Hi All,

I've never really looked into meditation, but it's on my list of things to try. I know I would definately benefit from it since I'm always high-strung and wound up.

There were a few times where I've been really relaxed, and they were always induced by a certain sound. I can remember many times where someones voice would do it. It happens maybe once a year, so there must be something special about that person's voice. When I does happen, I instantly feel a warm soothing feeling that totally overcomes me. Don't laugh, but the feeling I get reminds me of a cat's purr. Last year at work, I had to deal with a dispatch center over the phone. There was this one guy who worked there who was really out of shape or had a breathing problem. While he was typing in the info I was giving him, we would wheeze. Once again, I got that soothing feeling..

Once I was sitting next to my buddy at work who was playing Monopoly on his PC. The sound of the dice rolling put me into that same relaxing mode.

At least I know that there is a way to get that feeling and it's through sound. I'm just not sure how to identify what kind of sound I'm looking for.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

thanks,

Al

There are cd's available with various relaxing sounds. You could also look into "white noise" machines. They create soothing sounds for people trying to block out other noises while they are trying to get to sleep.

And welcome to the forums.

That's very cool. I've never heard of such a specific obvious response like that. I wonder if you could look up someone at a medical/psychology school or something who is researching this kind of thing & they might be interested in working with you.

I've listened to those CDs before. They're nice and pretty, but they don't give me that response. I'll have to look into finding some dice wav files(or hang out at an asthma clinic)..

al

any resource for this on the web?

alkoz.

I'm so glad you mentioned this sound thing...my best friend has such a voice...its incredible and when I listen to it, I feel all relaxed. Even when we just met I felt that, its really unbelieveable and I always feel like I've had a spa treatment after a call. I wouldn't mind finding some music that simulated those tones somehow.

I'm pretty sure that it's either a frequency thing or a rhythm in the speaking as opposed to something mystical.

You might be interested in reading about the "Mozart Effect"

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In all this time since I made the post, I still haven't had time to look for some sounds. The Mozart effect looks interesting.


Something did just pop into my head; the sound of nails scratching on a chalkboard. That's one sound that gives the same reaction to a large number of people. The sound doesn't relate to anything, yet it gives a reaction...wierd.

Al

yes, what a soothing sound! will be very useful in healing ADD :D

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I like this topic very much!! anyone else does? listening to anathema calms me but also makes dull and eliminates my creativity but makes me a little bit logic..

anyone wants to share the name of bands whose music has had a calming effect on them?

Just take my word for it...if your trying to relax to sleep do NOT use anything associated with water lol no babbling brooks or roaring ocean waves or you'll be running all night to the toily.

lol ... :))

It is so not funny. I was 8 months pregnant and having serious trouble getting my legs to calm down when I went to bed...my body and mind were ready to sleep and my legs kept kicking my husband and jumping out of bed dragging me to the floor were it would take a full emergency crew and a fork lift to get me back up :eek: Dude, I'm not kidding here. So, my husband gets this bright idea and goes to my all time favorite store Bath and Body works and gets me this great machine that not only gives out the soothing scent of lavendar but has 4 different settings. So, lay back and as my legs are twitching all over the place I slowly start to relax for the first time in months and slowly reach the plane of slumber were reality drifts into something unreal and peaceful. Then my bladder attacks with a vengance I knocked over small children, plants and squished my cat on my frantic search for the bathroom which my relaxed and muddled mind seemed to have misplaced. Trust me NO babbling brooks. :p

hyperactivity is sometimes mental and sometimes physical and sometimes both, and it becomes worse if you overfocus as well :)) for physical form there are always workarouns but not always for the mental form.. poor me!

Futs I was just goint to suggest the water fall....and now you messed me idea up....okay how about the gentle sound of the wind....auntchris

hyperactivity is sometimes mental and sometimes physical and sometimes both, and it becomes worse if you overfocus as well :)) for physical form there are always workarouns but not always for the mental form.. poor me!

Unfortunatly, I seem to suffer mental and physical ADHD as you can see from my post above lol

Girl, you were playing running water when you were that pregnant? You're a veteran mommy, you should've known better, sweetie!

At my age you gotta spice up your life anyway you can lmbo...can i make it? can i? i think i can, i think i can.......ooooooooooo NOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo

LMBOF Fut....water does wonders hugh? But I do like the sound of it it is relaxing.

shower water hitting the bathtub is soothing as is a good solid rainfall.

very relaxing.

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Hi jt00 and welcome to the forums...maybe you could just recommend a couple of your favorites?

Kim

I love the sound of rain but that is still water.

I also like the sound of the wind it is relaxing. Here are a couple of CD's I like:

Song by Hagood Hardy another one is :
Walk with Me by Hagood Hardy

Winter Into Spring by George Winston another one from him is :
Plains also by George Winston

I have two sound tricks that I have found very helpful for relaxation and to quell anxiety.

First is listening to CDs of chanting (I like the "Kundalini" CDs produced by American Sikhs - you can find them on the web by doing a search for Kundalini yoga). I'm not a Sikh myself, or actually terribly interested in Sikhism, but I discovered these chants when I took a few Kundalini yoga classes, and I just found the repetitive nature of the chants and the sounds produced very relaxing. Listening to these CDS at night (actually I download them to my Ipod and listen to them in bed on the Ipod) is helping me break an addiction to Ambien.

My second trick is these fabulous noise reducing headphones by Bose (which you can order from Bose on the web). They are very pricey, but worth every cent. The headphones have a switch in the right earpiece, and when you have the switch turned on, you get a nice continuous hum of white noise directly into your ears. I often use the headphones at night not to listen to music, but just for the white noise effect (and when you are using the headphones for white noise, there is nothing to plug in and no cords). I find having the white noise go directly into my ear to be more effective than just having one of those white noise machines in the room (actually, I found most white noise machines that I have tried to be annoying, rather than soothing).

Hope this helps someone. It has helped me. You need to experiment and see what you find soothing.