Reality about Meditation Music Your Teachers Wouldn't Tell You

The 3 Biggest Myths About Meditation Music

  Maybe you’ve heard the phrase "Beginner's Mind," which has its origins in Zen. Beginner's Mind involves letting go of preconceptions, at any stage of your meditation practice. I’m happy that meditation has reached a tipping point in our culture. Not long ago it was considered a fringe activity. Now, not only does it come up at cocktail parties, meditation is a topic frequently covered by major news outlets, and doctors regularly recommend it to relieve stress. 

  But there are still a lot of misconceptions about meditation, and these misconceptions can inhibit people from practicing. One of my jobs as a trainer is to be a myth buster. So, here are three commonly held myths about meditation music:

1. You can’t meditate while listening to music.

  A lot of people don’t believe it’s even possible to meditate while listening to music. If you fall into this category you may have only been exposed to certain methods, such as mantra practice or focusing on your breath. It’s true that neither of these popular approaches lend themselves to practicing with music. But the style of practice called mindfulness can be applied in lots of ways, including listening to your favorite music! The good news is that mindfulness is the most popular and highly researched form of meditation practice in the Western world.  

2. You can only meditate with relaxing music.

  Many people believe relaxation is the primary goal of meditation. In fact, calming the mind is an essential facet of the meditative path. Equally essential, though, is the cultivation of insight. Mindfulness practice is designed to promote insight. In fact, it’s also known as insight meditation. With mindfulness, you’re not looking to achieve any particular state (such as relaxation). Instead, you’re working meditatively with whatever comes up. So, if you're listening to music as your practice, you're discovering what’s happening inside you while you listen to that music. You’re exploring your relationship to the music, as a path of self discovery. Ultimately, insight is what turns any ordinary experience, like relaxation, into a profoundly satisfying experience. And you can listen to any music you choose, to develop insight.

  You might also find it helpful to be aware of the current scientific research on music therapy. According to the latest findings, music listening is healing when you enjoy the music you’re listening to. End of story. So, if heavy metal is your thing, rock on!

3. You can only achieve deeper states with certain kinds of music.

  Lots of people believe music must be categorized as spiritual in order for the result of listening to be spiritual. If you have this preconception, meditating with anything other than kirtan, chanting, new age, sacred music, binaural beats etc. would seem less productive. If you enjoy these styles of music, then by all means, practice with them! You need to be doing whatever encourages and supports you in the challenging task of maintaining a meditation practice. And you’re the best person to figure that out.

  It’s my job to clarify the finer points and help you make informed choices along your path. You need to know that you absolutely can achieve deeper states listening to any kind of music you choose! Insight is not dependent on a set of conditions. You may find certain types of music support the process of insight for you. Or you may simply enjoy listening to them. If that’s the case, there’s nothing wrong with sticking to those types of musicto help you develop your practice. But recognize that this is a personal choice, because it’s what  works for you. Meanwhile, stay open to the possibility that even metalheads can achieve Nirvana.

16 Ways to Benefit from Relaxation Music

Ideas for Living Balanced, Healthy and Stress-Free

I recommend you to download free android app called Peace Starter Meditation because I really enjoy Meditation Music part of this app. It contains many helpful music and you can select according to your goal.  

1. Reducing Stress

  Listening to soothing music that relaxes your body and elevates your mind can significantly reduce how much stress you feel. Relaxation music helps you connect to your inner peace. When you quiet your thoughts and feel your source of peace within, it's like having a stress-proof field around you. Reducing stress not only makes you feel much better, it can also bring improved health.

2. Easier and Deeper Meditation

  We became inspired to create music for meditation with a vision of how music and nature sounds could make meditation easier. Listening to relaxation music helps to quiet the mind, allowing you to enter into the place of deep stillness and inner peace that meditation brings.

3. More Fulfilling Yoga

  To get the most out of Yoga, you need to slow down your breathing and stay in the present moment. Relaxation music and yoga music helps your mental chatter fade effortlessly away and you will find that you are able to reach each pose more deeply and hold them longer. Yoga then becomes a more enjoyable and more fulfilling experience.

4. Relax Your Body

  Whether you're enjoying a soothing hot bath at home, a visit to a spa, an acupuncture treatment, a deep massage, a Reiki session or sitting quietly in a garden or in nature, you will benefit more when you are deeply relaxed. Listening to healing music can help you let go and surrender to relaxation, it can inspire you as well, resulting in a deeper experience.

5. Healing and Renewal

  It has been proven that when the body and mind are relaxed, the body's natural ability to heal itself is greatly enhanced. By listening to deeply relaxing music, you can assist your body to release its healing powers. Studies have shown positive benefits when patients listen to relaxing music before and after surgery and in hospice settings.

6. Balance Your Life

  In these busy times, it can be difficult to create a sense of balance in our lives. By listening to relaxation music, you can create a zone of peace that allows you to experience each day from a place of alignment with your true nature. Our meditation music and nature music are also very popular with practitioners of Qi Gong and T'ai Chi.

7. Fall Asleep Faster and Sleep More Deeply

  Many of our listeners find that listening to our relaxation music before retiring or as they drift off to sleep allows them to let go of the day's worries, quiet their thoughts and fall asleep easier. The soothing sleep music helps to re-establish a connection to your sense of inner peace and allows you to feel completely secure and enjoy deeper, more restful sleep.

8. Mindful Meals

 Experts agree that being relaxed and eating slowly plays a key role in the digestion process. Relaxing music creates a tranquil environment for you and your family that makes mealtime a healthier and more pleasurable experience. Also, a recent study showed that eating quickly contributes to weight gain, so listening to peaceful music at mealtimes can help keep extra weight off as well.

9. Calm Airplane Travel

  Air travel can be a daunting experience for many travelers. Listening to calming music before and during your flight can greatly reduce feelings of stress by surrounding you with an atmosphere of serenity.

10. Soothing Babies and Young Children

  Relaxation music can be a big help for parents at naptimes and in the evenings before bed, with its soothing effect on infants and children. We've enjoyed reading the many letters and emails from our listeners thanking us for helping their children fall sleep easier and staying asleep longer.

11. Reducing Pain

  Music can be helpful to those suffering from physical pain. Studies have shown that people who listen to soothing music have requested less pain medication after surgery and that relaxation music can also help them manage chronic pain.

12. Better Concentration at Work

  Have you ever noticed how much more you can get done when you are less tense and more relaxed? Listening to meditation music makes it easier to focus your mind while working. Listeners who have the freedom to listen to our relaxing music while they work have found that it helps them accomplish more.

13. Intimacy and Tantra

  Listing to tantra music is good during intimate moments between you and your partner and can enhance your mutual experience. As you both listen, you relax, your breathing slows and you become more centered. When you meet in a place of inner peace, you can connect on a deeper and more satisfying level.

14. Morning Inspiration

  When you start the day filled with gratitude and inner peace, the rest of your day unfolds in a more harmonious way. Listening to relaxation music in the morning can help put you in a peaceful mood that will stay with you throughout the day.

15. Reading and Studying

  Listeners have shared with us how much they enjoy listening to our meditation or nature music while they read. We've heard from students that our relaxing music makes their hours of study more productive. We personally enjoy listening to music for readying and studying music for reading and studying while we read, so this came as no surprise to us!

16. Rejuvenating Bath

  Sometimes you need a little time just for yourself. Relaxing in a warm bath is a good way to take that time. To get the most out of the experience, light some candles, put on one of our relaxation or nature music albums and allow yourself to drift away into a refreshing bliss

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