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  • Benefits of Listening to Music & Uplift Your Spirits!

    Listening to music is a great way to enhance your well-being. Music is everywhere in our daily lives. In fact, it allows us the opportunity for emotional expression, to connect, and feel at ease. Studies have shown that music is beneficial to uplift your spirits, reduce stress, anxiety, improve mental health, and overall health. 

    Here are a few benefits of music:

    1. Music and Stress/anxiety

    If you’re feeling stressed or anxious, take a moment and pause. Give yourself a moment to relax and calm your mind. You should try listening to music. Listen to your favorite playlist, music artists, etc. Go for cheerful and calming music to lift you up or soothe your mind! Studies have shown that listening to both cheerful and calming music can relieve stress and anxiety by releasing dopamine, lowering blood pressure, heart rate, for example. 

    Though listening to music is a positive way to comfort yourself, you should always strive to talk to a trusted friend, individual, especially your loved ones. You’ll feel much better and comforted! 

    2. Music and Sleep

    If stress, anxiety or sleep disorders are preventing you from falling asleep. Listening to music may enhance your sleep. Numerous studies have proven that listening to soothing music or classical music can be beneficial for people who have trouble sleeping.  And these benefits include reducing stress, heart rate and respiratory, distract your worries, better rest, and more. 

    3. Music and Exercise

    Listening to music while exercising is an excellent way to keep you motivated. Music with fast tempos have proven to make fitness enthusiasts feel energized and active! Therefore, boosting mood, increasing endurance, and reducing fatigue. Grab your favorite playlists and get moving! 

    Music preferences vary, but what matters is that it keeps you cheerful, relaxed, and at ease!

    Sources:

    1. How Music Can Help Reduce Stress and Ease Anxiety and Depression (webmd.com)
    2. The Surprising Psychological Benefits of Music (verywellmind.com)

  • Sampha’s Ode to the Piano

    Connecting with Music

    You may be asking yourself what our intentions are behind recommending you a song. According to hopkinsmedicine.org, “listening to music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure and pain as well as improve sleep quality, mood, mental alertness and memory.”. With this in mind, I invite you to explore a song by Sampha. Anyone who knows who Sampha is knows just how heartfelt his music can be. If I had to choose a song to recommend to all of you, it would be “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano” from his 2017 album, Process. This song was dedicated to his mother and is essentially an ode to the piano, his childhood and the process of finding his talent. Despite this song being about his mother, a song like this would make us think of someone we hold dear to our hearts, someone who cared for us and was a very influential figure in our lives. It would not only bring up a person but perhaps a core memory or tangible item that also holds the same sentimental value. This is the beauty of music, if the sound or lyrics resonate with you, it helps you create a personal connection.

    I personally like to listen to this song when I feel nostalgic. I feel as though it helps me  revisit my childhood. I also tend to listen to this song  whenever I miss my family since I no longer live in the same household as them. This is also a great song to listen to when trying to relax, when you don’t necessarily want something fast paced. It’s mellow, emotional and accompanied by the soothing sounds of a piano. Did you enjoy this recommendation? What are some songs that make you feel calm or help you revisit your memories and loved ones?