same CD or tape that you listen to can be played again and again over the years.
Another great attribute of relaxation music is that you can benefit from its effects while participating in other tasks. Listening to music doesn't require your hands or all of your attention. Still, just having it play in the background can alleviate stress and spark enough activity in your brain to increase your mental capacity. Replace the ambient noises of your office or home and note how much smoother your days and weeks go by.
Many businesses, like restaurants and spas, also add to the beauty and appeal of their atmosphere with peaceful music. This is partially because different kinds of music are more suited for enhancing certain activities than others. Whether you want to get more sleep, heal faster, be happier, increase your concentration, get rid of stress, or even make people feel more hungry, chances are there a type of music that can make it happen.
Author Resource:- Nuphonics (http://www.nuphonics.com) specializes in relaxation music and other types of music to match up with a person's individual needs. The author, Art Gib, is a freelance writer.
Click here to order your CD or instant download MP3 of Nuphonics music.
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