Helping the healing with music
February 7th, 2013 | 
Author: The Music Heals series is being produced by Ministry Door County Medical Center and is intended to raise funds for, and awareness of, The Healing Project, a collaboration between MDCMC and the Community Clinic of Door County. Read the rest here…
Q&A: Andy Puddicombe, Headspace co-founder, on market-friendly meditation
If you don’t know who Andy Puddicombe is, just wait. Remember when there were no yoga studios in gentrified neighborhoods? The world can change fast. And Andy Puddicombe just might be the one to introduce meditation to the Western market on a comparably massive scale. Read more here…
Aviir Sponsors Eco Hideaway 2013 Music Artist Stage At The Chateaux In Park City, Utah To Benefit Heart Disease
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Aviir Inc., a biotechnology company, dedicated to the prevention of cardiovascular disease through innovative laboratory tests, sponsored the Eco Hideaway Music Artist Stage at The Chateaux in Park City, Utah, January 19-21 during the Sundance Film Festival. In collaboration with GUARDaHEART Foundation, a non-profit committed to Heart Disease prevention, Aviir’s Music Stage included a diverse mix of over 30 musical acts, all in support of GUARDaHEART’s SaveThe1 movement, a campaign designed to promote Heart Disease awareness and education. Read more here…
Indiana lawmakers advance music therapist bill
A bill that would certify Indiana therapists who specialize in using music to treat people with autism, Alzheimer’s and other conditions is advancing in the General Assembly. Read more here…
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Musicians give cancer patients emotional, spiritual lift
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the heart of a bustling chemotherapy treatment area, a cellist sits off to the side, playing his instrument for patients seated in open bays nearby. Read more here…
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Pittsburgh Symphony violinist offers music as healing therapy
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra violist has been an active proponent of musical therapy and wellness since recovering from breast cancer. Read more here…
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Music therapy gets a boost
The local Long & McQuade store raised just over $1,700 in its 2012 music therapy drive. The store has been raising funds for the hospital’s pedi-atric music therapy program since 2008, raising more than $3,600 over five years. Read the rest here…
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Music therapy at homes
THE Theatre in Chipping Norton is taking part in a new music therapy project involving three care homes. Funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The Theatre will be co-ordinating music therapy sessions for residents of Southerndown Care Home, Henry Cornish Care Centre and Beech Haven Care Home in the town. Read more here….
Music therapy bill approved by Indiana House
A measure that would certify Indiana therapists who specialize in using music to treat people with autism, Alzheimer’s and other conditions is advancing in the General Assembly. Read more here…
Music therapy for hospice patients
Cayman Music Therapy, run by board-certified music therapists Kim Febres and Julianne Parolisi, will be running a pilot programme at Cayman HospiceCare using money they received in a grant from the Cayman National Cultural Foundation. Read more here….