Lift your mood with music

Posted on: February 18, 2008
Posted by: SiteEditorArianna
Related topics: daily challenge, inner harmony, and relaxation
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If you sit down and pay attention to how music makes you feel you realize how powerfully it can affect your emotions. And not just your emotions. According to some studies, music actually stimulates the brain’s pleasure centers. This stimulation has been linked to health benefits, including lower blood pressure, reduced pain, and improved sleep.

Today, take a little time to listen to music that makes you feel positive and happy. Enjoy the feeling knowing that you’re also doing something good for your health.

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momtoo
Posted February 24, 2008 at 10:07 PM

It never fails. If your mood is low add some great music to bring it up.

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PrincessPunzee
Posted February 25, 2008 at 07:35 PM

I literally cannot focus on my work if I don’t have music going. I am someone who feels moved my my own personal soundtrack. lol. So I immediately turn on pandora.com as soon as I get to work so I can keep going and keep energized without drinking gallons of coffee!

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Bipes24
Posted February 27, 2008 at 06:15 PM

John McLaughlin is my favorite singer to listen to when I am feeling down.

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SiteEditorArianna
Posted February 28, 2008 at 02:17 PM

Bipies24—Oh, I love McLaughlin. My favorite album is The Promise, and I adore the song “The Peacocks”. I can listen to it over and over.

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mikebythesun
Posted March 31, 2008 at 08:03 PM

I’m going to try listening to music at work. Things get crazy in my office and I think a little Duke Ellington will calm things down where it counts.

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conchita
Posted April 30, 2008 at 02:26 PM

I love all kinds of music. Yes, I agree that music can set or break ones spirit. At night time when I am unwinding from my day, I’ll turn on my shaman cd and immediatly transformed into a meditated space. I fall asleep before the cd ends. While driving, cleaning house, gardening or what ever, music is on. Music soothes the savage beast!