CRISIS ATHLETE™
Learn more about the 'why' behind the
POWER OF MUSIC
Why can you hear a song and instantly be transported back to a certain place and time?
Music is associated with memory structures and centers in the brain and has the ability to reawaken the same emotions, sights, sounds and smells you had in a particular place and time.
Leverage the Power of Music
These years of unprecedented challenges has been impacting us all and the response seems endless.
From the “get pumped” song you listen to, to the “calm down” music to help you unwind, we hope you can leverage the power of music in your life to keep you going and power your brain.
While the different links in our brain are beginning to be better understood, neuroscientists now recognize there is no specialized brain center for music. Rather, music engages many areas distributed throughout the brain, including those involved with cognition, emotion, memory, and connection.
Functional MRI imaging studies of people’s brains while they listen to music look like fireworks. Play an instrument? Your brain looks like a grand finale fireworks show.
Research also shows that music can assist in pain management, stress relief, memory, social connection, traumatic brain injuries, and can shift our moods.
What does neuroscience say about music?
TIPS AND ACTIVITIES
You don’t have to be an expert to BEGIN to reap the benefits.
START today with simple, quick, effective tactics.
Individual
your power song
What song do you use to get “pumped up”? Why did you select the song? What meaning does it have for you? What is the story behind the song you selected?
Add this song or songs to your playlist and play it/them whenever you need an extra boost.
Individual
your calm down song
What song do you use to unwind or elicit “calm”? Why did you select the song? What meaning does it have for you? What is the story behind the song you selected?
Add this song or songs to your playlist and play it/them whenever you need a soothing moment.
Team
one song dance party
Have a one song dance party. Turn up the volume and get your EOC/command center/team up and moving, or grab your kids/pets/ anyone at your work from home location.
Music + Break + Movement = Simple. Easy. Powerful.
Team
Ops Center Music
How can we better use music in our Ops Centers or places of business or virtual teams to change the temperature? How can we do this during times when things are particularly stressful? Any stigmas or dogma we need to change to make that happen?
Team
Jam Session
What would happen if you put a piano or basket of instruments outside the door/in a room in your place of business to encourage that “jam session”?
Want to learn more?
Contact us for more information on how we can leverage advances in neuroscience to understand human behavior, cultivate growth, and get results for you and your organization.
