As a type of art therapy, music therapy has an undoubted role in psychotherapy. What about physically? In addition to the jokes about cow playing the piano, is there some kind of strange reaction between music and our bodies? The ancients said that the best composer must be a master of harmonizing the five elements. Because in our traditional medicine, the five internal organs can affect the five tones, and the five tones can regulate the five internal organs. Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Yu, the five tones and their combination have become a set of health care rituals. Among the ancient literati’s “Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting” health-care techniques, the piano ranked first, which also shows that music is the most powerful in terms of self-cultivation.

Five tones for your health

It is said that in ancient times, truly good Chinese medicine did not use acupuncture or Chinese medicine, but music. The song is over, the illness is gone and people are at peace.

The classic work of traditional Chinese medicine, "Huangdi Neijing", proposed the theory of "five tones for disease treatment" more than 2,000 years ago. "Zuo Zhuan" even said that music has a taste like medicine and can make people feel better. Don’t get sick, stay healthy and live a long life. In ancient times, aristocratic courts were equipped with orchestras and singers, not only for entertainment, but also had an important function of using music to calm the mind and nourish the body and mind.

All diseases arise from Qi and stop from sound.

The music of ancient times is different from that of today. There are only five tones: Jiao, Zheng, Gong, Shang, and Yu. These five scales are assigned the attributes of the five elements by traditional Chinese philosophy: wood (horn), fire (sign), earth (palace), gold (business), and water (feather). This is precisely taken advantage of by Chinese medicine.

Music can penetrate people's hearts. In Chinese medicine psychology, music can infect and regulate emotions, thereby affecting the body. While listening, let the tunes, emotions, and internal organs interact with each other to achieve the effect of turbulent blood vessels, unobstructed spirit and heart vessels. Physiologically, when the music vibration matches the physiological vibration in the human body (heart rate, rhythm, respiration, blood pressure, pulse, etc.), physiological vibrations and cries will occur. This is the physical and mental basis of "Five Sounds Therapy".

“All diseases arise from Qi”! This "qi" is not only emotions, but also the internal qi of the five internal organs. According to each person's own body structure and the differences in the internal qi of the five internal organs, combined with different music, Wuyin can prevent diseases and maintain health. Of course, we do not use a certain sound to regulate a certain organ, but use the principle of the five elements to make them mutually reinforcing, inhibiting, and restricting each other. The five tones are combined and appropriately highlighted to harmonize the body.

Using music is like taking medicine

In traditional Chinese, the three words music, medicine, and treatment have the same origin, and music has a natural connection with medicine and treatment. Music can soothe the body and mind, circulate qi and blood, and promote the meridians. Like drug therapy, it has the ability to regulate the human body.

Music has meridian tropism, rise and fall, cold and heat, and has various properties of Chinese herbal medicine. Moreover, music needs to be concocted. The same piece of music can use different orchestrations, rhythms, dynamics, harmonies, etc. to coordinate with each other, just like the distinction between monarch, minister and assistant in Chinese medicine prescriptions.

Using music therapy, there are also positive and negative treatments. It is the most commonly used method to let people who are emotionally excited listen to peaceful and sad music. It can also synchronize the music with their emotions and help the listener vent excessive negative emotions. For example, using tearful music to take away sadness, and fast-paced music Music gives vent to overexcited emotions.

Yin Yang and Five Elements System

Five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth

Five internal organs: lung, liver, kidney, heart, spleen

Five tones: Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, Yu

Five orifices: nose, eyes, ears, tongue, mouth

In order to adapt to the reader's order of the Five Elements, this article uses " Starting with "金"

The artistic conception of purity, tranquility, lightness and distance pursued by Chinese music is exactly the same as the law of "tranquility and nothingness" advocated by traditional Chinese medicine.

Heart - the king of the five internal organs

The heart is usually not lazy. Its non-stop beating is completely consistent with the characteristics of fire. The heart controls the circulation of the spirit and blood. However, real life and work pressure, decreasing sleep, and little exercise... all hurt our hearts, so it is easy for the heart system to become uncomfortable.

Common heart complaints: insomnia, palpitation, chest tightness, chest pain, irritability, ulcers on the tip of the tongue.

The heart-oriented scale: Zhengyin, which is equivalent to "5" in simplified musical notation. Zhengtiao-style music: warm and joyful, lively and relaxed, with distinct layers and cheerful atmosphere. It has the characteristics of "fire" and can enter the heart.

Best piece: "Purple Bamboo Tune". The heart energy needs to be peaceful. In this piece, the combination of Zhengyin, which belongs to fire, and Yuyin, which belongs to water, is unique. Replenishing water can prevent the heart fire from becoming too strong, and replenishing the fire can prevent the water vapor from becoming too cold, which is beneficial to the function of the heart. operation.

Best viewing time: 21:00-23:00. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes taking a nap at noon, so the heart must be calmed before midnight. Taking it too early or too late is not appropriate.

With tea: Prepare a cup of black tea and add a small amount of green tea, which can nourish the heart.

Liver - the general among the five internal organs

The liver prefers to be cheerful and open-minded. If we are troubled by some annoying things for a long time, the liver will stagnate the flow of qi in our body. As time goes by, the energy of the liver will gradually be consumed and various discomforts will occur.

Common liver complaints: depression, irritability, breast tenderness, bitter mouth, dysmenorrhea, ulcers on the edges of the tongue, dry eyes, timidity, and easily frightened.

The scale that belongs to the liver: Jiaoyin, which is equivalent to "3" in the simplified musical notation. Jiao mode music: It has the rejuvenation of the earth, the sprouting of all things, and the vibrant melody. The melody is kind and hearty, and has the characteristics of "wood", which can enter the liver.

Best track: "Eighteen Beats of Hujia". Liver smoothness requires mastery of Wood Qi. The Shang sound element belonging to gold in this piece is slightly heavier, which can restrain too much Wood Qi in the body. At the same time, the music is gracefully paired with the more appropriate Feather sound, which belongs to water, and water can be very good. The earth nourishes the wood energy, making it soft and smooth.

Best viewing time: 19:00-23:00. This is the time of day when Yin Qi is the heaviest. On the one hand, the strong Liver Qi can be restrained to prevent excessive Liver Qi from turning into fire. In addition, the strong Yin Qi at this time can be used to nourish the liver and make it balanced and normal.

With tea: Prepare a cup of green tea with less white tea in it to smoothen the liver qi.

Spleen - the logistics minister among the five internal organs

The spleen is an important source of energy in our body. Almost all the energy required for physical activities comes from the spleen and stomach. After the digestion and absorption of food, It can be converted into energy and supplied to various organs. Overeating, overeating, overthinking, etc. will put an excessive burden on our spleen and stomach and cause production to stop.

Common spleen complaints include abdominal distension, loose stools, obesity, lip ulcers, yellow face, light menstrual flow, fatigue, and prolapse of the stomach or uterus.

The spleen scale: Gongyin, which is equivalent to "1" in the simplified musical notation. The style of Gong Diao music is melodious, calm, honest and solemn. It is as generous and solid as "earth" and can enter the spleen.

Best track: "House of Flying Daggers". The temper needs to be gentle. This piece of music uses relatively frequent Zhengyin and Gongyin, which can well stimulate our spleen and stomach, allowing it to digest and absorb food rhythmically under the stimulation of the music.

Best time to appreciate it: Appreciate it during meals and within one hour after meals, the effect is better.

With tea: Prepare a cup of yellow tea and add a small amount of black tea, which can gently regulate the function of the spleen and stomach.

Lungs - the prime minister among the five internal organs

The lungs are the organs that manage breathing in the body. The oxygen carried in the blood of the whole body must be exchanged with the outside through the lungs and then transported everywhere in the body. It is precisely because the lungs are in frequent contact with the outside world that polluted air, various dusts, and pathogenic bacteria will occupy your lungs at the moment your body's resistance is slightly low.

Common lung discomforts: pharyngeal ulcer pain, cough, nasal congestion, asthma, easy to catch a cold, easy to sweat.

The scale belonging to the lung: Shang Yin, which is equivalent to "2" in the simplified musical notation. The style of Shang-style music is high-pitched, tragic, sonorous and majestic. It has the characteristics of "gold" and can penetrate into the lungs.

Best track: "Spring and White Snow".

Lung qi needs to be nourished. The melody of this song is high, including the palace sound that belongs to earth and the zheng sound that belongs to fire. One boosts lung qi and the other balances lung qi. Together with the shang sound that belongs to lungs, it can nourish your lungs through music. Clean it thoroughly from the inside out.

Best viewing time: 15:00-19:00. The sun begins to set in the west during this period, returning to the place where the golden energy is the strongest in the west. The lung energy in the body is relatively strong during this period. Following the melody of the song, between exhalations and inhalations, the inside should be coordinated with the outside, and you will get twice the result with half the effort.

Accompanying tea: Prepare a cup of white tea with less black tea and yellow tea in it to nourish lung qi and remove impurities from the lungs.

Kidney - the strongest organ among the five internal organs

The kidney is among the five internal organs of the body and is considered to be the body’s saving mechanism. All the other organs in our body produce energy. , after meeting daily consumption, excess energy will be transferred to the kidneys. When other organs in the body lack enough energy in the future, they will usually be transferred from the kidneys. If things continue like this, the energy in the kidneys is generally in a state of deficiency.

Common kidney complaints: dark complexion, frequent urination, backache, low libido, and diarrhea at dawn.

The scale belonging to the lung: Yuyin, which is equivalent to "6" in the simplified musical notation. Feather style music: pure in style, sad and sad, desolate and soft, like a crystal curtain hanging from the sky, flowing clouds and flowing water. It has the characteristics of "water" and can enter the kidneys.

Best piece: "Three Plum Blossom Lanes". Kidney qi needs to be stored. The soothing and appropriate five-note combination in this piece of music inadvertently uses the principle of the five elements to continuously transport the generated energy to the kidneys repeatedly and one by one. After listening to the song, I feel refreshed and relaxed.

Best viewing time: 7:00-11:00. This period of time is a process in which the temperature continues to rise throughout the day. People and nature influence each other. During this period of time, the sun is gradually rising, and the kidney energy in the body is also ready to be inspired by the outside world. If we can Use Shang Yin, which belongs to the nature of gold, and Yu Yin, which has the nature of water, to mix harmoniously with the music to promote the prosperity of the essence in the kidneys.

Accompanying tea: Prepare a cup of black tea with less white tea in it to achieve the effect of the five elements complementing each other.

Five Elements of Tea

Green tea: The five elements belong to wood. Representative teas include Biluochun, Maojian, Maofeng, Houkui and Longjing.

Black tea: The five elements belong to fire. Representative teas include Sichuan Red Kungfu, Dianhong Kungfu and Qimen Kungfu.

Yellow tea: The five elements belong to earth. Representative teas include Huoshan Snow Bud, Wenzhou Huangtang, and Junshan Silver Needle.

White tea: The five elements belong to gold, and representative teas include Silver Needle Pekoe, Gongmei and White Peony.

Dark tea: The five elements belong to water, and representative teas include Pu'er tea and Hunan dark tea.

Additional: Music Prescription

If you want to be hypnotized: please listen to "Autumn Moon over a Flat Lake", Schumann's "Fantasia", Mozart's "Lullaby", Mendelssohn's "Midsummer" "Night Dream";

To relieve depression: please listen to "Joyful" and "Jiangnan Hao";

To get rid of sadness: please listen to Haydn's "Genesis" and Tchaikovs Key's "Symphony No. 6 in D minor - Pathetique", Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5 in C minor - Destiny";

Cheer up: please listen to "Dance of the Golden Snake" and "Backgammon";

If you want to get rid of irritability: please listen to "Three Plum Blossoms", "Song on the Sea", "Birds in the Empty Mountain";

To increase appetite: please listen to "The Flowers Are Full", "Youth" "Dance Music";

To lower blood pressure: please listen to "Autumn Moon over the Flat Lake", "Rain Beats the Plantains", "Moonlit Night on the Spring River", and "Travel to Suzhou".

In the bustling city, there lives a group of people like us who are obsessed with the world. I open my eyes with the sunrise every day and fall asleep with the moonlight every night. I am physically and mentally exhausted and confused.

Can we leave an empty space for ourselves in our hearts? Can we face ourselves without any worries when there is no one around?

Music allows us to do that.

A song of cave flute sounded, and the singing was lingering; several guzheng strings sounded, and the youth was unparalleled. Everything is silent, except for the sound of music, which makes us intoxicated, danced by it, and refreshed by it.

Music seems to cater to the vibration of a certain magnetic field in our bodies, directly entering our hearts and touching the tiny fibers of our joys, sorrows, and joys.

The mysterious response between music and the human body comes from the rhythmic sound between the two. One of the foundations of music is rhythm. If the rhythm of music matches certain physiological rhythms of the human body, physiological vibration will be produced. Immediately afterwards, our skin temperature, heart rate, and breathing rate may all change, ultimately producing feelings of joy, excitement, and well-being. At the concert of "Same Song", the audience waved fluorescent sticks enthusiastically, which is the exciting and intoxicating effect brought by the music; when each of us was a child, we fell asleep listening to our mother humming a lullaby. The calming effect of music.

Music is a special vitamin given to human beings by life, and it must be included in a perfect prescription to relieve stress. The first line of this prescription should write down its principle: choose a kind of music that is more consistent with your mood at that time, and then slowly change the music style to make it consistent with the mood you want to achieve. For example, if you are a middle-aged man who has been hit, you might as well listen to Andy Lau's "It's Not a Sin for a Man to Cry". In Andy Lau's depressed cry, you can find a similar state of mind and get a *sound* from the song. , let yourself relax completely. Then you can choose some calmer music, such as Luo Dayou's "Love Song 1990", Teresa Teng's "May Life Be Long", or any other light music. Finally, slowly transition to your favorite relaxing and cheerful music, so that your mood will slowly change from depressing and sad to relaxed and happy.

You must fill in the disease column of this prescription yourself. Is it a problem with sleeping or lack of energy? There are many symptoms, but they all have corresponding music therapy. If you happen to be a lover of classical music, here is a simple music prescription that suits your taste: If you want to be hypnotized, please listen to "Autumn Moon over a Flat Lake", Schumann's "Fantasia", Mozart's "Lullaby", Mendelssohn "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; to relieve depression, please listen to "Joyful" and "Jiangnan Hao"; to eliminate sadness, please listen to Haydn's "Genesis" and Tchaikovsky's "Sixth Symphony in D minor——" "Pathétique", Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony in C Minor - Destiny", cheer up, please listen to "Dance of the Golden Snake", "Backgammon", if you want to get rid of irritability, please listen to "Three Plum Blossoms", "Song of the Sea" , "Birds in the Empty Mountain"; to increase appetite, please listen to "Flowers and Full Moon" and "Youth Dance"; to lower blood pressure, please listen to "Autumn Moon over a Flat Lake", "Rain on Plantains", "Spring River with Flowers and Moonlight Night", and "Travel to Suzhou".

In fact, nature is a greater treasure house of music, and the music created by humans is a copy of various natural sounds. In the golden autumn, stroll along the tree-lined avenues, listen to the wind, and savor the birdsong. In the quiet natural space, even the dance of leaves in the air is accompanied by the wonderful sound of music. The ears lead the soul, rotating freely and breathing freely. On the banks of the mountains and forests, with gurgling streams and tinkling springs, quiet and peaceful happiness can be found everywhere. On the beach at the seaside, the waves are rolling and hitting the rocks, giving people a sense of openness and romance. The beauty of natural music is everywhere, even when we wake up in the morning and open the window to hear the first bird song, we can feel the tranquility and freshness that music brings to people.

Human beings are so unfortunate. Natural and man-made disasters are all over the world, and worldly troubles occur all the time. But how lucky human beings are to enjoy natural music and live among various treasures of nature. Let music become an indispensable bottle of multivitamins in our lives. Take one out and chew it from time to time!