Alleviating Stress with Music

Stress and the Power of Music


A number of studies have shown that music can do everything from slow heart rates to increase endorphins. Music provides a wonderful back drop for your life so that you can find increased enjoyment from what you’re doing and also reduce stress from your day.
This is one of the easiest treatments to implement if you feel like you’re losing it. Music, especially upbeat tunes, can take your mind off what stresses you, and help you feel more optimistic and positive. The way you see the world and the type of self talk you habitually use can also have a profound effect on your stress level, which is why positive affirmations that create more positive self talk are so helpful. Using music that has affirming lyrics can bring the double benefit of music and positive affirmation, helping you to surround yourself with positive energy and more often look on the bright side, letting stressful events more easily roll off your back. 
Music affects the limbic system (The emotional brain). Music medicine has developed into an active and comprehensive discipline. Listening to your favorite songs or music transports you to happy memories, and happy days, and more happy days that are yet to come. 
When using music for relaxation, choose music, which is soothing to the ears with a slow rhythm, or music that has a cyclical or repeating tone. The moment you listen to soothing music, the stress levels reduce and you start to feel a lot calmer.
Because music can range from deafening beat of percussion to the lowest note on a stringed instrument, what do you choose? The fundamentals of all healing music are its undertones or sometimes called drones. According to recent studies, some cardiologists, music works best when used with meditation.  Research has shown that the change music brings in brainwave activity makes it easier for the brain to shift into a calm and meditative state more easily on its own when the need arises. 
Whether you want to get more sleep, heal faster, be happier, increase your concentration, get rid of stress, or even make people feel hungrier, chances are there is a type of music that can make it happen.  Choosing the right music ultimately is up to you and what you want to accomplish and where you want your mood to be throughout your day.
One of the great benefits of music as a stress reliever is that it can be used while you conduct your regular activities so that it doesn’t take time away from your busy schedule. Here are a few suggestions that you can use music to enhance your regular activities. 

Wake up in the morning with an up-beat catchy music and start your day feeling great, setting the tone and mood for a lower stressed, happier day.


While commuting to work, the store, or the day care play your favorite music in the car. This will certainly alleviate the stop and go of most commutes and reduce possible road rage.


Playing soft music in the background such as smooth jazz, or quiet music can make preparing foods and consuming foods at meal time a more enjoyable activity.  Studies have shown that playing relaxing music while eating can trigger the relaxation response, which can lower cortisol levels, making it easier to digest food.


Playing music can also alleviate some financial stress as well. Playing music while you are reconciling your check book, making out your monthly bills or creating a budget, will take your mind off of financial stress you may be feeling and make the task more enjoyable.


These are just a few of the benefits that music relaxation is among the easiest and most effective forms of relaxation available. Music is such a great stress management tool.  In addition to the many physical changes that music can bring, music is especially helpful in relaxation and stress management because it can be used in the promotion of relaxing tense muscles, enabling you to easily release some of the tensions you carry day-to-day.



Using relaxation music and visual imagery can be one of the most easiest and powerful relaxation techniques there is. When you are at your next massage appointment, combine the power of music and the use of visual imagery. This will certainly reduce stress levels and bring you to a more calming place.
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