The Healing Magic of Music

“I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.” ― Billy Joel

We've all heard the term...."Music is the universal language." And we've all experienced the moment your favourite song comes on the radio to scream "Oh my God, I love this song..."

Music is healing and magical in so many ways. It can transport us back to a place and moment in time where we remember all the details - how we felt, who we were with, what we were doing, where we were, good or bad, happy or sad......

Here are a few tidbits you may not be aware of - how music heals.....and other cool facts.....

Listening to music is one of the few activities that involve the use of all parts of our brain.

When listening to music, your heart modifies its beats to try to imitate the rhythm of the music you listen to.

Did you know that having a song playing in our head all day and not being able to stop it? This phenomenon is known as "musical worm".

When listening to rock or pop our physical resistance can increase by 15%.

When we listen to music, dopamine is released in our brain, like when you take drugs, have sex or eat.

Music can help us in reasoning processes and significantly improves the motor areas of our brain. That's why it is believed that music emerged to "help us all move together."

There is research that has shown that what we feel when we listen to a song is very similar to what the rest of the people in the same place are experiencing. (That's where it comes from that we make so many friends at concerts!).

The music listened to is stored in areas of the brain different from those of the memories, that's why people with Alzheimer's are able to remember melodies from their past.

Listening to loud music can cause us to drink drinks faster in less time. Now we understand why the music is so loud in discos.

Touching a musical instrument can improve verbal communication.

Flowers can grow faster if there is music around them.

The kind of music we like at the age of 20 is usually the kind of music we will like for the rest of our lives.

Babies learn the meaning of the emotions of the music before the meaning of the words.

The way we conceive the world is conditioned by the type of music we listen to.

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