Exactly How Long Does It Take For Music to Change Your Mood?
![]() The British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST), in new research, has tried to identify exactly what kind of music stimulates positive neural responses and how long one must listen before these responses begin to activate. "Most people hear or actively listen to music every day and as humans we tend to change our playlists based on our mood," explained the neuroscientists at BAST. "Music psychologists have proven time and time again, that music can have an effect on our health. So with that in mind, wouldn't it be great if we could prescribe music to help with certain mood states?" That's exactly what they've succeeded in doing with Music as Medicine, and some of the results are truly stunning. In a pre-trial survey of the 7,581 people involved in the project, 89% of the participants said that music was essential to their health and or well-being. 13 minutes was found to be the optimum listening time in the case of music to relax. This kind of music was characterized with a slow tempo, simple melodies and no lyrics, like "Weightless" by Marconi Union, found to reduce symptoms of anxiety by up to 65%--79% had reduced muscle tension, 84% had less negative thoughts, and 82% had a better nights sleep or felt restful & contented. After listening to driving rhythm and fast tempo music with happy lyrical content for just 9 minutes, 89% of participants had improved energy levels, 65% laughed more and/or felt happier, 82% felt able to take on anything or felt more in control of their lives. "Listening to music for sadness caused our listeners to feel a sense of relief, be less overwhelmed, feel more stable and less likely to be triggered by things that reminded them of the issue," they said, with 87% who felt more emotionally stable, 84% felt less overwhelmed, a record 91% felt relief & release, while 84% said they came out the other side of their sadness. The study also found that listening to Marconi Union's track reduced symptoms of anxiety in patients waiting to undergo surgery. QUANTUM HEALTH TIP: Keep your vibe high and protected with Vital Force Crystals, proven to improve mood, immune response and overall well-being.
Practice "Presence" for Stress Relief
Cultivating the power of presence comes from creating the space to observe one's mind and one's self. This skill of observation allows us to look at our own lives and the lives of others without attaching judgment or analysis. Using this awareness, we become mindfully attuned to all that is around us through our five senses (smell, touch, taste, sight, and sound) as well as our physical sensations — you know, those signs from our bodies that we often tend to ignore. Our bodies are equipped with a natural mechanism called the "stress response," also known as the "fight-or-flight" response, which was first described by Walter Cannon at Harvard. When we encounter something that feels like a threat, the amygdala in the brain experiences the emotion fear. The brain then communicates to the hypothalamus, which communicates to the nervous system, which signals to the adrenal glands to release the stress hormones cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. This assembly-line-like process of the sympathetic nervous system is a crucial part of our body's internal self-protection mechanism. The only problem is that we are not physiologically designed to be frightened often. In today's world, many of us live in overdrive and operate in a constant state of "flight or flight." This state can be a result of feeling the fear of imagined threats: financial security, societal achievement, the steadiness or demise of a relationship, a perceived health threat, the loss of a loved one, etc. Operating from this place, it is no wonder that many of us feel the perils of stress and anxiety on a daily basis. We struggle with migraines, digestive issues, difficulty breathing, lack of concentration, fatigue, depression, and innumerable other physical ailments because our body is actually attempting to flee the scene of a real threat (car crash, lion chase, assault, etc.) that simply isn't there. The opposite is also true. When we practice deep breathing and mindfulness, we encourage our body to employ the "relaxation response," our body's counterbalance to the stress response as defined by Harvard professor Herbert Benson. Being in a state of relaxation, your body will experience physiological symptoms of ease, openness, and balance. QUANTUM HEALTH TIP: Stress has the greatest negative effect on the immune system. Use Clean Sweep to immediately and effectively clear stressful energies around you and your loved ones, returning perspective and common sense.
What Are the Best Mindfulness Techniques for You?
![]() A 2019 study assessed how MBIs have been applied successfully across different populations of people, reaching a conclusion that even brief exposure (as little as 5 minutes a day) can impact numerous health-related incomes such as anxiety, depression, stress, and cognitive outcomes. Some examples of MBIs include:
While anxiety patients generally pick one type of MBI and test it, switching to another if that one is unsuccessful, research shows that psychological stress-management techniques like these are best in combination with each other instead of one by one. In 2019, a separate study by UK-based researchers Xu Wang, Connie Smith, Laura Ashley, and Michael E. Hyland looked at the impact of tailoring specific mindfulness-based interventions to each individual in their study of stroke survivors struggling with anxiety. After the participants tailored these self-help practices to fit their individual circumstances and anxieties, they were perceived as more acceptable, user-friendly, and beneficial. In order for these mindfulness techniques to be most beneficial, they should be practiced once per day. QUANTUM HEALTH TIP: The Vital Force Meditation Elixirs amplify the effects of mindfulness practices. Choose from six formulas to fit your mindfulness practices. |
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