Published with the author’s permission: How to Meditate with Music BY JAVIER RAMON BRITO I will offer you a guide on how to meditate with music, summarized in 10 easy steps to make the most of this kind of meditation. 1. Choose a good piece of meditation music or meditative, inspirational, instrumental music. Why instrumental […]
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Can Music Improve your test scores?
By Dr. Alice Cash on November 27, 2009 in Music and the Brain, Music and the Mind-Body, The Mozart Effect…why Mozart?
So many people ask me this and it’s a great questions! After all the info came out on the “Mozart Effect” people were getting really excited about improving their intelligence and their test scores with music! Here is what one of the scientific studies had to say about it: Improve your vocabulary with music! In […]
Benefits of Healing Music–Priceless!
By Dr. Alice Cash on September 12, 2009 in Music and the Mind-Body, Music with Pregnancy and Childbirth, The Lullaby Effect
Music is a great mood regulator, whether it’s used in conjunction with exercise or not. Loud, upbeat music generally has a stimulating effect, whereas slow music can act as a sedative. It’s very encouraging that more and more health professionals are beginning to realize the value of simple techniques such as music, using it as […]
Can music improve your workout?
By Dr. Alice Cash on September 10, 2009 in Music and Cardiovascular Health, Music and Exercise, Music and the Mind-Body
More than 7,000 runners who recently raced in a half-marathon in London were under the influence of a powerful performance-enhancing stimulant — pop music. The music at London’s “Run to the Beat” race was selected on the basis of the research and consultation of sport psychologist Costas Karageorghis. He has learned how to devise soundtracks that […]
Music is/as Medicine: doctors prescribe tunes!
Music as medicine: Docs use tunes as treatment Researchers explore how melodies can help regulate heart, boost hormones By Bill Briggs msnbc.com contributor updated 2:44 p.m. ET, Mon., June 1, 2009 As Victor Fabry napped in his hospital bed, a quiet symphony filled his room. The steady pulse of a cardiac monitor marked the progress […]