The M² Maze

 

Hello and Welcome back!!

In last week's post, I spoke about the connection of the C² foods in our lives which led me to titling this post as the 'M² Maze'.

This is a post I've been meaning to write on ever since I authored a post called Dance Movement Therapy 
almost a year ago.

Music and Mental Health.

Are they connected?

Let's learn more about in this post!

To simply answer,
Yes. They are highly interconnected. 

Most of us are probably acquainted with the fact that music can greatly reduce stress by releasing chemicals such as dopamine and oxytocin and lower the level of stress hormone cortisol.

But do you also know that it can improve your cognitive performance?
Do you play music in the background while studying or cleaning up?
Several researches have concluded that playing music in the background can actually enable you to focus on a task better and perform it efficiently rather than distracting you. It jumpstarts your brain and helps you maintain your focus and effectively recall various instances.
Music helps you interconnect situations and moments and re-listening to a particular song will ignite your memory of that very place again.

This is also connected to the fact why we are able to recall lyrics' which aren't even in our primary language better than words in our textbook(remember 'Despacito'?)

It is also believed that music aids in bereavement. 
Be it a break up or the loss of someone special, music tends to fill the hollow space in your heart that is formed and assists in mending the same and uplifting your mood.

I have spoken about in my earlier posts how listening to music is something you should do when feeling anxious. This is mostly due to its distracting or rather its mode of transportation into a scenic world wherein you feel more comfortable and calm.

There is also a branch of therapy known as 'Music Therapy' which deals with the pathway of finding solutions and helping one's mental health using music.

The effect of music is extremely therapeutic and I hope this post helped you to fall in love with the concept even more!

That is it for today! Let me know in the comments below your favourite genres and don't forget to share and comment for more! Stay tuned for next week's #faltufriday post!

Signing off,

Kuhu :)