Using music to help you relax is one of the easiest ways to de-stress. Music feeds your brain as well as your emotional well-being. Mozart’s music, for example, has been shown to resonate at deeper levels of consciousness; the sound of a crystal or Tibetan bowl, when struck, will fill your whole being.

Relaxing music and sounds can also lower brain waves and heart rate (listening to Albinoni’s Adagio is one of the most famous examples of this phenomenon). A nice thing to know, too, is that if a piece of music seems relaxing to you, it is. For me, for example, it’s Gregorian chant.

Don’t forget that the opposite is also true. Wailing dolphins may be music to some people’s ears, but will leave others wondering what all the fuss is about. Today there is a whole industry devoted to soothing relaxing music specifically to help promote sleep. Until I developed insomnia I would never have thought of using them.

Now, I’m a convert. Playing them before you go to bed, and in bed, can also make you feel safe and secure. So much so that silence during the night now seems uncomfortably quiet. Just remember you need a CD player which switches off silently, or has a repeat button. Another tip is to play the music softly: the aim is to create a soothing environment, not recreate the Albert Hall

For some people, certain voices or radio programmed have the game calming effect as music – Radio Test Cricket coverage is one well-known example. Many people who have difficulty sleeping sleep with their radio permanently on, burbling away softly in the background. I have one insomniac friend who plays story tapes in the small hours.

Hypnosis tapes quickly become reliable dummies as well. Scientists and music are merging fast. Spanish geneticists have recently produced a CD tape of “DNA music” maybe a serotonin and melatonin adagio is the miracle cure we need.

I have prepared a great “Natural Sound Remedies Program” for you. Is limited to certain time only.

Commentary: Free of side effects, inexpensive, and known to promote relaxation, reduce agitation and even pain, we can now add insomnia to the list of benefits of music. Hopefully, it won’t keep the neighbors up.

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