parliamentrook:

jackscarab:

caw-caw-mothercluckers:

did-you-kno:

There’s a song that’s been proven to reduce anxiety by 65%. It’s called Weightless by Macaroni Union, and it was specifically designed to slow your heart rate, reduce blood pressure, and lower cortisol levels. It’s so effective that it’s dangerous to drive while listening to it because it can make you drowsy. Source Source 2 Source 3

YO O_O

I knew within seconds that I’d heard this before.

It was one of the first Tumblr posts I favorited.

Sound therapists and Manchester band Marconi Union compiled the song. Scientists played it to 40 women and found it to be more effective at helping them relax than songs by Enya, Mozart and Coldplay.

Weightless works by using specific rhythms, tones, frequencies and intervals to relax the listener. A continuous rhythm of 60 BPM causes the brainwaves and heart rate to synchronise with the rhythm: a process known as ‘entrainment’. Low underlying bass tones relax the listener and a low whooshing sound with a trance-like quality takes the listener into an even deeper state of calm.

Dr David Lewis, one of the UK’s leading stress specialists said: “‘Weightless’ induced the greatest relaxation – higher than any of the other music tested. Brain imaging studies have shown that music works at a very deep level within the brain, stimulating not only those regions responsible for processing sound but also ones associated with emotions.”

The study - commissioned by bubble bath and shower gel firm Radox Spa - found the song was even more relaxing than a massage, walk or cup of tea. So relaxing is the tune, apparently, that people are being Rex advised against listening to it while driving.

The top 10 most relaxing tunes were: 1. Marconi Union - Weightless 2. Airstream - Electra 3. DJ Shah - Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix) 4. Enya - Watermark 5. Coldplay - Strawberry Swing 6. Barcelona - Please Don’t Go 7. All Saints - Pure Shores 8. AdelevSomeone Like You 9. Mozart - Canzonetta Sull’aria 10. Cafe Del Mar - We Can Fly

One of the comments suggests pairing it with Rainymood.

The combined calm might be weaponized with adding this song and some crackling fire.

reblogging for later to try! though my usual brand of anxiety is helped by sensory deprivation, earplugs are my BFFs. sounds nice for sleep

i got suspended from twitter for saying “every time i see Woody Allen’s name trending i get my hopes up that he’s dead” so can someone tell twitter what i’ve decided my 2019 new year’s resolution will be?

handaxe:

it’s to eat more cheese and beat up woody allen

so amazon just has its own pinterest platform within the site now huh

carry-on-my-wayward-butt:

theres been so many bot waves on this godforsaken site. erica and her video games, how does my theme look, bitcoin wallet bastard, I’m almost nostalgic for the days I could open my inbox and see a fan mail in shitty font begging me to check out totally-not-malware.gov

bots these days have no honor. no panache. no flair. not even a semblance of effort. “come fuck my ass babie” fuck your own damn ass you no talent having piece of shit. go code a trojan for your grandmas decade-old court stenographer chain email.

scandinaviancollectors:

RUTH ASAWA, Asawa working inside on one of her crocheted wire sculptures, 1957. Photography by Imogen Cunningham. / FAMSF

shepherds-of-haven:

weedstoner:

sailorbrazil:

please for the love of god watch this clip from nathan for you

this is honestly one of my favorite scenes from any reality show ever, it completely defies explanation or description and it’s impossible to convey just how fucking insane it is to someone without showing them the clip

So for context:

Nathan For You is a reality TV show created by Nathan Fielder that serves as a parody of shows like Undercover Boss or The Profit: essentially, Nathan, a “business graduate” with no credentials whatsoever, supposedly comes to draw lots of customers to struggling businesses with radical ideas. The people on the show are real people who believe Nathan is really there to give them business and are not aware that it’s meant to be a parody: some of his ideas include having a frozen yogurt shop sell poop-flavored ice cream and having a Santa impersonator do 50% off Santa pictures in the summer, and the funny part is watching him try to convince a person, completely straight-faced, to partake in his dumb ideas. (Some of his more famous concepts are “Dumb Starbucks” and this staged video that become viral overnight.) 

In this episode, Nathan was helping this gas station owner draw in new customers through a ridiculous rebate process, which included customers having to deposit their rebates on top of a mountain after a 12-hour scavenger hunt, lol. Seemingly out of nowhere the owner starts talking about… this, and Nathan admitted in an AMA that this was the hardest moment for him to stay in character and keep a straight face, simply because he was so dumbfounded. You can tell he’s being sincerely horrified when his voice starts getting louder!

suiyobish:

Sunset above the clouds, Mount Kinabalu

demonshauntingcomputers:

New wave. Stupidgoth. Don’t care about existentialism or any ‘thinking’ shit we ain’t chumps!! Wear black cus I like it no concept behind it I look good that’s it. Don’t know math either

subtilitas:

Renzo Piano - Maison Hermes, Tokyo 2001.

fullminecraftalchemist:

no body

ca-tsuka:

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” character-designs by Shiyoon Kim.
Pre-order the artbook : Amazon USA / France / Canada / UK

popculturediedin2009:

Elizabeth Taylor is asked about marriage, September 2007

ouilavie:

Ferdinando Scianna. Mauritius. 1989.

physticuffs:

anderz-zombieslayer:

euphoric-blue:

omg-humor:

I didn’t expect that

This makes me uncomfortable

Big boy

i’m fairly confident the reason everyone assumes Curiosity is about the size of a dog is because informal NASA press (and by extension, the general culture of people who care abt what NASA’s up to) talks about Curiosity like it is, in fact, an unusually smart and self-aware pet, and i think that’s beautiful.

jilkos:

Saturated
@t4j3e & @kaitheblackangel
Photo + Direction + Styling: Elizabeth Wirija
Hair: Mathias Rushin & Luisa Popovic
Mua: @yng_kara