This week’s Mental Sunshine is all about listening to music – but I don’t mean your favourite band at all!
In fact, the kind of music I’m going to suggest you listen to has no words… and probably won’t have a tune you can hum along to either.
Have you heard of binaural beats before?
Binaural beats are a phenomenon that happens when a different tone is played in each ear, causing our brains to perceive a third tone.
That sounds a bit spacey, doesn’t it?
So why am I telling you to listen to this kind of music?
Well, the short answer is: I believe it will bring you more mental sunshine!
People say that listening to binaural beats can have a range of effects on the listener, including reducing stress and anxiety, increasing focus and helping with sleep.
The music just sounds like background music – you can almost forget you’re listening to it.
But you can also find that you are able to focus on a task for much longer.
Or that it helps you to relax and quiet that anxious voice in your head.
Or maybe even get a better night’s sleep.
Check out this Spotify playlist to get you started.
And as always: let me know how you get on! I love to get feedback on whether these emails are helpful to you.