No matter what stage in our life’s we may be: our youth, midlife or beyond, and even when life is basically peaceful, we will experience changes of mood. When I felt some anxiety last week, I made a conscious choice to stop activity and slow down with relaxing music. I placed a sign on my office door “Meditating and Chilling. Do Not Disturb” and stretched my legs on the ottoman, dimmed the lights, closed my eyes and let the music carry me away. I know that my brain was relaxing and responding to the music and my soul and body followed.
The most simple actions, such as slowing down, taking a deep breath, filling our moment and space with beauty be it music, art, aromas, a warm bath, are easily at our disposal if we but take the time to nurture ourselves.
I found this link in Youtube; the creator of this channel has 316 videos of purely relaxing, positive music.
Enjoy!
Marie, that video is very relaxing. It seems like a very good method to calm down and unwind. Conversely, I find that listening to loud, noisy, angry music not only makes me tense, but it also reduces my ability to think clearly and solve problems.
Hi Aya, When I have writer’s block I sometimes play classical music and it helps me to relax and be creative. I don’t tolerate loud, angry music very well.
I really like the tips about relaxing music and there is enough stress in the world already than to seek out aggressive or confrontational music.
Thank you, Julia. Yes, heavy, angry music makes me feel stressed out!