The Benefits of Music
I believe that one of the best and easiest ways to reduce stress is through music. I love that music is so easily accessible and is available to people all over the world. It really is the global language that everyone can understand and love! For me, the best way to relax after a long day is to just chill on my couch and turn music on. I have also found that music gives me a source of calmness and peace that helps me to feel grounded in reality and helps ease my worries and pains. Recently I found an article that listed some of the health benefits of music. From this article I found that there is a difference between listening to fast and slow music. Where fast music can increase your heart rate and blood pressure, slow music can decrease your heart rate and blood pressure thus helping you to relax. I loved that the article also mentioned that the repetitive elements of rhythm and melody can help our brains to form patterns that increase our memory. Who would have thought...