09/02/2026
Does your brain need a refresh from the slower pace of summer? With September looming and a sharp increase in activity, many of us need to kick start the brain into fast forward mode. How do we do that with ease and serenity?
There are many sounds that will not only reduce your stress levels, giving you ease and serenity, they will also give you your brain back!
Here are three tips to explore to help you do that.
Tip 1: Entrain the Brain
Entrainment is natural and automatic to the human being. “Entrainment is the synchronization to an external rhythm.” (Wikipedia). This response particularly applies to music.
A racing mind and a racing heartbeat often go together. When you choose music with a slow beat, the heartbeat will slow down to match it. A relaxed heartbeat is measured between 50 to 70 beats per minute. Since the heartbeat, breathing and brainwave rhythms are all intimately connected, a slower heartbeat will encourage the mind to slow down and become quiet.
If you are not sure what music to choose, go to YouTube or your favorite streaming music platform and search for “60 Beats per Minute Playlist”. You will be given a list of choices.
A great rusty brain refresh for any time of the year!
Tip 2: Push the Restart Button
Old Tibetan singing bowls are ancient brainwave entrainment tools that also help to quiet the mind. Because of the way that Tibetan bowls are made, they naturally resonate at many frequencies, creating wavering sounds when the bowl is played. These wavering sounds entrain the brainwaves and help to calm the mind.
Singing Tibetan bowls also work like the restart button on your computer. When things aren’t working properly, a restart is often all it takes to get it humming along properly. The body and energetic field do the same thing with the right Tibetan bowl. When the sound stops, the body and field reset to their original healthy and harmonious state. This stimulates the natural, healing response of the body.
To experience the sounds and vibrations of an ancient set of Tibetan singing bowls, you can explore our “Meditations with the Ancients” playlist on the Sound Wellness YouTube channel.
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Tip 3: Listen to the Birds
Meditation is a powerful way to calm the incessant chatter in the mind and to refresh the brain.
One of my favourite ways to do this is what I call a Sound Mindfulness Meditation. I love birdsong, so on my walks, I listen intently to the sounds of the birds around me. As I walk, I thoroughly experience the songs as they fill my ears and being.
When I return home, I feel completely refreshed – body and brain.
Share in the comments below your favorite way to bring quiet and focus to your brain.