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Ambient or “easy listening” music does not only help us to distress, it also benefits us physically by regulating our breathing and easing muscle tension. Listening to music has also a positive effect on respiration and blood pressure. Listening to music helps control negative aspects of our personalities like worry, bias and anger. Music is capable of improving happiness, peace, health and concentration. Whether it is classical, folk, Western, popular or film music, it is a fact, music helps us to stay happy, recover injuries, come out of setbacks much easily than with any other tried and tested measure.
Beautiful and slow meditative music makes us feel good because it is harmonious, while discordant noises (like that of traffic) leave us agitated. When we listen to a particular music sound, the frequency of its vibrations envelop our bodies (like bathing in music), enhancing our emotional well-being. Music therapy is now widely used in many hospitals and clinics throughout the world to elevate the mood, to allay doubts and fears of patients and treat pain, stress, anxiety and thus help them deal with depression. Soulful melodies go a long way in hastening the recovery process. Music therapy stimulates positive vibrations in the nerves of listeners and therefore brings about a sense of mental well-being.
Good music is a tonic for the mind and spirits. So bring music into your life. Listen to music while getting ready for work, doing other household chores or while driving to and from your place of work. All you have to do is to push “play” and feel fresh throughout the day.
The Magic of Massage
With everyone reeling under work pressure, there is hardly any time left to relax. Hectic activities not only take its toll on body but also leave people haggard and drained out. To cope with the stress, people are now looking forward to alternative therapies and relaxing techniques. One of the oldest and most widely used holistic therapies is massage. From improving the blood circulation to removing the toxins, massage has caught the fancy of middle and upper-class people. Massage therapy can aid not just aches and pains but also conditions like insomnia, headaches and stress related problems including depression. Massage improves the lymph drainage system, detoxifies the liver, improves organ and muscular function, raises the efficiency of the immune system, improves mobility, reduces the negative effects both physically and psychologically of stress and above all provides food for the soul. An expert says, massage increases the capacity of clear thinking. Touch is important, and many problems arising with children today are down to lack of physical touch.
