Posts Tagged ‘healing’

PostHeaderIcon Meditation made easy: How to cure your TV addiction

By being mindful of what you take in when watching TV, you will reduce stress from information overload

By being mindful of what you take in when watching TV or a film at the cinema, or listening to the radio, surfing the web or playing computer games, you will reduce stress from information overload and retrieve lost time from media addiction. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Musical therapy healing children, Alzheimer’s patients

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Music therapists often work nonverbally, which is why the method is particularly effective for individuals with verbal expression difficulties, such as children with autism, Else said. The profession helps people at every age, from babies to Alzheimer’s patients. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Handling Intrusive Thoughts while Meditating

Handling Intrusive Thoughts while Meditating

During mindfulness meditation you keep your attention on your breath, but you want to be fully aware in this moment. So you still take note of sounds and smells, aches and pains, all that makes up the present moment. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon When patients have ‘music emergencies’

Brian Jantz, a music therapist at Boston Children's Hospital, plays with a patient, Yaneishka Trujillo.

The girl had been anxious about an upcoming X-ray, he said, and resisted going to the procedure. Hospital staff paged Jantz to help. He kept the music going even on the elevator; the girl’s parents, a nurse and a child-life specialist sang, too. Read more here...

PostHeaderIcon Why Running Is Like Meditation

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Meditation releases endorphins (the ‘happy’ hormones), and so does running. This is why both running and meditation are considered so important to liven up your mood, particularly when you are feeling low and depressed. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Meditation as Medicine

<b>A QUIET MIND:</b> “I had always thought meditation was the province of people who lived in foreign
countries … who had lots of time on their hands,” wrote Dr. Hosea. After a trip to Bali, however, daily meditation became part of his routine.

Meditation is like exercise for the mind; the practice is to observe and pay attention without judgment. The objective is to bring one’s attention back to the breath or the mantra in a loving, mindful way.  Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Hospital Expands Music Therapy Program

Music therapy is on the rise both locally and nationally, as researchers, doctors and hospitals increasingly embrace it as a way to alleviate pain and anxiety, aid rehabilitation and help general healing. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Zimbabwe: Music a Great Form of Therapy

Music is one form of art which evokes emotions of different kinds, but its power lies in its ability to sooth, heal and relax the mind. It has often been described by many as a form of therapy especially given its ability to treat various psychological disorders. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Music therapy hits the right note for young patients

Music soothes the soul, and might help heal the body as well. So hospitals across the country are retuning their patient-support programs to include music therapy, according to news reports. Read more here…

PostHeaderIcon Music therapy used for pain management, relaxation

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Music therapy is on the rise both locally and nationally, as researchers, doctors and hospitals increasingly embrace it as a way to alleviate pain and anxiety, aid rehabilitation and help general healing. Read more here….

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