Music For Maternity

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Only six people in the world know how to do what Sergio Pacheco is about to do. A middle-aged man who rarely smiles, Pacheco stands in the middle of a crowd on the National Mall, wearing a feathered headdress, beaded necklace and wrinkled dress that’s been hand painted with a large, maroon bird on the front. Read more here…

Tunes and memories are now incorporated in a program at Park Manor Rehabilitation Center. According to Merilee Richardson, director of social services, the 99-bed center has a variety of residents, some in temporary rehab and some with more long-term memory issues. The program helps residents and their families, using the power of music.
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The hard rock tunes of Kiss have soothed Jack Woodhams’ soul even as a brain tumour and radiotherapy strained his body. In the past seven weeks his parents Paul and Karyn Woodhams watched their son go from a healthy, happy boy to a very sick child in a Sydney hospital ward. Read more here…

A local company is treating patients who suffer from neurological disorders and brain injuries with the healing powers of music, a type of therapy researchers say is gaining traction in the medical world. MedRhythms, founded by 26-year-old Brian Harris — who earned his master’s degree in music therapy from Lesley University in Cambridge — uses rhythm and melodies to help combat the effects of conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, autism and the aftermath of strokes. Read more here…

“The arts are the universal language,” said Carole Wolf, executive director of the Poughkeepsie based multi-arts education center. “When people are so full of fear and anxiety, it gets their minds off their treatments. It helps to alleviate the fear and anxiety they’re feeling.” Read more here…

While still in his early grades, my son Enrique had a terrible attack of hyperacidity one night. We had to rush him to the hospital because of excruciating pain. Back home, I tried to put him to sleep and his head somehow landed on my tummy. He was relieved and finally put to sleep. After that, he believed that my soft tummy was the one that took away the pain. He told his brothers the story of the magical healing powers of Mama’s soft tummy. Soon after, every time they needed comforting and/or magical healing, they would ask to lay their heads down on Mama’s soft tummy. Read more here…

GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Senior Care Center has begun offering music therapy as part of its services to residents. Leslie Shoecraft, a board-certified neurological music therapist, of Rhythm-N-You, spearheads the efforts for the program. Read more here…

Even before there was any research to explain it or prove it, we knew that music can have healing powers—both for our bodies and minds. But as new neuroscience research has emerged, we’ve learned that singing or playing an instrument not only activates our entire brain—from areas involved in attention and memory to language processing—but can actually change it, strengthening old connections or forming new ones. Read more here…

A local organization called Strive is offering a unique way for adults to get out their frustrations and cope with stress. Participants in the weekly LifeRhythms with Strive sessions will be using drums and their voices for stress management and anxiety reduction. Read more here…

July should be a good month for Ella Henderson. The British pop starlet is tipped to take the UK No 1 with her next single, ­Glitterball. Appearing as a featured vocalist on a Sigma ­production, ­Henderson’s track isn’t officially released until July 24. Read more here…