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Music or Silence – Which Is Best For Relaxed Meditation?

Dzhingarov — Tue, 12 May 2020 02:29:00 +0000

Music is commonly used during meditation, especially by people who see meditation as more than a way of relaxing after a hard day. Traditionally, listening to music during meditation was out of the question, however, modern meditation can include relaxing music played silently in the background while people meditate. Also, traditionally speaking, most people used to meditate outside so they had nature as a background noise while today, in modern society, people who meditate on a daily basis sometimes do it in the comfort of their own house because they do not have a place where they can go where they won’t be interrupted by other people or distracted by loud city noises. If you prefer to meditate in the traditional way but you live in a very noisy place, you can use recordings of natural sounds like water running or birds singing.

During meditation, most people play something called meditation music, a music meant to be relaxing and to help people to stay focused and alert. If the music playing in the background is not relaxing, it can be pretty distracting and you won’t be able to focus on meditating.

There are also people who cannot focus on two things at the same time. For example, some people cannot concentrate fully on their breathing while listening to music and if that is your case, it is best to avoid music during meditation.

Some people prefer silence while other people prefer music, the decision is entirely up to you and how you feel during meditation but here are some pros and cons you should consider before deciding which option is best for you:

Pros:

Music allows you to block the outside world and to focus only on your meditation.
Listening to music can be a meditation technique in itself so you can alternate silence with music for relaxed meditation. For example, you can have an entire meditation session where your goal will be to focus on meditation music instead of focusing on other things like breathing exercises, your thoughts or yoga poses.

Cons:

It can be hard to concentrate on breathing and other meditation techniques with music in the background.
Music creates positive feelings and, even though this is an amazing thing in general, during meditation you want to find those feeling inside of you without external help.
Music can be catchy and can easily distract you from the practice.

Meditation is a personal experience and people enjoy it in different ways so whether you are a person who prefers traditional meditation or a person who prefers modern meditation with music, it is nice to change things around from time to time and to try new things. As we already said, music can be a type of meditation on its own if you focus entirely on the relaxing music while sitting comfortably and taking deep breaths so, if you are the type of person who prefers silence during mediation, you can try this type of meditation as an alternative to your regular practice. Do not include music into your traditional meditation if you know you are easily distracted, try music meditation as a totally new and different type of meditation. On the other hand, if you are the type of person who cannot relax without music, try to meditate in silence for a few minutes and learn how to stay focused without background music.

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Top Spiritual Songs You Need To Have In Your Playlist

Dzhingarov — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:31:35 +0000

Making a list of spiritual songs to recommend is quite tough. We went through so many ideas and there are literally hundreds of tracks that we love and that we would love to recommend. While some are quite obscure and nobody knows about them, the ones that we showcase below are more known and are listed as inspirational songs by a lot of people. That is why we will stay focused on them. You can simply go on YouTube and look at the related songs so that you can find others you would love.

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Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace

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We are sure that absolutely nobody will disagree with this song. Although the inspirational-spiritual song appeared in 1972, it still marks the best sold album by an artist that is world renowned and had a career of over fifty years. Numerous covers appear bypassing music genre from spiritual to heavy metal.

Bobby McFerrin – Ave Maria

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Ave Maria is another of the spiritual songs that were covered a lot. What few people know is that the original is linked to Bach and Charles Gounod. The Latin text is definitely not one that many understand but that does not actually matter since it is simply beautiful. Out of the different song versions, the one by Bobby McFerrin does stand out. He manages to make you stand up and his rendition is wonderful.

Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water

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Bridge Over Troubled Water was the name of the 1970 album by the band and also the first track. It is one of the really covered songs and is mostly the composition of Simon. The composer wanted a piano gospel sound and worked with Larry Knechtel. Then, other musicians were brought in and the rest is history: one of the best spiritual songs ever.

Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy

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Not the classical spiritual song that you are used to listening to but one that is definitely quite attractive since it gives us that positive energy that we so often lack at different points in life. Bobby McFerrin definitely influenced millions and this is a song that is still listened today. It is hard to find a person that does not know it, even if they do not know the artist that sings.

Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken

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Cat Stevens’ Morning has broken needs to be included in a list of the top spiritual song. The original is a Christian hymn that appeared in 1931 with words by Eleanor Farieon. Cat Stevens (later known under the name Yusuf Islam) made history with his rendition of the song for the Teaser And The Firecat album.

Do you like our list of the spiritual songs that we always enjoy listening to? Is there one that you believe needs to be added to a top 5 and that truly inspires you? If so, share it with us and all the visitors in the comments below. We could all know more spiritual songs since this does make the world better.

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Ways to encourage your child to learn music instrument

Dzhingarov — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:00:59 +0000

As parents you want your child not to limit him/herself to just studies. Music is also an important part which every child needs to learn about. Music has several benefits to any individual like – self discipline and focus. If you want your child to take music lessons or learn any music instrument, you can encourage him/her in the following ways:

You need to start with simple musical instruments. This is more applicable if you have preschool aged child. Some of the easy to make musical instruments are:

round carton for small drums

paper plate for bells and tambourine

milk carton for horn

Play these instruments yourself to develop curiosity within your child. You can play a CD of the same music to increase the effect.

Look for toy musical instruments like small electrical keyboards. You can get these in the children toy stores. Through these instruments, you expose your child to music and also give them a fun time. During your play time with your child, try to play these instruments yourself to further develop your child’s interest towards music.

Visit music Irish traditional music concerts and stage shows with your child. In this way, your child will develop curiosity towards music. Your child will learn how fun can it be to play a musical instrument. He/she can learn the variety of music instruments and get an idea of how different instruments can be blend together to produce a different music.

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In case you have local bands playing in the neightborhood community hall, take your child there. If there is any musical performance organized in the school, you can take your child there too. Try to point out the different aspects of music instruments.

Note: the whole idea of taking your child to different music shows is to develop their interest. Remember that music is something you cannot force your child for. You need to make your child understand the value and benefits of music learning.

If you wonder how you can make innovative music instruments at home, here are few tips on that. Take a look:

Take several glasses and fill them with water. Take a steel tablespoon and ask your child to gently hit on the glasses. Ask your child to create a different music with the water filled glasses.

Take a paper towel roll and make holes in it. Take a wax paper to cover one of the ends of paper roll. Your child can blow into the paper towel and create different sounds. He/she can put fingers in the holes and create different music.

Take an oatmeal box. Now make holes in the bottom of the box. You can take a yarn and tie the oatmeal boxes together. Hang the drums around his/her neck and give spoons to play on these drums. Your child will love to have his/her own music instrument.

For the tambourine, you can take two paper plates and staple them together. Make holes along the sides of the paper plates. Tie the paper plates together with a yarn. You can attach small bells to these plates.

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