Good Sounds vs. Destructive Sounds

My favorite time of day is early in the morning or late at night, when everyone else is sleeping.

The pristine quiet is unbeatable for helping get into a state of focus and meditation.

Have you ever sat or walked and marveled at how quiet it was. It’s so unusual NOT to have noises whirring about, that quiet places can even seem disturbing to our state of mind.

Modern noise pollution creeps up on you in subtle ways. Soon, without realizing it, you’ve turned into a noise junkie. Humming from machines, traffic rumble, planes flying overhead, people talking nearby, cellphones ringing, TVs and radios on whenever and wherever possible – what is it that we’re hearing day in and out.

It’s definitely not uplifting and relaxing.

Even listening to music is used to block out noise. Like eating food to drown your sorrows. It’s hypnotic and addictive.

Seeing people with their iPods at all times of the day drowning out their lives with sound is an interesting and recent phenomenon. Before the advent of iPods and the walkman, we had books, magazines, or shock of shocks – our thoughts - to keep us occupied. Now, sound is used to keep us from thinking clearly, reading and connecting to the world.

I use positive sound selectively. Positively charged music might be playing while I’m writing. Or driving my car. Occasionally during mealtime. And, just for pleasure, while I’m relaxing in my favorite comfy chair.

Music is a treasure. As with any treasure, it can be overused, abused and even used as a weapon. When negatively charged music turns into noise, it’s another form of pollution – invisible but just as dangerous to your peace of mind.

Be sure to make room for quiet time frequently. Especially now as we head into the busiest time of the year. You’ll maintain your emotional and mental equilibrium. And, you will feel a deep sense of happiness and gratitude.

Use music to calm your hectic days. Only positively-charged, high frequency music will do the trick. The Secret Power of Words and Music includes both music and words to soothe and uplift the soul. Make this 5 CD package your gift to yourself this season.

Use the CDs to make December 2007 the best month of the year so far.

Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle

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How To Clear Your Brain

Anything that gets my brain to work on optimum levels receives my undivided attention. So I make sure to exercise every day.

Some days, like this morning, I only have 10 minutes. This calls for an intense bodywork regimen. For at least three days a week I make sure to get a total of 45 minutes of exercise a day. And when I’m indoors, especially in cold weather, I make sure to play calm and life enhancing music while I’m working out.

This morning I listened to a CD from Tibet a friend brought me from China. It has beautiful instrumental music accompanying Tibetan monks singing, ‘Om Mani Padme Hum.’ Other days it’s Handel’s ‘Water Music’ and ‘Music for the Royal Fireworks.’ Or a Mozart piano concerto. My ‘Renewal’ CD, from The Secret Power of Words and Music package is also a favorite.

If you haven’t tried the music and exercise connection, now’s a good time to start.

Loads of research has proven that exercise is good for the body and mind. Recently ABC News reported on an exciting new study which shows the powerful effects ADDING music to your workouts has on your brain.

The results in mental performance are pretty amazing.

First, I want to tell you about the study. Charles Emery of Ohio State University knows that exercise helps people feel more positive about their lives. As a lover of music as well as an exercise enthusiast, he decided to open a new window into his research and see what would happen if he combined those two passions.

Emery tested his theory on 33 men and women who were in the final stretch of their cardiac rehabilitation program.

What music was used? High frequency classical music. Namely, Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ played while each person exercised. Here is what happened. Participants performed more than Twice as well on a verbal fluency test after listening to Vivaldi’s music during exercise than they did after exercising without any music.

‘When there was no music, there was no change,’ Emery says.

Why did he choose Vivaldi? Because previous research showed that the ‘Four Seasons’ helped people with lung disease perform better mentally. You’re probably noticing by now that classical music has such a good track record that scientists can pretty much predict the positive outcome of their studies.

ABC News reported that the invigorating and soothing music of ‘The Four Seasons’ stimulates your brain because it’s complex while retaining a natural order. It forces your brain to organize its cells.

Imagine a particular kind of music being so powerful that it will organize your brain.

Emery’s research focused on recovering cardiac patients, because they often suffer some mental decline as a result of being sick. But he says high frequency music works for Everybody.

Whether you exercise or not - and I hope you do - adding classical music is a good idea. Listening to inspiring words, spoken beautifully, also rejuvenates your mind. This kind of mental stimulation works for your brain like exercise works for your body. The more you do it, the more those muscles — including the ones Between your ears — stay in tune and function more efficiently.

Tune into happiness and tune out of stress.

Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle

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