5 minutes · very simple

One-Raga Listening

Five minutes with a single Indian classical raga.

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You'll want

phone · music

05:00ready

Step-by-step

  1. 1Choose a calming raga — for example, Yaman in the evening or Bhairavi in the morning.
  2. 2Listen for one instrument and one held note.
  3. 3Notice where in your body the sound seems to land.
  4. 4End by sitting in silence for ten seconds.

Indian classical raga listening has been studied (e.g., raga Bhairavi, Yaman) for effects on anxiety, blood pressure and mood; effects are modest but consistent across small Indian trials.

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