Managing stress

Your music – The ultimate stress reducer!

5 minutes

Ever wondered why you feel great when you hear a good song?

Music has number of benefits from reducing stress hormones to stimulating feelings of happiness. Longer term positive benefits for your body include lower stress and anxiety levels, better sleep patterns, and improved overall health by boosting your immune system.

Scientists say listening to music reduces stress and even pain. A study at Queen Mary University of London demonstrated when playing music during and after medical operations, calmed patients and even reduced their pain1.

So, it’s not just in your head – the music you listen to impacts your mood!

Here are 3 Spotify playlists for reducing stress and anxiety levels:

1. Deep relieving music: The best stress reducing, relaxing new age music.

2. Stress relief music – Instant relief from stress and anxiety.

3. Music for anxiety: Calm music for relaxation, stress relief.

Sources

Broom, (2021). Mental health: these songs are proven to reduce stress. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/stress-reducing-songs-mental-health/

Lehrer, J, (2021). The Neuroscience Of Music. Wired. https://www.wired.com/2011/01/the-neuroscience-of-music/

Relief Unit Zone (2020). Deep relieving music: The best stress reducing, relaxing new age music. https://open.spotify.com/album/2QsdGP1gCrWGfSFwSXnnsW?si=s6Xw9nW-TXqd6Gga_Eq7DQ

Calmly (2022). Stress relief music – Instant relief from stress and anxiety. Calmly. https://open.spotify.com/album/1kXvEvbRjHY2pfX8DJ2pVB?si=ujhjup3pQKGbU6_WOrFEIA

Sound Cloud Records (2020). Music for Anxiety: Calm Musci For Relaction, Stress Relief, Depression and Soothing Music. Sound Cloud. https://open.spotify.com/album/6AJRjMKr81reEIsoYBcofo?si=qr5nuIkHTy2IB_3ofHf-mA

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