| Meditation music produces measurable results. It | | | | some instances almost caused riots amongst concert |
| slows our heartbeats down to about one beat per | | | | goers. Since then discordant music has been |
| second, which can allow us to relax, let go, meditate | | | | accepted and incorporated by modern music |
| and/or fall asleep. | | | | composers and music schools. |
| There are different types of meditation however, | | | | Negative music has become a part of modern tv and |
| and different types of music are appropriate for | | | | movies, forming the basis of music scores that |
| each. A relaxing meditation is intended to help you | | | | evoke terror, suspense, and fear, and thereby |
| slow down and release stress, so the best music is | | | | helping to shape modern culture. |
| easy to listen to and has elements that embody | | | | Positive music, on the other hand, has been present |
| peace and harmony. The instruments and type of | | | | through all time, and thanks to modern media, people |
| music are those that you associate with these | | | | are becoming aware of positive music forms they |
| qualities. This can differ from person to person. For | | | | never even knew existed before, examples of which |
| example, you might associate flute music with lilting | | | | are Gregorian chants and ancient Jewish and Arabic |
| tunes and it might then invigorate you, while | | | | music. Positive music has the ability to transform and |
| someone else may equate flute music with peaceful | | | | uplift, infuse people with feelings of content and |
| forest scenes or waterfalls. | | | | wellbeing. |
| Positive music is the best kind for meditation because | | | | This is not to say that sad music is negative. I'm |
| it has beneficial qualities and is emotionally and | | | | thinking specifically of the music of Sarah McLachlan |
| spiritually uplifting, many believe even healing. | | | | when I say that a singer/songwriter can reach deep |
| Additionally, it can be relaxing, calming, or even | | | | and then soar, and leave you with a feeling of being |
| physically and mentally stimulating. Positive music is | | | | understood in your sadness, yet uplifted with |
| not about lyrics, but about the music itself. | | | | comfort and hope. There is rock music such as the |
| The music of the '50s was almost all positive, so | | | | music of the Moody Blues or U2 which can evoke |
| much so that there was no need to call it that, as | | | | images of angels. |
| there was no "negative" music to speak of. Today's | | | | This is not a statement about any particular genre of |
| music is much different; heavy metal, grunge, punk | | | | music in its entirety, just that if you listen carefully, |
| rock, and other genres all contribute to a large body | | | | you will recognize whether the music you are listening |
| of negative music, music that expresses and evokes | | | | to is positive or negative by the way your mind, |
| images of anger, fear, ugliness, hatred and pain. Even | | | | body, emotions and psyche react. When you are |
| classical music written with a lot of discord can be | | | | practicing a relaxing meditation, you can learn to |
| considered negative. In the early 20th century, the | | | | choose the right music, and positive music is a great |
| works of Arthur Schonburg were rejected and in | | | | place to start. |