22/07/2026
The studies are getting good… MRI research shows that listening to nature sounds shifts brain connectivity towards an outward-focused, restful state (peace), while artificial sounds activate the inward patterns associated with anxiety, rumination and stress (no thank you).
From a study at Brighton Sussex Medical School, researchers found that playing natural sounds affected the bodily systems that control fight-or-flight and rest-digest automatically nervous systems.
And a 2021 meta-analysis of 18 published studies concluded that exposure to natural soundscapes consistently lowers perceived stress and produces an instant, measurable change in mental state. Instant.
Thank you nature 🌳🦜
Try for yourself with Luvia app - direct from the field to your ears (with some expert composition inbetween to make it sound exquisitely beautiful).