Frankie Say Relax

I have this CD that I love to listen to. It was given to me by my cooperating teacher when I was student teaching a few years ago. After my first week, I was presented with a basket that included foot scrub and cream (teachers are on their feet all day, don’t let TV fool you), one of the gel blue masks for the eyes and the fabulous CD.

When I was teaching ballet, I used to just put my ipod on this CD and dance before my students arrived. I would actually draw a crowd, if you could call three people a crowd. I suppose it would be on an elevator, but not so much in a dance studio. Even now, I have completely choreographed and entire song and many of the others have dances, but nothing finished. It is by far the most relaxing music I have ever heard, and I’ve heard a lot of music in my few years.

The problem is, I have tried to find other similar music CDs to listen to, but thus far, I have been unsuccessful. I have discovered that my only issue with this CD is that I know it too well. If I have difficulty going to sleep, which is often, I play it. However, I have become too familiar with this album and I tend to choreograph in my mind, rather than relax and sleep. You would think that being familiar with the songs would encourage sleep rather than detract from it, but alas, not for me.

I’m hopeful that some of you could direct me to some music that you know to be relaxing for you. As I stated before, I do have an iPod and as such, I have iTunes, so feel free to suggest something from there. I look forward to any suggestions you may have. I love my CD, but I would really like something new as well.