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Just vibing
A typical song playing through my headphones when I'm working out is likely going to be some form of cheesy, abrasive pop-punk. Some (many) would consider this a tad embarrassing. However, as a nearly thirty-two year old man, I have accepted that there will always be at least a small part of that teenage skateboarding around inside of me. My penchant for this hometown-loving/hating, pizza-eating genre carries over into the rest of my musical tastes. It influences how I love to hear the rise and fall of a song, only for it to rise again. It keeps me searching for a tempo that draws you into the heart of the song and informs the necessity of a melody that holds onto you.
By Justin Moore5 years ago in Beat
Reflection Time
"She comes in colours everywhere/She combs her hair/She's like a rainbow" - She's A Rainbow by The Rolling Stones Living with OCD as a college student is challenging to say the least. My mind is repeatedly jumping back and forth between several tasks and hundreds of thoughts. For those of you who may be wondering what OCD looks like, here are some examples: Avoiding the uneven textures of the ground when I go on walks, counting my steps as I ascend staircases, checking my locks repeatedly, and re-setting my alarm three times every night to make sure the time is correct. And that’s just a fraction of my odd behaviors. Some days, my anxiety is merely a dark hole in the back of my mind, which I can easily forget about - but most days, this isn’t the case. It’s habitual for me to let my intrusive thoughts drown out any logical ideas or positive reassurance that I give myself. It’s especially difficult when I have to worry about going to class, maintaining good grades, participating in activities, and finding a job on top of the recent pandemic. So, I’ve always explored healthy ways to distract my mind and refocus my attention on more enjoyable tasks. Listening to music has not only been a great source of relaxation and distraction from my daily anxieties and ticks, but it’s helped to heal me of them.
By Skylar Prentice 5 years ago in Beat
12 Ancient Songs To Soothe Your Anxious Mind
The ancient origins of music are rooted in humanity's quest to understand what lies behind the veil. Modern science is only beginning to understand what the mystics of antiquity were able to fully grasp: we are all vibrations emanating from one eternal source.
By Charlie Le Fol5 years ago in Beat
Groove Theory
Groove Theory is one of the many playlists that I create with the sole intention of bringing forth tranquility in any and everyone who happens to listen and enjoy the journey I am taking them on. I chose this playlist because it is an eclectic collection of timeless records from some of my favorite musicians. It is vibrant, rich and appropriately delicate in its approach to evoking a trance or meditative state. Zen.
By jakiyah cabell5 years ago in Beat
What do yoga teachers listen to?
As a yoga teacher, I appreciate a good Zen Playlist for my classes. Often I'll use a premade playlist on Spotify made by someone else, typing in "Yoga," seeing what comes up and playing around with it. While this has led me to discover some sensational music, sometimes I've been caught out by not listening to it before class. We'll just be getting into a playlist, and it will throw up something unexpected. Like the time I put on an upbeat vinyasa flow playlist that chose Savasana relaxation as the perfect moment to start blasting out a racy and obscene Rhianna track. I had to leg it to my phone to change it over to something a little more relaxing and apologise to the class! To avoid future embarrassment, I've started to create my own collections of my favourites.
By Sh*t Happens - Lost Girl Travel5 years ago in Beat
recovery and the music that guided me to it
“I’m so absorbed by worry, and so blinded by the ugliness in my brain that I’m forgetting how to live.” These are words I would have choked out over the phone to my therapist in the summer of last year. By that point, I’d been existing in the shadow of depression for around twelve years, and for maybe eight years, I’d also lived in the company of a vicious swarm of wasps known medically as Generalised Anxiety Disorder. The depression kept me in gloomy corners and crept its way into every pleasant memory, dimming the lights and turning down the saturation. It even had the audacity to lull me into a false sense of security, of dense and sickening faux-comfort, and tricked me to accept the numbness it concocted. With anxiety, that swarm of wasps constantly buzzed nearby, and every now and again, a wasp or two would dislodge from its cloud and sting me. Sometimes, I’d react to the sting with meer annoyance, but other times, I’d entirely swell and forget how to breathe. I guess, with experience and over time, I learned how to see in the dark, and how to fend off the wasps from attacking my more vulnerable spots. But that’s not living.
By Chloe Carter5 years ago in Beat
