A Calm Mind Is A Peaceful One. Experience Binaural Beats With Yoga

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Resolutions can be made interesting with different kinds of music. This new year, focus on your mental well-being. The best way to go about it is to practice yoga. Just as you can play foot-tapping numbers for Zumba or HIIT exercises, similarly, you can play binaural music while practising yoga. Although yoga can be done in silence, a Binaural music yoga session is designed to calm your mind and reduce your anxiety. The combination of yoga with binaural music has an immediate positive impact on your mental well-being.

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What you need to know:

• What is Binaural music?
• Benefits of Binaural music and yoga
• Different types of Binaural music and yoga

What is Binaural music?

Binaural beats are two tones, one in each ear using headphones, to bring about an auditory illusion. The beats have slightly different frequencies, inducing a brainwave synchronization to assess the variation in the tone created from one ear to the other. The mind tends to compensate for this minor difference, which is not more than 30 Hertz. This results in a ‘frequency-following response’ or entrainment.

Benefits of Binaural music and yoga

Binaural music is an emerging form of sound wave therapy, with many benefits, like:

• Enhanced sleep
• Better focus and alertness
• Meditation
• Emotional healing
• Reduced anxiety
• Positivity
• Improved memory retention
• Boosts mood
• Improved confidence

Different types of Binaural yoga music

When you transition from one posture to the next asana, listening to the soulfulness of binaural music will make it feel effortless. However, very few sounds can be considered music for yoga. The music you listen to should not distract you; instead, it should calm your senses.

• Environmental soundscape albums like birds singing, rivers flowing, etc.
• Traditional yoga music from the flute.
• Classical orchestral music or elevator music.
• Carnatic’s music has its roots in spirituality and offers a calming sensation.

If you are a beginner, remember to focus on your inner beat and breath to feel connected with yourself and nature.
Make yoga a must in your new year’s health resolutions to steer clear of anxiety and stress and stay active and healthy. Stay tuned to the Activ Living Community – your everyday health expert for more lifestyle and nutrition-related information. For more mind hacks, check out the #LetTheMindGamesBegin section here.