Sweet Sounds Music In these modern times of stressful living, many people seek ways of relieving stress and meditation has grown in popularity over the years. The rise of New Age enthusiasts and holistic healing practitioners have promoted different forms of meditative techniques. A lot of people prefer meditation music to play in the background as it helps them to focus and escape from everyday trials and tribulations. CDs and downloads of this type of ambient music are plentiful. They are advertised as sounds for general relaxation and for specific forms of alternate therapy. There is meditation music, designed to help people to fall to sleep or to unwind after anxiety or a stressful work day. Other CDs are promoted for listening to whilst practicing yoga, pilates, reiki or tai chi. Certain therapies are suitable to certain rhythms and each discipline has its own repertoire of tunes. Insomnia is a great problem for many people and chill out CDs can be very helpful. The soothing melodies lull people into a state of relaxation and drowsiness. This builds up a habit of sleep and people often find that they can then fall asleep without any help. Meditation music is also employed by hypnotherapists, to relax the patient and by aromatherapists.