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The one-day conference was for therapists, medical professionals and caregivers who wanted to learn more about the use of creative arts therapies in healthcare. It was put on by USM School of Music and organized by Kate Beever, a board-certified music therapist with a music degree from USM and a Master’s degree in music therapy from New York University. Read more here…

It alters your mood swings. This might have led to the idea of using music for healing. ‘Raga Therapy’ is known to have been prevalent from ancient times.Some ragas help in relaxing our mind while some others rejuvenate us. ‘Raga Therapy’ selectively uses compositions in certain ragas for treatment. Read more here…

7 train or the Q60 bus, you’re probably plugged into your favorite tunes as a relaxing way to start your day and transition into work mode.Are you feeling transformed? That’s the power of music. Read more here…

On Flag Day about 10 seniors sat around a piano while Brianna LePage, a music therapist at The Gathering Place in Eastham, played patriotic tunes.It was hard not to toe tap and sing along to “The Star Spangled Banner.” And that’s exactly what many in the room did as an hour flew by. Read more here…

“We wanted to start a nap hub here so we drafted a business plan and started looking for commercial properties that could work around our budget,” Sam Queen said.Brisbane’s first pay-to-nap service has been well received by locals.After selecting your prefered service, simply slip into an anti-gravity recliner, pop on some relaxation music and dim the lights for a quick catnap. Read more here…

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Camacho family traveled to Los Angeles from Guam for what they hoped would be a medical miracle.Steven Jr., 11, had a rare blood cancer and was depending on a bone marrow transplant from his 16-year-old sister, Alyssa, who tested as a perfect match. Read more here…

For young musician hopefuls such as Lee Hyung-jin and Lee Hyun-soo, not only time but also music has helped them overcome their personal difficulties and allow their scars to heal as they discovered their gifts. Read more here…

As a musician in residence at the Shands Arts in Medicine program in Florida, Cathy DeWitt has played harp, piano and guitar, and sung bedside for patients for 20 years.”Music is especially useful where verbal communication is limited — with autism, aphasia or Alzheimer’s,” she said. Read more here…

Have violin, will travel: That was Mark Weingarten’s mantra as he trekked two hours by bus each way from his yeshiva in Yavne to Jerusalem to play music at Hadassah Hospital. “I figured I would just go around to each patient, play for a few minutes, say good Shabbos, and move on,” he recalled. Read more here…

Musician, artist and former social worker Diana Rose Frances founded St. Francis Healing Works to extend access to the healing arts through Spacecraft, a creative re-use store; Forte Expressive Works, a music program, and more. “I consider the creative healing arts anything that connects people to their own human nature,” Frances explains. “Like, in our human nature, we want to make music and sound, we want to move our bodies and dance, we have an instinct to have healthy food and we all feel rejuvenated after we’re around nature and animals.” Read more here…