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If you’re having a bad dream, roll over on your right side. There appears to be a correlation between bad dreams and your sleeping position. That’s according to both a recent study and a report that came out over a decade ago. In the study published in 2004, researchers found about 2/3 of people were right-sided sleepers, while the other 1/3 were left-sided sleepers. Read more here…

Tim Bross reviewed a wonderful new book, “When the City Slept,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Eli Sanders. It’s a powerful account of the 2009 rape and murder of a beautiful St. Louisan living in Seattle, the assailant and the lone survivor. It’s not only about what can happen when a disturbed member of society repeatedly falls through the cracks, it’s a story of love, forgiveness and healing. Read more here…

Aisling Vorster, who is also a musical therapist with NHS Lothian and a harp tutor, has teamed up with colleagues from the Scottish Music Therapy in Dementia Network and the British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT) to arrange a debate to be held in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm, focusing on the positive effects of music. Read more here…

Arts Based Research offers a new and diverse method for inquiring about the world around us. Whether examining social sciences or healthcare, this field offers a different approach and establishes an innovative framework for inquiry. We spoke with Professor Jane Edwards, the guest editor for a special issue of the Journal of Music Therapy, about her perspective on this emerging field. Read more here…

In 2002, I saw “music therapy” pop up in my Google search results for “careers in music,” and thought ~WOW, I’ll do that! My parents aren’t gonna like that at ALL!. Read more here…

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — Julianne Peterson loves to sing and dance. Her moves aren’t limited to her home; once a week, Julianne goes to music therapy at Key Changes Therapy Service. Read more here…

Alex Cuba believes in the healing power of music. “When it’s not manipulated to sound like something else, music is a healer,” Cuba told Radioactive host Portia Clark, “And that’s why I named the album Healer.”  Read more here…

At present, music therapy is not easily available to everyone because pockets of provision tend to gather around where courses are taught, such as at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, said the British
Association of Music Therapists (BAMT). Read more here…

RENO, Nev. – NoteAble Music Therapy Services is a program that works with people of all backgrounds and abilities through music.  Read more here…

Let me say at the outset you not only want Manish Vyas’s Atma Bhakti Healing Sound of Prayer you need it. Composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer Manish Vyas from Gujarat, India is the artist behind such recordings as Healing Ragas, Shivoham, Sattva, Prasad and Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas: Water Down the Ganges with the German fusion musician Prem Joshua.  Read more here…