“4 Ways to Harness the Soothing Power of Music”
Do you find your foot tapping or your body swaying almost automatically when a good song begins playing? Our bodies naturally want to synchronize with the rhythms in music.
This phenomenon is musical entrainment, a useful tool that helps us use music to regulate not just our motor movements, but our heartbeat and breathing, too.In my clinical experience as a music therapist, I’ve seen how music and other sensory experiences help individuals improve their focus, impulse control, and emotional regulation.
Try these fun (and whimsical!) activities, designed to stimulate the sensory pathways (sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell) to relax the body and mind.Grab a light scarf.
Put on some instrumental, relaxing music of your choice. Glide the scarf over your body. The calming and repetitive action works well to regulate hyperactivity, racing thoughts, and impulses, as your attention will be drawn to the sensory experience of the scarf over your skin to the tune of soothing music.Put on a relaxing, instrumental music track. (Not sure what to select?
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