Natural Sounds
When Mozart was composing at the end of the eighteenth century, the city of Vienna was so quiet that fire alarms could be given verbally, by a shouting watchman mounted on top of St. Stefan’s Cathedral. In twentieth-century society, the noise level is such that it keeps knocking our bodies out of tune and out of their natural rhythms. This ever-increasing assault of sound upon our ears, minds, and bodies adds to the stress load of civilized beings trying to live in a highly complex environment. ~Steven Halpern
Ever notice that the healing cd’s and dvd’s you buy use nature sounds to carry their subliminal messages? The natural sounds of nature are, in and of themselves, healing therapy. Simply surrounding yourself with the sounds of real nature causes a scientifically-provable reduction in stress levels and blood pressure.
You can mimic these sounds with “sound conditioning” devices that broadcast sound loops of natural sounds. They’re very effective machines, but still nothing equals the healing potential of real sounds experience directly in the real world.
Escape to a park or the woods where you can enjoy the birds singing and the breeze. Sitting by a running stream is also relaxing, so is listening to the lapping of waves at the beach. How many romance novels begin talking about the wind in the hair or the birds singing. Both are very refreshing and healing earth energies.
Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering. ~Pooh’s Little Instruction Book, inspired by A.A. Milne
Katharine Clark, RN 