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Deshpande will present 250 copies of the music CD, Aabhal, (meaning sky) to patients and cancer survivors at the inauguration of the 17th National Conference of BCFI (Breast Cancer Foundation of India) on Friday March 8, which is also Women’s Day, at YASHADA. Deshpande will present 250 copies of the music CD, Aabhal, (meaning sky) to patients and cancer survivors at the inauguration of the 17th National Conference of BCFI (Breast Cancer Foundation of India) on Friday March 8, which is also Women’s Day, at YASHADA. Read more here…

Austin musicians Kevin Hoetger, Kyle Crusham, Johnny Dango are a few of the volunteers who give inmates guitar lessons through Jail Guitar Doors. Read more here….

Laying on your back, mindful of your breathing, both hands rested on your belly, legs stretched out, eyes closed. Three bells ring, followed by the sound of a voice guiding a meditation process geared at reducing the everyday stress of school and life. Read more here…

According to research from Northumbria University which has appeared in the journal Experimental Psychology, the uplifting sounds of certain pieces of music can have an influence on mental alertness and responsiveness. Psychologists found that the strains of Spring in particular, from Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’, have a noticeable boost to attention and memory in young volunteers. Read more here…

The Melodic Caring Project (MCP), the Seattle-based non-profit founded by musician Levi Ware and his wife Stephanie, has already brought the healing power of music directly to the hospital beds of more than 100 critically-ill children since it officially launched a year ago. Read more here….

Weekly music therapy sessions lasting just an hour can have a positive effect on behaviour in children with autism, reports a paper in Pertanika Journal this month. Read more here….

University students are helping to heal patients through the power of music and art by participating in the Baton Rouge General’s Arts in Medicine program at Baton Rouge General Hospitals. Read more here…

The 2011 study found that meditation increased activity of telomerase — enzymes that can rebuild and lengthen our chromosomal telomeres — when meditation was conducted twice a week for three months.  It is currently believed by some researchers that telomere lengthening can increase the lifespan.  Read more here….

A Meditation of the Way of the Cross is organised on Ghammar Hill, which is located in front of the Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary at Gharb, this coming Sunday, the 17th of March, starting at 6.00pm. Read more here…

For individuals, mindfulness is exciting because it helps us to discover new and powerful dimensions of ourselves. For groups and organizations, mindfulness is exciting because it can lead to better communication, greater empathy, and a culture of creativity and innovation. Read more here…