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Activity directors at assisted living communities and occupational therapists have long known the benefits of using music for dementia therapy – it can help to engage, manage stress, soothe and uplift the moods of those suffering from Alzheimer’s and memory impairment. In his 2007 book “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain,” the famed neurologist and author Oliver Sacks wrote, “People with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can respond to music when nothing else reaches them.  Read more here….

A charity is helping children cope with the death of a parent and express grief through writing and playing songs. Winston’s Wish, a charity for bereaved children based in Cheltenham, launched an initiative in December last year to help boys aged 11 to 13 to deal, through music, with the death of a parent. “It’s about taking the pressure off being too verbal about their loss,” says Brett Riches, a musician and youth worker who runs the group. “They might want to use music instead when they’re feeling sad or need a boost.” Read more here….

You know you should meditate—everyone from your medical doctor to the guy checking you out at Whole Foods raves about its benefits. Read more here….

Former barrister, trainer and mindfulness coach Neil Seligman digests the 2012 statistics from LawCare along with recent scientific discoveries on the benefits of presence, mindfulness and meditation. Read more here…

The military’s first foray into meditation goes back to 1985, when it found in a small pilot study that Transcendental Meditation—a trademarked technique first introduced by the Beatles’ guru, Mahareshi Mahesh Yogi—significantly decreased the stress and anxiety levels of Vietnam veterans. Within three months, 70 percent of the meditating vets no longer needed the support services of their veterans’ center. Read more here…

Music Therapist Karen Nisenson will discuss the powerful and positive impact music can have on the developing brain, and how exposure to music enhances cognitive functions that are seemingly unrelated to notes, chords, and rhythm. Read more here…..

For most people, music is entertainment. Not for Irish folk singer Tommy Sands. For Sands music is a tool, a way to create dialogue, challenge perceptions and to heal.Sands has been using his songs to promote peace and foster healing for the past 40 years. While the singer from County Down, Northern Ireland, has worked with a host of legendary musicians in the past, his next collaborators will be the fine and talented students from Ipswich High School.  Read more here…

You’ve probably heard it said at least once: “Music soothes the soul.” These couldn’t be truer words for the music therapists of the Canadian Association for Music. Each and every day, they watch power of music work for some of the sickest kids in the country. For the families they help, the music is a gift that brings them healing, or helps their children connect with the world around them. For the therapists, the work itself is the reward. Read more here….

The conference, “Sound Advice,” will educate health care workers and family caregivers on the benefits of music therapy in the care of seriously ill patients. It will also address how music can be used for the general renewal and relaxation. Read more here….

Renowed Musician , Chairperson Swarangan Meditation & Spiritual Music Therapy Guru Raj Kumar Dogra has condemned the fatwa against Kashmir’s music band girls by Grand Mufti Bashir ud din Ahmed and threats from Hurriyat to remain away from music. Read more here….