I like to have white or ambient noise playing while I study, so I thought I’d share a list of my favourite websites in case anyone else was interested.
Rainymood – Allows you to play rain, with suggestions of ambient music to play at the same time. Has an iOS and Android app, my personal favourite.
Calm – A visually beautiful website. Provides moving backgrounds and an option for guided calm which allows you to immerse yourself in the music and to relax. Has a free app for iPhone. Another one of my favourites.
Showertime – The experience of taking a shower without the water. Allows you to control features such as length of shower, size of room, water pressure, etc.
Coffitivity – The background noise of a coffee shop. Allows you to choose between different locations such as lunchtime lounge, morning murmur etc. Has an app for iOS and Android as well as a desktop app for OS X.
Soundrown – A website with a sleek minimalist design, allows you to choose between rain, coffee shop, ocean, fire, bird noises, or a combination of the five.
Relaxing Snow – Visually beautiful falling snow, the website gives you the opinion to play music with the scenery, or to choose your own.
Raining.Fm – This website gives you the ability to adjust the rain to exactly how you’d like it, with options to tweak thunder, rain and storm noises. Has an app for iOS and Android, as well as a timer and snooze option.
Rain For Me – Simple rain effects with the option to download the audio files for offline listening.
Snowy Mood – Inspired by Rainy Mood, this website really makes you feel like it’s winter. Perfect for playing while snuggled up in a warm bed.
Rainy Cafe – Combines the sounds of a bustling cafe setting with the sounds of drizzling rain. Allows you to select the volume of each setting, or turn one off completely.
It’s about time someone got around to uncovering all the cheat codes for this “human being” software. It’s only been out for like 10,000 years.
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I’ve used this technique for about a year, and I can safely say that it has efficiently transformed my sleeping habits from several hours of struggle to fall asleep, to passing out in a matter of minutes.
It’s a form of Alexander Technique. It’s a technique that was designed for actors to keep their body in ready working condition and give it the best way to perform. This is the method used to calm, and center the body. Once the body is at that point it can perform anything you want it to.
Reblogging for later reference after I tried it earlier today to try to calm down. It actually does help a lot, not just for sleep but if you have problems with anxiety.
My default mental setting is “vibrating intensely in the background.” After doing this, I felt noticeably calm and relaxed – I wasn’t as fixated on my breathing, I wasn’t tense, my movements weren’t jerky and I didn’t feel like I had to be as tense as possible to be under control. 10/10 would recommend.
me gonna try it
dont wanna reblog but insomnia is a bitch for some ppl so heres for my mutuals having trouble sleeping.
As requested, an a capella cover of Tha Mo Ghaol Air Áird A’ Chuain, a Scots-Gaelic ballad sung by Julie Fowlis and best known as the track from the Brave trailer. Enjoy my loves. xxx
Tha Mo Ghaoul Air Áird A’ Chuain
GAELIC:
Feasgar ciùin an tùs a’ Chèitein Nuair bha ‘n ialtag anns na speuran Chualaim rìbhinn òg ‘s i deurach ‘Seinn fo sgàil nan geugan uain’ Bha a’ ghrian ‘sa chuan gu sìoladh ‘S reult cha d’ èirich anns an iarmailt Nuair a sheinn an òigh gu cianail “Tha mo ghaol air àird a’ chuain.”
Thòisich dealt na h-oidhch’ ri tùirling ‘S lùb am braon gu caoin na flùrain Shèid a’ ghaoth ‘na h-oiteig chùbhraidh Beatha ‘s ùrachd do gach cluan Ghleus an nighneag fonn a h-òrain Sèimh is ciùin mar dhriùchd an Òg-mhìos ‘S bha an t-sèisd seo ‘g èirigh ‘n còmhnaidh “Tha mo ghaol air àird a’ chuain.”
Chiar an latha is dheàrrs’ na reultan Sheòl an rè measg neul nan speuran Shuidh an òigh, bha ‘bròn ‘ga lèireadh ‘S cha robh dèigh air tàmh no suain Theann mi faisg air reult nan òg-bhean Sheinn mu ‘gaol air chuan ‘bha seòladh O bu bhinn a caoidhrean brònach “Tha mo ghaol air àird a’ chuain.”
Rinn an ceòl le deòin mo thàladh Dlùth do rìbinn donn nam blàth-shul ‘S i ag ùrnaigh ris an Àrd-Rìgh “Dìon mo ghràdh ‘th’ air àird a’ chuain” Bha a cridh’ le gaol gu sgàineadh Nuair a ghlac mi fhèin air làimh i “Siab do dheòir, do ghaol tha sàbhailt Thill mi slàn bhàrr àird a’ chuain.”
ENGLISH:
On a quiet evening at the beginning of May When the bat was in the skies I heard a tearful young maiden Singing beneath the shadow of the green branches The sun was setting in the sea And no stars yet graced the sky When the young girl sang sorrowfully “My love is on the high seas”
The night’s dew began to fall Each bloom yielding softly to the droplets The wind blew in a fragrant breeze Bringing life and renewal to each field The girl tunefully sang her song Quiet and peaceful like the June dew And this chorus constantly repeated “My love is on the high seas”
Day darkened and the stars shone Setting their course amongst the clouds The maiden sat, burdened by her sadness Her singing could not have been more soothing I moved closer to the young woman Singing of her love sailing on the sea Oh sweet was her sad lament “My love is on the high seas”
The music enticed me Nearer to the brown-haired maiden of the warm eyes And she prayed to the King of Heaven “Protect my love on the high seas” Her heart was breaking with love When I took her by the hand “Wipe your eyes, your love is safe I have returned to you from the high seas.”
Rambles & Rabble 