Good morning friends
Recently one particular video is making the rounds of almost all the groups on WhatsApp. This video depicts how musical notes can arrange rangoli powder into beautiful designs. And if inanimate elements like powders can take the shape of beautiful forms with the influence of music, what sort of effect would music have on living beings?
Yesterday, I wrote about the anxiety vibrations of relatives in hospitals. But just as there are negative vibrations, there are positive vibrations too. Obviously, just as negative vibrations negatively impact the recovery of a person, positive vibrations will positively affect the mindset of any patient.
As paediatricians, we often observe the effects of the parents’ emotions on their child’s behaviour. This phenomenon is particularly noticeable in babies with evening colic. These babies have crying spells, mostly in the evening, apparently due to pain in their tummies. We find that the baby cries more if the person holding the baby is very anxious, worried. But if a calm,peaceful person picks up the baby, the baby quietens down almost immediately. It is almost as if the peaceful vibrations are being transmitted to the baby either through touch or through close proximity. Not surprisingly, the baby resumes its crying with gusto as soon as the anxious parent picks it up.
We regularly advise the playing of soft music for babies with evening colic. Soft music can also be useful in putting fussy babies to sleep.
Generally, babies and young children are more sensitive to vibrations, either positive or negative. And exposing children to soothing, relaxing music can have long lasting positive effects on children.
Music is also extremely useful in meditation. Osho has utilised music in almost all of his meditations and listening to that music can help you enter a meditative state smoothly. But more about music in Osho meditations some other time.
I hope that all of us are able to find the magic in music,
Love,
Anjali Bhatawdekar
