This week has been pretty hectic, I had almost fifteen assignments and two exams to get through. This meant many late nights at Marston Science Library trying desperately to remember the process of oxidative phosphorylation and the Krebs cycle. On top of this the Gainesville plague had finally got me. I knew that my artistic practice this week was going to be something to help ground me. I struggled for awhile to think of something new besides just singing to release tension. So one day while I was in the kitchen cleaning my dishes I started humming the song "Pictures of You" by the Cure and felt the vibration tingle throughout my face and release some of the tension in my sinuses. I then decided that my focus this week would be on humming.
At the end of my study sessions I would come home and lay a blanket on the floor of my room and proceed to hum. I would close my eyes and just let my mind wander. I wouldn't sing a specific song but rather whatever came to me in the moment. I started with a couple of lip trills to start breaking up any tension or pressure I had in my sinuses. After that I would hum and focus on how it felt from the tip of my nose to middle of my chest. I would go up and down in pitch and see how that affected where I felt the resonance in my body. The lower in pitch I went, the lower in my chest I could feel it. It was the best stress reliever for the craziness of the week and truly helped me clear my racing mind. It allowed me to reconnect with my body by assessing where I was carrying my stress from the day. It then allowed me to get rid of anything I was still carrying with me before I went to bed. It also helped release a ton of nasal pressure from the sickness I had unfortunately picked up. This is something I will definitely I will be carrying with me for the rest of the semester.
Next time your stressed out or need to clear your mind, try humming. As simple as it may sound it just may be the stress relieving and grounding technique you need.
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