Relaxing Sounds



There is so much stress in today's world. When we feel something important to us, like a test grade, is being threatened, our body reacts with a stress response. The effects of music listening after a stressful task on immune functions, neuroendocrine responses, and emotional states in college students.

A review of music therapy and stress reduction research identifies problems in methodology and in the operational definitions of relaxing” or sedative” music; different techniques for measuring relaxation are also discussed. There are so many other good studies out there, and case studies out there that showed that music therapy is effective.

To induce sleep (a delta brainwave of 5 hertz), a person may need to devote at least 45 minutes, in a relaxed position, listening to calming music. Music is effective for relaxation and stress management. One of the best reasons to listen to music though, is because it can relieve stress.

Its two major research centres are the Center for Music and Health 67 with the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo , and the Grieg Academy Centre for Music Therapy (GAMUT), 68 at University of Bergen The former was mostly developed by professor Even Ruud, while professor Brynjulf Stige is largely responsible for cultivating the latter.

And it works better and faster than other methods to calm frazzled nerves such as listening to music, going for a walk or settling down with a cup of tea, research found. The next time you crank up the music in an impromptu dance party, remember all of the health benefits too.

As Lyz Cooper, founder of 4k hdr the British Academy of Sound Therapy , reports , "The song contains a sustaining rhythm that starts at 60 beats per minute and gradually slows to around 50. While listening, your heart rate gradually comes to match that beat." It's a phenomenon called "entrainment." This reduction in heart rate leads to a reduction in blood pressure.

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