Hi I'm Sean Wyseman. Welcome to the transcript of the first video of my video series "In Search Of Calm".

Just after the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in the early 60's was when I got interested in sound and how it affects our emotional state. It was the startling effect of their music that got me going in a lifelong fascination with sound and its profound effect on our behavior.

I figured if sound has such a powerful effect on behavior what if it was harnessed not just to entertain us -- but to improve our quality of life? Could it be used to transform us? In this video series I am going to discuss with you the helpful effects that sound can have on your well being when it is scientifically targeted to actually make you feel better.

The things that influence us affect our decisions. Our decisions determine what we do. What we do and how we do it -- determines our quality of life.

For example if you play pleasant sounds such as birds chirping with a babbling brook set in the background of a breeze rustling through the trees -- it can reduce your level of stress. A newborn child calms down if you place it in its mothers arms where it hears the rhythmic beating of her heart. This infant feels safe and secure and may get some much needed rest.

Imagine for just a moment if at strategic points in your life you calmed down instead of getting anxious. Would it have affected who you married, what job you got, what school went to, or whether someone broke up with you or stayed with you?

Being calm at the right moment can change your life forever. It can literally make the difference between life and death.

The potential that sound has to improve our well being is absolutely limitless. There are so many moments in my life I wish I'd remained cool but did not. I've often wondered how that affected the rest of my life. How many times I did not strike up a conversation with someone who may have been important in my life -- because I felt anxious. How many times someone thought I was unfriendly just because I was anxious about talking to them.

Over centuries we have tried to change our emotional and psychological state with a variety of methods. The list goes something like this...

• Drugs including alcohol. Both prescription and even non-prescription.
• Meditation
• Breathing exercises
• Music
• Dance
• Chanting
• Workouts -- that is physical exercise
• Relaxation exercises often involving soothing sounds or pleasant music
• Psychotherapy
• Affirmations
• Fishing, golfing, and other sports
• Martial arts such as Kung Fu
• Yoga and related disciplines
• Spiritual pursuits
• Herbal remedies
• Healthy food

And many more...

With all these methods at our disposal to calm down and enjoy a better life -- why is stress at such an all time high in our present culture?

Personally I don't think it matters why stresses are so high. The fact is stresses are high. What we really need is to find out how to conquer anxiety and stress faster than it builds up. That way our life doesn't become more demanding as stresses increase. Instead we become progressively more satisfied as we conquer anxiety.

Even the briefest of research will tell you that our brain has the most profound impact on our well being. Did you know that drugs for pain relief, stress reduction, and other drugs that are supposed to make us feel better, are designed to affect our brain? That alone should be proof that our brain is going to be the main target if we want to function better and enjoy ourselves more. However quickly drugs may get us to calm down -- it is not a giant leap to realize that the faster we want to calm down with drugs the more danger we may expose ourselves to.

By the way this is great time make a disclaimer required by the Federal Trade Commission. I'm not here to dispense medical advice nor am I a licensed medical practitioner. Therefore don't listen to me if you are looking for medical advice. Consult a licensed physician -- especially if you want to have confirmed or denied that drugs may be dangerous. In the eyes of the FTC I'm not qualified to determine whether drugs can be dangerous or not.

Let's just say that if we can positively affect our brain we can improve our well being. Lets also say that if the medical profession targets the brain as the primary organ to treat for anxiety -- then it is well worth our attention.

I'll talk more about that in another video. For now let's look at what is actually in our control. Let's examine safe tools that make the biggest difference to our well being in the shortest time. Let's focus on the most effective, least expensive, and safest methods first and if that doesn't work then perhaps resort to riskier options.

Of course this sparks a common complaint being that most methods that are cheap and safe are also too slow, too minimal in their effect, or too difficult to learn -- in order to make sense if you need immediate relief. I think we should try to balance both short and long term results against cost and safety so that you get quick results to keep you motivated -- without paying an unacceptable price over the long term. Does that make sense? I think it does.

In my next video we'll discuss solid methods of anxiety reduction that anyone can implement under almost any conditions. I'll deal with making lasting positive changes in our stress levels so that you and I can live a more enjoyable life. Then we can get on with changing the world instead of being trapped in the muck of everyday life.

Thanks for watching. Please stay tuned for the next video when it comes out. If you want to be notified so that you don't miss any of these videos -- just go to the link below or on your screen and sign up for the free e-book "10 Tips To Overcome Anxiety".

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