in these times of selfquarantine social distancing a possible extended lockdown and the constant fear of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has increased our stress levels and taken a toll on our mental health at this time music feel the experts can become a life saviour with its healing power this form of art is what we all need to drive away the lockdown bluesso believes gujarati musician and practicing music therapist parth oza everything in life and in nature originates from sound vibrations and thats why music is an ingrained element of our being he says adding it has an undeniable healing effect which can be very efficiently used in todays situationwith its engaging rejuvenating and calming qualities music seems to be the perfect answer there are two ways of engaging with music you either play a musical instrument or sing or you listen to music while both are equally effective the latter is more common as you dont need anything else apart from a headphone to start listening to music anytime any placeparth suggests the right way to engage for it to be more effective most of us listen to music but not in the right way the best way to do it is to take some time off your daily routine close your eyes and then put the music on listening to it on tv or watching music videos divert your attention leading to more anxiety the idea is to relax and make this a part of your daily routine