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Music therapy is a technique of complementary medicine that uses music prescribed in a skilled manner by trained therapists. Programs are designed to help patients overcome physical, emotional, intellectual, and social challenges. Applications range from improving the well-being of geriatric patients in nursing homes to lowering the stress level and pain of women in labor. Music therapy is used in many settings, including schools, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, community centers, and sometimes even in the home. Read more here…

Music is considered to be a harmonic combination of sound and silence that is found in a certain pattern. There is basically a structure in all forms of music which depends on the scale and type of music that produces these notes with a scale and rhythm. And in this music, the listener finds its meaning that gives life to music and thus helps in the healing process.  Read more here…

“The music and sounds can evoke different emotions in the student,” Corey Costanzo says. “It is interesting what one sound can do to one person, and another can have a completely different experience. It plays on emotions and anxieties that are unique to each person.”  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.  Read more here…

The therapeutic harp music is based on the science of sound. Research shows the therapy helps lower blood pressure, reduce heart rate, anxiety and pain levels, and bring a sense of calm, inner peace and emotional balance to listeners. And it is also used for people in palliative care, calming and helping them release emotions. Read more here…

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…