Silent Devotion

Music Can Be Greatly Beneficial To One’s Well Being

Stress and anxiety are two very common problems in today’s society. When left untreated, these problems can magnify into worse scenarios. Stress can cause diabetes or heart problems if we constantly feel stressed and not do anything about it.

Music therapy is known to get rid of stress and many other health related problems. Music therapy uses music to heal different mental and physical problems. A music therapist first understands the needs of the client and then work on the patient accordingly.

Music therapy increases a person’s mental functioning and accelerates the healing process of a patient. Experts say that the rhythm of the music is the cause of healing that has a calming and soothing effect on us. Music therapy is a creativity based therapy.

Therapists allow the patients to use various musical instruments and listen to the music that helps in relaxing the tensed muscles. Listening to music lets your worries float away and calms your body and well as mind.

Listening to positive lyrics during your therapy sessions will help your mental outlook. A positive outlook on life is what you need to get yourself relaxed and back on track. Not only that, but this kind of attitude will help you decrease your anxiety level.

Did you know that our brains make a connection with the sounds in music? This is why music can be so effective when it comes to healing. It works on people who are not open to regular treatment.

Listening to same type of music does not have that soothing effect but listening to different styled music does. Music therapy lets you listen to any kind of music that you feel relaxed and comfortable with. It allows you to listen to your emotions and that connection that you feel with the music while listening to it.

When listening to your favorite music you should make sure that that your nerves feels relaxed and at ease. Also, you should listen to music with positive lyrics. It is also said that if you listen to fast music it will increase your heart rate and can cause problems when trying to relax.

Relaxing by yourself while listening to music at home, is a great way to reduce stress on a day-to-day basis. Anyone can do this on their own and all it takes is a little bit of practice. Try laying still for 10-15 minutes a day, while listening to mellow music.

Music therapy is also used along with any medical treatment that you are receiving to reduce one’s stress level. This can help a lot in healing your body.

Have One Week, Will Relax” Your 7 days program to Stress managem

They say there’s more than one way to skin a cat. The same goes when you start tearing your hair out with all the frustration, grief, anxiety, and yes, stress. It’s a state of mental conditioning that is like taking that bitter pill down your throat, causing you to lose your sense of self, and worse your sanity. Just thinking about it can drive anyone off the edge.

And they say that the proactive ones are already living off the edge.

As one stressed-out person to another, I know how it feels, and believe me there are many variants when it comes to stress. Coping with life, and carrying the problems that may or may not belong to you can scratch away the little joy and happiness that you can carry once you head out that door. You can’t blame them for being like that; they have their own reasons, so much like we have our reasons to allow stress to weigh us down. They say that stress is all in the mind, well, what’s bugging you anyway?

There are several ways to manage stress, and eventually remove it out of your life one of these days. So I’ll try to divide it into a seven-day course for you and I promise it’s not going to be too taxing on the body, as well as on the mind.

1. Acknowledge stress is good Make stress your friend! Based on the body’s natural “fight or flight” response, that burst of energy will enhance your performance at the right moment. I’ve yet to see a top sportsman totally relaxed before a big competition. Use stress wisely to push yourself that little bit harder when it counts most.

2. Avoid stress sneezers Stressed people sneeze stress germs indiscriminately and before you know it, you are infected too!

Protect yourself by recognizing stress in others and limiting your contact with them. Or if you’ve got the inclination, play stress doctor and teach them how to better manage themselves.

Protect yourself by recognizing stress in others and limiting your contact with them. Or if you’ve got the inclination, play stress doctor and teach them how to better manage themselves.

4. Practice socially acceptable heavy breathing This is something I’ve learned from a gym instructor: You can trick your body into relaxing by using heavy breathing. Breathe in slowly for a count of 7 then breathe out for a count of 11. Repeat the 7-11 breathing until your heart rate slows down, your sweaty palms dry off and things start to feel more normal.

5. Give stressy thoughts the red light It is possible to tangle yourself up in a stress knot all by yourself. “If this happens, then that might happen and then we’re all up the creek!” Most of these things never happen, so why waste all that energy worrying needlessly?

Give stress thought-trains the red light and stop them in their tracks. Okay so it might go wrong - how likely is that, and what can you do to prevent it?

6. Know your trigger points and hot spots Presentations, interviews, meetings, giving difficult feedback, tight deadlines. My heart rate is cranking up just writing these down!

Make your own list of stress trigger points or hot spots. Be specific. Is it only presentations to a certain audience that get you worked up? Does one project cause more stress than another? Did you drink too much coffee?

Knowing what causes you stress is powerful information, as you can take action to make it less stressful. Do you need to learn some new skills? Do you need extra resources? Do you need to switch to decaf?

7. Burn the candle at one end Lack of sleep, poor diet and no exercise wreaks havoc on our body and mind. Kind of obvious, but worth mentioning as it’s often ignored as a stress management technique. Listen to your mother and don’t burn the candle at both ends!

So having stress can be a total drag, but that should not hinder us to find the inner peace of mind that we have wanted for a long time. In any case, one could always go to the Bahamas and bask under the summer sun.