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Comfort and Relaxation
Relaxation is the act of giving body relief from pain, stress, and tension. Comfort, on the other hand, is something that releases worry and consoles someone. Music can be used to manage stress and pain and create a state of comfort and relaxation. This paper discusses the insights into comfort and relaxation about music.
Dr. Susan Hanser and Susan Mandel have shared unique ways in which music can be used for therapy effectively. Music has a soothing ability, and it is linked to a person’s emotions, and this makes it suitable to relieve stress. When people listen to music, they become relaxed in their thoughts and bodies especially classical and soothing music (Robb 15). Slow music is beneficial to people’s emotional functions by decreasing hypertension, reducing heartbeat rate and lowering stress hormones level.
Music often engages our attention and distracts it, and at the same time it helps us to meditate, and this stops our mind from drifting. Even though music choice varies from one person to another, individuals can determine what music is suitable for their mood. Classical music is among the type of music that calms. Individuals seeking relaxation and comfort should try listening to this type of music.
Most people tend to avoid to listen to music when stressed. Possibly it seems like time wastage to them but not an object of stress management, but it is argued that relaxed and comfortable minds are more productive than stressed minds. Some types of music are used for contemplation since it helps the brain to be in a relaxed mood.
In conclusion, not all types of slow classical music are preferred by everyone. Familiar music is soothing. For this reason, one should search for, slow and soft music which brings relaxation and comfort.
Work Cited
Robb, S. L. “Music Assisted Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Music Listening, And Silence: A Comparison Of Relaxation Techniques”. Journal Of Music Therapy, vol 37, no. 1, 2000, pp. 2-21. Oxford University Press (OUP), doi:10.1093/jmt/37.1.2.