Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Open day to focus on meditation
“Many people like to come to our residence and meditate at the Singmo Buddhist Institute. We are actually having an open day on Saturday from 10am to 3pm which we are inviting the community to, there you can learn about meditation,” he said. “People are very interested in stress release and Buddhist thought transformation and meditation does this.” Read more here…
Meditation transformation: Uplift Counseling offers methods to drop stress, stay in the present

Hall works as a mental health counselor for Uplift Counseling. In addition to the weekly meditation sessions, she is offering a four-week workshop on primordial sound meditation starting Thursday at 7 p.m. Read more here…
Meditation Good for Trained Killers – War Vets
‘There’s a lot of coping methods out there that are offered to our veterans. This needs to be one of them,” the heftily built man said in a shaking voice at a meeting of the David Lynch Foundation, which promotes meditation for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. Read more here…
Mulvey takes Music Heals to Algoma
Mulvey has been a very popular fixture on the indie folk-rock scene for about two decades, thanks in part to frequent touring and acclaimed recordings and performances. A Milwaukee native and current resident, Mulvey played, wrote and sang in bands while studying theater at Marquette University. Read more here….
The Waterford Healing Arts Trust’s Healing Sounds music programme
The Waterford Healing Arts Trust’s Healing Sounds music programme presented a live performance by local Group, Jordan’s Rigout at Waterford Regional Hospital on Monday 14th of January. Healing Sounds aims to provide an enjoyable diversion for patients, staff and visitors to the hospital through a programme of high quality live music performances. Read more here…
Healing through music in Newtown
“I thought, well, you know, even if it makes these kids who have been through so much, if it brings them and afternoon of joy and excitement then that’s what I can do, then that’s what I’ll do,” she said, adding: “I think there’s nothing more hopeful than hearing children’s voices in unison all together. So yeah, I think people will feel that way, I hope so.” Read the rest here…
Music helps in healing process, some veterans say

The Salt Lake Veterans Affairs health care system includes music opportunities in its services. As part of the program, a man who had suffered a stroke was able to write a song for his wife a few years ago, and a Vietnam veteran with PTSD improved by leaps and bounds after a guitar class. Read more here…
Willamette Valley Hospice to host first music therapy symposium
The conference, “Sound Advice,” will educate health care workers and family caregivers on the benefits of music therapy in the care of seriously ill patients. It will also address how music can be used for the general renewal and relaxation. Read the rest here…
Music Matters: Healing for Two Devastating Sandys

Musicians of all genres and locales across the country have gathered their resources together to host a plethora of benefit concerts for both incidents. However, the 12.12.12 Sandy Benefit Concert featuring Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters, Kayne West, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin and many others was the most publicized and financially effective. Read more here…
Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi: Healing a wounded nation through music

Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — He might have some 60 albums under his belt and numerous awards to his name but iconic Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi has no plans to slow down. Read more here…