Relaxing Sounds

When I started reading this discussion, I was thinking of how rain tapping on my window sounds so peaceful, but as i continued reading, I found we share the same thought Yes, if i could pick any sound to help me sleep, i'd choose the sound of the rain. Thunderstorms always scared me and am not a very big fan of it but light rain or heavy rain, the sound always sounds really very soothing to me.

The answer is being relaxed and sleepy! I am a night owl and I have been awake over 24 hours before . So the Only thing that makes me sleepy, is Being sleepy! I love Thunderstorms but they excite me ,they don't make me sleepy. and onlt time can make me relax.

For me, this is a loaded question. I am a severe chronic insomniac. I sometimes can not go to sleep until daybreak and even then can only stay asleep two or three hours. Other times I can go to sleep about 10 pm because I am so tired but I wake up hours earlier than I wanted or needed. This is what happened last night. I went to sleep about 10 pm because I was so worn down from my insomnia but I have been up since about 3:30 a,m. I am writing this at 4:20 a.m my time. Some sounds can help me relax but not necessarily sleep. Sounds that help me relax include rain and sometimes a violent storm as long as I am safe and sound and at home. Sometimes I am able to fall asleep while listening to rain or a storm. Religious music can relax me but any form of popular music stimulates my brain. I might be able to fall asleep listening to religious music. Popular music might relax me but not necessarily allow me to sleep. However strangely enough, listening to TV in the background can help me relax and fall asleep. Often when I have not been able to sleep, I will go into the living room and lie on the couch. I will turn the TV on but very quietly and turn my back to the TV. I am not watching TV. I am listening to it but ever so quietly. And that has sometimes relaxed me and allowed me to sleep. I love the sounds of nature like water moving and birds singing. These sounds might relax me but not necessarily allow me to sleep.

ocean waves are very peacfull so if i had to pick that is what i would pick.

I can sleep with the piano pieces of Jim Chappell especially the albums "dusk, serenity rush, acadia, night songs and lullabies. I love listening to his music because its soothing and relaxing. It can lead me to reflect on how my life has been , reminiscing the past and sometimes i felt like being part of the music .:-) The sounds of the running water is the most relaxing for me. Since I have my miniature falls ( battery operated), i can have the luxury to listen to it anytime I like. The chirping of the birds in the morning and the cool breeze in the afternoon lull me to sleep in the veranda while watching the little birds jumping and transferring from one branch to the other. For the actual oceans waves, i visit an ashram by the sea where the only music i can hear is the rushing of waves to the shore. And at night time, the rushing waves of the high tide. I do this every summer and staying in the ashram for a week. In moments where travelling to that place is not possible due to the inclement weather,i settle for the ocean waves on a CD. For many instances, i just listen to an instrumental inspirational music of the Jesuit Music Ministry.:-)

Oh thst is a nice sound. I also love the sound of the rain but not the thunderstorm. I am afraid of the thunderstorm. For me I love the music of the lullaby song. I can feel being baby again.. free of worries and problems...feel the lovely music that gives delight to one's feeling.. I guess each one have different taste with regards to the music that will keep them at peace and relieved with the world worries.

I find that the outside sounds make me go to sleep, but more then that it is the darkness. I find that when it is cloudy and dark, I am more tired. I also get ready to bed an hour or two before I go to bed so if I watch Tv it will be something boring and I might play the piano or write something that is not exciting. But for me, just the outside stuff gets me going to bed. Oh by the rain has the opposite effect. It keeps me awake. especially when there is a thunderstorm.

For me it's just so relaxing to listen to the sounds of water. I love the ocean waves, a babbling brook and the sound of rain. Interestingly, if my sink faucet is dripping and I can hear it when I'm trying to go to sleep, it drives me nuts and I have to turn the stupid thing off. Hmmm, that's funny. Maybe it's because it's too abrupt of a sound and not relaxing. There, I figured it out.

I usually have no problem falling asleep. I have some of thoses nature CDs too. One that sounds really nice too is one that has whale sounds on it with gentle waves. The thunderstorms are nice too. I have no problem reading to get sleepy. In fact ive had many a book fall in my face from that. Of coarse it would suddenly wake me again. But i would be sleeping again in no time at all.

There is nothing more relaxing to me than a soft sound of heavenly music. It is like being rocked gently by the loving arms of Jesus. This is the reason why a small radio on our headboard never leaves that place. It should play old time godly hymns for me and my hubby each night as we lay down to sleep. Another relaxing sound to me is the sound of the waves of the sea. This is the reason why whenever we go to the beach I always sit at the seashore and listen carefully to the waves as they rush too and fro. Many people at the beach may not notice but the sea is not just a relaxing sight, it also produces relaxing sound.

I also enjoy the sound of rain and water falls their rhythm bring peace to my mind But I love the chirping birds in the morning most It feels like they want to chat with us wit a relax way and full expression without any act or pretend

It could be anything. For the most part, I prefer to hear or listen to nothing when I want to fall asleep. I don't usually get attach to certain mechanism or stimuli for relaxation. It could be like any of the responses here like the virtual sound of an ocean or waterfall, trance music, or lingering rain. Any sound could potentially be relaxing sound.

I too, like the sounds of crickets chirping as well as reading with a good book. :-) Glad you found a CD that helps you get some sleep!

The sound of silence. I find it difficult to sleep if there is any noise.

My favorite is a slow dripping rain on a tin roof. I used to have a friend who had a mobile home,and when it rained and I was sitting on the sofa, it'd just put me to sleep every time. Many years ago I used to have a tape that I listened to for learning to relax. It was sounds of the ocean, and you could hear the gentle waves coming in, and every once in a while a shore bird or two in the distance. It reminded me of the days I used to go to the beach and close my eyes and relax. When I moved, somehow the tape went missing, I miss it because it had the power to send me into a totally relaxed state! My grandson, as well as my one daughter, uses a white noise machine and it blocks out the traffic noises when they're trying to fall asleep. Personally, I cannot sleep if there's music on, no matter what type. If it's instrumental from a song that usually has lyrics to it, I'll lay there and sing along in my head. Even if it's instrumental and there's no lyrics, I still get caught up in listening to the melody and beat behind it.

Rainy weather is the best thing to sleep in! In my house, I have a snoring hubby. I sometimes shake him, nudge him, push him, all to try to get him to change positions and stop making so much noise. If I can just get to sleep then he can snore to his hearts content...but he can drop off in about 3 seconds flat and it takes me a little longer! A couple of years ago I started leaving the radio on playing my favorite Christian music station Klove. Not only does it help to drown him out, but it gives me something better to concentrate on. It helps a lot. I still have to nudge him sometimes and he'll turn over.

I cannot sleep without some ambient noise and in the summer I have a fan going. When it gets colder and a fan is too much without raising the thermostat I take out my noise machine. It has 10 different sounds and I find that the stream running over the rocks is very helpful. I also like the rain sounds and the ocean. I used to sleep great during the rain but not since I got this latest dog ten years ago..Gus is terrified of thunder, the very sound that soothes me to sleep the best. He burrows under the covers and scoots closer with every peal until I'm practically pushed out of bed!

i agree with you when you said the sound of gentle rain on my roof is a relaxing sound that can make you sleep specially if the rain came in the middle of a very hot night it does not just sound relaxing but it feels relaxing as well. sound of leaves when i gentle wind blows is relaxing too. bird chirping while you can hear my wife cooking is very relaxing too. it sounds like you are in a vacation. ahh best things in life are really the simple and the free ones.

our neighbor planted an ornamental or a dwarf bamboo tree in her garden and what's nice about it is the bamboo tree is very near my room. the sound of the bamboo leaves as it sways in the breeze is very relaxing. besides making my room cooler because of its shade, it provides this very calming sound that is like piped in music that helps in getting me to sleep.

I feel relaxed from hearing some musics!!!The problem is that i get them stuck in my head at night and i can barely sleep :(