On Monday, April 15, the New York Time reported on yet another study documenting the benefits of music with preemies in the NICU (neo-natal intensive care unit). It’s one of those many music healing/music medicine phenomena wherein an ancient practice, known since the beginning of time as lulling or singing softly to your newborn for calming, […]
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Music and the NICU: NY Times reports on newest study
April 20th, 2013 · No Comments · Music Healing, Music with Newborns and Preemies, Music with Pregnancy and Childbirth
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How Music Affects the Person in Love
March 26th, 2013 · No Comments · Ancient beliefs about music, Love, Music and the Golden Years, Music Healing, Music with Alzheimer's patients
We know that music is extremely important as well as influential to the person who is in love. Can you remember the first time you were in love? Was it puppy love, teen-age love, or young adult love? Falling in love, unrequited love and being in love has inspired probably thousands of love songs since […]
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Glaucoma awareness: Can music make a difference?
January 31st, 2013 · No Comments · Glaucoma and Music, Music and Eye Surgery, Music Healing
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, so I thought I would relate a great story from a woman who came to me with glaucoma and some serious anxiety. This dear lady has a family history of both glaucoma and macular degeneration. She sought me out because she had already had three ophthalmic procedures to treat these conditions […]
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A Magical Feeling to Christmas Music
January 1st, 2013 · No Comments · Music Healing
During the Christmas Season, music is a key ingredient to creating holiday magic…for me and many others, I’m sure. Just the other day, I was out walking my little dog, Jolie, and enjoying the holiday decorations in my neighborhood. The air was crisp and there appeared to be a few snow flakes in the air, […]
Music with Surgery: Does it really make a difference?
September 3rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · Dangers of anesthesia, Music and Surgery, Music Healing, Rhythmic Entrainment
Are you thinking of using music with surgery? I understand healthy skepticism. It’s a good thing. No one wants to be a” sucker” and the medical/field is no exception to fads and scams. When people used to mention the use of music during dental visits or childbirth or surgery, I was skeptical. As a professional […]
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Gold Medal Winners and their National Anthems
August 9th, 2012 · No Comments · music and the heart, Music and the Olympics, Music Healing
Are you watching the Olympics? Today is the 13th day and I’m thoroughly enjoying all of it, but after the races, the games, the dives and the jumps, I absolutely LOVE watching the Gold Medal Winners listen to the National Anthem of their country! So often, these charming young people start out beaming and sometimes […]
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What’s the most healing music?
July 15th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Genres of healing music, Music Healing
So many people want to know which type of music is the most healing! This is a question that I get almost every time I go out to speak to a group of people, or a company, university, or hospital. To answer that, you must understand the difference between the “genre” of music and the […]
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Some Patients with Coma can awaken to Music
June 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Music and Coma, Music and Emotion, Music Healing, Music in the Hospital
After suffering a brain hemorrhage, 7-year-old Charlotte Neve slipped into a coma. The British girl was unconscious for several days and doctors feared she wouldn’t recover. Her mother, Leila Neve, was at her bedside when Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” started playing on the radio. Leila and Charlotte often sang the song together and Leila […]
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