TIL: 10 most relaxing songs to reduce anxiety, according to neuroscientists

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According to neuroscientists, music can reduce anxiety and stress. They suggested a list of the ten most relaxing songs to reduce anxiety:

  1. “Weightless,” by Marconi Union
  2. “Electra,” by Airstream
  3. “Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix),” by DJ Shah
  4. “Watermark,” by Enya
  5. “Strawberry Swing,” by Coldplay
  6. “Please Don’t Go,” by Barcelona
  7. “Pure Shores,” by All Saints
  8. “Someone Like You,” by Adele
  9. “Canzonetta Sull’aria,” by Mozart
  10. “We Can Fly,” by Rue du Soleil (Café Del Mar)

The top song is especially designed to reduce anxiety. The group that created “Weightless”, Marconi Union, did so in collaboration with sound therapists. Its carefully arranged harmonies, rhythms, and bass lines help slow a listener’s heart rate, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

A playlist of these songs on Spotify.

Caution: Don’t drive while listening to the top song, Weightless.

Source: Inc.com

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