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Deep Calm - Episode 5: Using Music

Sit back and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. How calming music can tap into and activate your body鈥檚 relaxation response.

Sit back, leave behind the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new podcast series, designed to help you let go and unwind, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven technique for activating the body鈥檚 built-in relaxation response, and takes a deep dive to explore what鈥檚 happening inside as we find stillness and calm.

Most of us instinctively know that music can have a huge impact on our mood. But it can also be an effective tool to tap into your body鈥檚 relaxation response. Plus thought loops, soundwaves and an encounter with the Organ of Corti.

Guest: Stefan Koelsch, professor at the University of Bergen in Norway.

Series Producer, sound design and mix engineer: Richard Ward
Researcher: William Hornbrook
Production Manager: Maria Simons
Editor: Zo毛 Heron
Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)
A 麻豆官网首页入口 Studios Audio production for 麻豆官网首页入口 Sounds / 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4.

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Fri 17 May 2024 22:45

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