One guide for each thing you need from sound
Each guide starts from a need, names the sounds and breathing patterns that help, cites the research, and gives the settings. Every sound is in Mindael, free on the App Store.
Sounds for ADHD: Brown Noise, White Noise and What Actually Helps You Start
Why steady noise helps an ADHD brain settle into a task, what the 2024 meta-analysis of white and pink noise found, and the brown noise setup our listeners use.
Anxiety, stress and panicCalming Music for Anxiety: What to Play, How to Breathe and How to Come Down from a Spike
Calming music for anxiety: what the research says works, the sounds to play, the breathing to run under them, and a five minute routine for a spike or panic.
Baby and child sleepWhite Noise for Babies: How to Use It Safely for Newborns, Toddlers and Older Kids
White noise for babies and newborns: what the research found, how loud is safe (50 dB at the cot), where to put the speaker and when to fade it out.
BreathingBreathing Exercises for Anxiety, Sleep and Focus: The Ones That Work
Deep breathing for anxiety, box breathing, 4-7-8 and the physiological sigh, with the research behind each, the counts to use and the sounds to pair them with.
FocusFocus Sounds for Deep Work: What to Play When You Need to Concentrate
Which background sounds help you concentrate, what studies found for brown noise, beta beats and ambient noise, and how to run a focus session that holds.
Headache and migraineStress Headache Relief: Why Tension Headaches Happen and What Actually Eases Them
Stress headache relief that holds up in research: water, slow breathing, a dark room with low steady sound, a released jaw, and when to see a doctor.
MeditationMeditation Sounds: Theta Beats, Singing Bowls and Tones That Hold a Session Together
Sounds that deepen a meditation session: what a 6 Hz theta beat does within minutes, how singing bowls affected mood, and how to build a 20 minute sit.
Morning and waking upAlarm on My Phone: How to Set One That Wakes You Up Well, and Why the Usual One Leaves You Groggy
Alarm on my phone: how to set it on iPhone and Android, which alarm sound wakes you with less grogginess, what snoozing really does, and how to fix mornings.
Nervous system and vagus nerveNervous System Regulation: What It Means, What the Vagus Nerve Does, and How to Do It Daily
Nervous system regulation explained: what dysregulation is, what the vagus nerve measurably does, and the daily practices (breath, sound, cold) that work.
Pets and dogsMusic for Dogs: What Sounds Actually Calm a Dog, What the Research Found, and How to Use Them at Home
Music for dogs: what kennel studies say about classical, soft rock and reggae, why steady noise helps on fireworks night, how loud is safe, when to see a vet.
PomodoroPomodoro Timer and Technique: How to Use It So the Work Actually Gets Done
How the Pomodoro technique works, what the research says about timed breaks, the settings that suit deep work, and which sounds to run under a 25 minute block.
RelaxRelaxing Sounds for Anxiety and Stress: What to Play When You Need to Come Down
Calming sounds that research links to lower anxiety, from theta binaural beats and 528 Hz to rain and brown noise, plus a 15 minute routine for a hard evening.
SleepSleep Sounds That Help You Fall Asleep Faster and Stay Asleep
The sleep sounds research supports, from pink and brown noise to delta binaural beats and rain, with the volume, timer and speaker settings that make them work.
Study and learningClassical Music and Studying: What the Research Actually Says, and What to Play Instead When It Does Not Help
Classical music and studying: the Mozart effect myth, when background music helps and when it hurts, and the best sounds for reading, maths and memorising.
Travel, jet lag and napsHow Long Should a Nap Be? Naps, Jet Lag and Shift Sleep, with the Sounds That Help
How long should a nap be? 10 to 20 minutes for alertness, 90 for a full cycle, and avoid 30 to 60. Plus jet lag, shift work and the sounds that help you nap.
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