Posts Tagged ‘healing music’
Mandy Ringdal fighting illness with the power of music

Full of spirit, determination and courage, she has decided to find the positive side of her adversity by fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a musician. Shifting her focus to music has already begun to help her cope with the emotional and physical demands of this disease. Read more here…
Music therapy for preemies
Music therapy can positively affect premature infants’ physiological stability, increase opportunities for bonding and attachment with caregivers, and provide appropriate developmental stimulation. Babies born before term are not as neurologically mature or physiologically stable as full-term babies. Read more here…
7 Ways to Use Music to Transform Pain, Isolation and Grief

Listening to music in order to explore and release emotions Intense emotions associated with grief and loss can be very difficult to access. Listening to music with lyrics that hold special meaning in a time of change, such as when undergoing surgery or dealing with the loss of a loved one, can provide cathartic release. Read more here…
Music For Meditation

And insight meditation is quite similar. You sit silently and pay attention to what’s going on, the sounds around you, what you are feeling, and you just notice what is happening in each moment. Read more here…
Lakewood Business Focus: Altitunes Neurologic Music Therapy

We pride ourselves on the use of live music, in giving babies and children a hands-on opportunity to play real instruments and on using music as a fun and engaging way to facilitate learning to crawl and walk. Read more here…
Music therapy may work where other treatments have failed
Music therapy (MT) has been shown to be efficacious for mental health care clients with various disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and substance abuse. Referral to MT in clinical practice is often based on other factors than diagnosis. Read more here…
WVU Health Report: Music Therapy

While it’s not clear how music benefits the body, research suggests music therapy can bring about positive physical changes in patients. The right music can lower blood pressure, reduce heart rate, improve breathing, and relax muscle tension. Read more here…
The role of music in stress management
“Music Therapy” as some people refer to it uses music to promote healing and improve one’s overall emotional well-being. This may include listening to music, playing a musical instrument, singing along to music, and using guided imagery with music. Read more here…
Heal the World

What that means is that the act of listening to music is extremely interactive and requires a lot of brain power. There has been some speculation as to whether the intensity of this interaction could play a role in the physical functioning of the brain and as such, of healing. Read more here…
The musical touch

Music therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. After assessing the strengths and needs of each client, the qualified music therapist provides the indicated treatment including creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music. Read more here…
