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Science Reveals Why Nature Sounds and Deep Breathing Are so Relaxing

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  • Sounds of nature affect your brain, lowering your fight-or-flight instinct and activating your rest-and-digest autonomic nervous system. Listening to nature sounds also helps you recover faster after a stressful event

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