What Is Emotion Regulation?

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Musicians and athletes both perform best within an optimal range of arousal.

Live music can synchronize attention, movement, and physiological responses.

Shared experiences can help people regulate through rhythm and connection.

At a RÜFÜS DU SOL concert, the most compelling performance may not be happening only onstage.

Thousands of people arrived to the show in Phoenix carrying entirely different days with them, including work stressors, relationship issues, deadlines, pressures, fatigue, excitement, and many other worries as they walked through the doors.

But when the music started, there was a notable shift in collective energy. Attention is moved to the same place, and bodies begin engaging the parasympathetic nervous system to relax and move without worry. People who have never met before start to sing the same words at the same time.

Meanwhile on stage, an entirely different process is unfolding. The musicians have mentally prepared backstage for a long show and come out with high expectations to impress the crowd, meeting their preconceived expectations. At the same time, they're managing the crowd's attention, physiological arousal,........

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