Beautiful Relaxing Music: Sleep Music, Water Sounds, Meditation Musicbr br Video by Kelly Lacy from Pexelsbr br Listening to music can have a tremendously relaxing effect on our minds and bodies, especially slow, quiet classical music. ... As music can absorb our attention, it acts as a distraction at the same time it helps to explore emotions. This means it can be a great aid to meditation, helping to prevent the mind wandering.