Today is the sixth lesson in our series of “The Components of Healing Music.” Please remember that these components are not absolutes and are definitely open to interpretation. Music as a whole is very personal and each of us has our inner filters that we bring to our own interpretation of a piece of music […]
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The Components of Healing Music: Tempo
June 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Music and Relaxation, music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing, Music Medicine
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The Seven Components of Healing Music
June 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
I’ve been talking about the healing powers of music my whole life! Everyone knows that music makes them feel good and can easily change their mood or their energetic state. How does this happen? Well, it’s not something that you can shine a light down someone’s esophagus and find out, but you can definitely adjust […]
Music Eases Stress in Heart Disease Patients
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · music and the heart
It’s a fact that music eases stress is patients with heart disease. Heart disease runs in my family. My grandfather died at age 40 of a massive heart attack. My mother has 5 by-passes almost 20 years ago, so I think about my heart a lot and do everything I can to keep it healthy. […]
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The Glory of Easter Music
April 4th, 2010 · No Comments · music and the heart
Easter is one of the two major religious holidays for Christians. Many of the greatest composers of choral music have created glorious music to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. It’s nearly impossible to chose just one, but I thought I’d offer this up as one of my favorites. Let me know how you like it!
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Open Heart Surgery and Soothing Music: the oxytocin connection
February 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Music and Oxytocin, music and the heart
Are you having open heart surgery? My mother had a quintuple by-pass over 15 years ago and even then, I told her about the importance of listening to soft, steady, soothing music during the surgery, to calm the body and the mind, and to facilitate healing and a faster recovery. The doctors did not know […]
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Music and the Heart: New research!
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · music and the heart
A new research article has been published on WedMD that documents many of the things that so many of us believe to be true anyway: when people listen to the music that they love, it has distinct and measurable health benefits! To read this article, go to http://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20081113/joyful-music-helps-the-heart Music that Inspires Joy Improves Blood […]
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