Music For Maternity

Parker, who recently sang the national anthem at on ROTC ball on the OU Athens campus, has always written songs as an outlet to express himself but didn’t realize how beneficial his songwriting was until returning from his enlistment. Read more here…

Hari-Om, founder of Bordermoon Yoga, has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years. He will speak about Classical Yoga of India, which is a meditative system of gentle, slow movements, stretches and held postures that typically result in greater flexibility and fitness.  Read more here…

In the annals of Ugandan music, there are a few names you can talk about in terms of creating lyrics that have influenced both the home base and beyond borders. Music that appeals to all age groups, classes and even the president (President Museveni is said to particularly love Basiima Ogenze).  Read more here…

When classical guitarist Karen Schoenhals first learned about how the Trauma Resolution Center of Miami was helping people overcome post-traumatic stress disorder, she thought she would be the one whom the center couldn’t help. Read more here…

It was an especially difficult December night in 2011 for then 11-year-old Braydon Hutchison. The young leukemia patient, quarantined at Seattle Children’s Hospital, couldn’t stop vomiting. It continued into the next day. But for two brief hours, his nausea magically subsided, thanks in large part to some musician he’d never met. Read more here…

Laura Berryhill, also from Mount Shasta, has a master’s degree in music history from the University of Oregon, where she focused on early 17th-century Italian sacred music. As a vocalist she works in a variety of musical styles, from early European music, to folk music of the Celtic cultures, to new age and jazz. Read more here…

Meditation isn’t just an exercise of closing the eyes and trying to free the mind — it is far more. It is a process of healing. When you meditate, you are looking deep within, attempting to retrain the habits of the mind in order to live a healthier, happier life. Read more here…

Upcoming research suggests that meditation may also improve how people relate to others. A study done by Northeastern University researchers found that meditation may make people more compassionate. Read more here…

Clearing your mind through meditation is one of the most peaceful ways you can find to just relieve all the tension you have in your body. Read more here…

As 85-year-old Mary O’Kane strained at the bell ropes in the steeple of historic Arlington Street Church, she imagined the sounds spreading a healing across her city – and the land. Read more here…