Current Research on Music Therapy during Pregnancy Effects of music therapy on psychological health of women during pregnancy. Chang MY, Chen CH, Huang KF. National Tainan Institute of Nursing, Taiwan. I think that most women know intuitively that listening certain kinds of music during pregnancy really calms them down, soothes and comforts them. And of […]
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Benefits of Healing Music–Priceless!
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 […]
Mozart and Lullabies
Why Mozart with babies? If you have a newborn, you might want to know more about Mozart and Lullabies. This past week I was speaking at a hospital in New York and the subject was “The Importance of Music with Pregnancy, Preemies, and Newborns.” The topic arose as to whether playing Mozart was better for […]
Man sings to baby girl during her open-heart surgery!
Man sings to infant daughter during surgery Just moments ago I read about a man who sang a love song to his six-month-old daughter during her open-heart surgery. The original citation of this can be found at http://teamtsunamiblog.blogspot.com/. What a beautiful thing! I would love to know more about this story but it definitely seems […]
Lullabies, toning, chanting, breathing? What helps insomnia?
I’m frequently asked about musical tools for coping with insomnia. There must be a lot of sleep-deprived individuals walking around these days. Oftentimes the solution is completely individual, i.e. what works for one won’t work for another. My lullaby CD has helped a lot of people. Even though it was created for mother-baby bonding, the […]