Music For Maternity

The music therapy program is designed to reach out to families experiencing disadvantage and according to the 2013 Australian Early Development Index more than 32 per cent of children in Loganlea have been identified as developmentally vulnerable compared to the average Australian child. Read more here…

Doctors say that music therapy is effective for diseases such as stroke, heart attacks, cancer and diabetics. Well-known Malayalam lyricist, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri,  is an expert in the domain of music therapy. According to him, there was a portion in music known as ‘Santhwana’ . The music therapy in the present age is largely based on it. Read more here…

Transcendental Meditation has been taught throughout New Zealand since 1970 by the Maharishi Foundation, a non-profit educational organisation.  About 40,000 Kiwis have learned the technique in that time. Read more here…

This workout is about functional movement wherein you perform actions of running, jumping, squatting, throwing, pushing, etc at a high intensity. This workout is literally like a boot camp. Even in the pouring rain, you see people working out thrice a week. Read more here…

Usually in our lives we might become agitated, angry, or upset instantly based on stimuli. It feels instant, anyway. After meditating for some time, you may find that you can slow down that experience and have a chance to respond to things based on reason rather than instinct or habit. Read more here…

A surprisingly powerful aspect of the retreat was the mindful practice of shared meals. The Monastics rang a large meditation bowl and offered a prayer of gratitude before each meal, a practice we often use at home. Astonishingly, we all practiced silence for the first 10-minutes of each meal, a practice foreign to our family. Yet, introducing a practice of silence for the first few minutes of each meal set a tone for a relatively quiet and very enjoyable experience for the entire group.  Read more here…

Many other studies in recent years have shown that different types of music encourage different outcomes in humans. Soothing tunes tend to more effectively address conditions such as pain, stress and sleeplessness, while more upbeat tunes can boost mood and improve mobility.  Read more here…

Music therapy has been around for many years, however the Creative Music Therapy approach was pioneered by Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins from the late 1950s to the mid ’70s. Paul Nordoff was a composer and Clive Robbins a special education teacher.  Read more here…

We are used to doing things to achieve results and happiness. Meditation involves just the opposite; it is conscious non-doing to realize the fullness that we already are. Our smaller mind driven by ego, desires, tendencies and anxieties dissolves and falls away and we find ourselves in the Original Mind- in it’s  expanse of Clear Infinite Light Bliss. Read more here…

You can do this one either sitting or walking. Allow yourself to become aware of your senses. Without thinking about what you are seeing, smelling, hearing, or feeling, become aware of all the sensory input that is surrounding you. Let yourself soak in it. Focus your attention on the sensations of your body. Read more here…