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Music has long been known to have an emotional effect on humans. Find out how the music you listen to might be affecting you and how you can use music to manage your stress.

There are so many kinds of music – country western, classical, eastern, rap, pop, hip hop, rock and roll, soul…what kind of music are you listening to, and how is it affecting your level of stress?

Music moves us – listening to a sad song can make us feel melancholy, soft jazz piano can calm and soothe us, and rock can make us feel strong, excited, even free. Music has been proven to speed healing, is used in malls to put us in the mood to buy, in churches for inspiration and much more. So can you use music to influence your mood and lower your stress in your daily life? Absolutely.

First, consider your general mood. Are you normally stressed, happy, positive, sad, angry, fearful, even shy? Are there consistent times in your life that you would like to change your mood – maybe the drive home from work, or getting up in the morning, or maybe you stress at night, laying in bed, tossing and turning?

For me…it’s that low energy time around 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. I’ve usually been working since six in the morning or so, and I need a little pick up. For me, it could be a little Van Halen or White Snake, or maybe a little Santana. Other people may prefer some upbeat jazz, or pop music. It doesn’t really matter, as long as it makes you feel good.

How does music influence our mood like this?  Read more...

According to research, music has an intense effect on the human body and mind. Music has healing properties that help ease muscle tension and lift depression. It has been used to help cancer patients, people suffering from post operative stress and even children with ADD. In recent years, music has been used as a powerful tool in therapy sessions to calm the mind and body of patients. Today music is one of the most effective tools for inducing relaxation.

In the current scenario as more and more people fall victims to negative stress, there is high demand for an effective stress management tool that people can use on a daily basis. This is where music comes in. Unlike other stress management tools like meditation, yoga, counseling or massage, listening to music does not require any special time or investment. This is one of the reasons for its popularity as an effective stress management tool.

According to doctors, relaxation music CDs and video can stimulate activity corresponding to its beats in the brain. That is why soothing music encourages contemplation and relaxation. The alterations in brain activity caused by music lead to widespread changes in other bodily functions. Thus music has an impact on breathing and heart rate. Listening to relaxation music CDs and video leads to the activation of relaxation response in the body.

Music effectively counteracts the damaging effects of extreme stress. It can reduce blood pressure, boost immunity and relieve tension in the muscles. Slower breathing and relaxed heart rate brings about relaxation in the body. It is even believed that music has the ability to reduce the risk of stroke and heart related problems. These healing properties of music explain the frequent use of relaxation music CDs and video in therapy and counseling.  Read more...

Are you trying to figure out how to incorporate humor into your business management? Do you feel as if things are a bit too serious and could use a more relaxed feel? Introducing humor into your management system could be just the solution you need. It’s not going to be easy and depending on the type of business, you could really have your work cut out for you. However, humor lightens the mood for your employees, increases the chances they will listen to you and remember what you say and when done effectively, can increase productivity.

Let’s start by defining what humor is. Webster defines humor as “a quality akin to wit, but depending for its effect less on point or brilliancy of expression”. What does that mean and how does that help you with your business management approach?

Humor deals with emotions and the expression of them in a light-hearted way that leaves others with a good feeling. When it comes to business, this is very important. You want people you deal with to feel good. It doesn’t matter if it’s the people you sell to or the person that delivers the mail. When people feel good, they perform better.

Introducing humor into your management system will increase the effectiveness of the people that you work with. There are pitfalls though so caution should be taken when attempting to mix in humor. Since people have different senses of humor, you don’t want to offend anyone. There are different areas of humor and following a very simple chart will keep you from making mistakes. If you consider humor like a street light you can consider three colors of humor:

- Red
- Yellow
- Green  Read more...