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That art can inspire dramatic social or political change is a romantic idea, if sometimes a specious one. But for some, such as Irish folk singer Tommy Sands, the power of music to affect change is ironclad. Read more here….

Operation Music Aid, based in Madison, Connecticut, was founded to supply guitars and keyboards to wounded military service personnel now in military hospitals for extended care. The nonprofit supplies the instruments to the hospitals and they are distributed as needed to assist in physical and psychological rehabilitation, as well as for morale. Read more here….

Dr. Temple Grandin, an autism activist, was first diagnosed with the disorder when she was just a toddler. Before discovering that she had autism, doctors first mis-diagnosed her with brain damage. Fortunately her parents took a proactive approach to the news. Read more here….

Dr. Christine Leist, an assistant professor of music therapy at Appalachian State University, thinks music also can benefit women who have had or are at risk of heart attack. She is seeking women between the ages of 50 and 80 for a research study this summer to learn if her hypothesis is correct. Read more here…

Music therapy is a technique of complementary medicine that uses music prescribed in a skilled manner by trained therapists. Programs are designed to help patients overcome physical, emotional, intellectual, and social challenges. Applications range from improving the well-being of geriatric patients in nursing homes to lowering the stress level and pain of women in labor. Music therapy is used in many settings, including schools, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, community centers, and sometimes even in the home. Read more here….

There is magic in shaman healing rituals, and the purpose of this article is not to take the magic out of what happens between a shaman and a seeker. Rather, its purpose is to show you that there is a sandbox in which shamans play with that magic. Read more here….

Music can help reduce anxiety and even pain, as well as give youngsters who are typically subjected to repeated blood drawings and other tests an opportunity to exercise some control and independence, says Williams. Read more here…

We look at music therapy -the art of keeping or improving our health by listening to certain music- as another cool features of modern life, though the healing power of music was discovered long time ago. Hippocrates -father of Western medicine- and Aristotle recommended ‘long sessions in the music-room’ for recovering patients as early as 400 BC but using rhythmic sounds and music for healing is way older.  Read more

At times the evening felt like not so much a concert, but rather some kind of cathartic musical exorcism, a primal therapy session in which the crowd was not so much a concert audience but rather invited intimates called to bear witness. Read more here…

Today, as a leader with powerful intentions, with the power of vision, strengthened with the above principles, you become a visionary who is firmly established in his conscience.  Read more here…