Today when I was sewing I started to become anxious and made mistakes. I took a break for lunch and had a lie-down and listened to some relaxation music. When I started sewing again I decided to continue with the relaxation music. I searched through my Spotify account and found some music by a British group called Marconi Union. They were recommended to me by one of the nurses when I was in hospital late last year and I was having trouble sleeping.
There’s one particular track called Weightless which research has shown that listening to this one song resulted in a striking 65 percent reduction in participants’ overall anxiety. The group that created Weightless Marconi Union, did so in collaboration with sound therapists.
Spotify seems to have all kinds of music. If you don’t have Spotify I highly recommend it for a small monthly payment you have access to an enormous amount of music. I have one app on my phone and one on my tablet. I connect either device to our boom box via Bluetooth. I can have music wherever I am in the house. You don’t have to have a boom box you can just use your phone or tablet but the boombox speaker has a better sound.
Marconi Union plays ambient music. Ambient music is a type of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. A form of slow instrumental music, it uses repetitive, but gentle, soothing sound patterns that can complement or alter your space and to generate a sense of calmness. Now that I’ve rediscovered this ambient music I’ve decided to ditch the other music for a while and to use it whenever I become anxious as well as just before I go to bed. I feel confident it will produce a calmer day.
Whilst looking online for more relaxation music I came across the top ten songs for relaxation. Check out this link.
https://sleepauthority.com/anxiety-reducing-music/
This video below is Marconi Union’s Weightless. This is a short version some versions go for as long as 10 hours. I guess that is to allow you to play it whilst you sleep. Have a listen.
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