Listen to this when
Le onde
When your thoughts won't stop, let something steady do the moving for you. 🌊
Who it's for
The rolling left-hand patterns and slow melody create predictable repetition, which can support self-regulation and lower arousal.
Overwhelmed→Calm
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Le onde" is the title track of Ludovico Einaudi's 1996 album Le Onde (Italian for "The Waves"), his first solo piano album, released on Sony Classical and based on Virginia Woolf's novel The Waves. The roughly five-minute piece is slow and flowing, with a right-hand melody over long, repeating left-hand arpeggios. Its sections repeat and shift key before a coda closes the piece.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).
Before you start
Age: All ages
Sit still my heart, do not raise your dust. Let the world find its way to you.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 190
