Reduce your stress and anxiety with these Spotify playlists

One of the most effective ways to help calm you down when you feel stressed or anxious is by listening to music and other aural regulation.

The part of your brain that becomes inflamed when you’re feeling intense emotion or other stress can be soothed with calming sound.

For some, the most relaxing thing to listen to is natural sounds of the ocean, light rain and more. For others, music is what’s needed to calm the anxious brain.

Choosing the right music is vitally important. Your favorite tunes may or may not be what your brain needs to calm down.

The best brain-friendly music has no beat or, if necessary, no more than 60–100 beats per minute, with no lyrics. Research shows that is the best music to meet the needs of dysregulated brain.

There are many different types of music that may connect with your brain regulation process. Calming yourself down will be helped with the right music.

One of the newest recognized genres of music that helps reduce stress and anxiety is called binaural beats, which combines brain calming tunes with natural sounds.

If you’re fortunate enough to be a Spotify subscriber, there are some awesome playlists that will help you begin a whole new way of relaxation.

Try some of each playlist to see which may connect with you. Find a quiet place, pop in your earbuds or headphones, and focus on your breath as you enjoy these selections.

Once you’ve sampled each playlist, you may even be empowered to create our own. There are other playlists, albums and entries to provide you plenty of selection to build a customized list that you can enjoy each day.

If you need some quick calming techniques, here are 9 simple things you can do right now to reduce your stress and anxiety.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9uKNf5jGX6m

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Brain Strength Coach Marty Wolner is a certified and licensed stress and trauma educator, peak performance specialist, and executive coach, empowering those who want to manage their stress more effectively.

Change your stress, change your life!

Let’s talk — Marty@mybrain.tools

Originally published at http://www.mybrain.tools on November 21, 2020.