An article I did with Her World on anxiety. Full article can be found HERE:
The absence of sound can have as much of a positive impact on your mood as a healing sound, and in this instance, it’s intermittent silence – simply being in silence for a period of time.
“Intermittent silence has some similarities to meditation, even though the practice is very different. However, the goal is exactly the same, and that is to take your attention away from what is creating emotional, mental or physical imbalance within you, and bring your attention to calmness,” says Maria Micha, a clinical mental health counsellor, hypnotherapist and health coach.
Scientifically, it works by slowing down our brain waves, which in turn lowers our stress levels. Also, it doesn’t actually require complete silence –it’s just about disconnecting from the chatter and noise of everyday life, so you’ll still be practising it if you power down your electronic devices and find yourself a quiet spot, or head out into nature and listen to the sounds of the wind, water or animals.
According to Maria, it is best practised in the morning shortly after you wake up, or at night just before you go to bed, because that’s when your brain still has theta brain waves, which will allow you to achieve greater calmness and tranquillity.
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