Music For Maternity

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Mindfulness meditation has been shown to give patients control over their own depression and anxiety levels and levels of chronic pain, according to a paper published earlier this month in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Read more here….

Brindisi is a certified music therapist who works for VNA Care Network & Hospice. To earn that certification, she went to the Berklee College of Music for four years, did a six-month internship and took a three- to four-hour exam that put her education and experience to the test.  Read more here…

Carolyn Williams sits by five-year-old Katherine Vitorino’s hospital bed, strumming her guitar and singing a medley of songs. “This Old Man” gives way to “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” followed by “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and “Baby Beluga.” Katherine has cerebral palsy and is unable to speak, see or walk. But music therapy has opened a whole new world to the little girl with the angelic face and joyful smile. Read more here…

An ancient practice linked with physical and mental benefits — such as an improved immune system, lower blood pressure and positive brain changes — could also aid in a more cultural matter: really getting into music. Read more here….

“Humans have used music in healing forever,” said Jane Matson, the choral director at Newtown High School. “It expresses our feelings and gets emotion out in a way that’s constructive and beautiful. So I don’t think it’s any surprise that in trying to heal here, we would turn to music.” Read more here…

The men and women display a variety of developmental and intellectual disorders from schizophrenia to mental retardation. The day rehabilitation group is a subset of clients at the John Eskew Training Facility on Ashley Avenue in Alexandria who are unable to function independently. Read more here…

The foundation is a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering music as a means of therapy and recovery, and the concert is designed to raise awareness and funds for community programs and services. Read here….

After 35 years as a music therapist, Anci Sandell can now present research findings showing that the therapy methods she uses, increases quality of life for people who are being treated for severe medical or psychosocial conditions. On February 22, she will defend her doctoral thesis “Musik för kropp och själ – Modell för interaktiv musikterapi” (“Music for Body and Soul – Model for Interactive Music Therapy”) at the Nordic School of Public Health NHV. The defence will be held in Swedish. Read more here…

Emma Donaldson, co-administrative director of the Special Needs Foundation, said: “These sessions are designed to discuss a range of therapies and expertise in the field of special needs. We were delighted to have Cayman Music Therapy discuss how music can help with special needs children.”   Read more here…

Listening to music is a great way to relax and have fun, but what if it could improve your studying habits and make you more productive? Recent research shows music may have the power to do just that. Read more here….