Finding your music CD to relieve stress.

If you are looking for a way to relieve the stress in your life, you can try by listening to calming music. If you want to find a relaxation CD that will work for you then read on.

Recently I had the pleasure of taking care of my 5 month granddaughter. My daughter handed me her and suddenly had to take care of some business out of the room. The child at first just sat on my lap and simply stared at me. And it didn’t take long for her to realize that mom wasn’t coming back right away. I held her several times before this but she could hear her mother’s voice in the background and felt secure knowing that.

But not this time. No mom’s voice talking anywhere. And she didn’t like it at all. She has some very strong lungs for a very little girl. We were sitting in a rocking chair. I tried to talk to here in a very soft and calming voice but it wasn’t helping at all. Then I tried to amuse her with a rattle. That only made it worse.

At this time I turned her around on my lap facing away from me and I held her close. And I started to hum a tune with a very low soft tone. It was a song I recorded with one of my wood flutes. Slowly she quieted down and stared out the window watching the birds fly around. Eventually she was completely content and enjoying life as much as a 5 month baby could.

Every time I thought I could stop the humming tune she would let me know not too. I had to keep it up until her mother came back.

What does this have to do with soothing music and stress?

My granddaughter was showing a lot of stress when she crying. Like most people of all ages she was red in the face from the stress or tension she was feeling. The trauma had her shaking her little body. And man she sure has the lungs to pull it off.

But when I started to hum that tune it was like it put her into another world. It was full of happiness, safety and security. It had a very relaxing and calming effect on her. All the anxiety she was showing just seconds ago just melted away. All from a soft tune I was humming.

Picking out a relaxation cd to help you take out the stress of your day.

Picking out a music CD that has a soothing and calming effect can help take out the stress and tension that builds up in you. Choosing one that matches your personality can be a challenge. What I like to listen to doesn’t mean you will like it.

TIP Let your fingers and the computer do the work. Use ITunes’s or Amazon.com’s search features to find the music for you. Let’s say you are looking for mellow acoustic guitar music. Type in "soothing calming acoustic guitar" in ITunes’s or Amazon.com’s search features and it will pull up a list of artists fitting that description. Both music vendors give you the option to pre-listen before buying.

You can also search ITunes IMix features. IMix are compilations of song tracks that ITunes users have made. It can be mixed with all kinds of different artists. Below is an IMix I created for myself.

There are other music vendors you can check out like Rhapsody. The list it seems keeps on growing. The great thing about using a vendor such as this is the abundant selection of music artists. ITunes and Amazon.com support independent artists along with the ones associated with major music labels.

Another option to find your relaxing music is to visit a music store that allows you to pre-listen to artists. Book and Music stores like Barnes and Nobel or Borders are great for this. Unfortunately they generally only offer major label artists and the selection is limited.

A Relaxation CD or mp3 downloads. Which one is best for you?

I was introduced to an mp3 player when my son gave me his old one when he bought a new one. The one he gave me was a Sansa 2.0GB. These mp3 players are very nice. They are so small and very easy to use. I can’t imagine not having one now. The battery life is long which makes them a dependable unit. Basically when I buy a CD now I download the music in my mp3 player and the hardcover CD just sits on a shelf and collects dust. You can download just the mp3’s from ITunes and Amazon.com. And the downloadable mp3 album is generally cheaper in price than a hardcover CD. But what I miss from this is not being able to read about the music or the band information from the hardcover CD.

Using the tips mention in this article can help you find that special relaxing music just created it seems for you. I can feel the tension already melting away.