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My eyes are willingly closed and my teeth are unwillingly clenched.
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No matter how many times I go to spas, my anxiety insists on being my plus-one.
To me, spa music should be like a white-painted hallway: utterly unobjectionable.
Drown out my thoughts!
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Leave me a husk!
I already listen to it while I write and sleep, so why not while getting a massage?
I wonder if you might become famous in the spa music world?
Are certain composers known for their amazing ocean-lapping-the-shore work?
Steve Gordon is a spa music rock star.
We were inspired to record the sounds of nature there and combine them with relaxing music, he says.
There is a sense of deep peace that comes from spending time in nature.
Nature sounds have a very powerful effect on the body and mind, Steve says.
His claim aligns withstudies showingthat naturalistic sounds can impact how we respond to stress.
One critical element is the tempo, Karlsson says.
But when spa directors select their facilities music, many areveryintentional in their selections.
When the whole being is guided into a relaxed state, our treatments are more effective, says Fender.
Fender doesnt choose her spas soundtrack based on casual whims like a fleeting fondness for the rainstick.
Rather, she takes things like hertz (a measurement of sound wave frequency) into consideration.
(The evidence for this particular tidbit is less scientific, more anecdotal.)
You might not want too much predictability and trust, though.
Then again, maybe thats not always the case.
This isnt a raindrop music kind of spa.
