when I go to You Tube to find something, I never know how lucky I’ll get! Tonight I hit the jackpot! In previous years, all I could find would be the “Star Carol” by John Rutter, but that’s not the one I wanted. Tonight I found the one that I used to listen to […]
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Music and the Mind-Body Connection
Last Sunday at our Healing Music 101 class, we had an interesting comment from one of our class members. She commented that she believes that although our minds and bodies are inextricable connected, that we do sometimes get “disconnected.” That is when we begin to fall into a state of dis-ease or dis-comfort or even […]
Tune Your Heart with Music!
Today, music therapy is commonly used for people undergoing a cardiac procedure and for those recovering from a heart attack or learning to cope with heart failure or other cardiovascular condition. At the Mayo Clinic, for example, the Healing Enhancement Program offers music (along with massage and relaxation therapies) for people having heart surgery. “We […]
In case of illness, turn to Bach
By Dr. Alice Cash on June 20, 2009 in Classical Music, Genres of healing music, Music and Emotion, Music and the Mind-Body
Does Bach’s Music have a Regenerative Effect? There is an interesting article by Avis O. Gachet, “A Walk with the Master” (Charlotte Observer, August 8, 2007), which carries the subtitle “In times of trouble, teens turn to music. Let’s hope it’s Bach.” Gachet, a personal friend from far back in Hickory, relates how the music […]
Music Healing Goes Mainstream
By Dr. Alice Cash on December 29, 2008 in Ancient beliefs about music, Music and Emotion, Music Healing
Music Healing Goes Mainstream! Beth Israel Medical Center in New York uses music therapy to sooth their premature babies and trauma patients. The hospital finds that music eases patients’ pain, lowers blood pressure, reduces anxiety and depression and allows patients to get well, faster and is less expensive than medication. Beth Israel is not alone. […]