Playlists to ease stress and anxiety

An activated-to-calm Motown list, beginning with The Isley Brothers' Stop In The Name Of Love and ending with Marvin Gaye's I Won't Cry Anymore

Chirine's list takes us from fairly high activation to moderate enlivenment, and personal focus, from Sabine and Hanine El Alam to Basel Zayed and Warda

A playlist including excerpts from Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka and Firebird, his two first major ballets for Diaghilev, both premiered in Paris, full of Russian folk songs, and his reciprocal admirer Claude Debussy's Nuages from Nocturnes, inspired by clouds at evening over the Seine

Three well-known tracks from Richard Wagner, leading us from the excitement of the Valkyries' Ride, through the drama of the Flying Dutchman Overture to the calm of fated love of Tristan and Isolde

Chill with Chris De Burgh, from the upbeat strumming of There Goes My Heart Again, to the almost Biblical musical landscape of The Risen Lord

People do not normally associate Hendrix with calming music, but if you are in a highly activated frame of mind and would like to focus a little, try this playlist.

Gifted and versatile musician Norah Jones relaxes us with crossover tracks moving between between Pop and Jazz

A journey through both famous and lesser-known Paul Simon songs, from the uptempo Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard, via the measured reflection of Slip Slidin' Away, to the first ever recording of Bridge Over Troubled Water.

A relaxing trip from bebop, via the standards A Night In Tunisia and Round Midnight, to the coolest muted trumpet in jazz.

From funky Jazz/Rock beats to gently strummed guitar, Amy winds us down through a life's journey

A journey from moderately high activation to relaxation with Bryan Adams, from Nowhere Fast to The Best Was Yet To Come

Seven tracks that showcase the rich voice, lush strings and swinging big band jazz sound of Tony Bennett, one of the twentieth century's finest and most successful recording artists.

Doris Day classics from Calamity Jane to Swinging on a Star with Bing Crosby

From Chattanooga Choo-choo and Little Brown Jug to A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Nile Rogers' veteran band slows us down from the high funk of I Got Protection to the spacious Rock/Soul ballad feel of Falling in Love with You

Celine Dion begins in almost funky mood with Real Emotion, and then leads us step by step to the wistful world of lost love on the Titanic with My Heart Will Go On

Adele takes us on a journey from the grown-up woman beats of Water Under the Bridge to the small girl's musical box of First Love

Chilling from energised to relaxed - from the hectic and reckless Running on Ice to the dreamy piano ballad of Nocturne, by way of the gently upbeat Just the Way You Are

A kicking back playlist spanning four decades of the Stones: from the straight up rock'n'roll of "Happy", via Mick's drawling country blues on "Memo From Turner", to the mid-tempo hit "Angie" and finishing with Keith's laid-back ballad, "Losing My Touch".