Music For Maternity

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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…

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….

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….

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….

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…

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….

A Saint Louis University Cancer Center pilot study is investigating whether music affects the health of cancer patients by soothing them and making them less anxious. The study looks at three groups of cancer patients – those who hear live music performed during chemotherapy infusions; those who receive music therapy in their hospital or exam rooms; and those who do not have music as part of their treatment. Read more here… 

A Saint Louis University Cancer Center pilot study
is investigating whether music affects the health of cancer patients by soothing them and making them less anxious.
The study looks at three groups of cancer patients – those who hear live music performed during chemotherapy
infusions; those who receive music therapy in their hospital or exam rooms; and those who do not have music as part of
their treatment. https://www.newswise.com/articles/slu-cancer-center-researches-music-s-role-in-reducing-stress