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Stress Less Breath?
Stress Less Music could be called Stress Less Breath, given that it is actually your breath which is the secret sauce offering a ''guarantee" that you will feel less stressed after playing our music. If you practice slow, deliberate breathing, your stress levels will decrease. This is a scientifically proven and much studied fact . But just as a film would tell the same story without a musical score. though not with the same emotional impact, it is the music in our program
Caroline Neeling
Jan 31 min read


Coherence through harmonic release and the breath
A few people have asked about this tag line, and in truth I'm still figuring it out myself! I understand coherence: being consistent, or better, forming a qualified whole. Harmonic release to me is the tension and relaxation which comes through dissonance (clashing harmonies or melodic fragments) and its resolution. And the breath: the best part of all. And so this is where I'll start. A few years ago, my brother and I were in the car together. I was driving and anticipa
Caroline Neeling
Jan 21 min read


Welcome Back After a Long Break: Tips and Inspiration
Happy New Year! For those of you who were/are members of Stress Less Music, you may have noticed that I took a little break from the organisation: for 18 months! I had a wonderful opportunity to both take up an important executive managerial role, and to contribute to a very worthy new NFP organisation. That role finished at the beginning of December and I've since enjoyed a month's leave. I'm very excited to be back at SLM and to share what I learned about the world (and m
Caroline Neeling
Jan 13 min read


Step Seven in the 10 Steps to Stress Less Music
Hello there and welcome to Step Seven in the 10 Steps to Stress Less Music. This step features BOTH HANDS playing together! Yay! All...
Caroline Neeling
May 6, 20241 min read
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