This album, the music for which was selected by a group of experts, musicians, and stress-reduction instructors, was designed to complement a balanced sympathetic nervous system and to maintain and spread the contentment felt when in a state of equilibrium. The gentle melodies and steady, harmonious rhythms keep the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems operating in balance, so that yin and yang are in harmony and the listener feels happy and content.
The most convenient way for people under high stress to relieve pressure.
Gentle, beautiful melodies and steady, harmonious rhythms cause the body and mind¡¦s feeling of contentment to expand without limit, making you feel radiantly happy.
Recommendation: After you finish listening to the other four CDs of music (Zen Relaxation series II) for adjusting the sympathetic nerves and have reached a state of balance, you can listen to this CD and it will be more effective for maintaining balance in your autonomic nervous system, allowing the body and mind¡¦s state of happy equilibrium to last.
About Zen Relaxation Series,
Following up on the widely-influential 2009 study of the relationship between brain waves and music, in 2010 Wind Music and the Inner Connection Music Association carried out a study on how listening to music effects people¡¦s autonomic nervous system, in the hope that by integrating professional selection of music and scientific verification, it would be possible to gain a professional understanding of the effect of music on the mind and body.
About the autonomic nervous system,
The autonomic nervous system is a complex part of the human body, one that is closely connected with the body¡¦s daily functioning. The heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing, and even regulation of body temperature, digestion and excretion are all closely connected with the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is divided into the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. When the body encounters stressful situations, the sympathetic nervous system will become active, giving the body sufficient energy to counteract the stress.
A study of the effect of music
on the human autonomic nervous system,
We began by dividing the music into five categories based on pitch, tempo, rhythm, and volume. A group of nursing school students then subjectively rated the moods of the five categories of music.
Studies show that upbeat music with varying rhythms, tempos and melodies can increase the body¡¦s energy and stimulate the nerves. Calm music with a slow tempo and less variation in range and melody, on the other hand, has a calming effect.
Category
Characterization
Music 1
6.35
Joyful, exciting (high energy, fast tempo)
Music 2
5.58
Happy, refined (medium energy, slightly fast tempo)
Music 3
4.51
Tranquil, gentle (steady energy, medium tempo)
Music 4
3.16
Relaxed, serene (low energy, slower tempo)
Music 5
2.65
Very serene and relaxed (soft and quiet, slow tempo)
The results show that the 5 categories the music was divided into based on pitch, tempo, rhythm and volume were completely in accordance with the subjective scores.
About the Yin Yang Instrument:
After over 10 years of research, development and refinement, Dr. Terry Kuo, the head of Research and Development at Yangming University, by integrating the principles of Chinese and Western medicine and analyzing the biorhythms of the autonomic nervous system, has developed a device known as the Ying Yang Instrument, which some have called a ¡§fortune telling machine¡¨.
Convergence of the Eastern concept of yin and yang
and the Western concept of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems,
According to Dr. Kuo, in the Eastern medicine concept of yin and yang under which people¡¦s constitutions are divided into yin constitutions and yang constitutions, those with yin constitutions dislike cold and need more sleep, while those with yang constitutions dislike heat and are more excitable. In Western medicine, the autonomic nervous system in divided into the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. Basically speaking, the functioning of the parasympathetic nerves can be said to represent yin, while the functioning of the sympathetic nerves can be said to represent yang. The parasympathetic nerves are the nerves that facilitate rest and recuperation, while the sympathetic nerves operate under tension, facilitating activity.
Moods and the autonomic nervous system:
There is a mutual relationship between the autonomic nervous system and a person¡¦s mood. Research has shown that variations in the key components of music such as tonality, tempo, pitch, rhythm, harmony, and volume produce different moods in the listener (Bruner, 1990). International scholars Radocy and Boyle, in light of modern psychology and ideas about the function of music, have divided into music into two categories, stimulative and sedative. The two different kinds of music produce different effects on the listener.
Music reboots the brain and restores cheerful creativity and a feeling of contentment:
The autonomic nervous system helps to repair cells and get rid of poisons, naturally restoring vigor to the body. If we can only prevent the body and mind from being subjected to outside stress, the autonomic nervous system will have time to complete restoration work. So when we can focus our minds, for example through listening to music or mediation and breathing exercises, temporarily shutting down our senses, we can attain harmony in our autonomic nervous system.
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