Music For Maternity

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….

Meditation can make a huge difference to this, which may sound farfetched but it’s a direct way to cut through the chaotic monkey mind that’s constantly making excuses and supporting our resistance. Yet so many people pay it so little attention. Drinking alcohol can kill and meditation can save, yet there are far more people who drink. 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…

Meditation is an excellent habit to add to your daily routine. Not only does it help you relax, but it also helps with almost every other part of your life as well. Your focus will improve. Your appreciation for all the positive things in your life will increase. You will get more done. You sleep better. The list of the beneficial effects is practically endless. Read more here….

A new research study finds that people become more politically liberal following meditation or other spiritually oriented experiences. 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….