Music For Maternity

Sallam explained that music in general speaks to the unconscious of the listener. “If you are hiding a problem, listening to my music will make it rise to the surface and you will speak to me about it. And then, as a psychotherapist, I will find a solution to it.” Music therapy was common in Ancient Egypt but the practice disappeared until 2001 when the Egyptian Ministry of Health formally recognised it.  Read more here…

“There is plenty of evidence that meditation can improve a host of issues, such as pain and cognitive function, and anxiety is perhaps at the top of the list,” explained lead author Fadel Zeidan, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in neurobiology and anatomy at Wake Forest School of Medicine, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Read more here…

It’s the transformative moments that Nancy Skaliotis will most remember — like a smile sweeping across the face of a young autistic child as his usually repetitive body moves in concert with the notes he’s hearing. Read more here…

When Akron Children’s Hospital music therapist Sarah Tobias visits him every week or two, the constant whooshing sounds of the dialysis machine are replaced with the strumming of her guitar and the soothing blending of their voices. Read more here…

Scientists have found that meditation can reduce anxiety by as much as 39 per cent and have also identified the brain functions involved. Read more here…

Even more, our values and beliefs color the entire fabric of existence. After all, if a pickpocket sees a saint all he sees are pockets. People for whom only success or wealth are important become blind to simple beauty, moments of tenderness, the ability to enjoy what they have instead of always wanting more. A glass is half empty or half-full not because of how much liquid is in it, but because of what we believe. Read more here…

Music therapy has existed formally as a discipline since the 1940s, though its antecedents stretch back to the early 1900s. It can be used in a number of different clinical situations: with children with autism-spectrum diagnoses, older people with Alzheimer’s, those in correctional facilities, and those with chronic pain, among others. Read more here…

Golfers take a swing at yoga at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The yoga teacher Pem Fassa recently started lessons aimed specifically at those who enjoy smashing a small, dimpled ball around a grassy expanse. Read more here…

Mindfulness meditation — nonjudgmental awareness of thoughts and emotions — is known for its anxiety-busting powers, and now scientists are getting a better understanding of why it has this impact in the brain. Read more here…

> Meditation in Action: Unleashing Your Limitless Potential. It is often said that as human beings we’ve have limitless potential. But how can we practically apply this to our experience of meditation? How can we use this idea to motivate us in our daily practice? Read more here…