Singing Can Benefit Your Well-Being

Have you ever wondered how singing may improve your well-being?
How can it possibly help?

Reducing Stress and Pain
Studies have linked singing with a lower heart rate, decreased blood pressure, and reduced stress, according to Patricia Preston-Roberts, a board-certified music therapist in New York City. She uses song to help patients who suffer from a variety of psychological and physiological conditions.

"Some people who have been traumatized often want to leave the physical body, and using the voice helps ground them to their bodies," Preston-Roberts says. "Singing also seems to block a lot of the neural pathways that pain travels through."
(http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/06/06/07/how_singing_improves_your_health_even_if_other_people_shouldnt_hear_you_singing.htm)

You can see that singing is good for you physically and mentally, and the singing aspect helps you to drop heart rate because your breathing is creating more oxygen in your blood making it easier for your heart to pump.

Boosts Immune System
Several studies have found that singing also enhances immunity and well-being. One, conducted at the University of Frankfurt in Germany, found that choral members had higher levels of immunoglobulin A and cortisol -- markers of enhanced immunity -- after they sang Mozart's "Requiem" than before. Just listening to the music did not have this effect.
(http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/06/06/07/how_singing_improves_your_health_even_if_other_people_shouldnt_hear_you_singing.htm)

Also in this article, they stated you have:
Improved lung capacity

High energy

Relieved asthma

Better posture

Enhanced feelings of relaxation, mood and confidence

"He who sings frightens away his ills. ~Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote"