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* Reduce your Stress with this Music

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According to Inc Magazine, neuroscientists in the UK conducted a study on the top songs for reducing stress. Participants  attempted to solve difficult puzzles as quickly as possible while connected to sensors. The puzzles induced a certain level of stress, and participants listened to different songs while researchers measured brain activity as well as physiological states that included heart rate, blood pressure, and rate of breathing.

According to Dr. David Lewis-Hodgson of Mindlab International, which conducted the research, the top song produced a greater state of relaxation than any other music tested to date.

In fact, listening to that one song — “Weightless” — resulted in a striking 65 percent reduction in participants’ overall anxiety, and a 35 percent reduction in their usual physiological resting rates.

To read the rest of the article and download the other top 9 songs from Spotify follow this link.

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44 responses to “* Reduce your Stress with this Music”

  1. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
    IreneDesign2011

    I find use of this kind of music as a great way to reduce stress Val, thank you very much for your link 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So glad you tuned in Irene and enjoyed the music 💕

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      1. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
        IreneDesign2011

        I saved the link too and will listen to the other hits too, when I need to calm down and relax ❤

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  2. MK Avatar
    MK

    It is very soothing. Thanks Val. I’m going to have to listen a lot today.

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  3. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    Interesting . . . But not the right song for me.
    It created a sense of foreboding rather than peaceful easy feelings.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Perhaps it was the throbbing heart beat Nancy. Enya’s Watermark is also on the list. I play that in my class for Savasana. Enjoy 🙏

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  5. mygemporium Avatar
    mygemporium

    Very peaceful music, thanks!

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  6. David Kanigan Avatar
    David Kanigan

    It works!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      😊🎈🍂

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  7. socialbridge Avatar
    socialbridge

    Thanks Val. Music is so therapeutic.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It is indeed Jean 🙏

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  8. Jennifer Kelland Perry Avatar
    Jennifer Kelland Perry

    Thanks for sharing this, Val. 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Jennifer. May your day be uplifted just a bit more 💛

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  9. debiriley Avatar
    debiriley

    it is lovely music Val 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I agree Debi 💕

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  10. Jill Weatherholt Avatar
    Jill Weatherholt

    Music and working out is my favorite way to reduce stress, Val. I have to agree with Nancy’s comment. I felt the same while listening to that particular music. Don’t laugh, but I get really relaxed listening to The Carpenters. LOL!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I get it Jill. 😊
      Check out the Enya ink in my reply to Nancy. That should bring some balance back 💛

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      1. Jill Weatherholt Avatar
        Jill Weatherholt

        Oh yes, I love that! ❤

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      2. nrhatch Avatar
        nrhatch

        Love Enya ~ we have about 7 of her CD’s . . .
        Each resonates with me.

        Watermark is particularly lovely. Like sitting beside a stream with sunlight peeking through leaves as the water splashes past.

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  11. Healing Grief Avatar
    Healing Grief

    It does work! Good advice Val 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Karen. A little music goes a long way to help us find balance once more 💛

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  12. insearchofitall Avatar
    insearchofitall

    Thanks for the list. I have a list that helps cheer me now I have one to mellow me. Enya is one of my favorites.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      😍

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  13. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar
    Sue Dreamwalker

    Thank you Val for this share.. Music is so healing.. its vibrational sound resonates within our own vibration.. Oh if only the whole would could ‘tune in’ 🙂

    Love and Light my friend xxx ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Vibrations … yes Sue! I hadn’t thought of it in this context but it’s so true. Aum Shanti Shanti 🙏

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      1. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar
        Sue Dreamwalker

        Aummmmm……. indeed..<3

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  14. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar
    Sue Dreamwalker

    World.. I wish this browser would not predict my spelling errors LOL

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  15. utesmile Avatar
    utesmile

    Enya works for me perfectly! Great article

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Me too Ute! Thanks for being here. 💛

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  16. zozieposie Avatar
    zozieposie

    How interesting!! Will try this song

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Great ❣️ thanks for stopping by by. xo

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  17. vanbytheriver Avatar
    vanbytheriver

    Always fascinating….the effect that music has on our very spirit. Thanks, Val. I’ve been tuning in to a lot of classical music lately. Energizing !

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Van. Classical music can be so uplifting … and also a great reliever of stress! As a forlorn teenager I would play Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky on the piano and cry my heart out…. That might be too much for me right now though! xo

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      1. vanbytheriver Avatar
        vanbytheriver

        I have a few pieces like that, the ones that evoke childhood memories. The piano was my escape in a very boisterous household. 💖

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        1. Val Boyko Avatar
          Val Boyko

          Keep tuning in Van 😊

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          1. vanbytheriver Avatar
            vanbytheriver

            🎵 🎶🎵 🎶

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  18. Tiny Avatar
    Tiny

    Beautiful. Feeling more relaxed. Thank you for this timely share, Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Helen. So gad it felt good 💕

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  19. Jet Eliot Avatar
    Jet Eliot

    I really enjoyed the music here today, Val. I liked “Weightless” a lot, and found it unwinding me quite quickly. Then I clicked on your link of Enya’s “Watermark” — and that, well, it makes me want to weep it’s so purely sweet…the same thing I feel when I watch a parade.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Music touches us so deeply… and sets us free from the stress that life brings.

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  20. Eri Hunt Avatar
    Eri Hunt

    Wonderful music so relaxing and peaceful . Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Eri. So glad you enjoyed it. 💛

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      1. Eri Hunt Avatar
        Eri Hunt

        Your welcome! 🙂 Absolutely

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