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Listen to Music to Relieve Stress Fast

A quiet room for meditation. Photo credit:  Donatas Grinius Psychologists, life coaches, and business consultants constantly remind us that sharing warm hugs and spontaneous laughter with friends and family will lessen the negative effects of stress on our mental and physical health. In addition, research on the long-term effects of practicing yoga and meditation proved that meditative mindfulness leads to changes in the genetic makeup of these practitioners. Their bodies and minds become stronger. Their immune systems have greater resistance against invasive antigens. Hugs and laughter are best shared with other people while gaining mastery over meditative mindfulness takes a long time to achieve. When you need to get away from a stressful situation and release some of that internal pressure, consider listening to soothing sounds, such as the rhythmic splashes and shushes that match the ebb and flow of the ocean's waves by the beach. Alternatively, listen to music that s...