The continual, rhythmic and gentle hum of pounding rain is surprisingly relaxing. It’s a calming, non-threatening noise that is like a massage for the brain. The sound of rain doesn’t just cause us to relax… it brings out our inner creativity. This effect is amplified when you’re at the ocean or in the shower; instead of processing constant visual and auditory cues, you can finally reflect, free of distraction. No wonder our best insights arrive in the shower!
Studies have shown that when listening to rain sounds your body will unconsciously relax and your brain starts to produce alpha waves, which can simulate the state of the brain when you sleep. Many people prefer listening to rain with no thunder as it can interrupt the rhythm and interrupt your peaceful state of mind. Rain sound is a natural sound and natural sounds do help with sleep.
And according to research, it is said that listening to sound of rain make our brain unconsciously generate alpha waves which result is similar to sleeping. It makes us feel relaxed and gives a safe feeling because it is non- threatening. Asides making you fall asleep, it helps in focusing and keeping the mind calm and helps focus on tasks.
The sound of rain has been said to be therapeutic because:
- It helps in meditating.
- It enhances potency.
- It is stress relieving.
- It brings out inner creativity.
It can be used as a Nature Anti-depressant, because it helps calm anxiety and while to some it causes anxiety, that is why it’s been said “what’s good for one person may not be the same for other”. So you should try listening to the calm and relaxing rain sounds and find out how you feel!
The sound of rain is a go to for some people who would want to improve their quality of sleep. We all know rain is seasonal, we’ve had help with apps that has different audio recordings of sounds and this can be set to one’s preference of the sound of rain and also there is a rain emission machine that emits the sound of rain.
There are rain sounds website you could check out, i mean technology has made these things easy for us. And our preferences are different as well, for some they like just the sound of rain without claps of thunder and for some oh!, there has to be sounds of thunderstorms, for some it has to be the heavy sound of rain and for some it has to be the light rain drops. We all really do have our differences.
I decided to ask few of my friends if the sound of rain helps them in any way and few of them had something to say and here is what they had to say:
ZION: “I love the sound of the rain. Having my window open at night, listening to it as I go to sleep. And we’ve had our favour share of it of that here overnight!.”
JANE: “Any water-centric nature sounds help me to relax and drift off, as I find it calming, which is why I love living by the sea.”
AUNTY KATE: “When my children had difficulty sleeping as babies, I would play white noise, in the form of rain sounds to them.”
CALEB: “Rhythmic rainfall noises help lull my brain into drifting off, inducing a meditative state that brings on relaxation for me.”
The sound of rain is a natural white noise that could help majority of people sleep better, concentrate and even improve their mood. Using a white noise machine to mimic the sound of rain falling, can be a very useful tool it won’t just help you get sleep but it also helps to mask environmental noises that may disturb your sleep at night.
Falling asleep to the sound of rain is really peaceful. Rain sounds is a rhythmic ticking sound, which sounds like a wonderful lullaby that can help people fall asleep quickly. Studies have found that when rain sounds enters people’s brain, the brain unconsciously relaxes and produces alpha waves, which are very close to the state of brain when human sleeps.
Rain sounds generally makes people comfortable and relaxed. However, if there is a sudden sound of thunder in the middle of rain sounds, it will make people stressful. At the same time, the level of cortisol in people’s body would get high, which would not be helpful.
The constant sound of rain drops is like a lullaby that helps us sleep. Raindrops are a form of pink noise, which are a mix of high and low frequencies that sounds more balanced and natural than white noise. This rhythm can help a person feel safe. This feeling of safety is soothing enough to help induce sleep.
But again, if there was a sudden sound of thunder in the middle of that rhythmic lullaby, it may not help to induce sleep in some people, because it will increase stress along with an increase in cortisol. At the same time, cuddling can increase oxytocin production, which can counter the effects of cortisol. This will help induce sleep on those stormy nights.
It carries with it life-giving, rejuvenating powers, which we are reminded of, when we hear it. In addition the sound of rain aside making you sleep, it also may bring up meaningful memories, like dancing in the rain or traveling with someone.
Now you know why the sound of rain make us sleep nicely and if you want to sleep and deeply relax, listen to the Rain Sounds i’ve produced specially for you.
