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There is not a single music that is good for everyone. People have different tastes. It is important that you like the music being played.


The following are general guidelines to maximize the effectiveness of the music.

1. To wash away stress, try taking a 20-minute “sound bath.” Put some relaxing music on your stereo, then lie in a comfortable position on a couch or on the floor near the speakers. For a deeper experience, you can wear headphones to focus your attention and to avoid distraction.
2. Choose music with a slow rhythm – slower than the natural heart beat which is about 72 beats per minute. Music that has repeating or cyclical pattern is found to be effective in most people.
3. As the music plays, allow it to wash over you, rinsing off the stress from the day. Focus on your breathing, letting it deepen, slow and become regular. Concentrate on the silence between the notes in the music; this keeps you from analyzing the music and makes relaxation more complete.
4. If you need a stimulation after a day of work, go for a faster music rather than slow calming music.
5. When going gets tough, go for a music you are familiar with – such as a childhood favorite or favorite oldies. Familiarity often breeds calmness.
6. Take walks with your favorite music playing on the walkman. Inhale and exhale in tune with the music. Let the music takes you. This is a great stress reliever by combining exercise (brisk walk), imagery and music.
7. Listening to the sounds of nature, such as ocean waves or the calm of a deep forest, can reduce stress. Try taking a 15- to 20-minute walk if you’re near the seashore or a quiet patch of woods. If not, you can buy tapes of these sounds in many music stores.

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It is true that one cannot run off from life’s everyday problems. But there are definitely ways and means by which we can change our own attitudes and tackle issues in ways that do not cause us any strain.  In this post, let me talk about ways to relief stress. Besides music, there are other ways that can help you to relief stress effectively.  

We face stress and stressful situations everyday in modern life. Stress can be dangerous, as it actually ends up impacting our health in a very negative way. One sees many people falling sick and even dying of stress and stress-related problems today. Therefore, if you want to live the full life and enjoy it to the fullest, you could do very well to follow some of the stress-reduction tips. So how do we go about managing them? 

In short, stress management is the ability to maintain control when situations, people, and events make excessive demands.  The art of stress management is to keep you at a level of stimulation that is healthy and enjoyable and to bring your mind and body back into balance. Some simple tips listed below can help you in managing stress.

Meditation
Meditation is known to induce a feeling of calm and dramatically reduce stress levels. Take time out for yourself every day, at least about a half hour or so, seat yourself comfortably in a silent place where you will be totally undisturbed, turn on soft music if you so wish and then start meditating. Learn to appreciate the silence around you and internalize your thoughts towards the peace that lies within you. You might find your mind running amuck initially, but by and by, you will feel the peace and the sense of quiet overtake your mind, finally soothing it and healing it from within.

Exercise
Exercise is one of the best ways to reduce stress and depression. Regular and moderate exercises enhance the immune system, improve blood circulation and generally bestow a feeling of energy and well-being. More advanced exercises such as dance or aerobics can literally get your whole system into gear, making you feel right at the top of the world, keeping you smiling all day long! You may also wish to consider having a holiday trip that needs a lot of leg worksJ. Visit to this website to download free E-book on exercise guide.

Music therapy

Not too surprise, music works wonders to relieve one of stress. In fact, it has been medically proven (refer to my earlier posts on this blog) that certain types of melodies can actually heal the mind, quiet it down and give the listener immense peace and calm. There are many musicians all over the world trying to do more research on this subject. The Internet is filled with many types of music, especially meant to relax the mind and free it of its immense stress.

Aromatherapy
Many people also believe that aromatherapy helps them reduce stress levels. Certain types of soothing smells trigger certain chemical reactions in the brain, which in turn, acts to ease the mind of its worries and cares. This method is not at all expensive and has the potential of helping you out immensely. Do give it a try.

The above are only some tips to reduce stress. There are many, many other ways you can think of to cut down the tensions in your life. The key to improving the quality of your life is to learn to take life with the proverbial pinch of salt and not get too upset with its day-to-day problems and issues.

Don’t worry, be happy!

Listen to what the experts said…

Music therapy cannot cure diseases, but can speed the healing process…

A visiting foreign national, who claimed to be a music therapist, recently sold CDs in Singapore priced between S$400 and S$1,000. He claimed the music on them could “cure” diseases and ailments. Members of the newly formed Singapore Association of Music Therapy were quick to denounce him as a “mercenary charlatan”.

Music therapists pooh-pooh the notion that ills can be cured by putting on a generic CD of soothing music. “This person is not a qualified music therapist,” said the association in a statement to the press. “While passive listening to music is one of the many ways in which music is used, more often than not, active interventions are used, like playing instruments, singing, improvising, and composing.” Trained music therapists take pains to find out about their patient’s history, make a diagnosis of what would help the patient and then make a musical prescription.

In Singapore, there are few bona fide music therapists as music as a form of clinical therapy is not viewed seriously. But the practice is gaining a foothold. The association, with 11 members, aims to increase public awareness and to serve as a contact point for local music therapists.

In January, the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) – where music therapist Dr Patsy Tan is based – started a music therapy programme for hearing-impaired children called Music To The Ears. Apart from SGH, the small music therapy community here mostly operates outside hospitals and is centred on treating special-needs children in the special schools or at-risk youth.

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