Music for a Mindful Walk: Sound and Movement
A walk is one of the simplest things we can do for a clearer head, and music is the companion many of us reach for as we head out the door. Yet a walk can be two quite different experiences depending on what is in our ears: a rhythmic, energising outing set to a...
Music and Creativity: Sparking the Imagination
Creativity can feel like the most unpredictable of mental states — here one moment, gone the next. We tend to see it as something that either strikes or does not, yet the conditions around us have a real influence on how freely ideas flow. Music is one of those...
Music for Working from Home: Staying Focused and Calm
Working from home hands you a rare kind of control over your surroundings — including what they sound like. There is no shared office hum to put up with, but there is often a different mix of distractions: a busy street, housemates, the pull of chores in the next...
Music for Deep Breathing and Relaxation
Breathing is the one part of our physiology we can both ignore completely and take deliberate charge of. Most of the day it runs quietly in the background, yet the moment we notice it, it tends to slow and steady. Music has a curious relationship with that rhythm: put...
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