THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Does music have healing power? The answer is yes! Do you want to know about why do we even listen to music? Because it has the power to distract us from the reality.
There have been number of researches done on music effect on mental health and the results has shown us that music can influence our brain as a therapeutic tool, but whether it influence will be positive or negative, that depends on us because soothing soulful music has better impact on mind when you want to relax and find peace.
Tony jonez works in the same genre of music and provides with soulful and reggae music concerts. There are some situations where music can effectively play its role in calming you which are as following
- STRESS REDUCTION: When in stress, listening to soothing and calming music can help you cope up with it, as it lowers the production of stress hormones like cortisol which gives a sense of relaxation and distracts you from what is stressing you.
- MOOD ENHANCEMENT: Music has the power to transform our mood from sad to happy. High beat music can cheer one’s mood and get him grooving while the soothing soulful melodies can give person a sense of peace.
- PAIN MANAGEMENT: Music helps in management of pain as it directs attention away from physical sensations hence boosts pain tolerance. The power of music can distract, soothe, and uplift. Hence, impact on the experience of pain.
- EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE: Music evokes a range of emotions from joy to happiness and happiness to grief, music that resonates with us make us feel understood, validates our emotions and helps in the process of healing.
- IMPROVED SLEEP: Calming and soothing music helps in promoting better sleep quality as it creates a peaceful environment and quiet your thoughts by reducing anxiety and overthinking. It’s very helpful for the people who have insomnia or who struggle to sleep.
- SELF EXPRESSION AND CREATIVITY: If you struggle to express yourself, music helps you to showcase your creativity whether by playing instruments or singing and expressing your emotions through a song creatively.
- DISEASES THAT CAN BE HEALED BY MUSIC THERAPY
Music therapy can’t completely fix sicknesses without medical attention, but it surely is important equivalent therapy that does not have any side effects and is beneficial to people with different medical issues. Music treatment has been viewed as impactful for people with:
Psychological well-being issues: Music treatment can be viable in treating conditions like depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress (PTSD). It helps in improving mood, reducing stress, self-expression, and in processing thoughts or trauma.
Neurological problems: Music treatment has shown promising results in managing side effects of neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and traumatic brain injury. It assist with working on movements, language development, and mental abilities.
Autism spectrum disorder: Music treatment can be especially useful for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It can help with working on communication skill and self-expression.
Physical (enduring) pain: In music therapy, there are some techniques that helps the clients to manage their pain and provides relaxation for their enduring pain because music helps in distraction from uncomforting thoughts or feelings, provides relaxation, and help reduce pain.
Cancer and soothing care: In many cases music therapy is used as an emotional treatment for cancer and provides soothing care to help patients in managing pain, restlessness, and emotional suffering. It can offer comfort, relaxation, and emotional support.
It is important to note that music therapy helps as a complimentary treatment, individual suffering with any of these diseases should always consider medical attention first and should always consult a qualified specialist for music therapy, as he will provide the therapy according to individual needs and conditions.
- Do you want to know a fun fact about music?
Why do we have goosebumps when we listen to music.
The goosebumps that we experience when we listen to music are also called “music-induced chills” or “musical frisson,”. It is a physiological reaction that happens when we experience intense feelings because of specific musical boosts. At the point when we pay attention to music that impacts us emotionally or that shocks us in a positive manner, it activates the mind’s pleasurable emotions and trigger the arrival of dopamine, bringing the electrifying reaction of goosebumps.
If you’re struggling with issues like overthinking, depression, anxiety or insomnia. Calming and soothing music helps you get relaxed, find peace and heal you from within. Tony jonez sings in many genre of music but his main singing style is soulful and he is deeply inspired by reggae singing style. He offers his services of performing live soulful performance for you. Check out our page and book your experience of the soulful performance concerts with Tony Jonez.
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