Calm your Mind

Relax your mind: Sounds and videos on the Internet are helping people relax, sleep and cope with anxiety.

Sights and sounds are known to induce feelings and sensations in your body and mind. This relaxing sensation begins on the scalp, moves down the body and helps people relax, so much so that it can also make them fall asleep. A scratching door sound, watching the pitter-patter of raindrops, a brush movement on a microphone or watching a video of a woman eating a fried snack or pickle—all these sights and sounds trigger a feeling of euphoric tingling and pleasant relaxation, and are meant to soothe ruffled nerves.