During this crisis it is important to stay positive and do what you can to be healthy. One thing you can do is purchase Magnesium Glycinate for sleep and overall anxiety. It is not very expensive and you do not need a prescription. This formula works very well for relaxation, and especially with stress relief. If you are on prescription medications make sure your doctor know about this. As far as I know, there are no side effects. There are other forms of Magnesium are out there but do not absorb very well.

I wanted to mention something about listening to Humpback Whales. They are romantic mammal. Songs sung to their mate have a striking resemblance to romantic music heard by couples today. In fact a lot of music is written with some aspect of romance in mind.

Music engages the brain and is considered to be a social activity. Even learning music together in a band or symphony can produce such a “rush” equal to any anxiety medications.

Learning to read music is another benefit, similar to abstract learning in math and physics.

Most of all it can be fun. So set aside a little time each day to purposely listen to arrangement of music and keep a journal to monitors progress.

Some tid bits: Originally the Greeks noticed rhythm, melody, and harmony. From their studies they learned the following modes:

1. Ionian
2. Dorian
3. Phrygian
4. Lydian
5. Mixolydian
6. Aeolian (Relative Minor Mode)
7. Locrian
8. Later, Athanasius Kircher of the 17^th Century wrote on the many aspects of music. One such aspect was conducted through his experimentation with wine glasses. He found that music can alter solid matter. He proved this by filling wine glasses at different levels and running his finger around the top of the glass. Each glass vibrated differently. These are just some of the powerful properties of music.

David the harp player a king from the Old Testament stated demonstrated that music can

“Soothe the soul”