Friday, June 5, 2009

The Healing Power of Music

Music can change a person’s mood, regulate and control circulation, breathing, internal secretions and other bodily features and functions.  Science has found a direct correlation between music and a person’s bioelectric currency of the heart and brain.  Music is soothing and can influence pulse rate, blood pressure, breathing, body temperature and many other things.  Music and the effects it has only a human being is only recently being understood.

 Music therapists believe that music can also sooth the muscles of the respiratory tract and reduce airway resistance.  A piece of light, classical music or a violin concerto has the capacity to reduce the blood pressure by as much as 15 to 20 percent.  The affects of music on the various systems of the body and on emotion is well documented, and medical science is in agreement, music in therapy is a beneficial and irreplaceable asset.  There is no denying how much music can affect someone in a coma, someone with a head injury and music is also used in occupational and art therapy by people who swear by the many benefits it brings.

 Music has been proven to influence the central nervous system, improve memory, trigger imagination and fuel creativity. Can you remember the last time one of your favorite songs truly inspired you to get up and get moving?  Music can polish and affect a person’s well-being and personality with time and exposure.  How can music do all these things?  The main affects of music can be witnessed in emotional release, relaxation and communication.

 The act of listening to a certain type of music is also the process some people go through when releasing negative emotions.  Once the negative emotions have been released, the positive mood inside will take over and help a person to feel relief and inner peace.  By enjoying music, people can calm down, relax and let go of anger and rage.  The principle of music therapy is to teach people ways to use music, to remove toxins and negativity from their life.

 

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